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






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






3. Present in the visible world.






4. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






6. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






7. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






11. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






13. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






14. Belief that there is no deity.






15. Belief that there are many deities.






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






17. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






18. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






20. Belief that there is only one deity.






21. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






22. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






23. Repeated & patterned religious act.






24. Belief that there is no deity.






25. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






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






30. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






33. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






35. Present in the visible world.






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






37. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






42. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Belief that there are many deities.






49. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






50. Belief that all life was created by God.