Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

October 1987 5-a-day

Every sheet in October 1987

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 1987What warning does Joseph, husband of Mary, receive in a dream in Matthew 2:13?
  2. 2nd October 1987What is the difference between the logical and the evidential problem of evil?
  3. 3rd October 1987Give one reason people might disagree about the true cause of a particular war.
  4. 4th October 1987A group organises peace talks between two communities after fighting between them has stopped. Is this best described as pacifism or peacemaking?
  5. 5th October 1987Give one method the Muslim Peacemaker Teams use to reduce violence.
  6. 6th October 1987Give one advantage of prison over a community sentence for a serious offence.
  7. 7th October 1987Give one condition classical Islamic law requires before a hudud punishment is applied.
  8. 8th October 1987Which part of Article 9 protects a person's right simply to hold a belief, without restriction?
  9. 9th October 1987Which section of the Human Rights Act 1998 requires a government minister to state whether a new bill is compatible with Convention rights before Parliament debates it?
  10. 10th October 1987Give one modern Christian denomination that is part of Western Christianity and so normally includes the Filioque clause in its version of the Nicene Creed.
  11. 11th October 1987Give one way some Christians interpret hell non-literally.
  12. 12th October 1987Give one criticism sometimes made of pilgrimage by Christians who do not think it is necessary for faith.
  13. 13th October 1987According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
  14. 14th October 1987Which of the Sunni Six Beliefs corresponds most closely to the Shi'a root Nubuwwah?
  15. 15th October 1987Which Qur'anic verse is most often cited as evidence for Muhammad's finality?
  16. 16th October 1987What Arabic term refers to a person's provision, such as wealth or sustenance, in life?
  17. 17th October 1987Give one reason some Muslims find the idea of an infallible human leader difficult to accept.
  18. 18th October 1987Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahadah?
  19. 19th October 1987State the Arabic name for the meal eaten just before dawn during Ramadan, before the daily fast begins.
  20. 20th October 1987Name the two purposes of sex within marriage that, according to Catholic teaching, must both be respected.
  21. 21st October 1987In the Book of Ruth, which extended family member does Ruth remain loyal to?
  22. 22nd October 1987What does the Islamic term dhabihah refer to?
  23. 23rd October 1987Under which Act is it a criminal offence to encourage or assist another person's suicide in England and Wales?
  24. 24th October 1987What is the term for a theory holding that evolution describes the process God chose to use to create life?
  25. 25th October 1987Name the medieval philosopher who defined a miracle more broadly, as something outside the usual order of nature, rather than strictly as a law-breaking event.
  26. 26th October 1987Give one reason a strict literalist reading of Genesis might be seen as in conflict with modern science.
  27. 27th October 1987What is the main difference between retributive justice and restorative justice?
  28. 28th October 1987Suggest one reason forgiveness after a war might be difficult for victims to offer straight away.
  29. 29th October 1987What is required of every UK prison in terms of religious support for prisoners?
  30. 30th October 1987Name the Act of Parliament that ended the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, and give the year it was passed.
  31. 31st October 1987Name one product, other than coffee or cocoa, that is commonly sold with a Fairtrade mark in UK shops.