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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. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






3. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






5. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






7. Belief that there are many deities.






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






9. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






12. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






23. Belief that all life was created by God.






24. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






27. Present in the visible world.






28. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






31. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






33. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






35. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Belief that there is no deity.






48. Belief that there is no deity.






49. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






50. Repeated & patterned religious act.