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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. Present in the visible world.






2. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






4. Belief that there is only one deity.






5. Present in the visible world.






6. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






9. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






12. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






13. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






15. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






20. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






22. Belief that there are many deities.






23. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






25. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






26. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






28. Repeated & patterned religious act.






29. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






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






40. Belief that all life was created by God.






41. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






43. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






45. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






49. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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