UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS. UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS UNISA leer EDT303Q OctoberiNovember 2017 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Duration 2 Hours 100 Marks EXAMINERS FIRST PROF M CLASQUIN SECOND MRD CHETTY Closed book examination ‘This examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be removed from the examination venus This examination question paper consists of 5 pages INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANSWERING THIS EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER: PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!!! You may answer the questions in any order, but use the numbenng of the questions given here Do not use different numbers For example, do not refer to question 4 as “question 1" just because you decided to do that one first All questions are compulsory. Do not waste time rewnting the question We do not expect to see references or a bibliography in an examination We do like to see evidence that you have structured your thought, and even in a paragraph answer, litle sudbheadings supply Just that kind of evidence ‘You need to answer the 20 muttiple choice questions by writing the question number and next to it, the letter of the correct answer, in your examination answer book For example 11 (1) 12 (3) And so on Do not use a mark reading sheet Please note that these questions are worth two marks each (TURN OVER]DT3030 October/November 2017 Question 1" Multiple Choice Questions [40] 1 Answer the 20 following multiole choice questions by wnting the question number and next to it, the letter of the correct answer, in your examination answer book For example 14) 12) ‘And so on Do not use a mark reading sheet Please note that these questions are worth two marks each 11. The founder of the Buddhist religion 1s named (1) The Prophet (2) The Pope (3) The Buddha (4) The Son of God 12 The founder of the Jewish religion ts named (1) David (2) Abraham (8) Moses (4) The Jewish religion does not have a specific founder 13. The founder of the Christian religion is named (1) Saulof Tarsus (2) Jesus of Nazareth (3) Herodotus of Halicarnassus (4) The Chnstian religion does not have a spectfic founder 14 The founder of the Muslim religion ts named (1) The prophet Muhammad (2) The scientist Isaac Newton (3) The messiah Jesus (4) The Muslim religion does not have a specific founder 18 The founder of the Baha'i religion is named (1) Mulla Nasruddin (2) Ayatolioh Khomeini (3) Baha'utiah (4) The Baha' religion does not have a specific founder 16 According to Jewish belief the messiah (1) has already come to earth in Jesus Christ (2) wail appear as Maitreya in the future (3) _ will bring liberation from oppression (@)__ has appeared as an mcamation of Vishnu 17 The doctrine of carnation n Christianity means that God (1) assumes a human body (2) 1s revealed in different physical forms (3) dwells spirtually in the world (4) _reincamates into different bodies [TURN OVER}073030 October/November 2017 18 Apperson states that in his or her religious group, they believe that God's most recent prophet was an American This person is most hkely @ (1) Catholic (2) Mormon (3) Anglican (4) Methodist 19. In india, Buddhism started out as an offshoot of early forms of (1) Sikhism (2) Hindursm (3) Manasm (4) Islam 110. Which one of the following 1s the youngest rel (1) Islam (2) Buddhism (3) Baha'i Fath (4) Afncan Indigenous Religion(s) ion among the ones listed here? 111 The leader of a Jewish communtty is today known as (1) apnest (2) animam 3) arab. (4) a prophet 112 The person who leads prayers in a mosque is known as the (1) priest (2) muezan (3) imam (4) caliph 1.13 In which one of the following religions do women play a leading role? (1) Mormonism (2) Baha’ (3) Wieca (8) Hinduism 114 Pentecostal churches practise baptism through (1) full immersion (2) sprinkling of water (3) infant baptism (4) washing of hands and feet 118 The term used to desenbe the combined practices set by caste and stages of lfe is (1) varnashrama (2) upenayana (3) antyeshtr (4) namakarana 116 In Buddhism, the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha are all celebrated in a single festival known as (1) Buddhist New Year (2) Deepavali (3) Buddhist Christmas (4) Wesak [TURN OVER]ET3030 October!November 2017 447 Circumcision 1s an important practice in (1) Judaism and Chnstianity (2) Islam and Buddhism (3) _ Islam and Judarsm (4) all the Abrahamic religions 118 Christians beleve that the Old Testament is the old covenant made with, (1) Abraham @) the Apostie Peter (3) the Apostle Paul (4) Moses: 119 The scriptures of Southern Buddhism were onginally wntten in the language (3) Sansknt Q) Arabic (3) Pali (4) Hebrew 120 The Wiccan scnptures are still evolving, but generally go by the name of the Book of (1) Shadows (2) the Goddess (3) Witches (4) Neo-Paganism Question 2: Definition and methodology (20) ‘The answers to these questions should be between half a page and one page in length, depending on your handweting 2(a) Definitions of religion can be either Reductionist or Essentialist Write a short essay in which you show the difference between these two kinds of definition, using the two definitions in your study matenal as examples (19) 2(b) The history of religions sees religion as having evolved through seven major phases Write a short article in which you identify these phases and brefly indicate which are the most important for understanding religion today 4 (10) OR Is it fair to divide the world’s religions into "farmiies” of Asian, Abrahamic and everything else? ‘What are the advantages and dangers of this approach to studying religion? (10) Question 3: Policy (20) Do any TWO of the following three questions ‘The answers to these questions should be between half a page and one page in length, depending on your handweting 3{a) Wate an essay explaining the implications of the “National Policy on Religion and Education” for classroom practice (10) [TURN OVER]EDT3030 OctoberiNoverber 2017 3{b) Discuss the relationship between the Constitution and the “National Policy on Religion and Education" (10) 3{c) You have been newly appointed as the principal of a school Upon arnving you discover graft ‘on the walls demanding that learners from a specific religion should be expelled What do you do? (10) Question 4: Religions [20] Do any TWO of the foliowing three questions The answers to these questions should be between half a page and one page in length, depending on your handwnting 4(a) Choose any ONE of the Asian religions Explain the role played (or not played) by the concepts of "karma" in that religion (10) 4(b) Choose any TWO of the Abrahamic religions Compare the role these religions have played in the Israel-Palestine conflict What does this tell us about the role of religion in contemporary society and how religion interacts with politics? (10) 4(c) Write a short essay about the developmental process that we see happening in nearly all cases of Contemporary Religious Developments Give examples (10) ° UNISA 2017