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World Religion Literacy
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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 life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
myth
atheism
Darwinism
incarnation
2. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
mysticism
awakening
transcendent
enlightenment
3. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
fundamentalism
allegory
sacred
religion
4. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
realization
monotheism
comparative religion
transcendent
5. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
gnosis
redaction
profane
myth
6. Belief that there are many deities.
agnosticism
atheism
polytheism
fundamentalism
7. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
intelligent design
intelligent design
awakening
religion
8. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
realization
scientific materialism
universalism
profane
9. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
heretic
Creationism
profane
heretic
10. Belief in a deity or deities.
theism
myth
metaphysics
incarnation
11. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
orthodox
heretic
spirituality
exclusivism
12. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
charisma
intelligent design
dogma
spirituality
13. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
allegory
dogma
profane
heretic
14. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.
comparative religion
Darwinism
redaction
agnosticism
15. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
monotheism
exclusivism
enlightenment
symbol
16. Belief in a deity or deities.
profane
mysticism
theism
heretic
17. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
mysticism
allegory
enlightenment
intelligent design
18. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
mysticism
spirituality
agnosticism
transcendent
19. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
symbol
Creationism
gnosis
Darwinism
20. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
comparative religion
agnosticism
enlightenment
liberal
21. Belief that there is only one deity.
phenomenology
theism
redaction
monotheism
22. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.
phenomenology
transcendent
redaction
incarnation
23. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
agnosticism
scientific materialism
phenomenology
comparative religion
24. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
charisma
heretic
intelligent design
fundamentalism
25. Belief that there is no deity.
religion
atheism
universalism
sacred
26. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
immanent
religion
gnosis
realization
27. Belief that there is no deity.
atheism
immanent
orthodox
redaction
28. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
universalism
incarnation
exclusivism
mysticism
29. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
Creationism
heretic
liberal
incarnation
30. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
metaphysics
intelligent design
awakening
liberal
31. Strictly standing by received traditions.
Creationism
orthodox
exclusivism
heretic
32. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
spirituality
heretic
intelligent design
polytheism
33. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
allegory
liberal
dogma
awakening
34. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
phenomenology
enlightenment
fundamentalism
comparative religion
35. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
theism
orthodox
phenomenology
allegory
36. Physical embodiment of the divine.
metaphysics
incarnation
realization
mysticism
37. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
allegory
intelligent design
profane
mysticism
38. Belief that all life was created by God.
mysticism
scientific materialism
phenomenology
Creationism
39. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
metaphysics
exclusivism
scientific materialism
gnosis
40. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
scientific materialism
phenomenology
metaphysics
universalism
41. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
exclusivism
charisma
universalism
realization
42. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
Creationism
sacred
monotheism
myth
43. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
transcendent
liberal
phenomenology
spirituality
44. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.
realization
atheism
redaction
ritual
45. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
religion
gnosis
redaction
Darwinism
46. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
incarnation
sacred
heretic
symbol
47. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.
mysticism
Creationism
charisma
religion
48. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
atheism
scientific materialism
fundamentalism
redaction
49. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
atheism
incarnation
dogma
universalism
50. Present in the visible world.
comparative religion
immanent
redaction
scientific materialism