JAMB - Christian Religious Knowledge Crk (1989)

1
'The the LORD God said, it is not good that the man should be alone;.... Which of the following did He make fit for him?
Answer
(C)
helper
2
The first generation of mankind was destroyed in the great flood of water because of
Answer
(A)
corruption and violence
3
Which of the following is the sign of the covenant between God and Abraham ?
Answer
(D)
circumcision in the flesh of the foreskins
4
God appeared to Jacob in a dream and Jacob made a vow to
Answer
(D)
pay tithe to God
5
Joseph saw his sale by his brothers as God's plan to enable him
Answer
(D)
preserve life
6
The two Hebrew midwives instructed by Pharaoh to kill the Hebrew male babies at birth were
Answer
(C)
Shiphrah and Puah
7
The Egyptian magicians were able to reproduce the first three miracles done by Moses and Aaron, but the fourth which they were unable to perform was the plague of
Answer
(A)
gnats from the dust
8
The possibility of crossing the Red Sea was seen by Israel as
Answer
(A)
God's active presence in their midst
9
In Exodus 17 and Numbers 20, similar incidents of lack of water for the congregation are recorded. A significant difference however, is that in Exodus 17, Moses is commanded to
Answer
(A)
strike the rock
10
The only commanded which has a promise attached to it concerns
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(A)
respecting parents
11
'What is sweeter than honey. What is stronger than lion? 'Who gave this riddle?
Answer
(C)
Samson
12
'Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, '' A woman killed him''. The speaker was
Answer
(C)
Abimelech
13
A famous prophetess who was also a judge in Israel was
Answer
(D)
Deborah
14
Gideon was also called Jerubbaal because he
Answer
(A)
pulled down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it
15
Joshua was full of the spirit of wisdom because
Answer
(B)
Moses had laid his hands upon him
16
'My little finger is thicker than my father's lions' means that comparison with his father, Rehoboam will
Answer
(C)
be harsher
17
'What portion have we in David? we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel!.. This declaration marked the end of
Answer
(B)
untited kingdom in Israel
18
The incident which inspired King Josiah to undertake a reform was the
Answer
(C)
discovery of the book of the law
19
'Seek good, and not evil that you may live, and so the Lord, the God of host, will be with you, as you have said...' Which prophet gave this advice?
Answer
(B)
Amos
20
And at the time of the offering of the oblation, the prophet came near and said, .... O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that thou, O Lord, art God, and that thou has turned their hearts back' what happened after this prayer ?
Answer
(D)
The fire of Lord fell
21
One of the reasons why Sennacherib could not enter Jerusalem and conquer it as he did to Samaria was that
Answer
(B)
thousands of his soldiers miraculosly died overnight
22
When the Chaldean army captured king Zedekiah, they
Answer
(B)
slew his sons before his eyes
23
'All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all'. This messianic prophecy was made by
Answer
(D)
Isaiah
24
The vision of 'dry bones' teaches that
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(D)
exiled Israel will be restored
25
Gilgamesh Epic is the Babylonian equivalent of the biblical story of the
Answer
(D)
flood
26
To whom was the birth of Jesus announced with a sign?
Answer
(B)
the shepherds
27
The central message of john the Baptist in the Jordan region was about a baptism
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(D)
of repentance
28
Jesus heard a voice saying: 'Thou art my beloved Son, with thee I am well pleased'. Jesus heard this voice during His
Answer
(A)
baptism
29
According to Herod, Jesus was John the Baptist raised from the dead because He
Answer
(C)
had the powers of John at work in him
30
When John sent his disciples to ask Jesus 'Are you the one who is to come..? 'Jesus' immediate reaction was to
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(B)
ask them to tell John about his miracles
31
'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he pleased! is usually referred to as
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(A)
the angels' song
32
'I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith'. This statement was made during the healing of the
Answer
(D)
centurion's servant
33
When they saw the man who had been possessed by demons in his right mind, the Gerasenes
Answer
(B)
asked Jesus to depart from them
34
One of the objectives, according to Mark, for which Jesus appointed the twelve, was for them to
Answer
(C)
cast out demons
35
'Get behind me, Satan!, for you are not on the side of God, but of man'. The reason for this sharp rebuke was that the addressee
Answer
(B)
wanted to dissuade Jesus from dying on the cross
36
From the parable of the friend at midnight we learn that
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(A)
we cannot receive anything from God if we don't ask
37
'And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him'. Jesus was led into the wilderness by
Answer
(B)
the spirit
38
Which of the following instructions was given only to the seventy and not to the twelve when Jesus sent his disciples on mission?
Answer
(B)
Salute no one on the road
39
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. What issue was raised to which this statement was a response?
Answer
(C)
fasting
40
'Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. The above quotation teaches.
Answer
(B)
obedience to civil authority
41
Who requested for the body of Jesus after His death?
Answer
(D)
Joseph of Arimathea
42
'Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us...?. this expresses the regret of
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(C)
Cleopas and one other disciple
43
Paul was accused of apparently being a preacher of foreign divinities in Athens because he preached Jesus and the
Answer
(B)
resurrection
44
When Paul and Barnabas healed a cripple at Lystra, the people named them
Answer
(A)
Zeus and Hermes
45
Paul told the Athenians that they were religious because `
Answer
(B)
they dedicated an altar to the unknown God