53 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
Which of the following was not a river flowing from the Garden of Eden?
Answer: D (Kishon)
The four rivers were Pishon, Gihon, Tigris and Euphrates (Genesis 2:10-14); Kishon is a river in Canaan.
When Eve was about to be created, God did all the following except
Answer: C (covering where he removed the rib with a bone.)
God closed up the place with flesh, not bone (Genesis 2:21-22).
"You shall be my own possession among all peoples." God made this promise to the Israelites on condition that they
Answer: C (obeyed God's voice and kept His covenant)
"If you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my own possession" (Exodus 19:5).
Jacob's special robe for Joseph portrayed him as a
Answer: B (heir.)
The long robe marked Joseph as Jacob's favoured son, set above his brothers as if he were the chief heir (Genesis 37:3-4).
The names of the sons of Jacob listed in the book of Exodus excluded Joseph because
Answer: C (the list covered only those who came to Egypt with Jacob)
The list names those who came to Egypt with Jacob; "Joseph was already in Egypt" (Exodus 1:1-5).
The boy Moses was hidden for three months because
Answer: D (Pharaoh had decreed the murder of Hebrew male borns.)
Pharaoh ordered every Hebrew boy cast into the Nile, so his mother hid him (Exodus 1:22–2:2).
The sons of Samuel misused their privileged positions by
Answer: C (bribery and false judgement.)
They took bribes and perverted justice (1 Samuel 8:3).
"Put me, I pray you, in one of the priest's places, that I may eat a morsel of bread". Who made this prophecy and to whom was it made?
Answer: B (A man of God to Eli)
A man of God told Eli his descendants would beg for a priest's place for bread (1 Samuel 2:27, 36).
Saul lied to Samuel when he (Saul)
Answer: B (said that he had utterly destroyed the Amalekites.)
Saul claimed, "I have performed the commandment of the Lord", though he had spared Agag and the best animals (1 Samuel 15:13-20).
Nathan announced all the following forms of punishment for David's sin except that
Answer: D (his son Absalom will challenge him.)
Nathan foretold the sword, evil from his own house and his wives taken (2 Samuel 12:10-11), but did not name Absalom.
The wife of Phinehas named her premature child Ichabod because
Answer: A (Israel had lost the Ark and her husband.)
She named him Ichabod because the ark was captured and her father-in-law and husband were dead (1 Samuel 4:19-22).
The main lesson to be learnt from Elijah's victory at Mount Carmel is
Answer: C (God's supremacy over false gods.)
The people confessed, "The Lord, he is God" (1 Kings 18:39).
When Elijah confronted Ahab over the killing of Naboth, Ahab
Answer: C (repented with sackcloth and fasting.)
Ahab tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted (1 Kings 21:27).
Gehazi became a leper because of his
Answer: B (greed.)
Gehazi's greed for Naaman's gifts brought the leprosy on him (2 Kings 5:20-27).
Which of the following events could be attributed to Josiah?
Answer: C (Revival of the feast of the Passover)
Josiah commanded the Passover to be kept; none like it had been kept since the judges (2 Kings 23:21-23).
Huldah, the prophetess announced evil upon Judah and its inhabitants because people
Answer: A (had burned incense to other gods.)
"Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense to other gods" (2 Kings 22:17).
According to Ezra, the return of the Jews from exile was prophesied by
Answer: D (Jeremiah.)
Cyrus' decree fulfilled "the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah" (Ezra 1:1).
Nebuchadnezzar allowed the Chaldeans, Syrians and Moabites to attack Judah so that Judah might
Answer: B (be destroyed.)
The Lord sent Chaldean, Syrian, Moabite and Ammonite raiders "against Judah to destroy it" (2 Kings 24:2).
Which of the following distinctly demonstrates the episode of Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego?
Answer: A (complete trust in God.)
They "trusted in him, and set at nought the king's command" (Daniel 3:28).
"I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities". This statement means God gave them
Answer: C (no food to eat.)
"Cleanness of teeth… and lack of bread in all your places" means famine (Amos 4:6).
"O seer go, flee away to the land of Judah and eat bread". This means Amos was to
Answer: A (go and earn his living in Judah.)
Amaziah meant Amos should go home to Judah and earn his living there by prophesying (Amos 7:12-13).
Hosea named his first son Jezreel as a sign of
Answer: B (punishment to come unto the royal house.)
"I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel" (Hosea 1:4).
"Don't be afraid, henceforth you will be catching men". "Catching men" means capturing men
Answer: A (to the new faith.)
Peter would bring people to Jesus and the kingdom (Luke 5:10).
The man who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus was
Answer: C (Simon of Cyrene.)
They compelled Simon of Cyrene to carry His cross (Matthew 27:32).
Golgotha means the place of
Answer: D (the skull.)
"Golgotha (which means the place of a skull)" (Matthew 27:33).
A Roman Centurion was in charge of
Answer: D (100 soldiers.)
A centurion commanded about a hundred soldiers (the word comes from Latin centum, a hundred).
The tearing of the temple curtain into two meant
Answer: D (there was now open access to God.)
Christ's death opened the way into God's presence (Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 10:19-20).
Cleopas' heart burnt within him on the road to Emmaus when Jesus
Answer: B (taught them the scriptures.)
"Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?" (Luke 24:32).
According to Matthew, when the women met the risen Jesus, they
Answer: B (took hold of his feet and worshipped him.)
"They came up and took hold of his feet and worshipped him" (Matthew 28:9).
Life in the Early Church was characterized by
Answer: C (communal spirit.)
The believers were together and had all things in common (Acts 2:44-45; 4:32).
The appointment of deacons in the Early Church was meant to check
Answer: A (discrimination and favouritism.)
The Hellenist widows were being neglected in the daily distribution (Acts 6:1-3).
One remarkable thing about the feast of Pentecost for Christians was that it
Answer: B (enabled people to speak in tongues.)
At Pentecost the disciples were filled with the Spirit and spoke in other tongues (Acts 2:4).
The charge of drunkenness was levelled against the apostles on Pentecost day because
Answer: B (they spoke in other tongues)
Hearing them speak in other tongues, some mocked, "They are filled with new wine" (Acts 2:4-13).
Which prophet did Peter quote when he preached on Pentecost day about the spirit falling upon all men?
Answer: C (Joel)
Peter quoted Joel: "I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh" (Acts 2:16-17).
The boldness of Peter and John before the Sanhedrin was attributed to
Answer: C (their being with Jesus.)
"They recognized that they had been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13).
Peter's tour of Lydda led to the
Answer: B (conversion of the residents of Sharon.)
After Aeneas was healed, "all the residents of Lydda and Sharon… turned to the Lord" (Acts 9:35).
"Dress yourself and put on your sandals". Obedience to this instruction led to
Answer: C (Peter's release from prison.)
The angel said this to Peter in prison and led him out (Acts 12:7-10).
Partiality, according to James, is practised in the church by
Answer: A (neglecting the poor.)
The poor man is told to stand while the rich man gets a good seat (James 2:2-4).
"Abraham believed God and it was reckoned to him as righteousness". James used this text to highlight his teaching on
Answer: B (faith and works.)
James used Abraham to show faith working with works (James 2:21-23).
James taught that Christians should offer prayers of thanksgiving when they are
Answer: D (cheerful.)
"Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise" (James 5:13).
James advised against looking down on the poor because they are
Answer: A (the rightful heirs of the kingdom.)
God chose the poor "to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom" (James 2:5).
As they were sharing Christ's sufferings, Peter advised Christians to
Answer: B (rejoice.)
"Rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings" (1 Peter 4:13).
"Live as free men, yet without using your freedom as pretext for evil" Peter by this text was calling on Christians to
Answer: B (do what is right.)
Peter calls them to do right as servants of God (1 Peter 2:15-16).
Peter believed that God appreciates and gives credit to servants who
Answer: D (suffer for wrongs not done.)
"It is a credit… when he endures pain while suffering unjustly" (1 Peter 2:19-20).
Section A (Themes from the Old Testament)
(a) Describe God's creation of the following: (i) light; (ii) woman (b) In what three ways does creation reveal God's nature?
(a)(i) Light: the earth was without form and void, darkness was on the deep and the Spirit of God moved over the waters (Genesis 1:2).
God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light (Genesis 1:3).
God saw the light was good and separated it from the darkness (Genesis 1:4).
He called the light Day and the darkness Night — the first day (Genesis 1:5).
(ii) Woman: God said it is not good for man to be alone; He would make a helper fit for him (Genesis 2:18).
No fit helper was found among the animals the man named (Genesis 2:19-20).
God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, took one of his ribs and closed up the place with flesh (Genesis 2:21).
He made the rib into a woman and brought her to the man (Genesis 2:22).
The man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman" (Genesis 2:23).
(b) Any three: God is all-powerful (creates by His word); God is orderly; God is good (all He made was good); God is sovereign over everything; God is loving and provides for man; God is eternal, existing before creation; God is wise.
Describe both acts with references, then three attributes.
(a) Relate how Israel asked for a King to rule them. (b) Identify four consequences of the King's disobedience to God.
(a) When Samuel became old he made his sons Joel and Abijah judges at Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:1-2).
They took bribes and perverted justice (1 Samuel 8:3).
The elders came to Samuel at Ramah: "You are old and your sons do not walk in your ways; appoint for us a king to govern us like all the nations" (1 Samuel 8:4-5).
Samuel was displeased and prayed (1 Samuel 8:6).
God said they had rejected Him, not Samuel, but told Samuel to listen and warn them (1 Samuel 8:7-9).
Samuel warned that a king would take their sons, daughters, fields and a tenth of their produce (1 Samuel 8:11-18).
The people insisted, "We will have a king over us" (1 Samuel 8:19-20).
God told Samuel to give them a king; Saul was later anointed and chosen by lot (1 Samuel 8:22; 10:1, 20-24).
(b) Any four (Saul): God rejected him as king (1 Samuel 15:23); the kingdom was torn from him and given to David (15:28; 16:13); the Spirit left him and an evil spirit tormented him (16:14); God no longer answered him (28:6); he lost to the Philistines and died with his sons on Gilboa (31:1-6); his dynasty ended.
Narrate 1 Samuel 8, then four consequences for Saul.
(a) What role did King Hiram of Tyre play in Solomon's preparation towards the building of the temple? (b) Indicate three benefits of making friends.
(a) Hiram, who had always loved David, sent servants to Solomon when he became king (1 Kings 5:1).
Solomon asked him to have cedars cut from Lebanon, offering to pay his servants' wages (1 Kings 5:2-6).
Hiram rejoiced and blessed the Lord for giving David a wise son (1 Kings 5:7).
He agreed to supply cedar and cypress timber, floated by sea in rafts to the place Solomon chose (1 Kings 5:8-9).
Solomon paid him wheat and oil yearly; they made a treaty (1 Kings 5:10-12).
Hiram's builders and the Gebalites helped prepare the timber and stone (1 Kings 5:18).
He sent Hiram (Huram-abi), a skilled bronze worker, to make the pillars and vessels (1 Kings 7:13-14).
(b) Any three: help in time of need; sharing of skills and resources; peace and security; advice and encouragement; trade and economic growth; support in carrying out projects.
Describe Hiram's help from 1 Kings 5, then three benefits.
(a) Outline Amos' vision of a basket of ripe fruit. (b) State three practices that Amos condemned.
(a) The Lord showed Amos a basket of summer fruit (Amos 8:1).
God asked what he saw; Amos said, "A basket of summer fruit" (Amos 8:2).
God said, "The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass by them" — Israel was ripe for judgement (Amos 8:2).
Temple songs would become wailings; dead bodies would be many, cast out in silence (Amos 8:3).
He condemned those who trample the needy and bring the poor to an end (Amos 8:4).
They wished the new moon and sabbath were over so they could sell grain, make the ephah small and the shekel great and cheat with false balances (Amos 8:5).
They bought the poor for silver and the needy for sandals, and sold the refuse of the wheat (Amos 8:6).
God would turn their feasts into mourning and send a famine of hearing the words of the Lord (Amos 8:10-12).
(b) Any three: cheating in trade with false weights (Amos 8:5); oppression of the poor (2:6-7; 4:1); bribery and injustice in the courts (5:12); empty religious worship (5:21-23); luxury and drunkenness (6:4-6); sexual immorality (2:7); idolatry at Bethel and Dan (8:14).
Outline Amos 8:1-12, then three practices.
Section B (Themes from the Four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles)
(a) Highlight Jesus' encounter with Matthew, the tax collector. (b) What three lessons can be drawn from the encounter in (a) above?
(a) As Jesus passed on, He saw a man called Matthew (Levi) sitting at the tax office (Matthew 9:9; Mark 2:14).
He said to him, "Follow me"; Matthew rose and followed Him, leaving everything (Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27-28).
Levi made Jesus a great feast in his house with many tax collectors and sinners (Luke 5:29; Matthew 9:10).
The Pharisees asked the disciples why their teacher ate with tax collectors and sinners (Matthew 9:11).
Jesus said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick" (Matthew 9:12).
"Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'" (Matthew 9:13).
"I came not to call the righteous, but sinners" to repentance (Matthew 9:13; Luke 5:32).
(b) Any three: Jesus calls everyone, including despised people; following Jesus requires leaving the old life; Christians should respond promptly to Christ's call; share Jesus with friends as Matthew did; do not despise sinners; God desires mercy.
Narrate Matthew 9:9-13, then three lessons.
(a) What demands did Jesus make of the prospective disciples he encountered? (b) Identify any three attitudes that true disciples of Jesus must exhibit.
(a) To one who said he would follow anywhere: "Foxes have holes… but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head" — be ready for hardship (Luke 9:57-58).
To one who wanted first to bury his father: "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go and proclaim the kingdom of God" — put the kingdom first (Luke 9:59-60).
To one who wanted to say farewell at home: "No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God" — total commitment (Luke 9:61-62).
Deny oneself and take up one's cross daily (Luke 9:23).
Love Jesus more than family and life; bear one's cross; count the cost; renounce all (Luke 14:26-33).
(b) Any three: self-denial; total commitment; obedience; humility; love for others; readiness to suffer; faithfulness; prompt response.
List the demands from Luke 9 and 14, then three attitudes.
(a) Summarize Peter's speech on Pentecost day. (b) What three changes occurred in the life of the disciples after the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost day?
(a) Peter said they were not drunk, for it was only nine in the morning (Acts 2:14-15).
This was what Joel prophesied: God would pour out His Spirit on all flesh, and whoever calls on the Lord's name will be saved (Acts 2:16-21).
Jesus of Nazareth was attested by God with mighty works (Acts 2:22).
He was delivered up by God's plan and killed by lawless men (Acts 2:23).
God raised Him up, as David foretold in the Psalms (Acts 2:24-32).
Exalted at God's right hand, He has poured out the Spirit they now see and hear (Acts 2:33).
God has made Him both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36).
When the people asked what to do: "Repent, and be baptized… and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:37-39).
About three thousand were added (Acts 2:41).
(b) Any three: boldness to preach in place of fear; power to work miracles (Acts 3:1-10); speaking in tongues; deep fellowship and sharing (Acts 2:42-47); understanding of the scriptures; joy and unity; readiness to suffer for Christ (Acts 5:41).
Summarise Acts 2:14-41, then three changes.
Section C (Themes from Selected Epistles)
(a) "Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him". What else did James say about effective prayer? (b) Outline three reasons why some prayers are not answered.
(a) If anyone lacks wisdom, ask God, who gives generously (James 1:5).
Ask in faith without doubting; the doubter is like a wave and will receive nothing (James 1:6-8).
You do not have because you do not ask; you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions (James 4:2-3).
Is anyone suffering? Let him pray; cheerful? Let him sing praise (James 5:13).
The elders should anoint the sick with oil; the prayer of faith will save the sick and his sins will be forgiven (James 5:14-15).
Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed (James 5:16).
The prayer of a righteous man has great power (James 5:16).
Elijah prayed and it did not rain for three years and six months; he prayed again and it rained (James 5:17-18).
(b) Any three: doubt; selfish motives; unconfessed sin; unforgiveness; pride; disobedience; not praying according to God's will.
Summarise James on prayer, then three reasons.
(a) Discuss how Peter exhorts Christians to be good citizens. (b) In what three ways is Peter's exhortation to Christians significant?
(a) As aliens and exiles, abstain from passions that war against the soul (1 Peter 2:11).
Maintain good conduct among the Gentiles so they may glorify God (1 Peter 2:12).
Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution (1 Peter 2:13).
Whether to the emperor as supreme or governors sent to punish wrongdoers and praise those who do right (1 Peter 2:13-14).
By doing right silence the ignorance of foolish men (1 Peter 2:15).
Live as free men, not using freedom as a pretext for evil, but as servants of God (1 Peter 2:16).
Honour all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the emperor (1 Peter 2:17).
Servants be submissive to masters (1 Peter 2:18).
(b) Any three: promotes law and order; good conduct wins respect and converts; Christians contribute to national development; it removes false accusations against the church; respect for leaders brings peace; freedom is used responsibly.
Explain 1 Peter 2:11-18, then three points.