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






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






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






4. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






7. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






8. Present in the visible world.






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






10. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






14. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






17. Present in the visible world.






18. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






20. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






21. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






23. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






26. Belief that there are many deities.






27. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






31. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






33. Belief that there is no deity.






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






35. Belief that there is no deity.






36. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






39. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






40. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






43. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






45. Belief that there is only one deity.






46. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






48. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






50. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.