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






2. Belief that there is no deity.






3. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






5. Belief that there is only one deity.






6. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






7. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






9. Belief in a deity or deities.






10. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






12. Strictly standing by received traditions.






13. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






15. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






19. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






21. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






23. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






33. Belief that there is only one deity.






34. Repeated & patterned religious act.






35. Belief in a deity or deities.






36. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






40. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






41. Repeated & patterned religious act.






42. Belief that there is no deity.






43. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






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






48. Present in the visible world.






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






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