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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. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






3. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






5. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






7. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






9. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






10. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






13. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






14. Belief that all life was created by God.






15. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






18. Repeated & patterned religious act.






19. Strictly standing by received traditions.






20. Belief in a deity or deities.






21. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






22. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






26. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






28. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






29. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






30. Belief that there is no deity.






31. Strictly standing by received traditions.






32. Belief that there is only one deity.






33. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






35. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






37. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






40. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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