Component 1 Life and Death Issues Practice Questions
Abortion, Animals, Life after Death and morality, Science and Faith
(a) Give two Christian teachings about why abortion is wrong. (2 marks)
B) Explain Christian teachings on the origins of the world and humanity [5]
(c) Explain how Christian beliefs about life after death may affect the way they live. [8]
D) ‘Science has shown that God does not exist’.
Discuss this statement. You should include different, supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. (15 marks)
Animals, Origins, Soul and Judgement
(a) Give two reasons why Christians are against using animals in medical research. (2 marks)
B) Explain Christian teaching about the heaven and hell. [5]
(c) Explain Christian beliefs about the body and soul. (8 marks)
(d) ‘Heaven is only for good people’
Discuss this statement. You should include different, supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. (15 marks)
Judgement, Stewardship, Animals, Funeral rites
A) Give two Christian ideas about God as Judge. [2]
(b) Describe Christian teachings about caring for the world. (5 marks)
(c) Explain Christian beliefs about after life . [8]
D) ‘Funerals are for dead people not the living'
Discuss this statement. You should include different, supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. (15 marks)
Suicide, Heaven, hell and Purgatory, Origins, Euthanasia,
(a) Give two Christian beliefs about why suicide is wrong. (2 marks)
(b) Describe Christian beliefs about life after death. (5 marks)
(d) ‘Modern technology can keep people alive and suffering for too long’.
Discuss this statement. You should include different, supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. (15 marks)
Euthanasia, Environmental Ethics, Origins, Life after death
(a) Give two reasons why someone might want to help someone die. (2 marks)
(b) Give Christian teachings about why they should look after the environment. (5 marks)
(c) Explain how science and religion can agree on the origins of the world. (8 marks)
D) ‘‘We should be enjoying this life and not worrying about what will happen when we die’.
Discuss this statement. You should include different, supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. (15 marks)
Environmental Ethics, Life after death, Abortion, Euthanasia,
A) Give two ways in which Christians believe the environment is being harmed. [2]
B) Explain Christian teaching about hell. [5]
(c) Explain the attitudes of two different religions/religious traditions towards abortion. [8].
D) It is a woman’s right to choose abortion”
Animals, Sanctity of life, Euthanasia, Abortion.
A) Give two reasons why Christians believe that humans are more important than animals. [2]
B) Explain Christian teaching about the sanctity of life. . [5]
(c) Explain Christian attitudes about assisted suicide [8].
D) ‘Children are a gift and therefore abortion is wrong’.
Animals, Origins,Animals, Euthanasia.
A) Give two reasons why Christians should care for animals. [2]
B) Explain Christian teaching about the origins of humanity. [5]
(c) Explain why some Christians would be against the use of animals in a harmful way. [8]
D) ‘‘Killing yourself is always wrong’.
Soul, Euthanasia, Animals, Environmental Ethics.
A) Give two Christian ideas about the soul. [2]
B) Explain Christian teaching about about why helping someone to die is wrong. [5]
(c) Explain why some Christians would be against the use of animals in a harmful way. [8]
D) ‘‘God created the world, so he should look after it”
Funeral, Environmental Ethics, Animals, Sanctity of life.
(A) Give two Christian ideas about a funeral. [2]
B) Explain Christian teaching about stewardship . [5]
(c) Christian attitudes about the place of humanity in relation to animals. [8]
D) ‘It is up to God when someone dies’.
A) Give two Christian ideas about what happens at a funeral. [2]
(B) Explain Christian teaching about purgatory. [5]
(c) Explain Christian teaching about the soul.. [8]
D) ‘There is no evidence of life after death so it does not matter how you live your life’
B) Explain Christian teaching about why Christians believe Christ had to suffer on the cross. [5]
(c) Explain how a Christian funeral reflects Christian beliefs about life after death. [8]
D) ‘Science and Christians can never agree on the origins of the world and humanity’.
A) What is mean by origins. [2]
(c) Explain Christian attitudes about the use of animals in medical research. (8 marks)
(b). Describe how scientific theories are different to Christian beliefs on the origins of the world. (5 marks)
(b) Describe Christian attitudes about the use of animals in medical research. (5 marks)
Exam practice, p.27
C-type question: ‘From two different religions or two religious traditions, explain beliefs about life after death.’
Model answer: (For answers to meet the Band 4 level descriptors, they need to include the key words for the two religions being explained, and three or more of the bullet points shown below for each of the religions. The key words are given below; for level descriptors refer to pp.153–158.)
Christianity – eternal life; heaven; resurrection; purgatory
Christianity:
• Eternal life is received through faith. Although bodies grow old and die there is a life after death with Christ in heaven (‘We believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting’ – the Apostles Creed).
• To gain entry to heaven there are two things needed: 1 How a person responds to Jesus and his teachings (‘For God loved the world so much that he gave his only son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost but have eternal life’ – John 3:16). 2 How a person responds to those in need on earth (‘Anything you did for any of my people here, you also did it for me … Come and receive the kingdom prepared for you’ – Matthew 25:34, 40).
• Resurrection is a central belief because of the resurrection of Jesus, though there are different views about who is resurrected.
• Reference to Catholic ideas about purgatory.
• Different ideas about types of hell, e.g. is it a real place? Is it about torment and pain? Is it a state of mind when cut off from kindness and God/goodness?