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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. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.






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






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






4. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






12. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






15. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






19. Belief that there is only one deity.






20. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






25. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






27. Belief that there are many deities.






28. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






30. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






31. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






32. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






33. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






35. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






37. Physical embodiment of the divine.






38. Strictly standing by received traditions.






39. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






41. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






42. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






43. Belief in a deity or deities.






44. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






46. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






50. Present in the visible world.