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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 symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.






2. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






3. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






6. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






7. Belief that there is no deity.






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






9. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






10. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






13. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






14. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






17. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






19. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






21. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






25. Present in the visible world.






26. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






29. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






31. Belief that there are many deities.






32. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






34. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






35. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






37. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






39. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






43. Belief that there is no deity.






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






45. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






46. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






49. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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