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






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






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






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






5. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






8. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






10. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






13. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






17. Strictly standing by received traditions.






18. Physical embodiment of the divine.






19. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






26. Present in the visible world.






27. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






29. Belief that there is only one deity.






30. Belief in a deity or deities.






31. Repeated & patterned religious act.






32. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






34. Belief that there is no deity.






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






36. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






38. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






41. Present in the visible world.






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






43. Belief in a deity or deities.






44. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






47. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






48. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






50. Belief that there is no deity.