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RELIGION AND SOCIETYWritten examination
Monday 20 November 2017 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 6 6 30B 5 5 50
Total 80
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©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2017
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2017
STUDENT NUMBER
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2017REL&SOCEXAM 2
SECTION A – continued
Question 1 (4marks)
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Usingthebeliefsofat least onereligioustraditionordenominationyouhavestudied,replytotherequestofthechildinthiscartoon.
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 2 (3marks)Whatmakesachallengesignificantforreligioustraditionsordenominations?
Question 3 (5marks)Drawingonat least onereligioustraditionordenominationyouhavestudied,explainhow‘places’intheaspect‘spaces,places,timesandartifacts’isintendedtocontributetothesearchformeaning.
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2017REL&SOCEXAM 4
SECTION A – continued
Question 4 (6marks)Definetheroleofeachofthesethreeaspectsofreligion.
• Sacredstories
• Socialstructures
• Spiritualexperiences
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 5 (6marks)Explainwhytwoaspectsofreligionhavebeeninvolvedinsignificantchallengestoat least onereligioustraditionordenomination.Useexamplesfromyourstudiestosupportyouranswer.
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2017REL&SOCEXAM 6
END OF SECTION A
Question 6 (6marks)‘Weknownothingaboutitall[God,theworld].Allourknowledgeisbuttheknowledgeofschoolchildren.Possiblyweshallknowalittlemorethanwedonow.’
Source:AlbertEinsteinquotedinACalaprice(ed.),The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, PrincetonUniversityPress,NewJersey,p.344
Inwhatwayscanreligionrespondtothisstatement?
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TURN OVER
CONTINUES OVER PAGE
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2017REL&SOCEXAM 8
SECTION B – continued
Question 1 (7marks)Discusstherelationshipbetweentherelevantbeliefsofareligioustraditionordenominationconcerningultimaterealityandthemeaningofsuffering.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Question 2 (8marks)Identifyonereligioustraditionordenominationandoneofitsbeliefsyouhavestudied.
Religioustraditionordenomination
Belief
Explainhowtheexpressionofthisbeliefinritualsandinethicsisintendedtofostermeaningformembersofthisreligioustraditionordenomination.
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SECTION B – Question 3–continued
Question 3 (15marks)a. Brieflydescribeasignificantlifeexperienceofanindividualinonereligioustraditionor
denominationyouhavestudied.Aspartofyourdescription,explainwhytheexperienceissignificant. 3marks
b. Explainandcontrastthisindividual’sreligiousbeliefsandtheirunderstandingofthesebeliefsbeforeandafterthesignificantlifeexperiencedescribedinpart a. 8marks
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
c. Explaintheinfluenceofthisindividual’sreligiousbeliefsontheirinterpretationofthesignificantlifeexperiencedescribedinpart a. 4marks
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2017REL&SOCEXAM 12
SECTION B – Question 4–continued
Question 4 (10marks)‘Thingsmayappeartochangebut,inreality,verylittleactuallychanges.’
Referringtooneexampleofachallengeinvolvingethicsand/ortheologyyouhavestudiedindetail,whatevidencecanyoufindthatdisagreeswithorsupportsthestatementabove?Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
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SECTION B – Question 5–continued
Question 5 (10marks)Explainhowat least onereligioustraditionordenominationyouhavestudiedhasdealtwithone or more challengestoitscontinuedexistence.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.
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TURN OVEREND OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
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2017REL&SOCEXAM 16
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TURN OVER
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2017REL&SOCEXAM 18
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