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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. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






5. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






6. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






9. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






19. Belief in a deity or deities.






20. Present in the visible world.






21. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






24. Belief that there is only one deity.






25. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






29. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






33. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






35. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






36. Physical embodiment of the divine.






37. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






40. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






42. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






44. Belief that there is no deity.






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






46. Repeated & patterned religious act.






47. Physical embodiment of the divine.






48. Belief that there are many deities.






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






50. Repeated & patterned religious act.