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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. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






2. Belief that there are many deities.






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






4. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






5. Present in the visible world.






6. Present in the visible world.






7. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






9. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






10. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






14. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






16. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






20. Strictly standing by received traditions.






21. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






24. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






26. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






30. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






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






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






35. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






37. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






40. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






41. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Belief in a deity or deities.