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.
- 1st October 1987What warning does Joseph, husband of Mary, receive in a dream in Matthew 2:13?
- 2nd October 1987What is the difference between the logical and the evidential problem of evil?
- 3rd October 1987Give one reason people might disagree about the true cause of a particular war.
- 4th October 1987A group organises peace talks between two communities after fighting between them has stopped. Is this best described as pacifism or peacemaking?
- 5th October 1987Give one method the Muslim Peacemaker Teams use to reduce violence.
- 6th October 1987Give one advantage of prison over a community sentence for a serious offence.
- 7th October 1987Give one condition classical Islamic law requires before a hudud punishment is applied.
- 8th October 1987Which part of Article 9 protects a person's right simply to hold a belief, without restriction?
- 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?
- 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.
- 11th October 1987Give one way some Christians interpret hell non-literally.
- 12th October 1987Give one criticism sometimes made of pilgrimage by Christians who do not think it is necessary for faith.
- 13th October 1987According to the letter of James, why is faith without action described as 'dead'?
- 14th October 1987Which of the Sunni Six Beliefs corresponds most closely to the Shi'a root Nubuwwah?
- 15th October 1987Which Qur'anic verse is most often cited as evidence for Muhammad's finality?
- 16th October 1987What Arabic term refers to a person's provision, such as wealth or sustenance, in life?
- 17th October 1987Give one reason some Muslims find the idea of an infallible human leader difficult to accept.
- 18th October 1987Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahadah?
- 19th October 1987State the Arabic name for the meal eaten just before dawn during Ramadan, before the daily fast begins.
- 20th October 1987Name the two purposes of sex within marriage that, according to Catholic teaching, must both be respected.
- 21st October 1987In the Book of Ruth, which extended family member does Ruth remain loyal to?
- 22nd October 1987What does the Islamic term dhabihah refer to?
- 23rd October 1987Under which Act is it a criminal offence to encourage or assist another person's suicide in England and Wales?
- 24th October 1987What is the term for a theory holding that evolution describes the process God chose to use to create life?
- 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.
- 26th October 1987Give one reason a strict literalist reading of Genesis might be seen as in conflict with modern science.
- 27th October 1987What is the main difference between retributive justice and restorative justice?
- 28th October 1987Suggest one reason forgiveness after a war might be difficult for victims to offer straight away.
- 29th October 1987What is required of every UK prison in terms of religious support for prisoners?
- 30th October 1987Name the Act of Parliament that ended the death penalty for murder in Great Britain, and give the year it was passed.
- 31st October 1987Name one product, other than coffee or cocoa, that is commonly sold with a Fairtrade mark in UK shops.