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11 SOR Unit 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Beliefs, ethics and rituals can all be classified as

a)

Characteristics of ancient religions

b)

Characteristics of modern religions

c)

Characteristics of all religion traditions

d)

Insignificant in the study of religion

2.

Sacred texts refer to which of the following?

a)

Writings considered to be the Word of God

b)

Writings of central importance to religious traditions

c)

Writings from the Old and New Testaments

d)

Writings of ancient origin

3.

The study of moral standards and how they affect conduct is known as:

a)

Beliefs

b)

Sacred Texts and Writings

c)

Rituals and Ceremonies

d)

Ethics

4.

The Ramayana, the Qur'an and the Torah are all examples of:

a)

Ethics

b)

Rituals and Ceremonies

c)

Sacred Texts and Writings

d)

Sacred Places

5.

Hajj, Shabbat and Baptism are all examples of:

a)

Beliefs

b)

Rituals and Ceremonies

c)

Sacred Texts and Writings

d)

Ethics

6.

A series of actions performed in a prescribed order describes which characteristic of religion?

a)

Ritual and Ceremonies

b)

Beliefs

c)

Ethics

d)

Sacred Texts and Writings

7.

Which of the following is a Christian belief?

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Resurrection

c)

Eucharistic Adoration

d)

Ramadan

8.

What does the word 'adherent" mean?

a)

Believer

b)

Book

c)

Tradition

d)

Belief

9.

Which of the following is true of the Qur'an?

a)

Muslims believe it to be the word of Allah

b)

Muslims believe it to be the words of Muhammad

c)

Hindus believe it to be the word of Vishnu

d)

It is sacred to Muslim and Jews

10.

Which religious worldview accepts the existence of many gods?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

11.

Which of the following is the best example of how religion makes a contribution to the lives of believers?

a)

Religion gives life meaning and purpose

b)

Religions accepts all humans equally

c)

Religion shows concern about climate change

d)

Religions unite people of all faiths

12.

A condition or state of being that surpasses physical existence is?

a)

Religion

b)

Transcendance

c)

Nirvana

d)

Immanence

13.

What is one reason why people turn to religion when they search for the meaning of life?

a)

Religion holds shared human experience and knowledge from thousands of years.

b)

Religion contains all the answers to Man's questions.

c)

Religion comes from God.

d)

Religion is more reliable than Science

14.

A divine presence is manifested in the material world.

The above statement is characteristic of which view?

a)

Belief

b)

Immanence

c)

Transcendence

d)

Spirituality

15.

Which of the following contains features common to all religions

a)

Monotheism and sacred text

b)

Baptism and ethics

c)

Ethics and polytheism

d)

Beliefs and practices

16.

Which of the following are Abrahamic religions?

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

b)

Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism

c)

Buddhism and Judaism only

d)

Judaism and Islam only

17.

Religions have existed for centuries as a means for cultures to

a)

have control of their environment

b)

Answer the enduring questions of life: why do I exist? What happens when I die? Why is there suffering in the world?

c)

have control of people

d)

respond to God's Will

18.

Monotheistic religions believe that there is only one God. Examples of this type of religion are

a)

Hinduism and Sikhism

b)

Buddhism and Zorastrianism

c)

Christianity and Judaism

d)

Islam and Taoism

19.

The notion that religion makes a significant contribution to the lives of the individual and society as a whole is: -

a)

transcendance

b)

relevance

c)

innovative

d)

dynamic and living

20.

When studying religion, students should:

a)

Accept everything written in books about religion.

b)

Recognise that people's experience of their religion might be different to the textbooks.

c)

Become a member of every religion.

d)

Only look at religions in their local area.

21.

Define Indigenous.

a)

Those people who are the original inhabitants of any country.

b)

Derived from a Latin term, meaning 'from the beginning.' It is the term used to refer to the first nations people of Australia.

c)

Indigenous refers to something that originated before the ancient historical period. It is used to define anything 'from the beginning of time.'

22.

Define the Dreaming

a)

A complex concept of fundamental importance to Aboriginal culture that embraces the long-ago creative era of the Ancestral Beings

b)

Of fundamental importance to the Aboriginal people, the Dreaming is the story of creation and how man are supposed to live in the world.

c)

A complex concept of fundamental importance to Aboriginal culture that embraces the long-ago creative era of the Ancestral Beings as well as the present and future.

23.

Define inextricable.

a)

Something that is a part of another thing.

b)

Can be extracted from another thing.

c)

Impossible to seperate

24.

Define Totem

a)

An animal which represents an Aboriginal person

b)

A symbol for each clan

c)

An object (animal, plant, landmark) through which a person is linked to the Ancestral Being responsible for his or her existence.

25.

Define Metatemporal

a)

The time from the beginning

b)

A concept which incorporates the past, present and future reality as a complete and present reality

c)

Time that only exists for as long as the Aboriginal culture survives.

26.

2. The belief and worship of many gods.

a)

Agnosticism

b)

b. Monisim

c)

Polytheism

d)

Atheism

27.

Why are rituals and ceremonies an important aspect of religion?

a)

They are all performed in sacred places.

b)

They are an expression of religious belief.

c)

They only re-enact important religious events.

d)

They enable adherents to hear the sacred texts.

28.

Which of the following is correct about the Dreaming?

a)

It is a worldview which is monotheistic

b)

It is the term used for the creation stories

c)

It encompasses all aspects of Aboriginal life

d)

Ancestor Spirits are worshipped at sacred sites

29.

What is a 'transcendent worldview'?

a)

A belief in a realm of earth that is inhabited by a supreme being.

b)

A belief in a divine power that resides beyond human limitations.

c)

A belief that recognises that a divine being resides within people.

d)

A belief in an afterlife beyond mortal existence with a supreme being.

30.

Which of the following statements about Aboriginal Spirituality is correct?

a)

The Dreaming refers only to past events

b)

The Dreaming lays down the patterns of life for Aboriginal people

c)

The Dreaming is a transcendent worldview

d)

The Dreaming explores the belief in a single creator god

31.

Within Aboriginal spirituality, who is responsible for the creation of the sacred world and the landscape?

a)

Ancestor beings

b)

A supreme being

c)

Angels

d)

The Aboriginal peoples themselves

32.

Which of the following is true of Aboriginal spirituality?

a)

It was universal throughout Australia before the arrival of Europeans

b)

It was diverse and differed according to different groups

c)

It was based on a single religious text

d)

It was based on numerous texts

33.

What does the map of Aboriginal language groups indicate?

a)

The diversity of Aboriginal Dreaming

b)

The location of sacred sites in New South Wales

c)

Outback river systems

d)

The numbers of Aboriginal peoples in New South Wales

34.

Aboriginal spirituality is most closely linked to

a)

spirit

b)

land

c)

identity

d)

ownership

35.

A key concept within Australian Aboriginal spirituality is

a)

reconciliation

b)

interconnectedness

c)

community

d)

revelation

36.

Which of the following is a common belief held by Aboriginal people in relation to the origins of the universe?

a)

War between deities caused the formation of the universe

b)

Humans were made in the image of the ancestor beings

c)

The universe was created in a very short period of time

d)

Ancestor beings were integral in the creation of the earth

37.

In Aboriginal spirituality, responsibility for one’s country is primarily established through which of the following?

a)

The performance of corroboree at sacred sites 

b)

The system of kinship among Aboriginal peoples 

c)

The enactment of stories through symbols and paintings 

d)

The maintenance of the site where an Aboriginal person was born

38.

Statement 1: Aboriginal kinship creates a bond of understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.

Statement 2: In Aboriginal spiritualities, the Creator Spirit is primarily responsible for caring for the land.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Both statements are true.

b)

Both statements are false.

c)

Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.

d)

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false. 

39.

I would like to pay my respect and acknowledge the traditional owners

of the land on which this meeting takes place, and also pay respect to

Elders both past and present.

Which aspect of Aboriginal spirituality is being acknowledged in the statement?

a)

The worship of traditions

b)

The importance of meeting places

c)

The ongoing role of custodianship

d)

The significance of ceremonial life

40.

What is Kinship?

a)

Relationship to people

b)

Relationship with Mum and Dad

c)

Relationship with others, the universe and their role

d)

Relationship to oneself