Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

October 1974 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 1974

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

  1. 1st October 1974Name the international organisation most associated with monitoring the welfare of prisoners of war.
  2. 2nd October 1974State one reason a country might choose to give up its weapons of mass destruction rather than rely on deterrence.
  3. 3rd October 1974Which Just War principle do nuclear weapons most seriously break, according to religious critics?
  4. 4th October 1974Give one difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.
  5. 5th October 1974What is the Arabic term for sincere repentance in Islam?
  6. 6th October 1974Explain briefly why charity alone might not be enough to end poverty.
  7. 7th October 1974What term describes having a lower standard of living than the average person in your own country, even though your basic needs may be met?
  8. 8th October 1974State which numbered chapter of Genesis contains the second, more detailed account of the creation of Adam and Eve.
  9. 9th October 1974Which theological tradition, named after Jacobus Arminius, emphasises human free will in responding to God's grace?
  10. 10th October 1974Give one non-religious factor that can make it harder for persecuted Christians to receive outside help.
  11. 11th October 1974Give one example of a media method a church might use to spread the Christian message today.
  12. 12th October 1974Give the Qur'anic reference (surah and ayah) often cited for a passage that lists many of Allah's names.
  13. 13th October 1974Which earlier scripture do Muslims associate with the prophet Isa (Jesus)?
  14. 14th October 1974Give the term for the belief that some Muslims hold that the Prophet Muhammad may intercede for believers on the Day of Judgement.
  15. 15th October 1974Give one obligatory act found in the Ten Obligatory Acts that is not one of the Five Pillars.
  16. 16th October 1974What is the name of the meal eaten just before dawn, before the fast begins each day during Ramadan?
  17. 17th October 1974According to Qur'an 62:9, what should believers do when the call to Friday prayer is made?
  18. 18th October 1974State one difference between how a civil partnership is formed and how a religious marriage is formed.
  19. 19th October 1974What is meant by an extended family?
  20. 20th October 1974In what year was Laudato Si' published?
  21. 21st October 1974In what year did the UK ban testing cosmetics and their ingredients on animals?
  22. 22nd October 1974According to Qur'an 96:1, what is the first command given to Muhammad in this encounter?
  23. 23rd October 1974What word describes a religious experience shared by a whole group, such as during collective worship?
  24. 24th October 1974Name the philosopher most associated with the soul-making theodicy.
  25. 25th October 1974Which group of Christians is well known for rejecting all violence, holding an absolute pacifist position?
  26. 26th October 1974What Christian belief gives human life inherent value and dignity?
  27. 27th October 1974Name the Act of Parliament that sets out the five statutory purposes of sentencing in England and Wales.
  28. 28th October 1974Give one non-religious objection to corporal punishment, in addition to any objection about human dignity.
  29. 29th October 1974State what is meant by living in a multi-faith, multi-ethnic society.
  30. 30th October 1974Give one Islamic source used to support racial equality.
  31. 31st October 1974Give the technical term for a theory of atonement that sees Christ's obedience as reversing or 'undoing' Adam's disobedience.