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






2. Belief that there is only one deity.






3. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Repeated & patterned religious act.






10. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






11. Belief that there are many deities.






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






13. Belief that all life was created by God.






14. Strictly standing by received traditions.






15. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






18. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






20. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






22. Physical embodiment of the divine.






23. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






24. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






26. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






30. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






31. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






35. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






39. Belief that there is no deity.






40. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






43. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






44. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






47. Physical embodiment of the divine.






48. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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