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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. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






3. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






6. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






10. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






11. Present in the visible world.






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






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






14. Repeated & patterned religious act.






15. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






16. Physical embodiment of the divine.






17. Belief in a deity or deities.






18. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






20. Belief that there are many deities.






21. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






25. Belief in a deity or deities.






26. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






28. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






29. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






34. Present in the visible world.






35. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






36. Strictly standing by received traditions.






37. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Belief that there are many deities.






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






46. Belief that all life was created by God.






47. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






50. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.