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Year	Study design	Official paper(s)	Marking guidance
2025 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗	—
2024 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2023 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2022 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2021 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2020 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2019 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2018 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2017 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—
2016 HSC Studies of Religion exam	2009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)	Studies of Religion II examination ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	—

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Religion and Belief Systems in Australia post-1945 · 44 mapped questions

Aboriginal spirituality as determined by the Dreaming

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q11 markMultiple choice on which listed aspects of Aboriginal spirituality are determined by the Dreaming.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q61 markMultiple choice on the aspect of Aboriginal spirituality expressed in a stimulus that NESA withheld from the published paper for copyright reasons.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Kinship, ceremonial life and obligations to the land and people

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q71 markMultiple choice on why ceremonial life is important in Aboriginal spirituality.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q51 markMultiple choice on why the relationship between ceremonial life and the Dreaming is important.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Interfaith dialogue in multifaith Australia

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q115 marksShort answer on why religious dialogue is important in Australia post-1945.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q81 markMultiple choice on what best describes the importance of interfaith dialogue in multifaith Australia.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q61 markMultiple choice on the main purpose of interfaith dialogue.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q115 marksShort answer using a quotation from an interfaith prize recipient to explain the importance of interfaith dialogue in Australia.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The current religious landscape: denominational switching

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q11 markMultiple choice classifying a move from a Catholic church to a Pentecostal church.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q51 markMultiple choice on the most likely reason an adherent switches denominations.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q41 markMultiple choice identifying which of four moves is an example of denominational switching.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The current religious landscape: immigration

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q21 markMultiple choice on what best accounts for Australia becoming a nation of many faiths.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Continuing effect of dispossession

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q31 markMultiple choice identifying a continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q31 markMultiple choice on the most significant ongoing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q21 markMultiple choice on loss of identity for Aboriginal peoples as a continuing effect of dispossession.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Christian ecumenical movements: National Council of Churches in Australia

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q41 markMultiple choice on an aim of the National Council of Churches in Australia.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Aboriginal spiritualities, religious traditions and Reconciliation

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q51 markMultiple choice naming the recognition of past wrongs and the building of respectful relationships with Aboriginal Peoples.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q91 markMultiple choice on a 2022 joint statement by religious leaders backing the Uluru Statement from the Heart as support for the reconciliation process.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q81 markTwo-statement multiple choice on religious traditions and Reconciliation, including the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The current religious landscape: secularism

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q61 markMultiple choice selecting which of four listed activities is most likely a secular activity.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q41 markMultiple choice on what is contributing to religion's declining influence in Australian society.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q31 markMultiple choice defining secularism.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q91 markMultiple choice on what could account for increasing secularism in Australia.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The current religious landscape: New Age religions

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q81 markMultiple choice matching a social-attitudes survey response to an adherent of a New Age religion.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q61 markMultiple choice on which list of components New Age religions emphasise.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The Land Rights movement: Wik

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q91 markMultiple choice on the outcome of the Wik decision.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q101 markMultiple choice on a result of the Wik decision (1996).Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Changing patterns of religious adherence (census data)

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q101 markTwo-statement multiple choice on 2021 census findings about Christianity's decline and Hinduism's growth.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q71 markMultiple choice on which statement about the 2021 Australian census is correct.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q11 markMultiple choice on which religious tradition the 2021 census showed to be the fastest growing in Australia.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q21 markMultiple choice reading a graph of 2016 and 2021 census responses to identify the affiliation category represented.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q31 markMultiple choice on the approximate share of Australians recording 'No Religion' in the 2016 census.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The Land Rights movement and the Dreaming

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q21 markMultiple choice on why the Dreaming is important for the Land Rights movement.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q115 marksShort answer explaining the relationship between the Dreaming and the land rights movement.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The current religious landscape: Christianity, immigration and other traditions

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q91 markMultiple choice reading an ABS table of 2021 religious affiliation percentages to identify the row representing Islam.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The Land Rights movement: Native Title and Wik

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q101 markTwo-statement multiple choice on the Wik decision and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Christian ecumenical movements

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q115 marksShort answer describing the impact of a Christian ecumenical movement in Australia, with reference to either the National Council of Churches or the NSW Ecumenical Council.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q71 markMultiple choice on a key objective of ecumenism in Australia.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q71 markMultiple choice on what best describes the role of an ecumenical movement.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Kinship

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q81 markTwo-statement multiple choice on whether kinship places a person within family and community and whether it is determined by choice of totem.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q11 markMultiple choice naming kinship as the system of relationships in Aboriginal spirituality.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Continuing effect of dispossession: the Stolen Generations

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q101 markMultiple choice on why members of the Stolen Generations have struggled to connect with Aboriginal spirituality.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q51 markMultiple choice on which observance directly recognises the experiences of the Stolen Generations.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The current religious landscape: Christianity as the major tradition

20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part A Q41 markMultiple choice on which Christian denomination had the highest percentage of adherents in the 2016 census.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Also in this topic: Continuing effect of dispossession: separation from land, separation from kinship groups, the Stolen Generations · The Land Rights movement: terra nullius, Native Title, Mabo and Wik · Changing patterns of religious adherence from 1945 to the present (census data) · The current religious landscape: Christianity as the major tradition, immigration, denominational switching, New Age religions, secularism · Christian ecumenical movements: National Council of Churches in Australia, NSW Ecumenical Council · Aboriginal spiritualities, religious traditions and the process of Reconciliation — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Religious Tradition Depth Studies (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism) · 16 mapped questions

Significant practices: how a practice expresses belief

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (a)3 marksDescribe how ONE significant practice expresses ONE belief of the chosen tradition. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (b)8 marksStimulus part describing religious practices as threads that connect adherents to the divine, asking how one of the tradition's three listed practices expresses its beliefs. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (b)6 marksExplain how ONE of the tradition's three listed significant practices expresses its beliefs. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Ethics: bioethics, environmental ethics or sexual ethics

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (b)5 marksExplain TWO ethical teachings relevant to one of bioethics, environmental ethics or sexual ethics. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section III Q28–3220 marksStimulus-based extended response on the sources that shape ethical decisions, asking for an analysis of how the tradition's ethical teachings guide adherents to navigate the world today in one nominated ethics area. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (a)(i)2 marksOutline ONE ethical teaching in the chosen tradition. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (a)(ii)5 marksExplain how the teaching outlined in part (a)(i) is reflected in one of bioethics, environmental ethics or sexual ethics. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (a)5 marksStimulus part quoting the tradition's own sources on doing good, asking how ONE ethical teaching is applied to encourage adherents to do good in one nominated ethics area. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (a)3 marksDescribe ONE ethical teaching in the tradition, referring to one of bioethics, environmental ethics or sexual ethics. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Significant People and Ideas

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (c)7 marksEvaluate how ONE significant person or school of thought, other than the tradition's founding figure, provides direction for a meaningful life. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section III Q28–3220 marksStimulus-based extended response casting significant people and schools of thought as agents of change, asking for an analysis of the impact of ONE such person or school other than the founding figure. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (c)5 marksExplain how the contribution of ONE significant person or school of thought, other than the founding figure, is evident in the tradition today. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (c)6 marksStimulus part quoting the tradition's own sources on community, asking how the contributions of ONE significant person or school of thought other than the founding figure encouraged people towards community. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Significant practices: significance for the individual and the community

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section II Q23–27 (b)5 marksAnalyse the importance of ONE significant practice to adherents of the tradition. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The tradition as a living, integrated belief system

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section III Q28–3220 marksExtended response, with no stimulus this year, on how the tradition guides adherents towards living a better life, referring to at least two of significant person or school of thought, ethics and significant practices. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section III Q28–3220 marksExtended response, with no stimulus, on how both diversity and unity are expressed within the tradition, referring to at least two of significant person or school of thought, ethics and significant practices. Set identically for all five traditions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Also in this topic: Significant People and Ideas: ONE person or school of thought other than the founding figure · The effect of that person or school of thought on the religious tradition · Ethics: ONE of bioethics, environmental ethics or sexual ethics · Significant practices: ONE practice within the tradition · Buddhism — Pilgrimage, Temple Puja, Wesak · Christianity — Baptism, Marriage ceremony, Saturday/Sunday worship · Hinduism — Marriage ceremony, Pilgrimage, Temple Worship · Islam — Friday prayer at the mosque, Funeral ceremony, Hajj · Judaism — death and mourning, marriage, Synagogue services · How a practice expresses belief and its significance for the individual and the community · The tradition as a living, integrated belief system answering the enduring questions of human existence — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Religion and Peace · 4 mapped questions

Peace for the individual: inner peace

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section IV Q3320 marksCompulsory stimulus-based extended response on love as the starting point of peace, asking how TWO religious traditions support adherents towards achieving inner peace.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section IV Q3320 marksCompulsory stimulus-based extended response on traditions as pathways to inner peace, asking for an analysis of how ONE religious tradition's values and actions foster inner peace — one tradition, not two.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Peace for the individual and peace for the world

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section IV Q3320 marksCompulsory stimulus-based extended response linking world peace to inner peace, asking for an evaluation of the response of TWO religious traditions to the issue of peace.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section IV Q3320 marksCompulsory stimulus-based extended response on inner stillness transforming the world, asking for an analysis of how TWO religious traditions encourage adherents to seek peace in order to transform the world.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Also in this topic: The understanding of peace in TWO religious traditions · Peace in sacred texts: Sutta Pitaka and Dhammapada, the New Testament, the Bhagavad Gita, the Qur'an and Hadith, the Prophetic vision of peace on Earth · Principal teachings about peace in TWO religious traditions · Peace for the individual: means of achieving inner peace · Peace for the world: means of achieving world peace · The whole study completed within the SAME two religious traditions — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

Religion and Non-Religion · 44 mapped questions

Global distribution of the five major religious traditions

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q121 markMultiple choice matching two people, one from Cambodia and one from Greece, to the tradition each is most likely to follow.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q225 marksShort answer describing the current global distribution of TWO religious traditions with reference to statistical data.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q201 markMultiple choice on which country has the largest number of Buddhist adherents.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q211 markMultiple choice on which statement about religious affiliation in four named countries is true.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q151 markMultiple choice on the pair of countries in which Buddhism is the dominant religion.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The rise of new religious expression and spiritualities

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q141 markMultiple choice reading a quotation about a festival as evidence of the search for personal fulfilment and meaning.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q181 markMultiple choice on which option is NOT a main reason for the rise of new religious expressions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q141 markMultiple choice on what the popularity of spiritual and personal development at wellbeing events reflects.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q161 markMultiple choice on the best explanation for the rise in new religious expressions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Non-religious worldviews: Atheism

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q131 markMultiple choice on how atheism helps a person find meaning in life.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q141 markMultiple choice on an atheist's view of morality.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Social cohesion

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q151 markMultiple choice on what generates social cohesion.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q171 markMultiple choice on why religious traditions seek to build community in the modern world.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q225 marksShort answer using an Australian Human Rights Commission stimulus on social cohesion to explain how the religious dimension may promote it.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The religious dimension in human history: animism

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q161 markMultiple choice on a key characteristic of animism.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q131 markMultiple choice classifying a person who believes elements of the natural world possess a soul.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q131 markMultiple choice on the worldview holding that all material and natural things possess a spirit or soul.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The religious dimension in human history: monotheism and polytheism

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q171 markMultiple choice reading an overlap diagram for what monotheism and polytheism share.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q151 markMultiple choice on a feature common to both monotheism and polytheism.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Non-religious worldviews: Agnosticism

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q181 markMultiple choice classifying a speaker in a short dialogue as an agnostic.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q171 markMultiple choice on the statement that best expresses an agnostic worldview.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Influences on new religious expression: ecological awareness

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q191 markTwo-statement multiple choice on whether new religious expressions abandon or promote ecological responsibility.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Non-religious worldviews: Scientific Humanism

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q201 markMultiple choice on which belief-system description best reflects Scientific Humanism.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q151 markMultiple choice on the core aspect of Scientific Humanism.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Religious and non-religious responses to the transcendent

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q211 markTwo-statement multiple choice on whether religious worldviews acknowledge the transcendent and whether they focus solely on the present life.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q191 markMultiple choice on what best distinguishes a religious from a non-religious worldview.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Social transformation

20252009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q225 marksShort answer, prompted by a statement about religion shaping social norms, on how the religious dimension has been a force for social transformation.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The religious dimension in human history: monotheism

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q121 markMultiple choice defining monotheism.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q121 markTwo-statement multiple choice on the definition of monotheism and whether Buddhism belongs in a list of monotheistic religions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Religious and non-religious responses to social responsibility

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q141 markMultiple choice on an understanding of social responsibility shared by religious and non-religious belief systems.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Non-religious worldviews: aspirations and behaviour

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q161 markMultiple choice on which statement about the behaviour of people holding non-religious worldviews is true.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Social cohesion and social transformation

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q171 markTwo-statement multiple choice separating social transformation from social cohesion in two examples of religious activity.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Non-religious worldviews: Atheism and Agnosticism

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q191 markMultiple choice classifying three speakers as atheist, agnostic or theist.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q161 markMultiple choice classifying four speakers across animist, atheist, agnostic and monotheist positions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Religious and non-religious responses to the human person

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q201 markMultiple choice on how non-religious belief systems hold that the human person develops.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q201 markMultiple choice on the statement religious and non-religious worldviews are most likely to agree on.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Influences on new religious expression: disenchantment and ecological awareness

20242009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q211 markMultiple choice pairing the two influences behind a couple joining a flexible, sustainability-focused spiritual community.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Meaning and purpose for the individual

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q121 markMultiple choice on what religious traditions do NOT aim to do.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q211 markMultiple choice summarising a stimulus on religion bringing people together while critiquing values, attitudes and behaviours.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Influences on new religious expression: materialism

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q131 markMultiple choice picking the materialistic person from four short descriptions.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →
20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q181 markMultiple choice on why individuals might see value in embracing materialism.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

The religious dimension in human history

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q181 markTwo-statement multiple choice on religion providing purpose for all individuals and the significance of the religious dimension in human history.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Non-religious worldviews: Humanism

20232009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q225 marksShort answer using a humanist's quotation about doing the right thing unobserved to explain how humanism influences behaviour.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Influences on new religious expression: disenchantment with traditional practice

20222009 Syllabus (Studies of Religion I and II Stage 6, examined from 2010)Studies of Religion II examination Section I Part B Q191 markMultiple choice accounting for a religious person who wants greater freedom in making ethical choices.Official paper ↗Check tutors for this question →

Also in this topic: The religious dimension in human history: animism, polytheism, monotheism · Meaning and purpose for the individual, social cohesion and social transformation · Influences on that rise: materialism, scientific progress, ecological awareness, disenchantment with traditional practice · Non-religious worldviews: Atheism, Agnosticism, Rational Humanism, Scientific Humanism · Religious and non-religious responses to the transcendent, the human person and social responsibility — question-level mapping in progress; the year table above links every official paper.

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