Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

August 1960 5-a-day

Every sheet in August 1960

The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.

  1. 1st August 1960Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
  2. 2nd August 1960In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
  3. 3rd August 1960Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
  4. 4th August 1960Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
  5. 5th August 1960State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
  6. 6th August 1960In restorative justice, what name is given to a meeting where the offender, the victim and community representatives discuss the harm caused and how to repair it?
  7. 7th August 1960State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.
  8. 8th August 1960Complete the quotation: 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbour. Do not hold back ______' (Leviticus 19:13).
  9. 9th August 1960Name the specific percentage rate at which Zakah is normally calculated.
  10. 10th August 1960Give the name for the Christian interpretation of Genesis 1 which reads each 'day' as a long period of time rather than a literal 24-hour day.
  11. 11th August 1960At which Church council, in 431 AD, was the title Theotokos formally affirmed for Mary?
  12. 12th August 1960In which Gospel do the disciples ask Jesus, 'Lord, teach us to pray'?
  13. 13th August 1960State what is meant by contemplative prayer.
  14. 14th August 1960What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  15. 15th August 1960Name the two angels believed to question the deceased in the grave.
  16. 16th August 1960Which chapter (surah) of the Qur'an contains the verse describing Allah as 'the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner'?
  17. 17th August 1960Approximately how many years passed between the first and last revelations of the Qur'an to Muhammad?
  18. 18th August 1960Give one reason Muslims are encouraged to seek Laylat al-Qadr across several nights rather than on one confirmed date.
  19. 19th August 1960In which month of the Islamic calendar does Hajj take place?
  20. 20th August 1960State one way media or celebrity culture might reduce the stigma attached to sex before marriage.
  21. 21st August 1960What is meant by adoption?
  22. 22nd August 1960Give one reason the Big Bang theory is described as a scientific theory rather than a religious belief.
  23. 23rd August 1960Which psalm is often used to argue that God is involved in forming a person before birth?
  24. 24th August 1960Name the Christian theologian associated with developing situation ethics.
  25. 25th August 1960What is the difference between atheism and secularism?
  26. 26th August 1960Name one natural theology argument that is sometimes described as a form of general revelation.
  27. 27th August 1960What does jus in bello mean?
  28. 28th August 1960According to Genesis 1:27, why do many Christians believe every human life is sacred?
  29. 29th August 1960What does the theory of nuclear deterrence claim?
  30. 30th August 1960Explain why a victim who chooses not to forgive an offender is not automatically acting unfairly.
  31. 31st August 1960In Islam, who is believed to tempt humans towards wrongdoing?