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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. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.






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






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






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






5. Present in the visible world.






6. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






8. Belief in a deity or deities.






9. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






10. Belief that there are many deities.






11. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






12. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






15. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






17. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






19. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






23. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






26. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






30. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






34. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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






39. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






40. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






41. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






43. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






44. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






45. Repeated & patterned religious act.






46. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






49. Belief that there is no deity.






50. Strictly standing by received traditions.