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December 2001 - GCSE Religious Studies 5-a-day

Every GCSE Religious Studies sheet published in December 2001, with answers. Beliefs, practices, key terms and the arguments set against them.

Every sheet in December 2001

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

  1. 1st December 2001According to the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), who counts as a person's 'neighbour'?
  2. 2nd December 2001According to Matthew 18:22, how many times does Jesus tell Peter to forgive someone?
  3. 3rd December 2001In what year was the death penalty abolished in the UK for all remaining offences?
  4. 4th December 2001Give one difference between Fair Trade certification and the wider Trade Justice Movement.
  5. 5th December 2001Give one example of a fundraising method used by faith communities, other than a collection plate or box.
  6. 6th December 2001Give the name for the Christian interpretation of Genesis 1 which reads each 'day' as a long period of time rather than a literal 24-hour day.
  7. 7th December 2001Name the New Testament letter that states 'in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form'.
  8. 8th December 2001Name the Anglican service book, first compiled in 1549 and revised in 1662, that provides set liturgy for worship.
  9. 9th December 2001State one reason why some Christians use a physical aid, such as a prayer rope or beads, when praying.
  10. 10th December 2001What is another common name for believers' baptism, reflecting that it requires personal belief first?
  11. 11th December 2001Give one Qur'anic reference commonly used to support belief in Al-Mizan.
  12. 12th December 2001Give one belief that shows transcendence and immanence are not really contradictory in Muslim theology.
  13. 13th December 2001Give one reason a Muslim might consult a Tafsir when studying the Qur'an.
  14. 14th December 2001Name the charitable payment traditionally given before the Eid al-Fitr prayer, at the end of Ramadan.
  15. 15th December 2001Roughly how many pilgrims perform Hajj in a typical year?
  16. 16th December 2001Name the New Testament letter, other than 1 Corinthians, that contains Paul's teaching to 'abstain from sexual immorality'.
  17. 17th December 2001What is meant by contraception?
  18. 18th December 2001What is meant by the steady state theory?
  19. 19th December 2001According to many Muslim scholars, at approximately what point in pregnancy does ensoulment traditionally take place?
  20. 20th December 2001Which 1968 papal document is often cited to support Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life?
  21. 21st December 2001Which philosopher coined the term 'agnostic' in 1869?
  22. 22nd December 2001In which book of the Bible is Paul's experience on the road to Damascus described?
  23. 23rd December 2001Name the two main jus in bello principles.
  24. 24th December 2001Identify one risk of relying on deterrence as a long-term strategy for safety.
  25. 25th December 2001According to Isaiah 2:4, what do nations do with their swords in the prophetic vision of peace?
  26. 26th December 2001Give one way that choosing to forgive might benefit the person doing the forgiving.
  27. 27th December 2001Give one reason a religious believer might still commit a crime despite their faith's teaching.
  28. 28th December 2001State the difference between absolute poverty and relative poverty.
  29. 29th December 2001Name a Christian relief and development agency, other than CAFOD or Christian Aid, that works to reduce poverty in developing countries.
  30. 30th December 2001State which numbered chapter of Genesis contains the second, more detailed account of the creation of Adam and Eve.
  31. 31st December 2001Give one Bible reference some Christians use to argue people can resist or reject God's call.