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






2. Belief that there is only one deity.






3. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






4. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






9. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






12. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






13. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






14. Physical embodiment of the divine.






15. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






19. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






21. Belief that there is no deity.






22. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






32. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






43. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






45. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






48. Present in the visible world.






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






50. Present in the visible world.