JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1990

Question 1

“Be fruitful and multiply ...” This statement occurs first in Genesis following the creation of

1. day and night
2. the earth and the seas
3. living creatures and birds
4. Adam and Eve

Question 3

The four promises of God to Abram were land,

1. Greatness, riches and blessings
2. Fame, circumcision and many descendants
3. Many descendants, greatness and being a means of blessing
4. Greatness, salvation and blessings.

Question 4

“God has made laughter for me; every-one who hears will laugh over me.” This statement was made at the birth of

1. Ishmael
2. Isaac
3. Esau
4. Samuel

Question 7

When the Israelites were caught between Pharaoh’s army and the Red Sea, God instructed Moses to

1. command the sea to be divided
2. throw his rod into the sea
3. strike the sea twice
4. stretch out his hand over the sea

Question 12

In order to stay alive, anyone who was bitten by the fiery serpent had to

1. touch the bronze serpent
2. make a bronze serpent
3. kill a serpent
4. look at the bronze serpent

Question 13

“… As I was with Moses, so I will be with you I will not fail you or forsake you…”

In the above passage, God addresses

1. the spies
2. Joshua
3. Aaron
4. Gideon.

Question 14

The cities of the Amorites were completely devastated by Israel through the combined forces of

1. plague, hailstone and sword
2. plague, panic and hailstone
3. panic hailstone and sword
4. panic, plague and sword.

Question 15

In which of the Philistine cities did Samson carry away on his shoulder, the doors, posts and bar of the city gate?

1. Ashdod
2. Askelon
3. Gath
4. Gaza.

Question 17

The king who disguised himself when he travelled to Ramoth-gilead was

1. Ahijah
2. Jehu
3. Ahab
4. David.

Question 18

Which of the following kings built the city of Samaria?

1. Jeroboam II
2. Ahab
3. Omri
4. Rehoboam

Question 21

What was king Hezekiah’s reaction to the letter of threat from the Assyrian king?

1. He spread it before God in the temple and prayed
2. He sent for his fellow kings to come and assist him
3. He summoned his soldiers to fight the Assyrians
4. He sent to the prophets for advice

Question 22

Manasseh did what was evil in the sight of the Lord because he

1. married foreign women
2. persecuted the prophets of Yahweh
3. encouraged idol worship
4. waged wars against the people of God.

Question 23

Who was the last king of Judah that suffered at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon?

1. Jehoiakim
2. Manasseh
3. Jehoiachin
4. Zedekiah

Question 24

The image of jealousy which Ezekiel saw was the

1. fornication among the Israelites
2. worship of Baal in the land of Israel
3. abomination in the temple
4. destruction of the temple.

Question 26

Jeremiah’s vision of the rod of almond was meant to symbolize that God

1. would protect Jeremiah at all times
2. would confirm His word through Jeremiah
3. would send evil from the North upon the people
4. had appointed Jeremiah as a prophet before his birth

Question 31

James and John caused the other disciples of Jesus to be angry because they

1. did not go with the others on the missionary journey
2. asked for a special favour to sit with Jesus in glory
3. were Lazy
4. defected to join the disciples of John the Baptist

Question 34

Jesus pronounced ‘woe’ on the rich during the sermon on the plain because they

1. loved money more than God
2. were oppressive
3. had received their reward on earth
4. were proud.

Question 35

In the parable of the sower, the seeds that fell on the rock represent people who

1. believed for a short while and later fell away
2. resisted the good news
3. believed and were later enticed by riches
4. were drawn away by ambitions.

Question 37

“Go your way; your faith has made you well”. This statement was addressed to

1. Bartimaeus
2. the Centurion
3. the Paralytic
4. the woman with the Issue of blood

Question 38

The disciples could not cast out the dumb spirit because

1. it was stubborn
2. they were not familiar with that particular spirit
3. they had not been fasting
4. it could only be driven out by prayer

Question 39

Which of the following did NOT believe in the resurrection of the dead?

1. The Essenes
2. The Herodians
3. The Pharisees
4. The Sadducees.

Question 40

The Holy week starts with the

1. Transfiguration
2. Cleaning of the temple
3. Triumphal entry
4. Baptism of Jesus

Question 41

Where did Jesus go after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem?

1. Bethphage
2. Bethany
3. Jerusalem
4. Nazareth

Question 43

The two disciples on the way to Emmaus recognized Jesus

1. while He was teaching
2. before they got to the village
3. when they got to Jerusalem
4. at the breaking of bread while at table

Question 45

The reason for the first Apostolic Council in Jerusalem was that

1. Paul’s Apostleship was in dispute
2. circumcision was enjoined on the Gentile converts as necessary for salvation
3. the Gentiles were discriminated against at the fellowship meals
4. the widows of Hellenistic Jews were discriminated against in the daily ministration,

Question 47

Owing to the uproar in Jerusalem, the tribune ordered Paul to be examined by scourging, but changed his mind when he discovered that Paul was

1. an Innocent man
2. a Roman Citizen
3. a Pharisee
4. a Jew

Question 48

When Paul and his companions were ship-wrecked, the soldiers planned to kill the prisoners but the centurion prevented them because

1. they were Roman Citizens
2. they would have to account for them
3. he wanted to save Paul’s life
4. it was not lawful to kill

Question 49

“… You shall indeed hear but never understand and you shall indeed see but never perceive.” To which prophet did Paul attribute this saying?

1. Isaiah
2. Jeremiah
3. Joel
4. Ezekiel

Question 50

After arriving in Rome, Paul called together

1. Caesar’s household
2. the Gentiles
3. the Roman Council
4. the local Jewish leaders