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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. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.






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






3. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






4. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






6. Belief that there are many deities.






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






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






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






10. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






14. Present in the visible world.






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






16. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.






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






18. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.






19. Belief that all life was created by God.






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






21. Full awareness of invisible Reality.






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






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






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






25. Belief that there is only one deity.






26. Physical embodiment of the divine.






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






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






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






30. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






31. Belief in a deity or deities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Belief that there is only one deity.






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






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






42. Physical embodiment of the divine.






43. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.






44. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.






45. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.






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






47. Belief that there is no deity.






48. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.






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






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