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






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






3. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






4. Repeated & patterned religious act.






5. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






9. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






13. Present in the visible world.






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






15. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






16. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






20. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






21. Belief that there is no deity.






22. Belief in a deity or deities.






23. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






27. Belief that all life was created by God.






28. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






31. Belief that there is only one deity.






32. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






33. Present in the visible world.






34. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






38. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






41. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






42. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






44. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






45. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






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