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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. Repeated & patterned religious act.






2. Belief that there are many deities.






3. Belief that there is no deity.






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






5. Belief that there is no deity.






6. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






7. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






8. Strictly standing by received traditions.






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






10. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






11. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






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






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






14. Belief that all life was created by God.






15. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






16. Present in the visible world.






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






18. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






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






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






21. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






22. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Repeated & patterned religious act.






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






32. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






41. Present in the visible world.






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






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






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






45. Belief that there are many deities.






46. Strictly standing by received traditions.






47. Belief that there is only one deity.






48. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






50. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.