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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Question 2 (3marks)Listthreespecificchallengesyouhavestudied,statingthereligioustraditionforeachchallengeandwhenthechallengeoccurred.

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Question 3 (4marks)Ingeneralterms,explainhowchallengestoreligioustraditionscouldhaveanimpactontheircontinuedexistence.

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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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Question 6 (4marks)Explaintwowaysinwhichreligioustraditionsingeneralhavecontributedpositivelytosociety.

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Question 7 (4marks)Identifytwostancesthatreligioustraditionsingeneralmayadoptinthefaceofchallengeandprovideone reasonforeach.

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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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b. Ingeneral,explainhow‘times’andtheaspectinyourresponsetopart a.areconnected. 3marks

c. Referringtoone or morereligiousbeliefs,demonstratehowtheconnectionexplainedin part b.isintendedtoengendermeaning. 8marks

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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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Question 3 (10marks)Exploretheshiftinengagementwiththeexpressionofreligiousbeliefsasaresultofasignificantlifeexperienceforaspecificpersonyouhavestudied.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyouranswer.

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Selectone challengetoareligioustraditionordenominationyouhavestudiedindetail.UseyourselectedchallengewhenrespondingtoQuestions4and5.

Selectedchallenge

Question 4 (6marks)Brieflyoutlineyourselectedchallenge,clearlyexplainingwhichaspectsofthereligioustraditionordenominationwerechallenged.

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Question 5 (10marks)Whatwastheintendedoutcomeofthestancestakenbythereligioustraditionordenominationtoyourselectedchallenge?Discusstheextenttowhichtheintendedoutcomewasachieved.

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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.