GCSE RS Death and the Elderly Quiz

This is a quiz about the "Death and the Elderly" topic of the AQA Religious Studies B- Morality GCSE course. I'm doing the Full Course, so it goes into quite a lot of detail, but could also be used for Short Course on this unit.

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1. How might Christianity comfort the dying?

  • The Bible says that "He who lives and believes in me [God] will never die"- they will live on with God.
  • It teaches that you will be reincarnated and so your soul will live on.
  • It teaches that you will cease to exist, and so not suffer.
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2. For what RELIGIOUS reason might Hindus want their parents to live with them?

  • Because they are taught "honour thy father and mother"
  • One of the daily duties of Hinduism is to respect and care for your elders
  • Because they feel guilty

3. What religious reasons might people have for supporting euthanasia?

  • If we have the technology to do this, we might as well.
  • If a person has a poor quality of life, it would be kinder to end it for them.
  • God is loving and would not want His people to suffer- it's showing mercy, as He would do.
  • Everyone has the right to choose when they die.

4. What is passive euthanasia?

  • When hospital treatment is stopped and a person is allowed to die naturally.
  • Giving someone a drug that will end their life knowingly and intentionally.
  • When a person is too ill to ask for euthanisia but it is considered in their best interests.
  • When people are killed without being consulted, like in Nazi Germany.

5. What religious reasons might people have for being against Euthanasia?

  • You might make a mistake and kill someone who could actually be cured.
  • It is "playing God"- only He has the right to take life.
  • It's effectively murder.
  • It is illegal.
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