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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. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.






2. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






4. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






5. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






9. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






10. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






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






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






15. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






20. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






23. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






25. Belief in a deity or deities.






26. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






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






31. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






32. Belief that there is only one deity.






33. Repeated & patterned religious act.






34. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






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






39. Belief that there are many deities.






40. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






43. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






44. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






45. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






47. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






48. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






49. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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