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






2. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






4. Belief that all life was created by God.






5. Belief that all life was created by God.






6. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






9. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






11. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






15. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






17. Belief that there is no deity.






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






19. Belief that there are many deities.






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






21. Strictly standing by received traditions.






22. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






24. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






26. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






27. Belief that there is no deity.






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






29. Repeated & patterned religious act.






30. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






32. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






40. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






42. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






44. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






48. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






50. Repeated & patterned religious act.