Multiple Choice - Religion In Australia - Post 1945

Question 0

Indigenous Australians acknowledge ______________ in their relationship with the land.

a) Treaty
b) Ownership
c) Dependence

Answer 0

Dependence

Question 1

The system that defines relationships between members of aboriginal societies is known as?

Answer 1

Kinship

Question 2

The sophisticated network of relationships that is the tangible expression of the Dreaming with Aboriginal Spiritualities is called what?

Answer 2

Kinship

Question 3

What was the first official policy after European settlement concerning the place of the indigenous peoples of Australia?

Answer 3

The Protection Policy

Question 4

What is the Stolen Generation?

Answer 4

The forced separation of indigenous children from their families.

Question 5

What was the landmark judgement that acknowledged the existence of Native Title in Australian

Answer 5

The Mabo Decision in 1992

Question 6

When was the Aboriginal Embassy or Tent Embassy first erected on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra?

Answer 6

1972

Question 7

What was the major reason for the steep climb in the number of Australians affiliating themselves with no religion in the census statistics since 1971?

Answer 7

The introduction of the instruction “if no Religion, write none” was the main reason for a steep climb in the number of Australians associating themselves with a religion.

Question 8

What observations about religion in Australia are revealed by the National Church Life Survey that are not found in the census data?

Answer 8

The attendance and age profiles data for the various Christian Denominations that aren’t found in the census data.

Question 9

Denominational switching refers to the movement of adherents between Christian Churches, which of all of the Christian denominations has the largest number of switchers.
Hint: Revolving Door Syndrome - Katie Brown

Answer 9

Pentecostals, while many people switch to join the Pentecostals, they also have many people leaving, this is referred to as Revolving Door Syndrome.

Question 10

What are examples of interfaith initiatives?

Answer 10

Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia (JCMA)
The Australian Intercultural Society
COMMON (Center of Melbourne Multifaith and Others Network.)
The Council of Christians and Jews