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






3. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






6. Present in the visible world.






7. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






8. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






10. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






18. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






19. Present in the visible world.






20. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






21. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






23. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






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






27. Strictly standing by received traditions.






28. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






29. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






32. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






33. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






37. Belief that there is no deity.






38. Strictly standing by received traditions.






39. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






42. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






45. Belief that there are many deities.






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






47. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






50. Physical embodiment of the divine.