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A level Religious Studies Quiz on ORIGINS - IMAGO DEI - ABORTION, created by Martina Moran on 07/04/2021.

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ORIGINS - IMAGO DEI - ABORTION

Question 1 of 6

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Make this paragraph read correctly:
Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy. Both and fundamental Christians take an stance against abortion because they believe that life begins at the moment of . Liberal Christians take a stance against abortion because the circumstances may mean that abortion would be the of 2 evils.'

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Question 2 of 6

1

The number of weeks an abortion can take place was reduced from 28 to 24 weeks in the 1990 abortion act

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 3 of 6

1

Choose all the statements which would be used by Catholic Christians and fundamental Christians who take a pro-life stance (against abortion)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Do not kill (exodus)

  • The foetus does not have conscious awareness and therefore lacks personhood

  • In the case of rape then the woman has every right to terminate the pregnancy

  • The Prophet Jeremiah states 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.' meaning God intended for the person to exist.

  • Mother Teresa states 'it is poverty that someone should die so that you should live as you wish.'

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Question 4 of 6

1

Choose which statements correctly identify the position of Peter Singer

Select one or more of the following:

  • A theist who believes that human beings are special because they are made 'Imago Dei'

  • A humanist who believes that humans can be preferentially biased towards our own species

  • Argues that all human life is above animal life because humans have the ability to reason

  • Makes a distinction between belonging to the human species and having personhood

  • Believes that a foetus lacks personhood

  • Is fundamentally opposed to abortion

  • Has no objection to abortion

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Question 5 of 6

1

Make the following paragraph make sense:
The doctrine of effect is a teaching from the Catholic Church which considers the of an act over an . Catholics apply the doctrine of double effect to the issue of abortion. This means that in a situation where the mothers was at threat and some medical was needed to the mothers life then even if that intervention resulted in the of the foetus it is still morally right to save the mother.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    double
    intention
    outcome
    life
    intervention
    save
    loss

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Question 6 of 6

1

Which statement correctly identifies Catherine of Siena's teaching about 'Imago Dei'

Select one of the following:

  • Being made Imago Dei means we are perfect and without sin

  • God made use 'Imago dei' out of his great love for us and not because we deserve it.

  • God made humans in his image to keep him company

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