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