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






2. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






6. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






7. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






11. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






15. Repeated & patterned religious act.






16. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






17. Belief that all life was created by God.






18. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






22. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






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






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






27. Present in the visible world.






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






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






30. Strictly standing by received traditions.






31. Repeated & patterned religious act.






32. Belief that there is no deity.






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






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






35. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






37. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






40. Physical embodiment of the divine.






41. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






43. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






44. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






48. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






49. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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