Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

August 1978 5-a-day

Every sheet in August 1978

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 1978What is the key difference between the sanctity of life argument and the quality of life argument in the abortion debate?
  2. 2nd August 1978What term describes the Catholic Church's central teaching authority?
  3. 3rd August 1978According to Freud, what psychological need does belief in God satisfy?
  4. 4th August 1978Name the three types of vision described in the Augustinian/Aquinas classification.
  5. 5th August 1978Name the international organisation most associated with monitoring the welfare of prisoners of war.
  6. 6th August 1978State one reason a country might choose to give up its weapons of mass destruction rather than rely on deterrence.
  7. 7th August 1978Which Just War principle do nuclear weapons most seriously break, according to religious critics?
  8. 8th August 1978Give one difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.
  9. 9th August 1978What is the Arabic term for sincere repentance in Islam?
  10. 10th August 1978Explain briefly why charity alone might not be enough to end poverty.
  11. 11th August 1978What term describes having a lower standard of living than the average person in your own country, even though your basic needs may be met?
  12. 12th August 1978State which numbered chapter of Genesis contains the second, more detailed account of the creation of Adam and Eve.
  13. 13th August 1978Which theological tradition, named after Jacobus Arminius, emphasises human free will in responding to God's grace?
  14. 14th August 1978Give one non-religious factor that can make it harder for persecuted Christians to receive outside help.
  15. 15th August 1978Give one example of a media method a church might use to spread the Christian message today.
  16. 16th August 1978Give the Qur'anic reference (surah and ayah) often cited for a passage that lists many of Allah's names.
  17. 17th August 1978Which earlier scripture do Muslims associate with the prophet Isa (Jesus)?
  18. 18th August 1978Give the term for the belief that some Muslims hold that the Prophet Muhammad may intercede for believers on the Day of Judgement.
  19. 19th August 1978Give one obligatory act found in the Ten Obligatory Acts that is not one of the Five Pillars.
  20. 20th August 1978What is the name of the meal eaten just before dawn, before the fast begins each day during Ramadan?
  21. 21st August 1978According to Qur'an 62:9, what should believers do when the call to Friday prayer is made?
  22. 22nd August 1978State one difference between how a civil partnership is formed and how a religious marriage is formed.
  23. 23rd August 1978What is meant by an extended family?
  24. 24th August 1978In what year was Laudato Si' published?
  25. 25th August 1978In what year did the UK ban testing cosmetics and their ingredients on animals?
  26. 26th August 1978According to Qur'an 96:1, what is the first command given to Muhammad in this encounter?
  27. 27th August 1978What word describes a religious experience shared by a whole group, such as during collective worship?
  28. 28th August 1978Name the philosopher most associated with the soul-making theodicy.
  29. 29th August 1978Which group of Christians is well known for rejecting all violence, holding an absolute pacifist position?
  30. 30th August 1978What Christian belief gives human life inherent value and dignity?
  31. 31st August 1978Name the Act of Parliament that sets out the five statutory purposes of sentencing in England and Wales.