Daily Practice · GCSE Religious Studies

November 1998 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every sheet in November 1998

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

  1. 1st November 1998Name William James's philosophical approach of judging a belief partly by the practical difference it makes in a person's life.
  2. 2nd November 1998What is a theodicy?
  3. 3rd November 1998Name the just war criterion that requires only a recognised ruler or government, not a private group, to declare war.
  4. 4th November 1998State one reason Christians might value freedom as a route to peace.
  5. 5th November 1998Give one example of a reparative sentence a court might impose.
  6. 6th November 1998State one requirement classical Islamic law places on courts before certain fixed (hadd) punishments can be applied.
  7. 7th November 1998Give one non-legal way that prejudice in a community can be challenged.
  8. 8th November 1998Give one way a UK faith community might promote racial harmony locally.
  9. 9th November 1998Give the technical term for a theory of atonement that sees Christ's obedience as reversing or 'undoing' Adam's disobedience.
  10. 10th November 1998How many days does Acts 1:3 record that Jesus appeared to his disciples after the resurrection, before the ascension?
  11. 11th November 1998Give one reason why some churches in Britain now offer streamed or online services.
  12. 12th November 1998A parish spends 350 pounds on hospitality for its Pentecost celebrations, shared equally across 5 identical events in the deanery. Calculate the cost per event.
  13. 13th November 1998According to 1 Corinthians 10:16, what does drinking the cup during Communion involve, in Paul's words?
  14. 14th November 1998What title is given to Ibrahim in Qur'an 4:125?
  15. 15th November 1998Name the source (chapter and verse) that describes guardian angels protecting a person 'by the decree of Allah'.
  16. 16th November 1998State the Islamic calendar date (day and month) on which Ashura falls.
  17. 17th November 1998Name one obligatory payment made by many Shia Muslims in addition to zakat.
  18. 18th November 1998What is the literal meaning of the Arabic word 'jihad'?
  19. 19th November 1998In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that looking at someone lustfully is already a form of what?
  20. 20th November 1998Give one example of a religious role not open to women in most Orthodox Jewish communities.
  21. 21st November 1998Which biblical book, accepted by Catholics but not by most Protestants, is often cited to support praying for the dead?
  22. 22nd November 1998What is the Islamic term for paradise?
  23. 23rd November 1998Which form of euthanasia involves withdrawing or withholding treatment rather than actively causing death?
  24. 24th November 1998What modern scientific theory about the universe's origin is sometimes used to support the idea that the universe began to exist?
  25. 25th November 1998Give one example of a rite of passage associated with a religious upbringing.
  26. 26th November 1998State one difference between a refugee and an economic migrant.
  27. 27th November 1998Identify one risk of using the word 'jihad' only in its narrow, armed-struggle sense.
  28. 28th November 1998According to James 1:14-15, where does sin come from, according to this teaching?
  29. 29th November 1998Explain one reason financial compensation cannot fully relieve a victim's suffering.
  30. 30th November 1998Give one example of a qualified right that can sometimes be lawfully restricted.