JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1981 past questions and answers

Why was Saul pleased when he was told that his daughter, Michal, was in love with David?

1. A.Michal was already getting too old to marry
2. B.Jonathan, David's friend, was Michal's brother.
3. C.He would get a handsome marriage present from David
4. D.He thought that Michal might be a snare for David.
5. E.He would send David to destroy the Philistines.

Moses was nursed by ........

1. A.Pharaoh's daughter
2. B.his sister
3. C.his mother
4. D.Shiphrah
5. E.Puah

Joseph's brothers were at ...... when they conspired to kill him.

1. A.Shechem
2. B.Dothan
3. C.Bethel
4. D.Gilead
5. E.Beer-sheba.

God changed the name of Abraham's wife from Sarai to Sarah when ......

1. A.God commanded Abraham to go to the land of Canaan
2. B.Abraham had come to the land of Canaan.
3. C.Sarah gave birth to Isaac
4. D.God made a covenant with Abraham
5. E.Sarah was ninety-nine years old.

Amos condemned the women of Samaria and called them......... of Bashan.

1. A.sheep
2. B.oxen
3. C.goats
4. D.cows
5. E.horses.

Hosea married Gomer, a harlot to symbolize the

1. A.unfaithfulness of Israel in forsaking the Lord
2. B.steadfastness of Israel in worship
3. C.attitude of Israel toward harlots
4. D.punishment awaiting Israel
5. E.wickedness of Israel.

The phrase, 'The soul that sins shall die' indicates

1. A.personal responsibility
2. B.collective responsibility
3. C.Israel's guilt
4. D.the increasing sins of Israel
5. E.God's forgiveness of sins.

One of the titles often used in the book of Ezekiel is

1. A.Son of God
2. B.Son of man
3. C.Lamb of God
4. D.Messiah
5. E.Son of David.

Which of the following carried Judah into captivity?

1. A.Pharaoh Neco of Egypt.
2. B.Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
3. C.Ahab of Israel
4. D.Goliath of Philistia.
5. E.Solomon of Jerusalem.

Who among the following said these words, 'As the Lord the God of Israel lives....there shall be neither dew nor rain these years ......'?

1. A.Elijah
2. B.Elisha
3. C.Isaiah
4. D.Samuel
5. E.Hosea.

One of the following people buried Saul and his sons. The

1. A.Moabites
2. B.inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead
3. C.Philistines
4. D.relations of Saul
5. E.people of Jerusalem.

'The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge'. This is

1. A.Ezekiel's message of doom on Israel
2. B.a proverb corrected by Ezekiel and Jeremiah and replaced by a new teaching
3. C.a proverb quoted favourably by Jeremiah
4. D.the mocking of the Assyrians when they conquered Jerusalem
5. E.a statement attributed to Ezekiel by false prophets.

Saul, the first king of Israel, was of the tribe of

1. A.Judah
2. B.Ephraim
3. C.Manasseh
4. D.Gad
5. E.Benjamin

Moses offered his own life for the people

1. A.when they were suffering in Egypt
2. B.at the crossing of the Red Sea
3. C.when God came down on the mountain and people were afraid
4. D.after the making of the golden calf
5. E.when they were afraid to enter the Promised Land.

The mountain where Moses saw the bush burning was called

1. A.Horeb
2. B.Sinai
3. C.Nebo
4. D.Carmel
5. E.Tabor

Isaac's wife Rebecca was the sister of

1. A.Lot
2. B.Abimelech
3. C.Laban
4. D.Ephron
5. E.Leah.

Who was the prophet of Yahweh who demonstrated that Yahweh is more powerful than Baal on Mount Carmel?

1. A.Elisha
2. B.Elijah
3. C.Ezekiel
4. D.Hosea.
5. E.Nathan

....was the prophet from Tekoa whose main concern was social justice

1. A.Hosea
2. B.Amos
3. C.Jeremiah
4. D.Ezekiel
5. E.Elijah

What was the name of the prophet who rebuked King David for having seized the wife of Uriah?

1. A.Elisha
2. B.Amos
3. C.Hosea
4. D.Micah
5. E.Nathan.

The children of Israel wanted to have their own kings

1. A.because they were tired of Samuel's leadership
2. B.in order to be governed like the nations around them
3. C.because their new constitution required a king
4. D.because the kings in the neighbouring countries were not happy that Israel had no king
5. E.who would build houses for them

....was the instrument used by God to destroy Babylon and in setting the children of Israel free from the Babylonian exile.

1. A.Cyrus the Persian
2. B.Moses
3. C.Prophet Jeremiah
4. D.Nebuchadnezzar
5. E.Gedaliah

King Jehoiachin of Judah and a large number of the kingdom's able-bodied men were captured in 597 B.C and deported to

1. A.Babylon
2. B.Egypt
3. C.Assyria
4. D.Jerusalem
5. E.Cyprus

After the death of Solomon, the kingdom was split but Judah and some Benjamites remained loyal to

1. A.Ahab
2. B.Prophet Nathan
3. C.Jeroboam
4. D.Rehoboam
5. E.Egypt.

One of the greatest achievements of David as king over Israel was his capture of Jerusalem for the purpose of

1. A.making the Jebusites respect him
2. B.making it his political and religious centre
3. C.avenging the death of his best friend, Jonathan
4. D.hiding from the giant Goliath
5. E.providing shelter for his subjects

.....was the first anointed king of Israel who took over from Samuel as ruler over the land

1. A.Solomon
2. B.Rehoboam
3. C.Saul
4. D.David
5. E.Samson.

What was Stephen's reply to the charge of speaking against the Temple?

1. A.Jesus of Nazareth would destroy the temple
2. B.The temple was not a holy place
3. C.The tent of witness in the wilderness was more important than the temple
4. D.The temple was not necessary because the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands
5. E.The temple did not belong to God but to Solomon

When Herod saw Jesus he was very glad because

1. A.he thought that Jesus was John the Baptist raised from the dead
2. B.he had wanted to punish Jesus for calling him a fox
3. C.he had long desired to see him
4. D.he thought his rival king had been arrested at last
5. E.he believed that Jesus would tell him about the kingdom of God.

Who took the place of Judas among the Apostles?

1. A.Joseph Barnabas
2. B.Matthias.
3. C.Stephen
4. D.Paul
5. E.Philip.

What did Zacchaeus do in order to see Jesus?

1. A.He invited Jesus to his house
2. B.He ran among the crowd
3. C.He climbed up into a sycamore tree
4. D.He stood on a table as Jesus preached.
5. E.He waited behind until the crowd had all gone.

Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan

1. A.to justify a lawyer
2. B.to show who is one's neighbour
3. C.to condemn the priests
4. D.to show that the Samaritans were more righteous than the Jews
5. E.to teach about the Kingdom of God.

Who was healed by Jesus at Jericho?

1. A.Mary Magdalene
2. B.The demoniac
3. C.Bartimaeus.
4. D.The blind and dumb man
5. E.The woman with issue of blood.

The story of the healing of the paralytic shows that Jesus

1. A.has power over demons
2. B.is merciful
3. C.is the Messiah
4. D.has the authority to forgive sins
5. E.is a healer.

What is the reply of Jesus to the question: 'Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?'

1. A.One who does the will of God.
2. B.Whoever follows Christ
3. C.He who acts as a servant
4. D.One who loves God and his neighbour
5. E.Whoever humbles himself like a child.

Beelzebub is

1. A.the god of Baal
2. B.The power of the devil
3. C.the servant of Satan
4. D.the prince of demons
5. E.the bull sacrificed to Satan.

Which of the following pairs of people kept back some of the proceeds of land sold by them?

1. A.Aquila and Priscilla.
2. B.Peter and Mary
3. C.Stephen and Dorcas
4. D.Zacharias and Elizabeth
5. E.Ananias and Sapphira.

Jesus said the following, 'Today, you will be with me in Paradise' during his

1. A.ascension
2. B.crucifixion
3. C.resurrection
4. D.appearances
5. E.eating of the Last Super.

Which of the following pairs of people appeared and talked to Jesus at the transfiguration?

1. A.John and Simon
2. B.Aquila and Priscilla.
3. C.Paul and Barnabas.
4. D.Moses and Elijah
5. E.Mary and Martha.

God's love and forgiveness for the repentant sinner were illusrated among others by the parable of the

1. A.barren fig tree
2. B.prodigal son
3. C.mustard seed
4. D.talents
5. E.pounds.

St. Luke's Gospel was addressed to

1. A.Alexander the Great
2. B.Pontius Pilate
3. C.King Agrippa
4. D.John the Baptist
5. E.Theophilus.

'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach thani' means

1. A.I drew him from water
2. B.My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me
3. C.I rejoice in the Lord
4. D.This is my son in whom I am well pleased
5. E.I shall rise again.

'Corban' means

1. A.sacrificial animals
2. B.laughter
3. C.hitherto has God helped me
4. D.given to God
5. E.holy people.

The home town of Paul was

1. A.Caesarea
2. B.Jerusalem
3. C.Antioch
4. D.Tarsus
5. E.Damascus.

The disciples were first called Christians in

1. A.Rome
2. B.Jerusalem
3. C.Samaria
4. D.Galilee
5. E.Antioch

'God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean'. This was said by

1. A.Paul after his conversion
2. B.Peter in connection with his visit to Cornelius
3. C.Paul at the Jerusalem Council
4. D.Paul on his first missionary journey
5. E.Stephen at his trial.

....... was raised from the dead at Joppa

1. A.Tabitha (Dorcas)
2. B.Martha
3. C.Mary Magdalene
4. D.Lydia
5. E.Rhoda.

The one terrible sin for which the Pharisees were often condemned was

1. A.adultery
2. B.pride
3. C.hypocrisy
4. D.drunkenness
5. E.slothfulness.

....said to the Ethiopian eunuch 'Do you understand what you are reading?'

1. A.Prophet Isaiah
2. B.Philip
3. C.Jesus
4. D.Cornelius
5. E.Stephen.

The statement 'Son, your sins are forgiven', was made by Jesus Christ to

1. A.the demoniac
2. B.the paralytic man
3. C.the man with a withered hand
4. D.the leper
5. E.the blind man of Bethsaida

.....was one of the disciples Jesus called as he was passing along by the Sea of Galilee

1. A.Andrew
2. B.Nicodemus
3. C.John the Baptist
4. D.Jairus
5. E.Levi the son of Alphaeus