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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. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






3. Belief that there are many deities.






4. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






5. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






9. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






12. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






13. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






15. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






16. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






21. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






23. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






25. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






26. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






27. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






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






32. Belief that there are many deities.






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






34. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






39. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






48. Physical embodiment of the divine.






49. Belief that all life was created by God.






50. Belief in a deity or deities.