RELIGION AND SOCIETYWritten examination
Monday 18 November 2019 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 5 5 30B 5 5 50
Total 80
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpenersandrulers.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof20pages• 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 2019
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SECTION A – continued
Question 1 (4marks)Whyaresignificantlifeexperiencesimportantinthesearchformeaning?
SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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Question 2 (5 marks)Explain the connection between stances and supporting responses in relation to religions when religions address significant challenges.
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Question 3 (5marks)Whathasyourstudyofsignificantchallengesshownabouttheinteractionovertimebetweenreligioustraditionsandthesocietiesofwhichtheyareapart?
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Question 4 (7marks)a. Explainhowritualscontributetothesearchformeaning. 3marks
b. Describeoneritualfromareligioustraditionordenominationthatyouhavestudiedtoshowhowritualscontributetothesearchformeaning. 4marks
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Question 5 (9marks)
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a. Whatunderstandingofultimaterealityissuggestedbythisimage? 3marks
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b. Explaintheextenttowhichtheunderstandingofultimaterealitysuggestedbytheimageonpage6reflectsthebeliefsaboutultimaterealityofonereligioustraditionordenominationthatyouhavestudied. 6marks
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SECTION B – Question 1–continued
Question 1 (10marks)Discusstheextenttowhichtherearevariationsinthestancesandsupportingresponsesofonereligioustraditionordenominationtosignificantchallengesthatyouhavestudied.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyourresponse.
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
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SECTION B – Question 2–continued
Question 2 (12marks)Selectonereligioustraditionordenominationthatyouhavestudied.UseyourselectedreligioustraditionordenominationwhenrespondingtoallpartsofQuestion2.
Religioustraditionordenomination
a. Inthisreligioustraditionordenomination,whatisbelievedabouttherelationshipbetweenultimaterealityandhumanity?Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyourresponse. 4marks
b. Inthisreligioustraditionordenomination,whatisbelievedabouttherelationshipbetweenhumansandtherestofthenaturalworld?Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyourresponse. 4marks
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c. Explaintheconnectionbetweenthebeliefsdescribedinpart a.andpart b.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyourresponse. 4marks
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Question 3 (10marks)‘Thebestapproachtodealingwiththeupsanddownsoflifeistokeepone’sreligiousbeliefsunchanged.’
Towhatextentistheapproachreferredtointhestatementaboveusedbyapersonyouhavestudiedintheinteractionbetweentheirreligiousbeliefsandasignificantlifeexperience?Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyourresponse.
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Question 4 (10marks)Analysehowparticularaspectsofreligionwereinvolvedinyourdetailedstudyofasignificantchallengetoareligioustraditionordenomination.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyourresponse.
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Question 5 (8marks)‘Lifehasnopurposeanddeathhasnomeaning.’
Respondtothestatementabove,referringtothebeliefsofone or morereligioustraditionsordenominationsthatyouhavestudied.Drawonrelevantsourcestosupportyourresponse.
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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.