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






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






3. Belief that there are many deities.






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






5. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






7. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






9. Belief that there is only one deity.






10. Belief in a deity or deities.






11. Belief that there are many deities.






12. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






15. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






17. Present in the visible world.






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






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






20. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






22. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






23. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






24. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






27. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






29. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






30. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






31. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






35. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






42. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Belief in a deity or deities.






49. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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