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