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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. Belief in a deity or deities.






2. Present in the visible world.






3. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






6. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






8. Strictly standing by received traditions.






9. Belief that there is only one deity.






10. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






13. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






17. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






18. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






21. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






22. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






23. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






24. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






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






29. Physical embodiment of the divine.






30. Strictly standing by received traditions.






31. Belief that there is no deity.






32. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






37. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






41. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






43. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






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






48. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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