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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. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.






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






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






4. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






5. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






7. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






9. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






11. Present in the visible world.






12. Belief that all life was created by God.






13. Belief in a deity or deities.






14. Physical embodiment of the divine.






15. Physical embodiment of the divine.






16. Belief that all life was created by God.






17. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






18. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






19. Belief that there are many deities.






20. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






21. Belief that there is no deity.






22. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






24. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






26. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






28. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






29. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






42. Belief that there are many deities.






43. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






45. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






46. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






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






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