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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. Belief that all life was created by God.






2. Belief that there is no deity.






3. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






6. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






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






12. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






14. Repeated & patterned religious act.






15. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






17. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






18. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






22. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






23. Belief that there are many deities.






24. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






26. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






35. Present in the visible world.






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






37. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






40. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






44. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






48. Strictly standing by received traditions.






49. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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