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






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






3. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






4. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






5. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






7. Belief that all life was created by God.






8. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






9. Belief in a deity or deities.






10. Present in the visible world.






11. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






19. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






20. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






23. Belief that there is no deity.






24. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






26. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






28. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






32. Belief that there is no deity.






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






34. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






36. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






38. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






41. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






42. Belief that there are many deities.






43. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






47. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






48. Repeated & patterned religious act.






49. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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