Religious Ethics & Economics is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Religion Studies CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What does "ethical decision-making in public life" specifically refer to, as used in this lesson?
Decisions with a wider social dimension beyond purely private, individual choices
Only decisions made by a single individual with no connection to wider society
A term that applies exclusively to political elections
A synonym meaning exactly the same as personal religious belief
Answer: Decisions with a wider social dimension beyond purely private, individual choices — Ethical decision-making in public life refers to decisions with a wider social dimension beyond purely private, individual choices.
Easy
2. Which of the following is listed as a typical source of ethical decision-making across religious traditions?
Sacred scripture or revealed teaching
Only modern scientific research papers
Exclusively individual personal preference with no external source
A single global vote among all religious adherents
Answer: Sacred scripture or revealed teaching — Sources of ethical decision-making across traditions typically include sacred scripture or revealed teaching, the interpretive tradition, reasoned ethical reflection, and lived communal experience and precedent.
Medium
3. Name one value CAPS highlights as recurring with notable frequency across otherwise very different religious traditions as part of harmonious social existence.
Answer: compassion — Values such as honesty, compassion, justice, care for the vulnerable and respect for others recur with notable frequency across otherwise very different traditions.
