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