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






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






3. Belief that there is only one deity.






4. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






8. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Belief that there are many deities.






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






19. Belief that there is no deity.






20. Belief that all life was created by God.






21. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






24. Present in the visible world.






25. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






27. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






28. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






31. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Repeated & patterned religious act.






38. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






40. Present in the visible world.






41. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






48. Physical embodiment of the divine.






49. Belief that there is only one deity.






50. Belief that there are many deities.