Death and the Afterlife (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes

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Heaven, Hell and Purgatory
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What term describes the reward religious people pursue through dedication to God?

Eschatological reward

What will close when humans reach Heaven?

Epistemic distance

According to the note, purgatory has what relation to Biblical references?

No Biblical references

How long after Jesus' death was the idea of purgatory developed?

5 centuries

Which scholar supports purgatory and believes humans are made imago dei but incomplete?

John Hick

In philosophy, eternity means past, present & future exist how?

In one unchanging moment

Anselm's four dimensionalist approach says God controls which four dimensions?

Height, width, depth, time

In which work does Augustine present hell as an everlasting physical place?

City of God

Augustine wrote creatures in hell 'can burn without being' what?

Consumed

According to Aquinas, what is the temporary happiness achievable in this world called?

Felicitas

How many circles of hell are described in Dante's Inferno?

9 circles

In the parable of sheep & goats, actions for 'the least of these' were done for whom?

God

Bernard Williams' character EM becomes what after 300 years at age 42?

Bored

In Sartre's 'No Exit', what famous phrase describes his view of hell?

Hell is other people

What term describes the flourishing that is the highest human good for Aristotle?

Eudaimonia

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