VCE Religion and Society Past Exam Questions
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b. Explain three different ways in which religious beliefs contribute to the human search for meaning. 6 marks 1. 2. 3. Instructions for Section A Answer all questions in the space
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 45% of available · official reportFull marks: 4% of students · official report
Question 2 (6 marks) Explain the relationship between religious beliefs and two different types of religious texts. 2021 REL&SOC EXAM 4 d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 48.8% of available · official reportFull marks: 6% of students · official report
Question 3 (8 marks) Outline and explain two different sources of challenges to religious traditions. 1. 2. 5 2021 REL&SOC EXAM d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a END OF SECTI
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Question 4 (8 marks) Explain four different reasons why religious traditions may take a stance against a significant challenge. 1. 2. 3. 4. 2021 REL&SOC EXAM 6 d o n o t w r i t e
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Question 1 (10 marks) Source: Bob Mankoff; licensed from CartoonStock, <www.CartoonStock.com>
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a. What understanding of ultimate reality is suggested by this cartoon? 3 marks Instructions for Section B Answer all questions in the spaces provided. 7 2021 REL&SOC EXAM d o n o
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 54.3% of available · official reportFull marks: 8% of students · official report
b. Discuss the extent to which the understanding of ultimate reality suggested by this cartoon is reflected in the beliefs about ultimate reality of a religious tradition or denomi
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Question 2 (10 marks) ‘Beliefs are intended to achieve their full meaning when they are expressed through the other aspects of religion.’ Referring to one belief of a religious tra
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Question 3 (10 marks) ‘You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.’ Source: Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter, Virago Pre
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 57.5% of available · official reportFull marks: 14% of students · official report
a. Explain the meaning of the statement above with reference to significant life experiences and religious beliefs. 4 marks 11 2021 REL&SOC EXAM d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r
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b. Discuss the extent to which the statement on page 10 accurately describes the impact of a significant life experience on the understanding of the religious beliefs of a member o
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 42% of available · official reportFull marks: 2% of students · official report
Question 4 (10 marks) Outline an example of a challenge to ethics faced by a religious tradition or denomination that you have studied and explain why this challenge was or is sign
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