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






2. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






3. Belief that there is no deity.






4. Belief in a deity or deities.






5. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






7. Present in the visible world.






8. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






10. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






13. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






17. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






20. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






21. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






22. Physical embodiment of the divine.






23. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






25. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






28. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






33. Belief that all life was created by God.






34. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






37. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






43. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






44. Belief that there are many deities.






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






46. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






50. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.