Unique Features of World Religions is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 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
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1. The Five Pillars, including the declaration of faith, daily prayer, almsgiving, fasting during Ramadan and pilgrimage to Mecca, are core obligations traditionally structuring which religion?
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Answer: Islam — Islam is traditionally structured around five core obligations known as the Five Pillars: the declaration of faith, five daily prayers (salah), almsgiving (zakat), fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) for those who are able.
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2. Christianity traditionally centres belief on God as a Trinity of:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva
The Buddha, Dharma and Sangha
Torah, Talmud and Mishnah
Answer: Father, Son and Holy Spirit — Christianity traditionally centres on belief in one God understood as a Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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3. What term describes the Hindu concept of the consequences of one's actions, which is traditionally connected to the cycle of rebirth?
Answer: Karma — Karma refers to the consequences of action within Hinduism, connected to concepts of dharma (duty/righteousness) and samsara (the cycle of rebirth).
