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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.






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






3. Belief in a deity or deities.






4. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






6. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






7. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






19. Repeated & patterned religious act.






20. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






29. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






33. Repeated & patterned religious act.






34. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






42. Belief that all life was created by God.






43. Belief that there is no deity.






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






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






46. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






47. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






49. Belief in a deity or deities.






50. Belief that there is only one deity.