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World Religion Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
intelligent design
charisma
fundamentalism
comparative religion
2. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.
transcendent
religion
atheism
spirituality
3. Present in the visible world.
gnosis
Darwinism
Creationism
immanent
4. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
spirituality
phenomenology
realization
religion
5. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.
universalism
transcendent
profane
profane
6. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
charisma
awakening
liberal
metaphysics
7. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
exclusivism
gnosis
myth
polytheism
8. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
allegory
Creationism
profane
exclusivism
9. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.
redaction
fundamentalism
sacred
heretic
10. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
immanent
religion
mysticism
spirituality
11. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
mysticism
universalism
dogma
enlightenment
12. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
scientific materialism
orthodox
monotheism
religion
13. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
myth
charisma
symbol
atheism
14. Belief that there is no deity.
liberal
atheism
awakening
theism
15. Belief that there are many deities.
monotheism
polytheism
intelligent design
realization
16. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
Darwinism
absolutist
religion
transcendent
17. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
redaction
monotheism
realization
phenomenology
18. Belief in a deity or deities.
profane
scientific materialism
comparative religion
theism
19. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
scientific materialism
awakening
monotheism
myth
20. Belief that there is only one deity.
heretic
monotheism
sacred
redaction
21. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
gnosis
incarnation
liberal
transcendent
22. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
sacred
liberal
polytheism
exclusivism
23. Repeated & patterned religious act.
metaphysics
charisma
allegory
ritual
24. Belief that there is no deity.
atheism
theism
mysticism
allegory
25. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
liberal
redaction
ritual
allegory
26. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
phenomenology
heretic
allegory
metaphysics
27. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
allegory
enlightenment
ritual
theism
28. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.
charisma
universalism
sacred
heretic
29. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
atheism
Creationism
absolutist
phenomenology
30. Physical embodiment of the divine.
Creationism
exclusivism
Darwinism
incarnation
31. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
religion
agnosticism
polytheism
exclusivism
32. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
spirituality
fundamentalism
incarnation
atheism
33. Strictly standing by received traditions.
dogma
religion
orthodox
ritual
34. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
theism
allegory
heretic
agnosticism
35. Present in the visible world.
enlightenment
universalism
immanent
spirituality
36. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
scientific materialism
atheism
intelligent design
agnosticism
37. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
scientific materialism
enlightenment
profane
symbol
38. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
sacred
polytheism
ritual
charisma
39. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
profane
gnosis
transcendent
spirituality
40. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.
Darwinism
transcendent
orthodox
liberal
41. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
Darwinism
religion
charisma
myth
42. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
scientific materialism
mysticism
awakening
enlightenment
43. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.
redaction
monotheism
realization
scientific materialism
44. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
redaction
metaphysics
enlightenment
myth
45. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
atheism
intelligent design
monotheism
symbol
46. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
mysticism
scientific materialism
intelligent design
profane
47. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
Darwinism
mysticism
spirituality
myth
48. Belief that there are many deities.
symbol
polytheism
comparative religion
allegory
49. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
dogma
mysticism
liberal
symbol
50. Belief that all life was created by God.
intelligent design
Creationism
dogma
enlightenment