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






2. Belief that all life was created by God.






3. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






4. Physical embodiment of the divine.






5. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






6. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






8. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






10. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






14. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






18. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






19. Present in the visible world.






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






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






22. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






26. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






28. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






30. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






31. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






34. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Repeated & patterned religious act.






42. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






44. Present in the visible world.






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






46. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






49. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






50. Belief in a deity or deities.