Religion and Non-Religion
SR2-NR is worth about 15 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Studies of Religion II papers. Practise 37 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.
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Religion and Non-Religion for SoR II — animism, polytheism and monotheism, what religion contributes, global distribution (Pew 2020 data), new religious expressions, and agnosticism, atheism and humanism compared with a religious worldview.
- 1What you need to know
- 2The religious dimension in human history
- 3What religion contributes
- 4Global distribution of religious traditions
- 5New religious expression
- 6Non-religious worldviews
- 7Comparing a religious and a non-religious worldview
- 8Common mistakes
- 9Exam tips
- 10Links to other topics
Example questions
Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Animism is the belief that
- Athere is only one God, who created everything that exists
- Bnatural objects, places and creatures have spirits
- Cno god or spirit exists beyond the natural world
- Dthere are many gods, each with their own powers
Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which statement about monotheism is accurate?
- AJudaism, Christianity and Islam each teach that there is one God
- BBelief in the Trinity means Christians worship three separate gods
- CBuddhism is monotheistic because Buddhists honour the Buddha
- DMonotheism means that God is found in every natural object
Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which trend between 2010 and 2020 was reported by the Pew Research Center in 2025?
- AThe religiously unaffiliated declined in number
- BMuslims grew faster than any other major religious group
- CBuddhists grew strongly in East Asia
- DChristians increased their share of the world's population
Answers and worked solutions appear when you practise these questions.