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






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






3. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






7. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






12. Repeated & patterned religious act.






13. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






15. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






17. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






20. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






21. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






22. Belief that there is no deity.






23. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






26. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






29. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






32. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






33. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






36. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






38. Present in the visible world.






39. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






40. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






43. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






46. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






47. Belief in a deity or deities.






48. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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