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