2023 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES B 8063/2A Paper 2A Perspectives on faith (themes) Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]

2023 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES B 8063/2A Paper 2A Perspectives on faith (themes) Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES B Paper 2A Perspectives on faith (themes) Tuesday 23 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials Before you open this book, you must ensure you also have the Question Paper/Answer Book for the religion option you are entered for (either Islam or Judaism). Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at both the top of this page and the top of the Question Paper/Answer Book for the religion option. • Choose two themes and answer all questions for those themes. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. Information • The maximum mark for this paper is 48. • The marks for the questions are shown in brackets. Advice You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to complete both Question Paper/Answer Books. You are advised to spend 50 minutes on this paper and 50 minutes on your religion option. For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 TOTAL *JUN2380632A01* IB/G/Jun23/E5 8063/2A 2 Answer all the questions from any two themes. 0 1 Theme A: Religion, relationships and families 0 1 . 1 Which one of the following is not a teaching in ‘The Theology of the Body ’? [1 mark] Put a tick ( ) in the box next to the correct answer. A Couples should not have more children than they can provide for. B Men and women show their love for each other through sex. C People discover their dignity through the body. D Using artificial contraception strengthens a couple’s relationship. 0 1 . 2 Give two ways in which Christian parents can make a loving home for their children. [2 marks] 1 2 Do not write outside the box 1 2 *02* IB/G/Jun23/8063/2A 3 0 1 . 3 Explain two contrasting views on homosexuality. • You must refer to a Christian view. • Your contrasting view may come from Christianity or from another religious or non-religious tradition. [4 marks] Question 1 continues on the next page Do not write outside the box 4 Turn over ► *03* IB/G/Jun23/8063/2A 4 0 1 . 4 Explain two Catholic beliefs about gender discrimination. Refer to scripture or another source of Christian belief and teaching in your answer.