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






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






3. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






7. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






14. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






17. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






19. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






23. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






26. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






28. Physical embodiment of the divine.






29. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






30. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






33. Present in the visible world.






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






35. Repeated & patterned religious act.






36. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






37. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






40. Belief that all life was created by God.






41. Present in the visible world.






42. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






49. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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