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Junior Cycle Religious Education: People of commitment

How often People of commitment comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025.

People of commitment, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on People of commitment.

(a)Mother Teresa, who joined the Loreto Sisters in Rathfarnham, Dublin, is known for…
  1. Leading India to independence peacefully
  2. Caring for the poor and dying in Kolkata
  3. Founding the Red Cross in Switzerland
(b)Martin Luther King Jr, a Baptist minister, used his faith to…
  1. Found a new church in Ireland
  2. Lead an armed revolt against the government
  3. Lead peaceful protests for civil rights
(c)Nano Nagle, from Co. Cork, is remembered for…
  1. Setting up schools for poor children
  2. Founding the Corrymeela Community
  3. Writing the Book of Kells
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(a) Caring for the poor and dying in Kolkata

(b) Lead peaceful protests for civil rights

(c) Setting up schools for poor children

Your turn: Common Level questions on People of commitment.

Common Level

Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q3, Q14
2024Not asked
2023Q8
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More People of commitment questions

People of commitment, 3 marks

Gandhi's Hindu belief in ahimsa led him to…

  1. Lead an army against British rule
  2. Refuse to meet people of other faiths
  3. Resist injustice without violence
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Resist injustice without violence

Ahimsa means non-harming. Gandhi led peaceful campaigns such as the 1930 Salt March in India's struggle for independence, and he inspired Martin Luther King Jr.

People of commitment, 2 marks

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, is known for…

  1. Writing down the Tripitaka for the first time
  2. Teaching mindfulness and working for peace
  3. Leading a Buddhist army in Vietnam
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Teaching mindfulness and working for peace

He opposed the Vietnam War and founded the Plum Village community in France. Martin Luther King Jr nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967.

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