Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies
September 1981 5-a-day
Every sheet in September 1981
The same date always regenerates the same five questions, so a sheet you print today is the sheet a classmate prints tomorrow.
- 1st September 1981Name one secular theory that explains war mainly in terms of states pursuing power and security.
- 2nd September 1981Name the type of pacifism that accepts violence might sometimes be used, but only as a last resort.
- 3rd September 1981Give one possible limitation of case-study peace organisations like Corrymeela.
- 4th September 1981State what is meant by restorative justice.
- 5th September 1981What is 'diyya'?
- 6th September 1981Name the Act of Parliament that lists 'religion or belief' as a protected characteristic in the UK.
- 7th September 1981Which international court hears human rights cases under the European Convention on Human Rights?
- 8th September 1981Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
- 9th September 1981State the difference between particular judgement and general judgement.
- 10th September 1981State one reason some Protestant Christians have traditionally placed less importance on pilgrimage than on Bible reading and prayer.
- 11th September 1981According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
- 12th September 1981What historical event, in 632 CE, contributed to the eventual split between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
- 13th September 1981Define the term Rasul.
- 14th September 1981Give one example of a personal decision, other than prayer for guidance, where a Muslim might feel decree and effort work together.
- 15th September 1981What does the term Ismah mean in relation to the Imams?
- 16th September 1981Give the surah and ayah reference of the Qur'anic verse describing Allah, the angels and those of knowledge bearing witness to His oneness.
- 17th September 1981State the approximate length, in days, of one Islamic (lunar) calendar year.
- 18th September 1981Define the cervical mucus (Billings) method of family planning.
- 19th September 1981Give one way a nuclear family structure might make it simpler to plan family finances.
- 20th September 1981According to Qur'an 6:141, what should Muslims avoid when eating?
- 21st September 1981What name is given to the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve their suffering?
- 22nd September 1981Name the 18th century Scottish philosopher who criticised the design argument in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
- 23rd September 1981In which section of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding does Hume set out his argument against believing miracles?
- 24th September 1981Give one piece of evidence, other than fossils, used to support Darwin's theory of evolution.
- 25th September 1981Give one reason a victim of conflict might struggle to forgive, even if their religion teaches forgiveness.
- 26th September 1981State one duty of Zakah that is relevant to caring for the victims of war.
- 27th September 1981In 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?
- 28th September 1981State one reason why a wrongful execution is considered worse than a wrongful prison sentence.
- 29th September 1981Complete the quotation: 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbour. Do not hold back ______' (Leviticus 19:13).
- 30th September 1981Name the specific percentage rate at which Zakah is normally calculated.