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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. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






5. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






6. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






7. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






8. Belief in a deity or deities.






9. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






12. Belief that there is no deity.






13. Physical embodiment of the divine.






14. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






16. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






27. Belief in a deity or deities.






28. Repeated & patterned religious act.






29. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






31. Belief that all life was created by God.






32. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






35. Belief that there are many deities.






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






37. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






41. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






43. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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