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






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






3. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






4. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






6. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






7. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






8. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






9. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






11. Belief that there is no deity.






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






13. Belief that there are many deities.






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






15. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






18. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






25. Present in the visible world.






26. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






28. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






31. Belief in a deity or deities.






32. Physical embodiment of the divine.






33. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






37. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






40. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






41. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






42. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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






47. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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