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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. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






5. Physical embodiment of the divine.






6. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






8. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






12. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






15. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






19. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






23. Present in the visible world.






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






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






26. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






28. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






29. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






30. Belief that there are many deities.






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






32. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






34. Belief that there is no deity.






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






36. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






39. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






40. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






43. Belief that there are many deities.






44. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






46. Belief in a deity or deities.






47. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






48. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






50. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.