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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 there are many deities.






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






3. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






7. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






9. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






10. Belief that there is only one deity.






11. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






12. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






15. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






19. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






23. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






25. Strictly standing by received traditions.






26. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






28. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






29. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






30. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






31. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






33. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






38. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






39. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






40. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






42. Present in the visible world.






43. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






45. Belief that there is no deity.






46. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






48. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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