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






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






3. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






5. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






8. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






15. Belief that there is no deity.






16. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






18. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






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






22. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






23. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






26. Physical embodiment of the divine.






27. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






29. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






30. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






34. Physical embodiment of the divine.






35. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






37. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






39. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






40. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






42. Present in the visible world.






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






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






45. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






48. Strictly standing by received traditions.






49. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






50. Belief that there are many deities.