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=== Christian Religious Studies - Objective ===
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<ol><li>“Let there be light; and there was light”. This statement reveals God's 
    <li>Question 1
    <ol type="a">
        <ol type="a">
        <li>graciousness</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>sovereignty</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>omnipotence</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>omnipresence</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
    </ol>
        </ol>
</li>
    </li>
 
    <li>Question 2
<li>Joseph’s dreams were meant to 
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>depict God's will</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>reveal Joseph's future</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>reveal God's sovereignty</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>save Egypt from famine</li>
        </ol>
    </ol>
    </li>
</li>
    <li>Question 3
 
        <ol type="a">
<li>Pharaoh's fear for the growth and might of Israel made him 
            <li>Option a</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>drive the Israelites out of Egypt</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>afflict the Israelites with heavy burden</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>drown Israelite babies in the Nile</li>
        </ol>
        <li>punish them with starvation</li>
    </li>
    </ol>
    <li>Question 4
</li>
        <ol type="a">
 
            <li>Option a</li>
<li>And he said, "''cast it on the ground''". This instruction was meant to 
            <li>Option b</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>convince Pharaoh to harden his heart</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>showcase God's mighty power</li>
        </ol>
        <li>rescue the Jews from bondage</li>
    </li>
        <li>change the snake back into a rod</li>
    <li>Question 5
    </ol>
        <ol type="a">
</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
 
            <li>Option b</li>
<li>The discovery of pomegranates and figs at Eschol gave the spies sent by Moses 
            <li>Option c</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>strength</li>
        </ol>
        <li>hope</li>
    </li>
        <li>disappointment</li>
    <li>Question 6
        <li>fear</li>
        <ol type="a">
    </ol>
            <li>Option a</li>
</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
 
            <li>Option c</li>
<li>Joshua was chosen to succeed Moses because 
            <li>Option d</li>
    <ol type="a">
        </ol>
        <li>Moses was very old</li>
    </li>
        <li>God had now rejected Moses</li>
    <li>Question 7
        <li>Moses asked for a successor</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>God’s spirit was with Joshua</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option b</li>
</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
 
            <li>Option d</li>
<li>Deborah was described as a judge because she 
        </ol>
    <ol type="a">
    </li>
        <li>predicted the fall of Jabin</li>
    <li>Question 8
        <li>rescued Israel by killing Sisera</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>prophesied that a woman would kill Sisera</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>fought to free Israel from Canaanite domination</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option c</li>
</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
 
        </ol>
<li>In his preparation for the battle against Sisera, Barak chose his troops from the tribe of 
    </li>
    <ol type="a">
    <li>Question 9
        <li>Judah and Issachar</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Zebulun and Naphtali</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>Dan and Benjamin</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>Gad and Asher</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option d</li>
</li>
        </ol>
 
    </li>
<li>"''Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gains''" The "sons" were 
    <li>Question 10
    <ol type="a">
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Jonathan and Abinadab</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>Hophni and Phinehas</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>Joab and Asahel</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>Joel and Abijah</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
    </ol>
        </ol>
</li>
    </li>
 
    <li>Question 11
<li>David said at Ziph that Saul would one day die by one of the following means except 
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>being smitten by God</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>dying a natural death</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>perishing in a battle</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>taking his own life</li>
        </ol>
    </ol>
    </li>
</li>
    <li>Question 12
 
        <ol type="a">
<li>The people of Jabesh-gilead honored Saul by 
            <li>Option a</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>protecting his family from destruction</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>fighting in the Gilboa war</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>paying all their tributes regularly</li>
        </ol>
        <li>giving him a fitting burial</li>
    </li>
    </ol>
    <li>Question 13
</li>
        <ol type="a">
 
            <li>Option a</li>
<li>Solomon’s treaty with Hiram, King of Tyre, was meant to 
            <li>Option b</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>protect Israel when at war</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>build Pithan and store cities</li>
        </ol>
        <li>help build the temple</li>
    </li>
        <li>help establish trade links</li>
    <li>Question 14
    </ol>
        <ol type="a">
</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
 
            <li>Option b</li>
<li>The religious tension at the time of Ahab was due to 
            <li>Option c</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>Ahab’s marriage to Jezebel</li>
        </ol>
        <li>Jezebel’s social injustice</li>
    </li>
        <li>Jezebel’s introduction of Baal</li>
    <li>Question 15
        <li>Elijah’s pronouncement of drought</li>
        <ol type="a">
    </ol>
            <li>Option a</li>
</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
 
            <li>Option c</li>
<li>“''The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers''” This statement implies that Israelites 
            <li>Option d</li>
    <ol type="a">
        </ol>
        <li>do not donate family property as a gift</li>
    </li>
        <li>inherited property cannot be mortgaged</li>
     <li>Question 16
        <li>do not sell inherited property</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>forbid land transfer to foreigners</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option b</li>
</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
 
            <li>Option d</li>
<li>Which of the following personalities witnessed the reforms of Josiah? 
        </ol>
    <ol type="a">
    </li>
        <li>Hilkiah</li>
    <li>Question 17
        <li>Isaiah</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Ezekiel</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>Ezra</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option c</li>
</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
 
        </ol>
     <li>Josiah’s reign as king was popular because of his 
    </li>
    <ol type="a">
    <li>Question 18
        <li>religious reforms</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>victories in battle</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>leadership style</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>discovery of the law book</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option d</li>
</li>
        </ol>
 
    </li>
<li>Ahab and Gehazi demonstarted the spirit of 
    <li>Question 19
    <ol type="a">
        <ol type="a">
        <li>apostay</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>selfshness</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>greed</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>treachery</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
    </ol>
        </ol>
</li>
    </li>
 
    <li>Question 20
<li>When Nehemiah heard of the poor state of affairs in Judah, he immediately 
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>left to build Jerusalem</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>became sad and fasted</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>took up arms to fight</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>mobilized resources for reconstruction</li>
        </ol>
    </ol>
    </li>
</li>
    <li>Question 21
 
        <ol type="a">
<li>King Darius asked men to fear the God of Daniel because he is 
            <li>Option a</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>the living God</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>the most Supreme</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>gracious and Holy</li>
        </ol>
        <li>a loving God</li>
    </li>
    </ol>
    <li>Question 22
</li>
        <ol type="a">
 
            <li>Option a</li>
<li>To Amos, Israel's expectation of the “day of the Lord” would be a day of 
            <li>Option b</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>hapiness</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>punishment</li>
        </ol>
        <li>rejection</li>
    </li>
        <li>forgiveness</li>
    <li>Question 23
    </ol>
        <ol type="a">
</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
 
            <li>Option b</li>
<li>Amaziah warned Amos never to prophesy at Bethel again because 
            <li>Option c</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>it was the king’s sanctuary</li>
        </ol>
        <li>it showed disrespect to God</li>
    </li>
        <li>Israel easily broke the sabbath laws</li>
    <li>Question 24
        <li>Amos belonged to the prophetic guild</li>
        <ol type="a">
    </ol>
            <li>Option a</li>
</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
 
            <li>Option c</li>
<li>The prophet whose occupation was the dressing of sycamore tress was 
            <li>Option d</li>
    <ol type="a">
        </ol>
        <li>Ezekiel</li>
    </li>
        <li>Hosea</li>
    <li>Question 25
        <li>Jeremiah</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Amos</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option b</li>
</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
 
            <li>Option d</li>
<li>In the teaching of Hosea, Gomer typifies 
        </ol>
    <ol type="a">
    </li>
        <li>Canaan</li>
    <li>Question 26
        <li>Israel</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Judah</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>Assyria</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option c</li>
</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
 
        </ol>
<li>To Hosea, Yahweh was a God of 
    </li>
    <ol type="a">
    <li>Question 27
        <li>righteousness and justice</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>love and mercy</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>peace and justice</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>purity and righteousness</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option d</li>
</li>
        </ol>
 
    </li>
<li>The statement “''this is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased''” was heard during Jesus 
    <li>Question 28
    <ol type="a">
        <ol type="a">
        <li>temptation</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>transfiguration</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>crucifixion</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>baptism</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
    </ol>
        </ol>
</li>
    </li>
 
    <li>Question 29
<li>“''Let it be so now for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteouness''”. The righteous act to be fulfilled referred to Jesus' 
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>baptism</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>temptation</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>transfiguration</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>crucifixion</li>
        </ol>
    </ol>
    </li>
</li>
    <li>Question 30
 
        <ol type="a">
<li>To be recognised as an economic Messiah, the devil tempted Jesus to 
            <li>Option a</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>accept the riches of the world</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>jump down from the temple pinnacle</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>bow down and worship him</li>
        </ol>
        <li>change stones into bread and eat</li>
    </li>
    </ol>
     <li>Question 31
</li>
        <ol type="a">
 
            <li>Option a</li>
<li>What happened immediately the devil left Jesus after tempting Him? 
            <li>Option b</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>The satanic kingdom was overthrown</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>The gece came to strengthen Jesus</li>
        </ol>
        <li>God rejoiced and elevated Jesus</li>
    </li>
        <li>Angels ministered to him</li>
    <li>Question 32
    </ol>
        <ol type="a">
</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
 
            <li>Option b</li>
<li>Which of the following themes can be associated with the Lord's prayer? 
            <li>Option c</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>Love</li>
        </ol>
        <li>forgiveness</li>
    </li>
        <li>humility</li>
    <li>Question 33
        <li>commitment</li>
        <ol type="a">
    </ol>
            <li>Option a</li>
</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
 
            <li>Option c</li>
<li>The three disciples in whom Jesus frequently confided were 
            <li>Option d</li>
    <ol type="a">
        </ol>
        <li>Andrew, Peter and Matthew</li>
    </li>
        <li>James, Peter and Thomas</li>
    <li>Question 34
        <li>Peter, James and John</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Peter, James and Andrew</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option b</li>
</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
 
            <li>Option d</li>
     <li>The resurection of Jesus Christ from the dead was meant to show his 
        </ol>
    <ol type="a">
    </li>
        <li>obedience and glory</li>
    <li>Question 35
        <li>power and love</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>victory over demons</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>victory over death</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option c</li>
</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
 
        </ol>
<li>What Jesus demanded from his disciples in Gethsemane was 
    </li>
    <ol type="a">
    <li>Question 36
        <li>prayer and fasting</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>vigil and prayer</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>love and defence</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>love and sympathy</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option d</li>
</li>
        </ol>
 
    </li>
<li>The man who was compelled to carry the cross of Jesus was 
    <li>Question 37
    <ol type="a">
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Clopas</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>Barabbas</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>Simon of Cyrene</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>Joseph of Arimathea</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
    </ol>
        </ol>
</li>
    </li>
 
    <li>Question 38
<li>Jesus was brought to Golgotha to be crucified. “Golgotha” means a place 
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>sacrifice</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>tribulation</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>skull</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>death</li>
        </ol>
    </ol>
    </li>
</li>
    <li>Question 39
 
        <ol type="a">
<li>Jesus offered salvation to one of the robbers crucified with Him because the robber was 
            <li>Option a</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>indifferent</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>sympathetic</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>humble</li>
        </ol>
        <li>repentant</li>
    </li>
    </ol>
    <li>Question 40
</li>
        <ol type="a">
 
            <li>Option a</li>
<li>The field in which Judas Iscariot was buried was known as 
            <li>Option b</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>Golgotha</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>Akeldama</li>
        </ol>
        <li>Praetorium</li>
    </li>
        <li>Portico</li>
    <li>Question 41
    </ol>
        <ol type="a">
</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
 
            <li>Option b</li>
<li>Ananias and Saphira died because of their 
            <li>Option c</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>selfishness</li>
        </ol>
        <li>slander</li>
    </li>
        <li>covetousness</li>
    <li>Question 42
        <li>dishonesty</li>
        <ol type="a">
    </ol>
            <li>Option a</li>
</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
 
            <li>Option c</li>
<li>The problem of discrimination in the Early Church was solved by the 
            <li>Option d</li>
    <ol type="a">
        </ol>
        <li>replacement of Judas Iscariot</li>
    </li>
        <li>death of Ananias and Saphira</li>
    <li>Question 43
        <li>appointment of deacons</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>defence of Gamailiel</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option b</li>
</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
 
            <li>Option d</li>
<li>Ananias was unwilling to lay hands on Saul because 
        </ol>
    <ol type="a">
    </li>
        <li>God did not instruct him to do so</li>
    <li>Question 44
        <li>Saul’s sin had not been forgiven</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Saul had opposed the Church</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>Ananias was not qualified to do so</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option c</li>
</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
 
        </ol>
<li>The people of Lydda and Sharon turned to the Lord when Peter 
    </li>
    <ol type="a">
    <li>Question 45
        <li>healed Aeneas</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>resurrected Dorcas</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>invoked the spirit on them</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>performed miracles in their midst</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Option d</li>
</li>
        </ol>
 
    </li>
<li>“''Why did you go to uncircumised men and eat with them?''”. This question was put to 
    <li>Question 46
    <ol type="a">
        <ol type="a">
        <li>Aeneas in Lydda</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>Cornelius in Caesarea</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>Peter in Joppa</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>Saul in Tarsus</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
    </ol>
        </ol>
</li>
    </li>
 
    <li>Question 47
<li>The outpouring of the Holy Spirit was associated with the symbols of 
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option a</li>
        <li>cloud and stars</li>
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>wind and fire</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>sound and dove</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>flames and dove</li>
        </ol>
    </ol>
    </li>
</li>
    <li>Question 48
 
        <ol type="a">
<li>The '''first''' apostolic martyr was 
            <li>Option a</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option b</li>
        <li>Judas Iscariot</li>
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>James, the brother of John</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>Simon Peter</li>
        </ol>
        <li>James, the son of Alphaeus</li>
    </li>
    </ol>
    <li>Question 49
</li>
        <ol type="a">
 
            <li>Option a</li>
<li>James said that Abraham, by agreeing to sacrifice Isaac, was justified, as a believer, by his 
            <li>Option b</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option c</li>
        <li>faith</li>
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>truthfulness</li>
        </ol>
        <li>work</li>
    </li>
        <li>loyalty</li>
    <li>Question 50
    </ol>
        <ol type="a">
</li>
            <li>Option a</li>
 
            <li>Option b</li>
<li>Partiality according to James involved 
            <li>Option c</li>
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Option d</li>
        <li>loving one another</li>
        </ol>
        <li>discriminating among ourselves</li>
    </li>
        <li>honouring the poor</li>
        <li>speaking the truth</li>
    </ol>
</li>
 
<li>James taught that prayers could be answered if Christians pray with 
    <ol type="a">
        <li>an open heart</li>
        <li>aggression and force</li>
        <li>peace and forgiveness</li>
        <li>trust and humility</li>
    </ol>
</li>
 
<li>Peter called on Christians not to retaliate because 
    <ol type="a">
        <li>vengeance belongs to God</li>
        <li>God fights for the innocent</li>
        <li>God made light Jesus’s persecutions</li>
        <li>Jesus patiently bore his persecutions</li>
    </ol>
</li>
 
<li>Peter expected elders of the church to lead their flock 
    <ol type="a">
        <li>extraordinarily</li>
        <li>timelessly</li>
        <li>selflessly</li>
        <li>bossily</li>
    </ol>
</li>
 
<li>To maintain a high moral standard, Peter advised Christians to 
    <ol type="a">
        <li>marry felow Christians</li>
        <li>abstain from social vices</li>
        <li>treat people fairly</li>
        <li>be merciful and kind</li>
    </ol>
</li>
 
<li>Peter taught that Christians should use their freedom to 
    <ol type="a">
        <li>perform good deeds</li>
        <li>seek God's deliverance</li>
        <li>fight their enemies</li>
        <li>honour wicked masters</li>
    </ol>
</li>
</ol>
</ol>


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'''Answer two question only from this section.'''
'''Answer two question only from this section.'''
<ol>
<ol>
     <li>Question 1
     <li>
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
        <li>Describe how Moses responded to God's call</li>
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
        <li>State three reasons why people refuse to accept leadership roles</li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
 
        </ol>
<li>
    </li>
     <ol type="a">
     <li>Question 2
        <li>Recount the effects of the behaviour of Eli’s children on Israel as a nation?</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>What two lessons can be learnt by parents from Eli's attitude?</li>
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
</li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
 
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
<li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
     <ol type="a">
        </ol>
        <li>Narrate the circumstances that led to the rejection of Rehoboam as a king of Israel</li>
    </li>
        <li>What three factors can lead to the rejection of a political leader?</li>
     <li>Question 3
    </ol>
        <ol type="a">
</li>
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
 
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
<li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
     <ol type="a">
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
        <li>Relate the story of Hosea’s marriage to Gomer</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
        <li>Mention three factors that ensure a stable marriage</li>
        </ol>
    </ol>
    </li>
</li>
     <li>Question 4
 
        <ol type="a">
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
        </ol>
    </li>
</ol>
</ol>


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<ol start="5">
<ol start="5">
     <li>Question 5
     <li>
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
        <li>Highlight Jesus' call of the twelve disciples</li>
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
        <li>Identify '''four''' good qualities of a Christian leader</li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
 
        </ol>
<li><ol type="a">
    </li>
        <li>"''And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body and they seized him........ and run away naked''". Trace the events which led to this incident in the life of Jesus</li>
    <li>Question 6
        <li>Give four reasons why some people forsake their friends</li>
        <ol type="a">
    </ol>
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
</li>
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
 
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
        </ol>
    </li>
     <li>Question 7
     <li>Question 7
         <ol type="a">
         <ol type="a">
             <li>Sub-question a</li>
             <li>Highlight the activities of Peter in Lydda and Joppa</li>
             <li>Sub-question b</li>
             <li>Identify two ways by which some pastors are hiding behind miracles to cause havoc in the society today</li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
         </ol>
         </ol>
     </li>
     </li>
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<ol start="8">
<ol start="8">
     <li>Question 8
     <li>
        <ol type="a">
    <ol type="a">
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
        <li>Explain Jame's advice to Christians to be doers of the word and not hearers only</li>
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
        <li>State two factors that hinder Christians from doing the will of God</li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
 
        </ol>
<li>
    </li>
     <ol type="a">
     <li>Question 9
        <li>Relate Peter's teaching on submission to authority</li>
        <ol type="a">
        <li>State seven ways a Christian can be a good citizen</li>
            <li>Sub-question a</li>
    </ol>
            <li>Sub-question b</li>
</li>
            <li>Sub-question c</li>
 
            <li>Sub-question d</li>
            <li>Sub-question e</li>
        </ol>
    </li>
</ol>
</ol>




[[Category:WAEC Christian Religious Studies]]
[[Category:WAEC Christian Religious Studies]]

Revision as of 20:05, 22 February 2025

Christian Religious Studies - Objective

  1. “Let there be light; and there was light”. This statement reveals God's
    1. graciousness
    2. sovereignty
    3. omnipotence
    4. omnipresence
  2. Joseph’s dreams were meant to
    1. depict God's will
    2. reveal Joseph's future
    3. reveal God's sovereignty
    4. save Egypt from famine
  3. Pharaoh's fear for the growth and might of Israel made him
    1. drive the Israelites out of Egypt
    2. afflict the Israelites with heavy burden
    3. drown Israelite babies in the Nile
    4. punish them with starvation
  4. And he said, "cast it on the ground". This instruction was meant to
    1. convince Pharaoh to harden his heart
    2. showcase God's mighty power
    3. rescue the Jews from bondage
    4. change the snake back into a rod
  5. The discovery of pomegranates and figs at Eschol gave the spies sent by Moses
    1. strength
    2. hope
    3. disappointment
    4. fear
  6. Joshua was chosen to succeed Moses because
    1. Moses was very old
    2. God had now rejected Moses
    3. Moses asked for a successor
    4. God’s spirit was with Joshua
  7. Deborah was described as a judge because she
    1. predicted the fall of Jabin
    2. rescued Israel by killing Sisera
    3. prophesied that a woman would kill Sisera
    4. fought to free Israel from Canaanite domination
  8. In his preparation for the battle against Sisera, Barak chose his troops from the tribe of
    1. Judah and Issachar
    2. Zebulun and Naphtali
    3. Dan and Benjamin
    4. Gad and Asher
  9. "Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gains" The "sons" were
    1. Jonathan and Abinadab
    2. Hophni and Phinehas
    3. Joab and Asahel
    4. Joel and Abijah
  10. David said at Ziph that Saul would one day die by one of the following means except
    1. being smitten by God
    2. dying a natural death
    3. perishing in a battle
    4. taking his own life
  11. The people of Jabesh-gilead honored Saul by
    1. protecting his family from destruction
    2. fighting in the Gilboa war
    3. paying all their tributes regularly
    4. giving him a fitting burial
  12. Solomon’s treaty with Hiram, King of Tyre, was meant to
    1. protect Israel when at war
    2. build Pithan and store cities
    3. help build the temple
    4. help establish trade links
  13. The religious tension at the time of Ahab was due to
    1. Ahab’s marriage to Jezebel
    2. Jezebel’s social injustice
    3. Jezebel’s introduction of Baal
    4. Elijah’s pronouncement of drought
  14. “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers” This statement implies that Israelites
    1. do not donate family property as a gift
    2. inherited property cannot be mortgaged
    3. do not sell inherited property
    4. forbid land transfer to foreigners
  15. Which of the following personalities witnessed the reforms of Josiah?
    1. Hilkiah
    2. Isaiah
    3. Ezekiel
    4. Ezra
  16. Josiah’s reign as king was popular because of his
    1. religious reforms
    2. victories in battle
    3. leadership style
    4. discovery of the law book
  17. Ahab and Gehazi demonstarted the spirit of
    1. apostay
    2. selfshness
    3. greed
    4. treachery
  18. When Nehemiah heard of the poor state of affairs in Judah, he immediately
    1. left to build Jerusalem
    2. became sad and fasted
    3. took up arms to fight
    4. mobilized resources for reconstruction
  19. King Darius asked men to fear the God of Daniel because he is
    1. the living God
    2. the most Supreme
    3. gracious and Holy
    4. a loving God
  20. To Amos, Israel's expectation of the “day of the Lord” would be a day of
    1. hapiness
    2. punishment
    3. rejection
    4. forgiveness
  21. Amaziah warned Amos never to prophesy at Bethel again because
    1. it was the king’s sanctuary
    2. it showed disrespect to God
    3. Israel easily broke the sabbath laws
    4. Amos belonged to the prophetic guild
  22. The prophet whose occupation was the dressing of sycamore tress was
    1. Ezekiel
    2. Hosea
    3. Jeremiah
    4. Amos
  23. In the teaching of Hosea, Gomer typifies
    1. Canaan
    2. Israel
    3. Judah
    4. Assyria
  24. To Hosea, Yahweh was a God of
    1. righteousness and justice
    2. love and mercy
    3. peace and justice
    4. purity and righteousness
  25. The statement “this is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased” was heard during Jesus
    1. temptation
    2. transfiguration
    3. crucifixion
    4. baptism
  26. “Let it be so now for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteouness”. The righteous act to be fulfilled referred to Jesus'
    1. baptism
    2. temptation
    3. transfiguration
    4. crucifixion
  27. To be recognised as an economic Messiah, the devil tempted Jesus to
    1. accept the riches of the world
    2. jump down from the temple pinnacle
    3. bow down and worship him
    4. change stones into bread and eat
  28. What happened immediately the devil left Jesus after tempting Him?
    1. The satanic kingdom was overthrown
    2. The gece came to strengthen Jesus
    3. God rejoiced and elevated Jesus
    4. Angels ministered to him
  29. Which of the following themes can be associated with the Lord's prayer?
    1. Love
    2. forgiveness
    3. humility
    4. commitment
  30. The three disciples in whom Jesus frequently confided were
    1. Andrew, Peter and Matthew
    2. James, Peter and Thomas
    3. Peter, James and John
    4. Peter, James and Andrew
  31. The resurection of Jesus Christ from the dead was meant to show his
    1. obedience and glory
    2. power and love
    3. victory over demons
    4. victory over death
  32. What Jesus demanded from his disciples in Gethsemane was
    1. prayer and fasting
    2. vigil and prayer
    3. love and defence
    4. love and sympathy
  33. The man who was compelled to carry the cross of Jesus was
    1. Clopas
    2. Barabbas
    3. Simon of Cyrene
    4. Joseph of Arimathea
  34. Jesus was brought to Golgotha to be crucified. “Golgotha” means a place
    1. sacrifice
    2. tribulation
    3. skull
    4. death
  35. Jesus offered salvation to one of the robbers crucified with Him because the robber was
    1. indifferent
    2. sympathetic
    3. humble
    4. repentant
  36. The field in which Judas Iscariot was buried was known as
    1. Golgotha
    2. Akeldama
    3. Praetorium
    4. Portico
  37. Ananias and Saphira died because of their
    1. selfishness
    2. slander
    3. covetousness
    4. dishonesty
  38. The problem of discrimination in the Early Church was solved by the
    1. replacement of Judas Iscariot
    2. death of Ananias and Saphira
    3. appointment of deacons
    4. defence of Gamailiel
  39. Ananias was unwilling to lay hands on Saul because
    1. God did not instruct him to do so
    2. Saul’s sin had not been forgiven
    3. Saul had opposed the Church
    4. Ananias was not qualified to do so
  40. The people of Lydda and Sharon turned to the Lord when Peter
    1. healed Aeneas
    2. resurrected Dorcas
    3. invoked the spirit on them
    4. performed miracles in their midst
  41. “Why did you go to uncircumised men and eat with them?”. This question was put to
    1. Aeneas in Lydda
    2. Cornelius in Caesarea
    3. Peter in Joppa
    4. Saul in Tarsus
  42. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit was associated with the symbols of
    1. cloud and stars
    2. wind and fire
    3. sound and dove
    4. flames and dove
  43. The first apostolic martyr was
    1. Judas Iscariot
    2. James, the brother of John
    3. Simon Peter
    4. James, the son of Alphaeus
  44. James said that Abraham, by agreeing to sacrifice Isaac, was justified, as a believer, by his
    1. faith
    2. truthfulness
    3. work
    4. loyalty
  45. Partiality according to James involved
    1. loving one another
    2. discriminating among ourselves
    3. honouring the poor
    4. speaking the truth
  46. James taught that prayers could be answered if Christians pray with
    1. an open heart
    2. aggression and force
    3. peace and forgiveness
    4. trust and humility
  47. Peter called on Christians not to retaliate because
    1. vengeance belongs to God
    2. God fights for the innocent
    3. God made light Jesus’s persecutions
    4. Jesus patiently bore his persecutions
  48. Peter expected elders of the church to lead their flock
    1. extraordinarily
    2. timelessly
    3. selflessly
    4. bossily
  49. To maintain a high moral standard, Peter advised Christians to
    1. marry felow Christians
    2. abstain from social vices
    3. treat people fairly
    4. be merciful and kind
  50. Peter taught that Christians should use their freedom to
    1. perform good deeds
    2. seek God's deliverance
    3. fight their enemies
    4. honour wicked masters

Christian Religious Studies - Essay

Section A: Themes from The Old Testament

Answer two question only from this section.

    1. Describe how Moses responded to God's call
    2. State three reasons why people refuse to accept leadership roles
    1. Recount the effects of the behaviour of Eli’s children on Israel as a nation?
    2. What two lessons can be learnt by parents from Eli's attitude?
    1. Narrate the circumstances that led to the rejection of Rehoboam as a king of Israel
    2. What three factors can lead to the rejection of a political leader?
    1. Relate the story of Hosea’s marriage to Gomer
    2. Mention three factors that ensure a stable marriage

Section B: Themes From The Four Gospels and The Acts of The Apostles

    1. Highlight Jesus' call of the twelve disciples
    2. Identify four good qualities of a Christian leader
    1. "And a young man followed him, with nothing but a linen cloth about his body and they seized him........ and run away naked". Trace the events which led to this incident in the life of Jesus
    2. Give four reasons why some people forsake their friends
  3. Question 7
    1. Highlight the activities of Peter in Lydda and Joppa
    2. Identify two ways by which some pastors are hiding behind miracles to cause havoc in the society today

Section C: Themes From Selected Epistles

    1. Explain Jame's advice to Christians to be doers of the word and not hearers only
    2. State two factors that hinder Christians from doing the will of God
    1. Relate Peter's teaching on submission to authority
    2. State seven ways a Christian can be a good citizen
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