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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
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof18pages• Additionalspaceisavailableattheendofthebookifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.
Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• AllwrittenresponsesmustbeinEnglish.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2017
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2017
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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SECTION A – continued
Question 1 (4marks)
Source:JasonLove,©LoveA715; CartoonStockLtd,<www.CartoonStock.com>
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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SECTION A – continued
Question 4 (6marks)Definetheroleofeachofthesethreeaspectsofreligion.
• Sacredstories
• Socialstructures
• Spiritualexperiences
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Question 5 (6marks)Explainwhytwoaspectsofreligionhavebeeninvolvedinsignificantchallengestoat least onereligioustraditionordenomination.Useexamplesfromyourstudiestosupportyouranswer.
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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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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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c. Explaintheinfluenceofthisindividual’sreligiousbeliefsontheirinterpretationofthesignificantlifeexperiencedescribedinpart a. 4marks
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SECTION B – Question 4–continued
Question 4 (10marks)‘Thingsmayappeartochangebut,inreality,verylittleactuallychanges.’
Referringtooneexampleofachallengeinvolvingethicsand/ortheologyyouhavestudiedindetail,whatevidencecanyoufindthatdisagreeswithorsupportsthestatementabove?Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.
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SECTION B – Question 5–continued
Question 5 (10marks)Explainhowat least onereligioustraditionordenominationyouhavestudiedhasdealtwithone or more challengestoitscontinuedexistence.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.
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Extra space for responses
Clearly number all responses in this space.
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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.