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






2. Present in the visible world.






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






4. Belief that there are many deities.






5. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






8. Belief that there are many deities.






9. Physical embodiment of the divine.






10. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






15. Believing in one's received traditions as completely and exclusively true.






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






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






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






19. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






20. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






23. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






26. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






28. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.






29. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






31. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






32. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.






33. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






36. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






37. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






38. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






40. Belief that there is only one deity.






41. Belief in a deity or deities.






42. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






44. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






48. Belief that there is only one deity.






49. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






50. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.