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S A M P L ERELIGION AND SOCIETY
Written examination
Day Date Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 7 7 30B 5 5 50
Total 80
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©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2017
April2017
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education Year
STUDENT NUMBER
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SECTION A – continued
Question 1 (6marks)Completethetablebelow.
Aspect Definition
rituals
differenttypesoforalandwrittenmaterialrelatingtoareligioustradition,includingrevelation,commentary,explanation,teaching
symbols
methods,principles,valuesandmoralcodesofbehaviourthatguidethedecision-makingofadherents
spiritualexperiences
waysinwhichareligioustraditionisorganised–itsmembership, leadership,authorityandparticipation
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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SECTION A – continuedTURN OVER
Question 2 (3marks)Listthreespecificchallengesyouhavestudied,statingthereligioustraditionforeachchallengeandwhenthechallengeoccurred.
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Question 3 (4marks)Ingeneralterms,explainhowchallengestoreligioustraditionscouldhaveanimpactontheircontinuedexistence.
REL&SOC(SAMPLE) 4 April2017
SECTION A – continued
Question 4 (5marks)Withintheaspect‘places,spaces,timesandartifacts’,explainthedifferencebetween‘places’and‘spaces’.Usetwoexamplesyouhavestudiedtodemonstratehowtheydiffer.
Question 5 (4marks)‘Althoughthewaythatmyfamilylivesoutourreligioustraditiondoesn’tmakesensetome,Igoalongwithitbecausethat’swhatwedo.Andit’sbeenusefulinmytroubles.ThoughIdon’tknowwhy.’
Whatdoesthisstatementsuggestaboutthedistinctionbetweenadherencetoreligiousbeliefsandfaithinreligiousbeliefs?
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END OF SECTION ATURN OVER
Question 6 (4marks)Explaintwowaysinwhichreligioustraditionsingeneralhavecontributedpositivelytosociety.
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Question 7 (4marks)Identifytwostancesthatreligioustraditionsingeneralmayadoptinthefaceofchallengeandprovideone reasonforeach.
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Stance2
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SECTION B – Question 1–continued
Question 1 (14marks)
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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a. Alloftheimagesaboveshow‘times’fromtheaspect‘places,spaces,timesandartifacts’.
Whatisanotheraspectthattheimagesshow?Identifythefeaturesintheimagesthatshowthisaspect. 3marks
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
b. Ingeneral,explainhow‘times’andtheaspectinyourresponsetopart a.areconnected. 3marks
c. Referringtoone or morereligiousbeliefs,demonstratehowtheconnectionexplainedin part b.isintendedtoengendermeaning. 8marks
REL&SOC(SAMPLE) 8 April2017
SECTION B – Question 2–continued
Question 2 (10marks)
Categories of belief
ultimatereality
nature and purpose ofhuman life
meaning ofsuffering
relationshipbetweenhumans
death and the afterlife
relationshipbetween
ultimate realityand humanity
relationship between
human life and the rest of thenatural world
Whatdoesthediagramabovesuggestabouttheconnectionbetweenthecategoriesofbelief?Demonstratethisconnectionwithexamplesyouhavestudiedfromthreecategoriesofbelief.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
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SECTION B – continued
Question 3 (10marks)Exploretheshiftinengagementwiththeexpressionofreligiousbeliefsasaresultofasignificantlifeexperienceforaspecificpersonyouhavestudied.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.
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SECTION B – continuedTURN OVER
Selectone challengetoareligioustraditionordenominationyouhavestudiedindetail.UseyourselectedchallengewhenrespondingtoQuestions4and5.
Selectedchallenge
Question 4 (6marks)Brieflyoutlineyourselectedchallenge,clearlyexplainingwhichaspectsofthereligioustraditionordenominationwerechallenged.
REL&SOC(SAMPLE) 12 April2017
END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Question 5 (10marks)Whatwastheintendedoutcomeofthestancestakenbythereligioustraditionordenominationtoyourselectedchallenge?Discusstheextenttowhichtheintendedoutcomewasachieved.
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REL&SOC(SAMPLE) 14 April2017
Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.
