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.

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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2017

STUDENT NUMBER

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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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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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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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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.