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