58 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
The priest of Midian gave Moses, his daughter
Answer: B (Zipporah)
Jethro, priest of Midian, gave Moses his daughter Zipporah (Exodus 2:16-21).
God hardened the Egyptian's heart because
Answer: C (God wanted to gain glory over Pharaoh)
"I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians… and I will get glory over Pharaoh" (Exodus 14:17).
Joshua was a successful leader of his people because he
Answer: B (trusted in God)
Joshua trusted God's promise to be with him and obeyed His word (Joshua 1:5-9; Numbers 14:8-9).
Joshua died at the age of a
Answer: C (hundred and ten years)
"Joshua the son of Nun… died, being a hundred and ten years old" (Joshua 24:29).
Saul disobeyed God by sparing the life of Agag, the king of the
Answer: B (Amalekites)
Saul spared Agag king of the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:8-9).
David reacted to the sad news of the death of Uriah by
Answer: C (sending words of encouragement to Joab)
David told the messenger to encourage Joab: "the sword devours now one and now another" (2 Samuel 11:25).
When David's son by Bathsheba died, she bore another son called
Answer: B (Solomon)
Bathsheba bore a son and called his name Solomon (2 Samuel 12:24).
The condemnation of King Ahab by Elijah was not because of his
Answer: C (ascension to the father's throne)
Ahab was condemned for marrying Jezebel, serving Baal and building him an altar (1 Kings 16:31-33; 18:18), not for succeeding his father.
The prophet who told Naaman to wash himself seven times in river Jordan was
Answer: A (Elisha)
Elisha sent word to Naaman to wash seven times in the Jordan (2 Kings 5:10).
Josiah's Religious Reforms in Judah led to the
Answer: B (removal from the Temple, vessels dedicated to foreign gods)
Josiah had all the vessels made for Baal, Asherah and the host of heaven brought out of the temple and burnt (2 Kings 23:4).
Josiah's immediate reaction to the words of Huldah the prophetess was
Answer: D (reading of the book of the law.)
After Huldah's message Josiah gathered the people and read to them all the words of the book of the covenant (2 Kings 23:1-2).
Nehemiah and the returned exiles were able to rebuild the city walls because they
Answer: B (stood firm and trusted God in the face of all odds)
Despite opposition from Sanballat and Tobiah, the builders prayed, stood guard and trusted God, finishing in 52 days (Nehemiah 4:9, 14-20; 6:15-16).
The story of Daniel teaches, among other things, that
Answer: A (a Jew can serve a heathen king faultlessly)
Daniel served heathen kings so faithfully that his enemies 'could find no ground for complaint or any fault' in him (Daniel 6:4). His story shows that a Jew could serve a foreign king faultlessly while staying loyal to God.
Who among the following refused to worship the image set up by Nebuchadnezzar?
Answer: B (Shadrach)
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused to worship the golden image (Daniel 3:12-18).
A returned exile who studied and taught the laws of the Lord with diligence was
Answer: D (Ezra)
"Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach his statutes" (Ezra 7:10).
The name Jezereel given to Hosea's first child was a reference to the revolution of
Answer: B (Jehu)
"I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel" (Hosea 1:4; 2 Kings 9–10).
God sent Ezekiel to his people to serve as His
Answer: C (mouth piece)
"You shall speak my words to them" (Ezekiel 2:7; 3:4).
The prophet that was referred to as 'son of man' was
Answer: A (Ezekiel)
God repeatedly addresses Ezekiel as "Son of man" (Ezekiel 2:1, 3).
"Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,… for mine eyes have seen thy salvation". This statement was made by
Answer: D (Simeon.)
Simeon said this when he held the baby Jesus in the temple (Luke 2:25-30).
"Master, we toiled all night and took nothing, but at your word, I will let down the nets". This statement was made by
Answer: C (Simeon)
Simon (Simeon) Peter said this before the great catch of fish (Luke 5:4-5).
Which of the following lessons is not emphasized by the parable of the Prodigal Son?
Answer: A (God pardons the righteous)
The parable is about the father's love and joy over a returning sinner (Luke 15:20-24, 32), not about pardoning the righteous.
'Judge not, that you be not judged' is a warning against
Answer: D (hypocrisy.)
Jesus calls the one who judges others while ignoring the log in his own eye a hypocrite (Matthew 7:1-5).
The twelve disciples were advised to respond to any house that did not receive them during their Missionary journey by
Answer: D (shaking off the dust from their feet.)
"Shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town" (Matthew 10:14).
"They have Moses and the prophet let them hear them". This statement was Abraham's reaction to the
Answer: C (Rich man's second request in hell)
When the rich man asked a second time that Lazarus warn his five brothers, Abraham gave this answer (Luke 16:27-29).
In Luke's account of the transfiguration
Answer: D (Moses, Elijah and Jesus discussed Jesus' departure)
Only Luke says Moses and Elijah spoke of His departure to be accomplished at Jerusalem (Luke 9:30-31).
How many disciples did Jesus send to the village in Bethphage to bring an ass and a colt?
Answer: C (Two)
"Jesus sent two disciples" to fetch the ass and colt (Matthew 21:1-2).
"My father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me" This cup signifies
Answer: C (suffering and death)
The cup was the suffering and death Jesus was about to face (Matthew 26:39).
Before Judas arrived with a crowd to arrest Jesus, he was praying at
Answer: D (Gethsemane.)
Jesus prayed in Gethsemane until Judas came (Matthew 26:36, 47).
Pilate and Herod suddenly became friends because
Answer: C (Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate)
After Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate, "Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day" (Luke 23:11-12).
The man forced to carry the cross of Jesus on the way to crucifixion was
Answer: D (Simon of Cyrene.)
They compelled Simon of Cyrene to carry His cross (Matthew 27:32).
The executioners divided the garments of Jesus among themselves because
Answer: D (the cloths were by custom property of the executioners.)
By Roman custom the soldiers who carried out a crucifixion took the victim's clothes; this also fulfilled scripture (John 19:23-24).
In one of his teachings Jesus said, "I am the True Vine and my father is the
Answer: D (vine dresser")
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser" (John 15:1).
When Jesus reached Bethany, He discovered that Lazarus has been in the tomb for
Answer: B (four days)
Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days (John 11:17).
Which of the following did not take place on the day of Pentecost?
Answer: B (The Holy Spirit said "set apart Paul and Barnabas")
"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul" was said later at Antioch (Acts 13:2); the others happened at Pentecost (Acts 2:2-4).
Saul's sight was restored by
Answer: B (Ananias)
Ananias laid hands on Saul and he regained his sight (Acts 9:17-18).
The converts in Samaria, received the Holy Spirit through
Answer: A (laying of hand by the apostles)
Peter and John laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:14-17).
According to Paul in Romans, Abraham was justified because of his
Answer: B (faith in God)
"Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness" (Romans 4:3).
According to Paul, God sent his son to die for sinners in order to
Answer: A (justify the world)
"Since… we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved" (Romans 5:8-9).
Paul likened the spiritual gifts received by individual members of the church to the
Answer: C (different parts of the human body)
Paul compares the gifts to the many parts of one body (1 Corinthians 12:12-27).
Paul advised the Philippians to have the mind "which is yours in Christ Jesus". This refers to Jesus'
Answer: A (humility)
The mind of Christ is the humility that made Him a servant (Philippians 2:5-8).
Paul argued, in Galatians that the Jews were until the coming of Jesus, slaves to
Answer: D (the elemental spirits of the universe.)
"We were slaves to the elemental spirits of the universe" (Galatians 4:3).
In Thessalonians, one of the characteristics of the 'man of lawlessness' before the second coming of Jesus Christ, is that he will
Answer: A (claim to be the God above all other gods)
He exalts himself against every so-called god, proclaiming himself to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:4).
Paul advised Christians not to grieve for their dead as others who have no hope. 'Hope' refers to
Answer: C (eternal life)
The hope is that the dead in Christ will rise and be with the Lord for ever (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).
James says that the prayers of the Elders of the church produce results which include
Answer: B (healing and forgiveness of sin)
"The prayer of faith will save the sick man… and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven" (James 5:14-15).
For James, there is partiality in the church if
Answer: D (poor people are discriminated against.)
Telling the poor man to stand while the rich man sits is partiality (James 2:2-4).
Peter enjoins church Elders to tend the flock of God
Answer: B (willingly)
"Tend the flock of God… not by constraint but willingly" (1 Peter 5:2).
According to James, Christians who are passing through trials for their faith should
Answer: B (rejoice)
"Count it all joy… when you meet various trials" (James 1:2).
Section A (Themes from the Old Testament)
(a) Highlight the covenant promises which God made to Abraham.
(b) In what three ways are these promises significant to Christians?
(a) He would make Abram a great nation, bless him and make his name great (Genesis 12:2).
He would bless those who bless him and curse those who curse him; in him all families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:3).
The land of Canaan would be given to his descendants (Genesis 12:7; 15:18-21).
His descendants would be as many as the stars (Genesis 15:5).
His descendants would be slaves for 400 years but come out with great possessions (Genesis 15:13-14).
He would be the father of a multitude of nations; his name was changed to Abraham; kings would come from him (Genesis 17:4-6).
God would be God to him and his descendants in an everlasting covenant (Genesis 17:7-8).
Sarah would bear a son, Isaac, with whom the covenant would continue (Genesis 17:16-21).
Circumcision was the sign of the covenant (Genesis 17:10-11).
(b) Any three: God keeps His promises; Christians are Abraham's offspring by faith and heirs of the promise (Galatians 3:7, 29); the blessing to all nations came through Christ; faith is the way to receive God's promises; obedience brings blessing; God's people bear a mark of belonging (circumcision of the heart, Romans 2:29).
List the promises from Genesis 12, 15 and 17, then three points.
(a) Describe the escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
(b) In what two ways was this event significant to Israel.
(a) After the tenth plague Pharaoh let Israel go; they left at night with flocks and Egyptian silver and gold (Exodus 12:29-36).
God led them by the wilderness road, in a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night (Exodus 13:17-22).
Pharaoh changed his mind and pursued with 600 chariots, overtaking them by the sea at Pi-hahiroth (Exodus 14:5-9).
The people were afraid and complained; Moses said, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord" (Exodus 14:10-14).
The angel and the cloud moved behind Israel, keeping the armies apart (Exodus 14:19-20).
Moses stretched out his hand; a strong east wind divided the sea and Israel crossed on dry ground (Exodus 14:21-22).
The Egyptians followed; God clogged their chariot wheels and they panicked (Exodus 14:23-25).
Moses stretched out his hand again; the waters returned and drowned the whole army (Exodus 14:26-28).
Israel feared the Lord, believed in Him and Moses, and sang praise (Exodus 14:31; 15:1-21).
(b) Any two: deliverance from slavery; proof of God's power and faithfulness; birth of Israel as a free nation; it is remembered at the Passover; it increased their faith in God and Moses.
Narrate Exodus 12–14, then two points.
(a) How did David react to the assassination of Abner?
(b) Indicate two lessons that can be learnt from this incident.
(a) Abner made peace with David at Hebron and left in peace (2 Samuel 3:20-21).
Joab, returning, took Abner aside at the gate and killed him to avenge his brother Asahel (2 Samuel 3:26-27).
When David heard it, he said he and his kingdom were guiltless before the Lord for the blood of Abner (2 Samuel 3:28).
He cursed Joab and his father's house (2 Samuel 3:29).
He commanded Joab and all the people to tear their clothes, put on sackcloth and mourn (2 Samuel 3:31).
King David followed the bier and wept aloud at the grave in Hebron (2 Samuel 3:31-32).
He lamented: "Should Abner die as a fool dies?" (2 Samuel 3:33-34).
He refused to eat until sunset (2 Samuel 3:35).
All the people saw he had no part in the killing and it pleased them (2 Samuel 3:36-37).
He called Abner "a prince and a great man" and said the Lord would repay the evildoer (2 Samuel 3:38-39).
(b) Any two: revenge is wrong; leaders should show sincere sympathy; honour others even former enemies; innocence should be shown publicly; leave vengeance to God.
Narrate 2 Samuel 3:26-39, then two lessons.
(a) Explain how the faith of Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego was tested in Babylon.
(b) Give four examples of cultural practices which are contrary to the Christian faith in your society.
(a) King Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image sixty cubits high on the plain of Dura (Daniel 3:1).
All officials were to fall down and worship it when the music sounded, or be thrown into a burning fiery furnace (Daniel 3:4-6).
Certain Chaldeans accused the three Jews of not serving the king's gods (Daniel 3:8-12).
The king in fury gave them another chance (Daniel 3:13-15).
They answered that God was able to deliver them, but even if not, they would not serve his gods (Daniel 3:16-18).
The furnace was heated seven times more; they were bound and thrown in; the flames killed their guards (Daniel 3:19-23).
The king saw four men walking in the fire unhurt, the fourth like a son of the gods (Daniel 3:24-25).
They came out without even the smell of fire; the king blessed their God and promoted them (Daniel 3:26-30).
(b) Any four: idol and ancestral worship; witchcraft and divination; widowhood rites that humiliate widows; female genital mutilation; human sacrifice and ritual killing; secret cult membership; polygamy (in some views); killing of twins in the past; masquerade worship.
Narrate Daniel 3, then four cultural practices.
Section B (Themes from the Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles)
(a) Give an account of Mary's encounter with Angel Gabriel.
(b) State two significant points in Mary's reply to the angel's announcement
(a) In the sixth month Gabriel was sent to Nazareth to a virgin named Mary, betrothed to Joseph of the house of David (Luke 1:26-27).
He said, "Hail, O favoured one, the Lord is with you!"; she was troubled (Luke 1:28-29).
He said, "Do not be afraid, Mary… you will conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus" (Luke 1:30-31).
He will be great, the Son of the Most High, and reign over Jacob's house for ever (Luke 1:32-33).
Mary asked, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" (Luke 1:34).
The Holy Spirit would come upon her; the child would be called holy, the Son of God (Luke 1:35).
Her kinswoman Elizabeth had conceived in old age, for with God nothing is impossible (Luke 1:36-37).
Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word"; the angel departed (Luke 1:38).
(b) Any two: humility — she called herself the Lord's handmaid; obedience and submission to God's will; faith in God's word; purity — she asked how, since she had no husband; readiness to serve God whatever the cost.
Narrate Luke 1:26-38, then two points.
(a) Describe the roles of Joseph of Arimathea and the women in the burial of Jesus.
(b) In what three ways was Joseph's action significant?
(a) Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man, a respected member of the council and a disciple of Jesus, looking for the kingdom of God (Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43).
He had not agreed with the council's decision (Luke 23:51).
He went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body; Pilate granted it after confirming Jesus was dead (Mark 15:43-45).
He bought a linen shroud, took the body down, wrapped it in clean linen (Mark 15:46; Matthew 27:59).
Nicodemus brought about a hundred pounds of myrrh and aloes (John 19:39-40).
He laid it in his own new tomb hewn in the rock and rolled a great stone to the door (Matthew 27:60).
The women: Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sat opposite the tomb and saw where and how He was laid (Matthew 27:61; Luke 23:55).
They went home and prepared spices and ointments, rested on the sabbath, and came at dawn on the first day to anoint Him (Luke 23:56–24:1).
(b) Any three: it showed courage in identifying with Jesus; it fulfilled the prophecy that He would be with a rich man in His death (Isaiah 53:9); it made His death and burial certain; it kept the body from a criminal's grave; it shows Christians should honour the dead; it provided a known tomb that was found empty.
Describe Joseph's and the women's roles, then three points.
(a) Narrate the event that portrayed Jesus as the "Resurrection and the life"
(b) What two lessons can be drawn from this declaration?
(a) Lazarus of Bethany, brother of Mary and Martha, was ill; the sisters sent to Jesus (John 11:1-3).
Jesus stayed two more days, then said Lazarus had died and went to Bethany (John 11:6, 14-15).
Lazarus had been in the tomb four days; Martha met Jesus (John 11:17-20).
She said if He had been there her brother would not have died (John 11:21).
Jesus said, "Your brother will rise again… I am the resurrection and the life" (John 11:23-26).
Martha confessed Him as the Christ, the Son of God (John 11:27).
Mary came weeping; Jesus was deeply moved and wept (John 11:32-35).
At the tomb He ordered the stone removed, prayed to the Father, and cried, "Lazarus, come out" (John 11:39-43).
The dead man came out bound; Jesus said, "Unbind him, and let him go"; many believed (John 11:44-45).
(b) Any two: Jesus has power over death; believers will rise to eternal life; faith in Jesus is essential; Jesus shares our sorrow; Christians need not despair at death.
Narrate John 11, then two lessons.
(a) Explain how Herod opposed the early church. (b) Identify two consequences of this opposition.
(a) Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church (Acts 12:1).
He killed James the brother of John with the sword (Acts 12:2).
Seeing it pleased the Jews, he arrested Peter during the days of Unleavened Bread (Acts 12:3).
He put Peter in prison guarded by four squads of soldiers, intending to bring him out after the Passover (Acts 12:4).
The church prayed earnestly for Peter (Acts 12:5).
An angel freed Peter at night; the chains fell off and the iron gate opened by itself (Acts 12:6-10).
Peter went to the house of Mary, John Mark's mother, where many were praying (Acts 12:12-17).
Herod searched for Peter and executed the guards (Acts 12:18-19).
Herod was later struck by an angel and eaten by worms because he did not give God the glory (Acts 12:21-23).
(b) Any two: James became a martyr; the church was driven to earnest prayer; God showed His power by delivering Peter; Herod was punished; "the word of God grew and multiplied" (Acts 12:24); Peter left Jerusalem for another place.
Narrate Acts 12, then two consequences.
Section C (Themes from Selected Epistles)
(a) Outline Paul's message on justification. (b) State two conditions for the attainment of justification
(a) All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
No one is justified by works of the law; the law shows sin (Romans 3:20).
The righteousness of God comes through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe (Romans 3:22).
Believers are justified by God's grace as a gift through the redemption in Christ, whose death was an expiation by His blood (Romans 3:24-25).
Justification is by faith apart from works of the law, so no one can boast (Romans 3:27-28).
God is God of Jews and Gentiles alike and justifies both by faith (Romans 3:29-30).
Abraham was justified by faith before circumcision (Romans 4:3, 9-11).
Justified by faith, we have peace with God (Romans 5:1).
Christ died for us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8).
(b) Any two: faith in Jesus Christ; belief that God raised Him from the dead (Romans 4:24; 10:9); repentance; confession of Jesus as Lord (Romans 10:9-10); acceptance of God's grace.
Outline Romans 3–5, then two conditions.
(a) How did Paul convince the Galatians that Christians are children of God?
(b) Indicate two ways Christians should manifest themselves as children of God.
(a) In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith (Galatians 3:26).
Those baptised into Christ have put on Christ (Galatians 3:27).
All are one in Christ: neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female (Galatians 3:28).
Belonging to Christ makes them Abraham's offspring and heirs of the promise (Galatians 3:29).
An heir who is a minor is like a slave under guardians; so were they under the elemental spirits (Galatians 4:1-3).
In the fullness of time God sent His Son to redeem those under the law, that they might receive adoption as sons (Galatians 4:4-5).
God sent the Spirit of His Son into their hearts, crying "Abba! Father!" (Galatians 4:6).
So they are no longer slaves but sons and heirs (Galatians 4:7).
(b) Any two: holy living; love for others; obedience to God; being led by the Spirit (Romans 8:14); peacemaking (Matthew 5:9); forgiveness; bearing the fruit of the Spirit.
Use Galatians 3:26–4:7, then two ways.
(a) Explain Peter's description of Christians as "a Chosen Race and a Royal Priesthood"…
(b) Give two examples in a Christian's daily life to support the above description.
(a) Believers come to Christ, the living stone, and are built into a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:4-5).
They are a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus (1 Peter 2:5).
"You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people" (1 Peter 2:9).
Chosen race: chosen by God's grace, not by birth, to belong to Him.
Royal priesthood: every believer has direct access to God, serves Him, offers praise and prays for others.
Holy nation: set apart from the world to live holy lives (1 Peter 1:15-16).
Their purpose is to declare the wonderful deeds of Him who called them out of darkness into His marvellous light (1 Peter 2:9).
Once they were no people, now God's people; once without mercy, now have mercy (1 Peter 2:10).
(b) Any two: praying and interceding for others; witnessing about Christ; living holy and honest lives; worship and praise; doing good works that glorify God (1 Peter 2:12); serving others with their gifts.
Explain 1 Peter 2:4-10, then two examples.