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World Religion Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
allegory
dogma
heretic
intelligent design
2. Repeated & patterned religious act.
ritual
sacred
agnosticism
myth
3. Physical embodiment of the divine.
realization
incarnation
comparative religion
redaction
4. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
gnosis
agnosticism
gnosis
ritual
5. Belief that all life was created by God.
mysticism
absolutist
Creationism
redaction
6. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.
transcendent
liberal
metaphysics
redaction
7. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
dogma
myth
universalism
sacred
8. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
comparative religion
dogma
fundamentalism
monotheism
9. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.
transcendent
absolutist
fundamentalism
liberal
10. Belief that there are many deities.
polytheism
universalism
mysticism
absolutist
11. Belief that all life was created by God.
spirituality
transcendent
Creationism
gnosis
12. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
scientific materialism
polytheism
gnosis
religion
13. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
heretic
gnosis
symbol
monotheism
14. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
fundamentalism
allegory
metaphysics
liberal
15. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.
Darwinism
universalism
polytheism
sacred
16. Belief that there is only one deity.
monotheism
orthodox
sacred
gnosis
17. Strictly standing by received traditions.
redaction
immanent
orthodox
Darwinism
18. Strictly standing by received traditions.
enlightenment
Creationism
dogma
orthodox
19. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.
comparative religion
absolutist
exclusivism
universalism
20. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
phenomenology
theism
absolutist
sacred
21. Belief that there is no deity.
scientific materialism
atheism
theism
scientific materialism
22. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
redaction
monotheism
allegory
Darwinism
23. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
comparative religion
immanent
monotheism
scientific materialism
24. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
spirituality
Creationism
myth
enlightenment
25. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
liberal
realization
phenomenology
exclusivism
26. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
immanent
sacred
polytheism
phenomenology
27. Present in the visible world.
heretic
immanent
absolutist
Creationism
28. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
heretic
transcendent
metaphysics
immanent
29. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
intelligent design
spirituality
mysticism
allegory
30. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.
religion
theism
charisma
mysticism
31. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
comparative religion
immanent
fundamentalism
enlightenment
32. Present in the visible world.
realization
ritual
symbol
immanent
33. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
awakening
myth
sacred
gnosis
34. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
scientific materialism
Creationism
orthodox
universalism
35. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.
universalism
myth
liberal
enlightenment
36. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
fundamentalism
monotheism
religion
transcendent
37. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
enlightenment
gnosis
myth
orthodox
38. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
atheism
transcendent
enlightenment
symbol
39. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
metaphysics
scientific materialism
realization
spirituality
40. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.
intelligent design
comparative religion
fundamentalism
symbol
41. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
religion
monotheism
atheism
enlightenment
42. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
liberal
Darwinism
allegory
gnosis
43. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
profane
agnosticism
polytheism
liberal
44. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
incarnation
ritual
spirituality
myth
45. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
allegory
Darwinism
universalism
dogma
46. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.
incarnation
mysticism
allegory
redaction
47. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
intelligent design
orthodox
exclusivism
universalism
48. Belief in a deity or deities.
theism
universalism
mysticism
comparative religion
49. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
polytheism
incarnation
theism
allegory
50. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.
awakening
absolutist
myth
monotheism