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






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






4. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






7. Belief that there are many deities.






8. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






10. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






12. Physical embodiment of the divine.






13. Belief that all life was created by God.






14. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






19. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






20. Belief in a deity or deities.






21. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






24. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






33. Belief that there is only one deity.






34. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






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






39. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






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






43. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






44. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






45. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






47. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






49. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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