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World Religion Literacy

Subjects : trivia, culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.






2. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.






3. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.






4. Belief that there is no deity.






5. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.






6. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






7. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.






8. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






9. Present in the visible world.






10. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.






11. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.






12. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.






13. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






14. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.






15. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.






16. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






17. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.






18. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.






19. Belief in a deity or deities.






20. Belief in a deity or deities.






21. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






22. Belief that there is only one deity.






23. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.






24. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.






25. Repeated & patterned religious act.






26. Strictly standing by received traditions.






27. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.






28. Belief that all life was created by God.






29. Physical embodiment of the divine.






30. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






31. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.






32. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.






33. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.






34. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.






35. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.






36. Belief that all life was created by God.






37. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.






38. Present in the visible world.






39. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.






40. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.






41. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.






42. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.






43. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.






44. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.






45. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






46. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






47. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.






48. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.






49. Physical embodiment of the divine.






50. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.