2020 Multiple-choice Questions
2020 Multiple-choice Questions
What do most New Age religions have in common with Australia’s major religious traditions?
A. They use sacred texts.
B. They prioritise music in worship.
C. They have a spiritual dimension.
D. They rely on a formal set of spiritual beliefs.
Communication between which of the following is an example of ecumenical dialogue?
A. Buddhists and Hindus
B. Baptists and Presbyterians
C. Catholics and Orthodox Jews
D. Muslims and the Salvation Army
Which of the following is a reflection of secularism?
A. Increasing participation in social activism
B. Growing tensions between religious traditions
C. The number of people switching denominations
D. The number of marriages being conducted by civil celebrants
Which Australian state has the highest percentage of people with a religious affiliation?
A. New South Wales
B. South Australia
C. Tasmania
D. Victoria
Why was closing Uluru to climbers important for the Anangu traditional owners?
A. It recognised the power of ceremonial life.
B. It acknowledged obligations of land and people.
C. It educated younger generations about sacred sites.
D. It demonstrated the authority of Australian federal law.
How was the closure of Uluru to climbers significant for the land rights movement?
A. It demonstrated the power of the environmental movement.
B. It demonstrated that traditional law cannot accommodate tourism.
C. It provided an example of traditional and Australian law working together.
D. It provided an example of traditional law being privileged over Australian law.
Which of the following is correct?
A. Between 1996 and 2016, over 50% of Australian Pentecostal adherents migrated from the USA.
B. Pentecostal churches are socially conservative and experience little denominational switching.
C. Between 1996 and 2006, almost 20% of Catholic adherents switched into Pentecostal denominations.
D. Adherents switching into Pentecostal denominations are more likely to have switched from another Pentecostal denomination.
What was established by the 1998 Native Title (Amendment) Act?
A. Terra nullius was deemed invalid.
B. The rights of leaseholders could override native title.
C. The rights of freehold property owners were recognised.
D. Native title could coexist with the rights of leaseholders.
Which decade saw the Catholic Church become the largest Christian denomination in Australia?
A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
According to the Uluru Statement from the Heart, how would constitutional reform contribute to reconciliation?
A. Promote national unity
B. Improve knowledge of Aboriginal traditions
C. Support land rights claims
D. Enable Aboriginal people to control the reconciliation process