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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. Strictly standing by received traditions.






2. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






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






5. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






7. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






8. Belief that there is no deity.






9. Belief that there are many deities.






10. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






18. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






20. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






22. Physical embodiment of the divine.






23. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






24. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






25. Belief that all life was created by God.






26. Belief that there are many deities.






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






28. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






30. Magnetic attraction & a quality often ascribed to spiritual leaders.






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






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






33. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






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






36. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






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






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






39. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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






42. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






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






45. Physical embodiment of the divine.






46. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






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






49. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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