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






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






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






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






5. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






6. Belief that there are many deities.






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






8. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






9. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






10. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






12. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






16. Belief in a deity or deities.






17. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






21. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






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






25. Belief that there is no deity.






26. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






27. Belief that there is no deity.






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






29. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






30. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






31. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






33. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






36. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






38. Belief that all life was created by God.






39. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






46. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






49. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






50. Present in the visible world.