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