Studies of Religion...another one bites the dust. I'm going to work through solutions shortly. So in the mean time - tell me what you thought! How did it go for you?
I think the short answer on Aboriginal Spirituality was smooooth and if you've come to my lectures throughout the year we've worked extensively on kinship groups so hopefully you felt prepared for that one!
Note: I'm putting solutions and commentary for both SOR I and II in here - so if you're a one unit student seeing a question or answer about something you certainly weren't quizzed on, do not stress!!! It's more than likely from the 2u course. Core One Multiple Choice:1. Which of the following is denomination switching...let me just say that damnit this comes up so frequently and if you read it really carefully you will definitely get this. The answer is D, Anglicanism to Catholicism. (if you've come to the lectures then hoping you heard my warning about this!!)
2. C, the Philippines.
3. I used process of elimination for this because none of the answers stand out as being obviously something, but rather, obviously
not something. So assimilation, ecumenism, and protectionism have nothing to do with the land, so reconciliation is the best option. A.
4. This question IS SOOO TRICKY! I had to refer to my notes for this because I couldn't remember the date off the top of my head. The answer is D, 1985, because the first time the Uniting Church was only established in 1977. This is not at all an unfair question by any means, it is just difficult because it requires understanding something about the religious landscape from last century.
5. I used process of elimination for the second part of the source question too, the answer isn't secular praying, there's no evidence of multifaith worship, not evidence of interfaith dialogue, but we could say interdenominational praise is an example of ecumenical activity. It requires you to infer a little bit here and not get caught out between the "interdenominational praise" and the "interfaith dialogue." The answer is D, ecumenical activity.
6. B, the system of kinship.
7. Anglicanism did, but the others did not. Answer is A, 1.
8. The reason I think this one is a little tricky is because there are a few answers that could be right, but it's a matter of which one is the most right. The question asks for the "main" purpose of ceremonial practices, so while some of the answers are other features, they are not the "main" - so the answer is C, to maintain a connection between the physical and spiritual worlds, I believe. I am a bit thrown by this because talking about two "worlds" seems to go against my understanding of Aboriginal Spirituality as being metatemporal and animistic, meaning that it's all one, looping, narrative, rather than "worlds", but the content of this answer is most correct to me. I could be looking too far into it, what did you think?
9. I've read this one three times over, still a bit puzzled. I don't think A is correct because I cannot be certain interfaith dialogue was not organised before the 1970s? I know the NCCA is one we look at significantly in the course, but that was in the early 1990s, and they created a forum for MULTIfaith dialogue, but it seems too late...and then I don't think it's true religions have become more competitive and less cooperative. I also don't think religions are "less concerned with humanitarian aspects of immigration" - and tbh I'm not even sure what they're trying to say with this one, really unclear in my opinion. Are they saying, religions aren't trying to stop other religions from entering the country since the 1940s? Because I guess that's true, that especially with the Christian Churches working to dismantle the White Australia Policy, but what the hell are humanitarian aspects of immigration? Genuinely puzzled with this question, because then I also don't think there is a decline in ethnic diversity since the 1960s? Sorry to be so confused - I could be overthinking it. What did you put down for this one?
Edit: On revisiting this, I'm going to say the answer is A, and that's what I would have written, but I don't say it with a lot of confidence. I also just phoned an SOR teacher who said it really stumped her as well.
10. B, both statements are false.
Question 11: The short answer on kinship.Based on the notes from the marking centre in years before, they've asked students to be more specific when talking about aspects of kinship. So you might specifically talk about totems, moieties, Dreaming, ceremonies, roles and responsibilities, and so on. If you're following the line that Dreaming, Land, and Kinship are inextricably linked then you could really tease that out in the response that removal from one (kinship groups) has a ripple effect into every other aspect of Aboriginal Spirituality. Not a difficult question at all, as long as you can remember to focus on the "removal" so talking about dispossession, rather than a pre-dispossession time.
The Depth Studies:I think these questions were really fair and gave you a lot to talk about. The short answers were fairly standard, nothing too surprising in them. I think the quote given for the short answer for each religion was fairly easy to use and I don't think any religion had it too much harder than another, it just comes down to what you thought was the most accessible for you based on your study.
Interesting with the essay, Buddhism asked for ethics, Islam asked for practice, Judaism asked for ethics, but Christianity and Hinduism asked in general. So I would have tried to pick Christianity or Hinduism for my essay because there's so much more freedom!
Now onto 2U paper!Multiple Choice:12. Feature common to both monotheism and polytheism: D. Acknowledgement of a transcendent dimension in life.
13. A. Animist.
14. C.
15. Social cohesion, B.
16. D. The one about the scientist.
17. A - the absence of divine revelation.
18. C, about materialism - exploring new religious spiritualities.
19. B. Islam is the major religion in two countries shown.
20. C, statement one is false and 2 is true (although I don't like the wording of this, I don't think it's is completely true to say number 2 is true)
21. D, Japan to Nepal.
Question 1, 20 marks, about inner peace as an important step to achieving world peaceI think this question is pretty standard and fairly friendly. The quote is very accessible in terms of its message being simple and strong. It isn't very long so it might get difficult to reference it creatively throughout (yknow, instead of just whacking it in there) but I don't think its a curveball by any means.
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