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






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






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






4. Belief that there is no deity.






5. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






8. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






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






13. Belief that there are many deities.






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






15. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






16. Belief that there is only one deity.






17. Belief that there are many deities.






18. Repeated & patterned religious act.






19. Present in the visible world.






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






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






22. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






31. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






32. Present in the visible world.






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






34. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






36. Belief in a deity or deities.






37. Physical embodiment of the divine.






38. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






41. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






42. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






45. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






49. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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