JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 2002

38 reviewed questions with answers and explanations.

Practice selection: full-paper coverage has not been confirmed.

Question 2

The reward for total obedience to the commandments of God is

  1. wisdom
  2. life and length of days
  3. knowledge
  4. marital possessions
Answer and explanation

B: life and length of days

Deuteronomy connects loving and obeying God with life and length of days in the promised land.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 3

Adam named his wife Eve because she was

  1. deceived by the serpent
  2. the one that misled him
  3. the bone of his bones
  4. the mother of all living.
Answer and explanation

D: the mother of all living.

Genesis 3:20 gives the reason for Eve’s name as her being the mother of all living.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 4

What was the immediate reaction of Moses when he cast his rod on the ground at Mount Horeb and it became a serpent?

  1. He shouted for joy
  2. He fled from it
  3. He took it by the tail
  4. He caught it immediately
Answer and explanation

B: He fled from it

When the rod becomes a snake, Moses first flees from it. God then tells him to take it by the tail.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 5

The consequence of King Solomon’s failure to keep the LORD’S commandment was

  1. God’s promise to tear away part of the kingdom
  2. the disloyalty of his subjects
  3. the rebellion of the vassal states against his rule
  4. the loss of God’s favour
Answer and explanation

A: God’s promise to tear away part of the kingdom

God responds to Solomon’s covenant failure by announcing that the kingdom will be torn away, while preserving a portion for David’s sake.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 7

‘David departed from there and escaped..... and when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it..... In the statement above, where did David escape to ?

  1. Mizpeh of Moab
  2. The land of Judah
  3. The cave of Adullam
  4. The wilderness of Engedi
Answer and explanation

C: The cave of Adullam

First Samuel 22:1 says David escapes to the cave of Adullam, where his brothers and father’s household join him.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 8

Hiram, King of Tyre, was friendly with King Solomon because he

  1. was afraid of war
  2. wanted to assist
  3. loved the wisdom of Solomon
  4. loved David, Solomon’s father
Answer and explanation

D: loved David, Solomon’s father

First Kings 5:1 explains Hiram’s approach to Solomon by saying that Hiram had always loved David.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 10

The LORD repented of the evil which he intended for His people because Moses

  1. burnt the golden calf which the people made
  2. broke the tablets out of his hands
  3. made the people drink of the water of the burnt calf
  4. reminded Him of his promise to Abraham, Isaac and Israel
Answer and explanation

D: reminded Him of his promise to Abraham, Isaac and Israel

Moses appeals to the promise made to Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and the next verse records God relenting from the announced disaster.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 12

The second creation story ends with the institution o f

  1. the sabbath
  2. the Passover
  3. marriage
  4. circumcission
Answer and explanation

C: marriage

The second creation account concludes with the man and woman, leaving parents and becoming one flesh. This establishes the marriage relationship.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 13

The greatest domestic problem King David experienced which almost cost him his kingdom was

  1. his adultery with Bathsheba
  2. the killing of Uriah
  3. the proclamation of Adonijah as king
  4. the revolt of Absalom against him
Answer and explanation

D: the revolt of Absalom against him

Absalom’s conspiracy gains strength and forces David to flee Jerusalem. It directly threatens his rule and kingdom.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 14

The declaration by God that he would make a nation of the son of the slave woman meant that He

  1. recognized Ishmael as Abraham’s descendant
  2. was not partial towards Isaac and Ishmael
  3. did not like the way Ishmael was sent out by Abraham
  4. was responsilbe for sending Ishmael out of Abraham’s house.
Answer and explanation

A: recognized Ishmael as Abraham’s descendant

God says he will make a nation of the slave woman’s son because he is Abraham’s offspring. The stated reason is descent.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 16

... The earth produced of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear... The statement above was made by Jesus in the parable of the

  1. sower
  2. mustard seed
  3. weeds
  4. seed growing secretly
Answer and explanation

D: seed growing secretly

Mark’s growing-seed parable describes the earth producing blade, ear and full grain without the farmer knowing how it grows.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 17

Peter became frightened as he walked on the sea because

  1. he saw a ghost
  2. he doubted Jesus
  3. of the wind
  4. it was dark and cloudy
Answer and explanation

C: of the wind

Matthew says Peter becomes afraid when he sees the wind, then begins to sink and calls for help.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 18

What did the blind man by the roadside near Jericho do on recieving his sight?

  1. he jumped for joy and went away
  2. he thanked Jesus for healing him
  3. He followed Jesus, glorifying God
  4. he gave praise to God for making him whole
Answer and explanation

C: He followed Jesus, glorifying God

Luke says the healed man immediately follows Jesus while glorifying God. Both actions are included in option C.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 19

The order of the crucifixion events according to Luke’s Gospel is

  1. crucifixion, lots casting for His dress, scoffing and mockery
  2. mockery, lots casting for His dress, scoffing and crucifixion
  3. lots casting for His dress, mockery, scoffing and crucifixion
  4. crucifixion, scoffing, mockery and lots casting for His dress
Answer and explanation

A: crucifixion, lots casting for His dress, scoffing and mockery

Luke records crucifixion, casting lots for clothing, rulers scoffing and soldiers mocking in that order.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 22

The condition Peter gave for a person who would replace Judas Iscariot was that he must be

  1. a witness to Jesus ministry
  2. full of faith
  3. a disciple of John the Baptist
  4. a Galilean
Answer and explanation

A: a witness to Jesus ministry

Peter requires someone who accompanied Jesus’ ministry from John’s baptism to the ascension and can witness to the resurrection.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 23

“They have no wine” Jesus immediate response to the statement above was

  1. “Do whatever he tells you”
  2. “Fill the jar with water”
  3. “Draw some out and take it to the steward of the feast”
  4. “O woman, what have you to do with me ? My hour has not yet come”.
Answer and explanation

D: “O woman, what have you to do with me ? My hour has not yet come”.

Jesus immediately responds to his mother’s report by referring to his hour not yet having come.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 24

The Macedonians who travelled with Paul to Ephesus were

  1. Alexander andGaius
  2. Demetrius and Aristarchus
  3. Gaius and Aristarchus
  4. Demetrius and Alexander
Answer and explanation

C: Gaius and Aristarchus

Acts 19:29 names Gaius and Aristarchus as Macedonians and Paul’s travelling companions.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 26

According to the first Epistle of John, to have the son is to have

  1. salvation
  2. the Holy Spirit
  3. the Father
  4. life
Answer and explanation

D: life

First John 5:12 states that whoever has the Son has life, and whoever does not have the Son does not have life.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 27

In the explanation of the parable of the weeds, Jesus said that the righteous will

  1. live forever in the kingdom of God
  2. be set aside from all cause of sin
  3. enter into glory with the Son of man
  4. shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom
Answer and explanation

D: shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom

Jesus concludes the explanation by saying the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 28

The resolution of the Council at Jerusalem was that the Gentiles should abstain from

  1. adultery, greed, strangled meat and divination
  2. homosexuality, idolatry, fornication and strangled meat
  3. idolatry, unchastity, strangled meat and blood
  4. circumcision, whoremongering, homosexuality falsehood.
Answer and explanation

C: idolatry, unchastity, strangled meat and blood

The council’s letter lists food sacrificed to idols, blood, things strangled and sexual immorality.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 29

..... And I will say to my Soul, Soul you have ample goods laid up for many years take you ease, eat, drink, be merry.. God’s response to the statement above was that

  1. the servant should enter into the rest of his Lord
  2. his soul was required of him
  3. his soul should be satisfied with his increase
  4. he should lay up more treasures for himself
Answer and explanation

B: his soul was required of him

God answers the rich man’s plan for leisure by saying his soul is required that night. The contrast exposes the uncertainty of his plans.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 31

The woman with the flow of blood touched the garment of Jesus because

  1. she had heard the reports about Jesus
  2. she had suffered much under many physicians
  3. the crowd could not allow her to speak to Jesus
  4. she believed that she would be well.
Answer and explanation

D: she believed that she would be well.

The woman says that touching Jesus’ clothes will make her well. Her stated reason for touching is that belief.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 32

In Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, believers were admonished to prepare for the Second Coming of Christ

  1. keeping awake and being sober
  2. praying and fasting
  3. preaching peace and tolerance
  4. encouraging idlers to work hard
Answer and explanation

A: keeping awake and being sober

Paul tells believers not to sleep as others do but to watch and be sober, in the teaching about the day of the Lord.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 33

Paul taught the Romans that while they were yet enemies of God, they were reconcilled to him by the

  1. suffering of Jesus Christ
  2. death of Jesus Christ
  3. ascension of Jesus Christ
  4. resurrection of Jesus Christ
Answer and explanation

B: death of Jesus Christ

Romans 5:10 states that while enemies, believers were reconciled to God through the death of his Son.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 34

Paul declared to the believers in Corinth that no one can say Jesus is Lord except by

  1. revelation knowledge
  2. grace
  3. the Holy Spirit
  4. faith
Answer and explanation

C: the Holy Spirit

Paul says no one can confess Jesus as Lord except by the Holy Spirit. This is his explicit criterion.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 36

In Colossians, Paul admonished believers not to lie to one another because they

  1. were joints heirs with Christ in the kingdom
  2. were waiting for the Second Coming of Christ
  3. had put off the old nature with its practises
  4. had known the truth from the very beginning
Answer and explanation

C: had put off the old nature with its practises

Colossians connects the prohibition of lying with having put off the old person and its practices.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 37

Paul teaches that believers who maintain good conduct before governing authorities shall

  1. receive approval
  2. enjoy peace
  3. be shown hospitality
  4. be highly honoured
Answer and explanation

A: receive approval

Romans 13:3 says doing good leads to praise or approval from the authority.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 38

According to Peter, when the chief Shepherd would be manifested, the elders would obtain the

  1. unfading crown of glory
  2. scepter of authority
  3. house of glory
  4. crown with stars
Answer and explanation

A: unfading crown of glory

Peter promises the elders an unfading crown of glory when the chief Shepherd appears.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 39

Paul boasted about the believers in Corinth for their

  1. zeal in prayer
  2. offering for the saints
  3. maturity in Christ
  4. display of spiritual gifts
Answer and explanation

B: offering for the saints

Paul says he boasts to the Macedonians about the Corinthians’ readiness for service to the saints. The context is the collection.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 40

God exalted the name of Jesus above every other name in heaven and on earth because

  1. Jesus was born in the likeness of man
  2. as son of God, He counted equality with God a thing to be grasped
  3. in humility, he counted others better than Himself
  4. He humbled himself to be born in human form and was obedient to death
Answer and explanation

D: He humbled himself to be born in human form and was obedient to death

Christ humbles himself in obedience to death, and therefore God highly exalts him. Option D includes this causal sequence.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 42

Hosea declares that the upright walk in the ways of the LORD , but transgressors

  1. scorn them
  2. reject them
  3. stumble in them
  4. flee from them.
Answer and explanation

C: stumble in them

Hosea’s final verse contrasts the righteous walking in the LORD’s ways with transgressors stumbling in them.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 43

After Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed Jerusalem, he took the inhabitants into exile but left behind the

  1. poorest people
  2. noblemen
  3. priests
  4. temple guards
Answer and explanation

A: poorest people

The Babylonian commander leaves some of the poorest people to work as vineyard keepers and farmers.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 44

According to Amos, the type of famine God said he would send upon the people of Israel was

  1. that of bread
  2. thirst for water
  3. not hearing the word of the LORD
  4. hunger for baskets of summer fruits.
Answer and explanation

C: not hearing the word of the LORD

Amos distinguishes the announced famine from bread and water: it is a famine of hearing the LORD’s words.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 46

The consequence of Hiel’s building of Jericho was that he

  1. was killed by Ahab
  2. was made a commander in Ahab’s army
  3. was highly repected by his tribe
  4. lost two o f his sons
Answer and explanation

D: lost two o f his sons

Hiel lays Jericho’s foundation at the cost of his firstborn and sets its gates at the cost of his youngest. Two sons are named.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 47

“.... I send you to the people of Isreal, to a nation of rebels.” The statement above was God’s message to

  1. Prophet Isaiah
  2. Prophet Jeremiah
  3. Prophet Amos
  4. Prophet Ezekiel
Answer and explanation

D: Prophet Ezekiel

Ezekiel 2:3 records God commissioning him to the rebellious people of Israel. The quotation belongs to his call.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 48

Daniel was set up to be thrown to the lions by the

  1. counsellors of Nebchadnezzar
  2. adviser of king Xerxes
  3. presidents and satraps of Persia
  4. lords and nobles of Medes
Answer and explanation

C: presidents and satraps of Persia

The presidents and satraps seek grounds against Daniel and arrange the decree that leads to the lions’ den.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 49

According to Hosea, one of the punishments for the sins of Isreal was that

  1. they would not recieve divine revelation
  2. they would eat but would not be statisfied
  3. the LORD would send famine upon the land
  4. their women would become barren.
Answer and explanation

B: they would eat but would not be statisfied

Hosea 4:10 says the people will eat but not have enough because they have abandoned the LORD.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Question 50

Elisha knew of the covetous act of Gehazi because

  1. it was reported to him
  2. he saw him from afar
  3. he went with him in spirit
  4. he saw the gifts with him
Answer and explanation

C: he went with him in spirit

Elisha asks whether his heart did not go when Naaman turned to meet Gehazi. He describes awareness of the transaction without physically accompanying him.

AI-reviewed · source checked

Plan your study weekAll Christian Religious Knowledge years