Examine Three Religious Beliefs In Life After Death

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A quiz on Christianity and Buddhism in reference to their beliefs in life after death. Can be helpful for A2 Religious Studies RS4 - Life After Death (WJEC)

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1.

What is the notion of post mortem existence?
- A.
  
  Seemingly Contradictory
- B.
  
  Christianity view on life after death
- C.
  
  True
- D.
  
  Buddhism's view on life after death
- E.
  
  A realistic view on life
2.

What is fundamental to Christianity?
- A.
  
  Rebirth
- B.
  
  God forgiving everyone
- C.
  
  The resurrection
- D.
  
  The notion of heaven, hell and resurrection
- E.
  
  Heaven and hell
3.

What is fundamental to Buddhism?
- A.
  
  Rebirth
- B.
  
  The notions of heaven, hell and the resurrection
- C.
  
  Not having a soul
- D.
  
  Nirvana
- E.
  
  Past life regression
4.

What is the idea of life after death thought to be?
- A.
  
  A distinguishing feature of religion
- B.
  
  Part of Christianity
- C.
  
  Part of Buddhism
- D.
  
  Part of being human
- E.
  
  Something that happens to us
5.

How long does archaeology suggest we have been burying our dead for?
- A.
  
  10,000 years
- B.
  
  300,000 years
- C.
  
  72,000 years
- D.
  
  23,000 years
- E.
  
  12,000 years
6.

However, how long could it have been going on for?
- A.
  
  100,000 years
- B.
  
  120,000 years
- C.
  
  400,000 years
- D.
  
  200,000 years
- E.
  
  60,000 years
7.

What are these burials though to do?
- A.
  
  Venerate the dead as they move on into the spirit world
- B.
  
  Preserve the dead
- C.
  
  Act as a sacrifice to the gods
- D.
  
  Act as a ritual
- E.
  
  Provide a source of comfort to the families
8.

What does this evidence suggest?
- A.
  
  That people have been burying the dead
- B.
  
  That sacrifice was common place
- C.
  
  That humanity has never believed in some for of afterlife
- D.
  
  Humanity has always believed in some form of afterlife
- E.
  
  That ancient cultures were not scared of Zombies
9.

Why might Atheists deny the concept of an afterlife?
- A.
  
  They are materialists
- B.
  
  They are Christian
- C.
  
  They are fundamentalists
- D.
  
  They are verificationists
- E.
  
  They are dermatologists
10.

Why might this mean they do not believe in an afterlife?
- A.
  
  Because they don't believe in God
- B.
  
  It cannot be verified
- C.
  
  We are made of only one substance, the physical body
- D.
  
  They are dualists
- E.
  
  They want cheap skin care options
11.

What do dualists believe?
- A.
  
  There is only a physical body
- B.
  
  We have five things that make us human
- C.
  
  That there is only one God
- D.
  
  There are two aspects to the human body
- E.
  
  That there are many gods
12.

What are the two parts to the human body according to dualists?
- A.
  
  Physical Body & Non-Physical Soul
- B.
  
  Non-Physical Body & Physical Soul
- C.
  
  Body & Soul
- D.
  
  Heart & Mind
- E.
  
  Non-Physical Body & Non-Physical Soul
13.

What do dualists tend to believe in?
- A.
  
  No form of post mortem existence
- B.
  
  A materialist view of the world
- C.
  
  That the world was created by God
- D.
  
  Some form of post-mortem existence
- E.
  
  One single deity
14.

How would you describe the belief in the afterlife that requires some form of embodied existence?
- A.
  
  Dualism
- B.
  
  Christianity
- C.
  
  The resurrection
- D.
  
  Rebirth
- E.
  
  Buddhism
15.

What is central to Christian belief?
- A.
  
  The continuation of life after death
- B.
  
  The belief that there is no soul
- C.
  
  Rebirth
- D.
  
  The Bible being absolutely true
- E.
  
  Purgatory
16.

What is the Christian belief in a resurrected body based on?
- A.
  
  The absolute that Jesus rose from the dead
- B.
  
  What is written in the Bible
- C.
  
  What the Church tells us
- D.
  
  That Jesus may have risen from the dead
- E.
  
  The fact that Judas betrayed Jesus
17.

Therefore, according to Christians, what was the resurrection?
- A.
  
  Metaphorical
- B.
  
  A story
- C.
  
  A lie
- D.
  
  A physical event
- E.
  
  Something that may have happened
18.

What is made clear in the gospels?
- A.
  
  The fact that the resurrection was meant to be taken as a metaphor
- B.
  
  The physicality of Jesus resurrection
- C.
  
  That people are uncertain as to whether it really happened
- D.
  
  The spiritual nature of Jesus' resurrection
- E.
  
  That Jesus was crucified
19.

Which gospel is the story of 'Doubting Thomas in'
- A.
  
  Mark
- B.
  
  John
- C.
  
  Luke
- D.
  
  Peter
- E.
  
  Matthew
20.

What does Jesus show Thomas?
- A.
  
  That he is a ghost
- B.
  
  That he is the son of God
- C.
  
  His physicality
- D.
  
  How the story is meant to be interpreted
- E.
  
  His reality
21.

In what state is Jesus in?
- A.
  
  Glorified
- B.
  
  Texas
- C.
  
  Uncertain
- D.
  
  Happy
- E.
  
  Picturesc
22.

What does Jesus make very clear?
- A.
  
  That he is dead
- B.
  
  That no trickery was involved
- C.
  
  That it is all just a dream
- D.
  
  That God will punish Thomas for doubting
- E.
  
  That belief comes from within
23.

What is an early account of the resurrection?
- A.
  
  Marks gospel
- B.
  
  Paul's letter to the Corinthians
- C.
  
  Johns gospel
- D.
  
  The dead sea scrolls
- E.
  
  The Bible
24.

What does Paul categorically defend?
- A.
  
  A bodily resurrection
- B.
  
  Jesus' death
- C.
  
  That Jesus is the son of God
- D.
  
  That the Corinthians are all blasphemers
- E.
  
  Dualism
25.

In what way will resurrected bodies be different to the previous ones?
- A.
  
  Character
- B.
  
  Shape
- C.
  
  Colour
- D.
  
  Gender
- E.
  
  Personality