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






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






3. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






4. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






6. Belief that there is no deity.






7. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






8. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






9. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






13. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






16. Belief that there is no deity.






17. Present in the visible world.






18. Present in the visible world.






19. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






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






30. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






32. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






34. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






36. Belief that there are many deities.






37. Repeated & patterned religious act.






38. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






39. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






41. Physical embodiment of the divine.






42. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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