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






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






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






4. Belief in a deity or deities.






5. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






6. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






8. Belief that there is no deity.






9. Belief that there is no deity.






10. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






19. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






21. Belief that all life was created by God.






22. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






24. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






26. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






28. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






31. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






32. Belief that there are many deities.






33. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






34. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






39. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






41. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






42. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






43. Physical embodiment of the divine.






44. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






47. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






48. Strictly standing by received traditions.






49. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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