[ Background by www.SoupFaerie.Com ]Explanation for this page: well, I was very bored. So I thought I'd make up a stupid RS exam question. Because I have an RS exam tomorrow, of course. And then I set it to some people. And thats about it. If you feel like answering one of these questions, or all of them, mail the answers to mentallychallengedgiraffe@hotmail.com
RS, Music and Chemistry.
R.S. Q. Explain what Christians believe about the Nature of God from the viewpoint of Frank the Snail, who lives in an Atheist's plant pot in Brixton with his wife and six kids - two boys, three girls and a shell. You must refer to slime in your answer. [8]
A1. Frank the Snail knew that the Atheist's friend, a Christian from his haircut, believed in God. Frank was slithering in his slime one foamy afternoon when the Christian took out a Bible. The Atheist was counting his marbles, fairly sure of having lost a few, when Frank hopped onto the Christian's upper limb and swiftly made his way to the fingers where the Bible was held. 8 hours later, when the Atheist had finished his grunting efforts at push-ups, the snail reached the Book. He wriggled onto the open page. And with a clash, the Christian shut the Book. (And so Frank never did learn about the Christian beliefs on the Nature of God.)
A2. Frank thought that Christians believed in Slime. Slime is the only one almighty snail who is loved by all and is an atheist. Frankie always used to say his prayers to Slime as he crossed the road. One day a car came along and ran poor Frank over (who had his eyes closed in religious fever). He died from major blood loss. His wife and kids denounced Slime and worshipped Grass instead.
A3. It is very difficult to specify exactly what many snails understand the views of Christians to be, but to try and highlight the keypoints I will look from the viewpoint of Frank the Snail and his family. Frank was always brought up not ever knowing the existence of Christians, until one day his athiest invited one back to his house for dinner. Not that he was going to eat him mind, not at all.
Anyway, Frank was interested in this strange young woman. But more than that, he was interested in the young woman's car. He had seen many of this make before, but had never known what it was. It had a strange fish symbol on the back, apparently the make was Ichthus... He had never heard of that before! So, the peculiar woman, having caught Frank attention wandered into the house with Frank's atheist, and a few hours later, Frank joined them to eavesdrop. And hearing the things he did very nearly caused him to drop his oaves, and iaves too.
Frank's atheist and his lady friend were talking about God. This was a word Frank had never heard before, but from the way the lady was talking about it, Frank could tell it was with a capital G! She spoke very passionately of a loving and forgiving being. Of father, sons and strange ghost like beings. She spoke of many strange and seemingly wonderful things, but not once did she mention Slime. He couldn't believe it. It was an outrage. He'd brought his kids up faithfully dedicating their lives to Slime. After all, if they didn't. He shuddered to think of the consequences.
All of a sudden the woman caught his attention. She was talking of something that sounded very much like Slime, but using a strange name. S......a.........t........a.......n, it was hard work to pronounce, so he gave up and listened in. She talked of horrific things, unmentionable evils, and Frank found he was able to relate to all she had to say. But then her mood changed, and she moved onto a name equally difficult to pronounce. But something about this name convinced him that he wanted to keep trying. So, while he was trying to get his tongue round the name of Jesus, he continued to listen. She spoke of forgiveness, and of eternal life up with this radical Jesus dude. And suddenly these were the things Frank wanted to hear about. All the ideas he'd ever come across before of higher powers were always boring and unattractive. But not this one.
So that day, Frank dedicated his life to God and to that wierd Jesus bloke whose name he could never pronounce. And he sat there on the windowsill in Brixton, just above his beloved plant pot, and he prayed to the God he'd never known before. And it was just in time really, for five minutes later the window was opened and Frank lay dead on the ground.
Music Q. Listen to the following extract. Pick out the main features of it and show how this tell us what date last year it was composed, and the middle name of the guy on the backing chords. [32]
http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/
A1.
Chemistry Q. When disodium phonosulphate is subdinitried with a small pinch of jugularimonochloride a reaction takes place. Describe how this reaction takes place and what is seen, and include all nine chemical equations. [4.5]
A1.
Biology, History and Physics.
Biology Q. Imagine that you are a platelet in the bloodstream. Now imagine that the person whose body you are in has a nose bleed and you end up being flushed down the toilet. What do you see on the way to Platelet Heaven? [9]
A1. 'Twas a warm and peaceful morning. The capillary was snug but not claustrophobic, and I swam along, ready to clot where it appeared appropriate. Then, a tremble ran through the capillary wall. I heard the whisper of the red blood cells around me - "Bleed," they said, "its a Bleed!"
Suddenly the current quickened. Soon I was being dragged onward by a vast and roaring current,splashing against the thin walls and flecked with yellow foam. Staring over the back of one of the lumbering Phagocytes, I was dazzled by the growing crack of blinding light which was drawing us in, like an angler reeling in his helpless prey. Then the crack swallowed us, opening out into a Bloodfall which stabbed down into the misty grey which lay beyond the Fortress Hairs.
Down I fell; past two lips huge,cracked and glistening, like a monstrous Heart-valve; past chin, and terrible Neck, from the absorbent collar of which no blood cell had ever returned. Down I plunged, until a huge grey wall condensed out of the mist below me. It rushed up to meet me - an ocean of murky and empty water. Then I could no longer deny the awful truth. I was lost; I was gone forever.
I was in The Great Basin.
History Q. In the reign of King Bert the Majorly frazzled, many people died. What was the cause of this and why do experts claim it to be a sign from a divine power? Discuss, and refer to sources in your answer.[3]
A1.
Physics Q. If you were to fall from Saturn, and you started off being propelled at 50mph, would you get home in time for dinner? Include all relevant formulae. [2]
A1.
