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RELIGION AND SOCIETY Written 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 book Section Number of questions Number of questions to be answered Number of marks A 6 6 30 B 5 5 50 Total 80 • Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers. • Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape. • No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied • Question and answer book of 18 pages • Additional space is available at the end of the book if you need extra paper to complete an answer. Instructions • Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. • All written responses must be in English. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. © VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2017 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Victorian Certificate of Education 2017 STUDENT NUMBER Letter
Transcript of RELIGION AND SOCIETY...RELIGION AND SOCIETY Written examination Monday 20 November 2017 Reading...
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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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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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.
