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






2. Repeated & patterned religious act.






3. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






5. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






8. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






10. Belief that there are many deities.






11. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






13. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






14. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






16. Belief that there is only one deity.






17. Strictly standing by received traditions.






18. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






21. Belief that there is no deity.






22. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






25. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






27. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






32. Present in the visible world.






33. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






37. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






38. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






39. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






43. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






48. Belief in a deity or deities.






49. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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