Researching Religion: Statistics & Method 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. Which of the following is an official, typically government-run count of the entire population, including questions about religious affiliation in many countries?
A census
A poll
An organisational report
A private survey only
Answer: A census — A census is an official, typically government-run count of the entire population, and includes questions about religious affiliation in many countries.
Easy
2. What is organisational data, as a method of obtaining religious statistics?
Numbers reported directly by religious institutions themselves, such as membership rolls
A government census of the entire national population
A single short question asked at one specific moment in time
Data that can only ever be gathered by academic researchers
Answer: Numbers reported directly by religious institutions themselves, such as membership rolls — Organisational data refers to numbers reported directly by religious institutions themselves, such as their own membership rolls.
Medium
3. Name the first methodological step involved in gathering meaningful religious statistics, which involves deciding how to classify and count adherents.
Answer: religious categorisation — Religious categorisation is the first step in gathering meaningful statistics, involving deciding how to classify and count adherents before any numbers can be gathered.
