Morality and Belief: SQA Higher RMPS Morality and Belief quiz quiz

Question Paper 2, worth 20 marks

Section 2 of Question Paper 1, worth 30 marks

The assignment only

A coursework folio

Ancient and modern

Eastern and Western

Religious and non-religious

Legal and illegal

Retribution, deterrence, protection, reformation and reparation

Mercy, grace, forgiveness, charity and hope

Arrest, trial, sentence, appeal and release

Fines, prison, community service, tagging and probation

There is no difference

A crime breaks the law of the land; a sin breaks religious or moral teaching

A sin is always more serious than a crime

A crime is only committed by non-believers

It is too cheap

It deters too effectively

It violates the sanctity of life and risks executing the innocent

It reforms offenders too quickly

By divine command

By the teaching of religious authorities

By wellbeing, consent and mutual care

By whether the couple are married in church

That humans may use nature however they wish

That the world is entrusted and humans are caretakers responsible for it

That only governments are responsible for the environment

That nature has no value

As licence to exploit nature freely

As responsible stewardship and care, not exploitation

As a command to ignore the environment

As applying only to farmland

That life only matters if it has good quality

That life is sacred and God-given and not ours to end

That autonomy always overrides other concerns

That medical decisions should be left to the state

Whether abortion is expensive

Whether doctors enjoy the procedure

The moral status of the embryo or foetus weighed against the woman's rights and circumstances

Whether abortion is mentioned in the news

Jus ad bellum and jus in bello

Sila and samadhi

Retribution and reformation

Sanctity and quality

Just cause

Legitimate authority

Discrimination, protecting non-combatants

Last resort

That war is too expensive only

The sanctity of life, that violence breeds violence, and teaching such as turning the other cheek

That force always succeeds

That only soldiers should decide

They are always used as a last resort

They cannot easily discriminate between combatants and civilians and cause disproportionate harm

They are cheap and harmless

They guarantee a reasonable chance of success