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Test your basic knowledge |

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






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






3. Belief that there is only one deity.






4. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






13. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






15. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






16. Repeated & patterned religious act.






17. Belief that there is no deity.






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






19. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






28. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






29. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






36. Belief that there is only one deity.






37. Belief in a deity or deities.






38. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






40. Belief in a deity or deities.






41. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






44. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






46. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






47. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






48. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






49. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






50. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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