JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1993

32 reviewed questions with answers and explanations.

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Question 1

According to the creation account of Genesis 1, God charged man to

  1. rest on the Sabbath day
  2. worship Him
  3. have dominion over all the earth
  4. obey all His commandments.
Answer and explanation

C: have dominion over all the earth

Genesis 1:26-28 gives humanity dominion over the living creatures and the earth. This is the charge represented in option C.

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Question 3

When God told Abraham that Sarah would have a child, Abraham laughed because

  1. Hagar prompted him
  2. his wife Sarah laughed
  3. they were too old to have a child
  4. he already had a child called Ishmael.
Answer and explanation

C: they were too old to have a child

Genesis 17:17 records Abraham asking whether a hundred-year-old man and ninety-year-old Sarah could have a child. Their ages explain his laughter.

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Question 4

After Jacob’s dream at Bethel, he promised that he would

  1. continue to live there forever
  2. give a tenth of all he would have to God
  3. return immediately and settle there with his family
  4. go to his father’s house in peace.
Answer and explanation

B: give a tenth of all he would have to God

Genesis 28:22 records Jacob’s promise to give a tenth of everything God gives him. Returning safely is part of the condition, not the promised gift.

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Question 10

Where did Joshua gather all the tribes of Israel for presentation before God?

  1. Shechem
  2. Dan
  3. Sinai
  4. Shiloh
Answer and explanation

A: Shechem

Joshua 24:1 says Joshua gathered all the tribes at Shechem and that their leaders presented themselves before God.

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Question 11

The valley of Eshcol is symbolic to Israel because it was the place where

  1. Moses and his people had a resounding victory over the Amalekites
  2. the men of Israel cut down the cluster of grapes
  3. the spies set out to survey Canaan
  4. the Israelites challenged the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
Answer and explanation

B: the men of Israel cut down the cluster of grapes

Numbers 13:23-24 connects the valley of Eshcol with the cluster of grapes cut there by the spies. The name is explained through that event.

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Question 16

The leadership potential of David was demonstrated publicly for the first time when he

  1. was anointed by Samuel
  2. killed Goliath, the Philistine giant
  3. spared King Saul’s life in the cave
  4. killed two hundred Philistines.
Answer and explanation

B: killed Goliath, the Philistine giant

David’s defeat of Goliath was witnessed by the armies and led Israel to pursue the Philistines. Among these choices it is the first public demonstration.

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Question 18

Although David refused to kill Saul because he was the LORD’S anointed, he still believed that

  1. Saul would be killed by the Philistines
  2. Saul would one day repent
  3. the LORD would eventually smite Saul
  4. Saul’s soldiers would cause him to die in battle.,
Answer and explanation

C: the LORD would eventually smite Saul

David refuses to strike the LORD’s anointed and says the LORD will strike Saul, or his day or a battle will bring his death. He leaves the outcome to God.

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Question 19

“Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them”, the above statement was made when David

  1. spared Saul’s life
  2. was blessed by his father
  3. met Saul on Mount Gillboa
  4. encountered Abner.
Answer and explanation

A: spared Saul’s life

Saul’s blessing in 1 Samuel 26:25 follows David sparing him and returning his spear. The words respond to David’s restraint.

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Question 20

Solomon asked God for wisdom to enable him

  1. live a long life
  2. deal decisively with his enemies
  3. acquire wealth and power
  4. discern what was right.
Answer and explanation

D: discern what was right.

Solomon asks for an understanding heart to judge the people and distinguish good from evil. The request concerns discerning what is right.

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Question 21

The consequence of Rehoboam’s unwise decision at the time the Israelites came to him at Shechem eventually resulted in

  1. a rebellion
  2. a war
  3. his overthrow
  4. his fight from Jerusalem
Answer and explanation

A: a rebellion

The tribes reject Rehoboam’s harsh answer and depart from David’s house. First Kings 12:19 describes the resulting rebellion.

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Question 24

“Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word,…” The intention of the speaker in this context was to

  1. pay homage to the Lord Jesus
  2. kill all the children in the area
  3. present gifts to the child
  4. kill the child.
Answer and explanation

D: kill the child.

Herod asks the visitors to report the child’s location. The angel later explains that Herod intends to seek the child to destroy him.

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Question 26

One important fact about Mary brought out in Jesus miracle of changing water to wine was that she

  1. attended marriage feasts regularly
  2. must intercede for a miracle to occur
  3. was a sister of the bridegroom
  4. had a deep insight of her son and His ability.
Answer and explanation

D: had a deep insight of her son and His ability.

Mary brings the shortage to Jesus and tells the servants to do whatever he says. Her actions show confidence in his ability to respond.

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Question 28

“Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, …” The continuation of this message by the centurion indicated that

  1. he was afraid of Jesus
  2. he had faith in the power of Jesus’ word
  3. as a Gentile, he did not like the Jews
  4. as an army officer, he wanted to avoid contact with Jesus.
Answer and explanation

B: he had faith in the power of Jesus’ word

The centurion says Jesus need only say the word for his servant to be healed. Jesus then praises this expression of faith.

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Question 30

In the Sermon on the Plain, the poor are promised

  1. plenty of food
  2. the kingdom of God
  3. the earth
  4. satisfaction.
Answer and explanation

B: the kingdom of God

Luke 6:20 addresses the poor and declares that God’s kingdom is theirs. This beatitude belongs to the teaching traditionally called the Sermon on the Plain.

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Question 31

According to the Sermon on the Plain, those that are hated and reviled shall

  1. have a great reward in heaven
  2. See God
  3. be called sons of god
  4. receive mercy.
Answer and explanation

A: have a great reward in heaven

Luke 6 promises great reward in heaven to those hated and reviled on account of the Son of Man. This is the stated reward in the Sermon on the Plain.

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Question 32

Jesus’ objective for sending out the twelve was

  1. for them to teach the Gentiles about the God of the Jews
  2. to train the disciples in His ministry
  3. to demonstrate that He was about to be crucified
  4. to divert the attention of Herod from Himself.
Answer and explanation

B: to train the disciples in His ministry

Jesus gives the twelve authority and sends them to proclaim the kingdom and heal. The mission gives them practical participation in his ministry.

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Question 33

Who appeared and talked with Jesus during the transfiguration?

  1. Moses and Elijah
  2. Moses and Samuel
  3. Samuel and Elisha
  4. Elisha and Elijah
Answer and explanation

A: Moses and Elijah

Mark 9:4 names Elijah and Moses as the two who appear and talk with Jesus at the transfiguration.

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Question 34

“Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory…” Why was this request by the sons of Zebedee not granted?

  1. They were not qualified for the privilege
  2. The other disciples disagreed with them
  3. They were unable to drink the cup
  4. It was not the duty of Jesus to grant their request.
Answer and explanation

D: It was not the duty of Jesus to grant their request.

Jesus says the places at his right and left are for those for whom they have been prepared, rather than his to grant in response to the request.

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Question 35

Where did Jesus lodge after he cleansed the temple?

  1. Jerusalem
  2. Bethphage
  3. Nazareth
  4. Bethany
Answer and explanation

D: Bethany

Matthew 21:17 says Jesus left the city for Bethany and lodged there after the temple events. Bethany is the stated lodging place.

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Question 36

At the trials of Jesus, Pilate was perplexed because

  1. the Jews had no genuine case against Him
  2. Jesus gave no answer to the charges
  3. the Jews asked for the release of Barabbas, a notorious criminal
  4. he knew that Jesus had performed many miracles among the Jews.,
Answer and explanation

B: Jesus gave no answer to the charges

Matthew 27 says Jesus did not answer the accusations, not even a single charge, so the governor was greatly amazed.

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Question 37

Why did the accusers of Jesus stay behind while He was led to the Praetorium?

  1. It was forbidden to follow the accused
  2. They were prevented from entering
  3. It was a Sabbath day
  4. They did not want to be defiled.
Answer and explanation

D: They did not want to be defiled.

John 18:28 says the accusers stayed outside the Praetorium to avoid ceremonial defilement and to be able to eat the Passover.

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Question 38

Who was forced to carry the cross behind Jesus?

  1. Peter
  2. Joseph of Arimathea
  3. Andrew
  4. Simon of Cyrene,
Answer and explanation

D: Simon of Cyrene,

Luke 23:26 names Simon of Cyrene as the man seized and made to carry the cross behind Jesus.

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Question 40

According to Luke, the people who first got to Jesus’ tomb were

  1. Mary the mother of Jesus, Peter and John
  2. Peter and Joanna
  3. Mary Magdalene and the other women
  4. Peter and John.
Answer and explanation

C: Mary Magdalene and the other women

Luke first describes women arriving at the tomb with spices and later names Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James and other women.

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Question 41

Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd was loved by the Father because He

  1. understood the needs of the sheep
  2. loved the sheep
  3. tended the sheep
  4. laid down His life for the sheep.
Answer and explanation

D: laid down His life for the sheep.

John 10:17 directly connects the Father’s love with Jesus laying down his life, following the description of giving his life for the sheep.

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Question 42

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life: he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die…” On what occasion was this statement made?

  1. On the day of Jesus resurrection
  2. When Jesus demonstrated the fact of His resurrection to Thomas
  3. On the day Jesus restored Lazarus back to life
  4. When Jairus daughter was raised from the dead.
Answer and explanation

C: On the day Jesus restored Lazarus back to life

Jesus makes the statement to Martha before calling Lazarus from the tomb. It belongs to the occasion of Lazarus being restored to life.

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Question 44

“Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul…” This reveals that the early Christians

  1. had everything in common
  2. prayed together every hour
  3. celebrated the Holy Communion daily
  4. were always filled with the Holy Spirit.
Answer and explanation

A: had everything in common

Acts 4:32 joins being of one heart and soul with holding possessions in common. The verse explains their shared material life.

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Question 45

The suggestion to choose the seven deacons was made by

  1. Paul
  2. Peter
  3. the twelve
  4. the church
Answer and explanation

C: the twelve

Acts 6:2 says the twelve summoned the disciples and proposed choosing seven men to oversee the distribution.

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Question 46

“And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions…” This prophecy was fulfilled

  1. during the baptism of Jesus
  2. at Pentecost
  3. during the Transfiguration
  4. at His crucifixion.
Answer and explanation

B: at Pentecost

Peter identifies the Pentecost events as what the prophet Joel spoke about when describing the outpouring of God’s Spirit.

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Question 47

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth. This statement commissions the apostles to

  1. establish the church in Jewish cities
  2. preach only to the Jews
  3. carry the gospel to all continents
  4. preach to the Gentiles in and outside Palestine
Answer and explanation

C: carry the gospel to all continents

The commission extends from Jerusalem to the end of the earth. Its geographical scope is worldwide rather than limited to one people or region.

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Question 48

Who was sent by God to restore Saul’s sight after his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus?

  1. Simon
  2. Stephen
  3. Aeneas
  4. Ananias.
Answer and explanation

D: Ananias.

God speaks to Ananias in a vision and sends him to Saul. Ananias lays hands on Saul so that he may regain his sight.

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Question 49

“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” This statement was made by the

  1. Holy Spirit
  2. Church
  3. elders
  4. apostles.
Answer and explanation

A: Holy Spirit

Acts 13:2 explicitly identifies the Holy Spirit as the speaker who commands that Barnabas and Saul be set apart for the work.

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Question 50

Following his encounter with the apostles, the ruler of Cyprus

  1. dismissed them
  2. became blind for resisting the gospel
  3. requested that they choose another time to preach the gospel
  4. believed the gospel.
Answer and explanation

D: believed the gospel.

Acts 13:12 says the proconsul believed after seeing what happened and being astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

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