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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 there is only one deity.






2. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






4. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






5. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






10. Present in the visible world.






11. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






13. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






16. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






18. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






20. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






21. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






24. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






27. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






30. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






32. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






37. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






40. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






42. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






45. Belief that all life was created by God.






46. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






48. Belief in a deity or deities.






49. Belief that there are many deities.






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