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World Religion Literacy
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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. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.
exclusivism
orthodox
universalism
religion
2. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
metaphysics
intelligent design
incarnation
allegory
3. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
awakening
heretic
immanent
realization
4. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
agnosticism
phenomenology
universalism
gnosis
5. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.
dogma
scientific materialism
gnosis
redaction
6. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
religion
phenomenology
universalism
metaphysics
7. Belief that there is only one deity.
fundamentalism
awakening
intelligent design
monotheism
8. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
immanent
dogma
mysticism
atheism
9. Belief that there is no deity.
awakening
agnosticism
fundamentalism
atheism
10. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
orthodox
gnosis
metaphysics
sacred
11. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
religion
gnosis
dogma
polytheism
12. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
religion
exclusivism
symbol
comparative religion
13. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
exclusivism
spirituality
polytheism
myth
14. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
realization
intelligent design
scientific materialism
incarnation
15. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
ritual
polytheism
symbol
allegory
16. Physical embodiment of the divine.
metaphysics
heretic
atheism
incarnation
17. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
spirituality
enlightenment
Creationism
profane
18. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
comparative religion
symbol
orthodox
theism
19. Belief in a deity or deities.
comparative religion
intelligent design
spirituality
theism
20. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
scientific materialism
dogma
enlightenment
allegory
21. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
myth
enlightenment
realization
orthodox
22. Belief that there is only one deity.
monotheism
gnosis
fundamentalism
universalism
23. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
allegory
absolutist
phenomenology
heretic
24. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
dogma
allegory
phenomenology
monotheism
25. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
immanent
awakening
spirituality
Creationism
26. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
monotheism
enlightenment
realization
sacred
27. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
mysticism
awakening
sacred
absolutist
28. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
Darwinism
liberal
scientific materialism
absolutist
29. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.
myth
exclusivism
transcendent
realization
30. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
scientific materialism
spirituality
sacred
awakening
31. Belief that there are many deities.
comparative religion
orthodox
polytheism
realization
32. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
Creationism
profane
religion
liberal
33. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
polytheism
dogma
metaphysics
awakening
34. One whose assertions about religion are considered false by his or her religious institution.
universalism
heretic
fundamentalism
theism
35. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
profane
redaction
comparative religion
monotheism
36. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.
profane
intelligent design
transcendent
heretic
37. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
scientific materialism
phenomenology
agnosticism
heretic
38. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
heretic
metaphysics
intelligent design
redaction
39. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.
awakening
intelligent design
exclusivism
charisma
40. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.
myth
orthodox
polytheism
ritual
41. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
mysticism
ritual
fundamentalism
allegory
42. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
Creationism
profane
intelligent design
enlightenment
43. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
incarnation
dogma
awakening
religion
44. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
dogma
mysticism
fundamentalism
agnosticism
45. Belief that there is no deity.
intelligent design
incarnation
atheism
exclusivism
46. Strictly standing by received traditions.
immanent
liberal
orthodox
theism
47. Belief that there are many deities.
immanent
theism
polytheism
incarnation
48. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.
fundamentalism
realization
symbol
orthodox
49. Belief that one's own tradition is the only true religion and that others are invalid.
exclusivism
incarnation
scientific materialism
absolutist
50. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
theism
atheism
Creationism
Darwinism