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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. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.






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






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






4. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






5. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






6. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






11. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






12. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






15. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






17. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






18. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






23. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






25. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






26. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






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






31. Repeated & patterned religious act.






32. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






33. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






35. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






36. Present in the visible world.






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






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






39. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






42. Belief that there are many deities.






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






44. Belief that there is only one deity.






45. Present in the visible world.






46. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






47. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






48. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






49. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






50. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.