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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 all life was created by God.






2. Belief that there is only one deity.






3. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Belief that there are many deities.






12. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






13. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






17. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






19. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






22. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






23. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






25. Physical embodiment of the divine.






26. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






34. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






37. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






41. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






42. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






44. Present in the visible world.






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






46. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






47. Belief that there are many deities.






48. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






49. Repeated & patterned religious act.






50. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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