Theme B: Religion + life
Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies revision on Theme B: Religion + life. Aligned to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B 1RB0 specification. This bank has 8 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 8)
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Question 1
The Christian view on creation is mostly...
- A) The universe is meaningless
- B) God created the universe (Genesis 1-2); some interpret literally (creationism), most accept scientific account as how God created
- C) Big Bang only - no God
- D) Universe is eternal
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Answer: God created the universe (Genesis 1-2); some interpret literally (creationism), most accept scientific account as how God created
Genesis 1-2: God created in 6 days. LITERAL view (creationism, common in evangelical Protestants): 6 24-hour days, ~6000 years ago. METAPHORICAL view (mainstream Catholic + most Protestants): Genesis is theological truth, not scientific; God created THROUGH evolution + Big Bang. Pope Francis: 'The Big Bang... does not contradict the divine act of creation.'
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Question 2
Christian teaching on environmental stewardship is based on the idea that...
- A) Humans can do anything with the Earth
- B) Genesis - humans are 'stewards' (caretakers) of creation, accountable to God
- C) Animals don't matter
- D) Climate change is irrelevant
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Answer: Genesis - humans are 'stewards' (caretakers) of creation, accountable to God
Genesis 1:28: humans given 'dominion' over creation. Many Christians interpret as STEWARDSHIP - to look after, not exploit. Pope Francis's encyclical 'Laudato Si' (2015) called for action on climate change. Christian environmentalism: protecting biodiversity, sustainable living, opposing pollution. Some still hold older view of dominion = use freely; this is now a minority among educated Christians.
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Question 3
The sanctity of life means...
- A) Life is cheap
- B) All human life is sacred + valuable because given by God / Allah
- C) Only Christian lives matter
- D) Animals are sacred
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Answer: All human life is sacred + valuable because given by God / Allah
Foundation for Christian + Muslim views on: abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, war. Verses: 'You shall not murder' (commandment 6). 'I knew you before I formed you in the womb' (Jeremiah 1:5). For Muslims: 'Whoever kills a soul... it is as if they killed all of humanity' (Qur'an 5:32). Used by both pro-life + (some) opposed-to-death-penalty positions.
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