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






2. Present in the visible world.






3. Belief in a deity or deities.






4. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






6. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






10. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






11. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






12. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






13. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






14. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






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






25. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






33. Repeated & patterned religious act.






34. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






37. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






46. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






48. Belief that there are many deities.






49. Belief that there is only one deity.






50. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.