56 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
On the fifth day, the manifestation of the power of God's word was evident in the creation of the
Answer: C (fishes and birds)
On the fifth day God made sea creatures and birds (Genesis 1:20-23).
Which of the following was God's instruction to Adam after creation? To eat.
Answer: A (of any tree except that of the knowledge of good and evil.)
"You may freely eat of every tree… but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat" (Genesis 2:16-17).
In which of the following ways did God evaluate His work after creation?
Answer: D (Very good.)
"God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good" (Genesis 1:31).
What was the rationale behind Reuben placing Joseph into a dry well? To:
Answer: B (send the lad back home.)
Reuben wanted to rescue him and restore him to his father (Genesis 37:22).
According to Pharoah's dream, what did the seven gaunt and thin cows that came out of the Nile River do? They
Answer: D (ate up the seven sleek and fat cows.)
"The gaunt and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows" (Genesis 41:4).
Which of the following was not a sign to convince the Israelites that Moses was sent by God?
Answer: D (Flowers growing from Moses' rod.)
The signs were the rod-serpent, the leprous hand and water turned to blood (Exodus 4:2-9); Aaron's rod budded much later (Numbers 17).
The dominant trait exhibited by the Israelites following the ill-report of the spies about Canaan was
Answer: C (despair.)
The people lifted up their voices and wept all night, wishing they had died in Egypt (Numbers 14:1-4).
Moses gave a portion of his authority to Joshua when he was commissioned before the Israelites so that Joshua would.
Answer: B (be obeyed by the Israelites.)
"That all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey" (Numbers 27:20).
Which attribute of Joshua and Caleb distinguished them from the other spies?
Answer: D (The absolute trust they had in God.)
"The Lord is with us; do not fear them" (Numbers 14:8-9).
Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has given Sisera into your hands. Does not the Lord go out before you? This statement was made by.
Answer: B (Deborah)
Deborah said this to Barak (Judges 4:14).
King Ahab became sad and discontent in his palace as a result of
Answer: A (his inability to secure Naboth's veneyard.)
Ahab went home vexed and sullen because Naboth refused him the vineyard (1 Kings 21:4).
Eli's failure to decisively discipline his children led to all of the following except the.
Answer: C (institution of monarchy in Israel.)
The request for a king came because of Samuel's sons (1 Samuel 8:1-5).
According to Samuel, Saul's stubbornness against God is comparable to,
Answer: C (idolatry.)
"Stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry" (1 Samuel 15:23).
Behold, to obey is better than to sacrifice, and to harken than the fat of rams…. It can be inferred from this statement that God.
Answer: B (prefers obedience to sacrifices.)
God values obedience above sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22).
Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of the Lord? The offence of the addressee was that he.
Answer: B (spared Agag and the fatty animals of Amalek.)
Saul spared Agag and the best of the animals (1 Samuel 15:9, 19).
Which of the following personalities accompanied Saul in his search for David in the wilderness of Ziph?
Answer: C (Abner)
Abner the commander was with Saul in the camp (1 Samuel 26:5).
In which of the following ways did David demonstrate his submission to the will of God? He
Answer: B (spared the life of Saul)
David left Saul's life in God's hands (1 Samuel 26:9-11).
The construction of the Temple by Solomon was in fulfilment of God's prophecy to
Answer: D (David.)
God promised David his son would build the house (2 Samuel 7:12-13; 1 Kings 5:5).
What was Solomon's response when he discovered that his encounter with God was a dream? He
Answer: A (offered burnt offering before the ark.)
He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark and offered burnt offerings (1 Kings 3:15).
In which of the following ways did Obadiah demonstrate his loyalty to God during the persecution that occured in his time? He
Answer: C (hid the prophets of Yahweh in caves.)
Obadiah hid a hundred prophets in caves (1 Kings 18:4).
The greatest wrath of God on Israel was incurred during the reign of King.
Answer: C (Ahab.)
Ahab did more to provoke the Lord to anger than all the kings of Israel before him (1 Kings 16:30-33).
Deborah's response to Barak's request to accompany him to battle against Jabin was that.
Answer: B (the glory will be given to a woman.)
"The road… will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman" (Judges 4:9).
Naaman's request for two mules of Israelite soil after his cure was as a result of his belief that.
Answer: C (Hebrew God could only be worshipped on Hebrew soil.)
Naaman took Israel's earth so he could worship the Lord alone in Syria (2 Kings 5:17).
Which of the following reasons did King Josiah give when he decreed that the workers in charge of the temple renovation should not render account to anybody? They were
Answer: C (sincere in all their transactions.)
"No accounting shall be asked from them… for they deal honestly" (2 Kings 22:7).
All the following were attributed to Josiah's reform except
Answer: C (reducing the worship of Yahweh to a very low state.)
Josiah restored the worship of the Lord; he did not reduce it (2 Kings 23:3, 21-25).
What was the reason for which rebuilding of the Temple was opposed by Rehum and his associates?
Answer: B (Their offer to help was rejected)
When Zerubbabel refused their help, the people of the land set out to discourage and frustrate the builders, and Rehum wrote against them (Ezra 4:1-16).
The rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem became successful as a result of God's influence over King
Answer: B (Cyrus)
"The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia" to decree the rebuilding (Ezra 1:1-2).
During the time of Amos, why were the rich said to be above the law? They.
Answer: C (could secure any verdict they wanted.)
The rich took bribes and turned aside the needy in the gate (Amos 5:12).
The basket of summer fruit in Amos' vision signified the
Answer: D (end of the people of Israel.)
"The end has come upon my people Israel" (Amos 8:2).
Jesus' acceptance to be baptized by John was meant to
Answer: B (fulfil all righteousness.)
"It is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness" (Matthew 3:15).
The temptations of Jesus in the wilderness were meant to
Answer: D (prepare Jesus adequately for his ministry.)
After the temptation Jesus began His ministry (Matthew 4:17).
No one who puts his hand on the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. What is required of a true disciple according to the above statement?
Answer: D (Absolute commitment.)
A disciple must not look back but follow with total commitment (Luke 9:62).
One lesson we can learn from the story of the unmerciful servant is that we should.
Answer: B (be patient with our debtors.)
The servant should have had mercy on his fellow servant who begged for patience (Matthew 18:29-33).
Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Jesus' response to the above question meant that forgivness
Answer: D (does not need to have any limitation.)
"Seventy times seven" — forgiveness without limit (Matthew 18:22).
Jesus' command to his disciples to put away their sword, as those who take the sword will perish by the sword implies that
Answer: A (violence begets violence.)
"All who take the sword will perish by the sword" (Matthew 26:52).
Certainly this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean. Immediately after this accusation, all the following happened except the
Answer: D (addressee went out and hanged himself.)
Peter denied Jesus, the cock crowed and he remembered Jesus' words and wept (Luke 22:59-62); it was Judas who hanged himself.
Which of the synoptic gospels states that after Jesus was crucified, the earth shook and the rocks were split?
Answer: A (Matthew)
"The earth shook, and the rocks were split" (Matthew 27:51).
Which of these events in the life of Jesus formed the foundation of the Christian faith? His
Answer: D (resurrection.)
"If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile" (1 Corinthians 15:17).
The ultimate result of Ananias and Sapphira's death was that
Answer: C (more souls were won for Christ.)
After Ananias and Sapphira died, great fear came on the whole church, and yet more than ever believers, both men and women, were added to the Lord (Acts 5:11-14). The church kept growing.
The following lessons could be learnt from Saul's experience on his way to Damascus except.
Answer: C (ignorantly persecuting God is acceptable.)
Saul's story shows God can call any sinner for a purpose; it does not make persecution acceptable (Acts 9:4-15).
What was the reason for Ananias' reluctance to pray over Saul to regain his sight?
Answer: C (He was aware of his persecution of Christians in Damascus.)
Ananias knew how much evil Saul had done to the saints and that he came to arrest believers (Acts 9:13-14).
Herod's arrest of Peter after the execution of James was meant to
Answer: C (win the favour and approval of the Jews.)
"When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter" (Acts 12:3).
Which of the following was identified by James as an impediment to our righteousness before God?
Answer: B (Anger)
"The anger of man does not work the righteousness of God" (James 1:19-20).
A wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind as used by James signified a
Answer: B (doubting mind.)
"He who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind" (James 1:6).
Peter in his epistle admonished christians to exhibit the following tenets as good citizens except
Answer: D (growing up to salvation.)
Peter's citizenship teaching is to be subject to institutions, honour all, love the brotherhood, fear God and honour the emperor (1 Peter 2:13-17).
According to Peter, Jesus bore our sins and died on the cross so that Christians would.
Answer: B (die to sin and live to righteousness.)
"That we might die to sin and live to righteousness" (1 Peter 2:24).
The greatest enemy of our soul according to Peter is
Answer: C (desires of the flesh.)
Peter says fleshly desires "wage war against your soul" (1 Peter 2:11).
Section A (Themes from the Old Testament)
(a) Narrate the events that led to the marriage between Moses and Zipporah. (b) Explain two reasons for which people seek asylum.
(a) When Moses grew up he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand (Exodus 2:11-12).
Next day he tried to stop two Hebrews fighting; one asked, "Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" (Exodus 2:13-14).
Moses was afraid; Pharaoh sought to kill him, so he fled to Midian and sat by a well (Exodus 2:15).
The seven daughters of the priest of Midian came to water their father's flock (Exodus 2:16).
Shepherds drove them away, but Moses helped them and watered their flock (Exodus 2:17).
Their father Reuel (Jethro) asked why they returned early; they said an Egyptian helped them (Exodus 2:18-19).
He invited Moses to eat (Exodus 2:20).
Moses agreed to dwell with him, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah, who bore Gershom (Exodus 2:21-22).
(b) Any two: persecution or threat to life; war and insecurity; political oppression; natural disasters; famine and poverty; human-rights abuses.
Narrate Exodus 2:11-22, then two reasons.
(a) Recount how the diplomatic relations between Tyre and Israel enhanced the building of the Temple during Solomon's reign. (b) Highlight two benefits of diplomatic relations among nations.
(a) Hiram king of Tyre, who had always loved David, sent servants to Solomon (1 Kings 5:1).
Solomon told Hiram that God had given him rest, so he would build a house for the Lord (1 Kings 5:3-5).
He asked Hiram to have cedars of Lebanon cut, offering to pay his servants, since Sidonians were skilled at cutting timber (1 Kings 5:6).
Hiram rejoiced and agreed to supply cedar and cypress, floating them in rafts to the place Solomon chose (1 Kings 5:7-9).
Solomon gave Hiram wheat and oil yearly (1 Kings 5:10-11).
The two made a treaty and had peace (1 Kings 5:12).
Hiram's builders and the Gebalites prepared timber and stone (1 Kings 5:18).
Hiram the bronze-worker from Tyre made the pillars and temple vessels (1 Kings 7:13-45).
(b) Any two: peace and security; trade and economic growth; exchange of skills and technology; cultural exchange; help in emergencies.
Use 1 Kings 5 and 7, then two benefits.
(a) Recount the events that took place in Judah after the death of King Josiah to the first deportation of the Jews. (b) State four causes of civil unrest in a nation.
(a) Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo (2 Kings 23:29-30).
The people made his son Jehoahaz king; he reigned three months and did evil (2 Kings 23:30-32).
Neco imprisoned him at Riblah, took him to Egypt and imposed tribute on Judah (2 Kings 23:33-34).
Neco made Eliakim king, renaming him Jehoiakim; he taxed the land to pay Pharaoh and did evil (2 Kings 23:34-37).
Nebuchadnezzar came up; Jehoiakim served him three years, then rebelled (2 Kings 24:1).
The Lord sent Chaldean, Syrian, Moabite and Ammonite raiders against Judah for Manasseh's sins (2 Kings 24:2-4).
Jehoiakim died; Jehoiachin reigned three months and did evil (2 Kings 24:6-9).
Babylon besieged Jerusalem; Jehoiachin surrendered (2 Kings 24:10-12).
Nebuchadnezzar carried off the treasures, the king, officials, warriors and craftsmen — ten thousand captives — to Babylon (2 Kings 24:13-16).
(b) Any four: bad governance and corruption; poverty and unemployment; injustice; ethnic and religious conflicts; election rigging; human-rights abuses; foreign interference.
Narrate 2 Kings 23:29–24:16, then four causes.
(a) Let us build with you; for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to Him ever since…, Narrate the events that followed this request of the Samaritans. (b) State four causes of tension among neighbours.
(a) Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the heads of families refused: "You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God" (Ezra 4:3).
They said they alone would build it, as King Cyrus commanded (Ezra 4:3).
The people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build (Ezra 4:4).
They hired counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose through the reign of Cyrus until Darius (Ezra 4:5).
In the reign of Ahasuerus they wrote an accusation (Ezra 4:6).
Rehum and Shimshai wrote to Artaxerxes that Jerusalem was a rebellious city that would stop paying tribute (Ezra 4:8-16).
The king ordered the work stopped (Ezra 4:17-22).
They forced the Jews to stop until the second year of Darius (Ezra 4:23-24).
(b) Any four: land and boundary disputes; gossip; jealousy; noise and disturbance; children's quarrels; religious or ethnic differences; unpaid debts.
Narrate Ezra 4:1-24, then four causes.
Section B (Themes from the Synoptic Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles)
(a) Then Jesus said to him, begone Satan! For it is written, you shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. Narrate the events that took place before Jesus made the above statement as recorded in Matthew. (b) Highlight three lessons which Christians can learn from Jesus' encounter with Satan in 5(a).
(a) After His baptism Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted (Matthew 4:1).
He fasted forty days and forty nights and was hungry (Matthew 4:2).
The tempter said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread" (Matthew 4:3).
Jesus answered, "Man shall not live by bread alone" (Matthew 4:4).
The devil set Him on the pinnacle of the temple and told Him to throw Himself down, quoting Psalm 91 (Matthew 4:5-6).
Jesus said, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God" (Matthew 4:7).
The devil showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and offered them if He would fall down and worship him (Matthew 4:8-9).
Then Jesus said, "Begone, Satan!" (Matthew 4:10).
(b) Any three: use scripture to resist temptation; worship God alone; do not test God; fasting and prayer give strength; temptation can be overcome; spiritual things come before material needs.
Narrate Matthew 4:1-10, then three lessons.
(a) Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Narrate Jesus's response to the above question. (b) Outline three benefits one stands to gain in forgiving others.
(a) Jesus said, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven" (Matthew 18:22).
He told of a king who settled accounts with his servants (Matthew 18:23).
One owed ten thousand talents; the king ordered him sold with his family (Matthew 18:24-25).
He begged for patience; the king pitied him and forgave the whole debt (Matthew 18:26-27).
He then seized a fellow servant who owed him a hundred denarii and threw him into prison (Matthew 18:28-30).
The other servants told the king, who called him wicked (Matthew 18:31-32).
The king delivered him to the jailers until he paid all (Matthew 18:33-34).
"So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart" (Matthew 18:35).
(b) Any three: God's forgiveness (Matthew 6:14); peace of mind; restored relationships; good health and freedom from bitterness; a good example to others; answered prayers.
Narrate Matthew 18:21-35, then three benefits.
(a) Outline the circumstances that led to the untimely death of Ananias and Sapphira. (b) State four lessons the church of today can learn from the actions of Ananias and Sapphira that led to their death.
(a) The believers shared everything; landowners sold property and brought the money to the apostles (Acts 4:32-35).
Barnabas sold a field and brought the money (Acts 4:36-37).
Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold property and, with her knowledge, kept back part of the price (Acts 5:1-2).
He brought only part and laid it at the apostles' feet as if it were all (Acts 5:2).
Peter asked why Satan filled his heart to lie to the Holy Spirit; the property and money were his own; he had lied to God (Acts 5:3-4).
Ananias fell down and died (Acts 5:5-6).
About three hours later Sapphira came and lied about the price (Acts 5:7-8).
Peter asked how they agreed to tempt the Spirit of the Lord; she fell down and died (Acts 5:9-10).
Great fear came on the whole church (Acts 5:11).
(b) Any four: God hates lying; giving must be honest and voluntary; we cannot deceive God; husbands and wives should not agree in sin; greed leads to destruction; leaders should deal with sin in the church.
Narrate Acts 4:32–5:11, then four lessons.
Section C (Themes from Selected Epistles)
(a) Outline James' instructions to Christians on how to conduct effective and result-driven prayer. (b) State four factors that hinder prayer from being heard and answered.
(a) Ask God for wisdom; He gives generously (James 1:5).
Ask in faith without doubting (James 1:6-8).
Ask with right motives, not to spend on passions (James 4:3).
Draw near to God, cleanse your hands, purify your hearts and humble yourselves (James 4:8-10).
The suffering should pray; the cheerful sing praise (James 5:13).
The sick call the elders to pray and anoint with oil (James 5:14-15).
Confess sins to one another and pray for one another (James 5:16).
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful, as Elijah's (James 5:16-18).
(b) Any four: doubt; selfish motives; unconfessed sin; unforgiveness; pride; disobedience; quarrels; bad relationship with spouse (1 Peter 3:7).
Summarise James on prayer, then four hindrances.
(a) Highlight Peter's advice to elders and the youth of the church on how to promote good relationship. (b) Indicate three ways by which conflict retards the growth of the church.
(a) Elders should tend the flock of God willingly, not by constraint (1 Peter 5:2).
Not for shameful gain but eagerly (1 Peter 5:2).
Not domineering over those in their charge but being examples (1 Peter 5:3).
They will receive the unfading crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4).
The younger should be subject to the elders (1 Peter 5:5).
All should clothe themselves with humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud (1 Peter 5:5).
Humble yourselves under God's mighty hand (1 Peter 5:6).
Cast your anxieties on God; be sober and watchful against the devil (1 Peter 5:7-9).
(b) Any three: divides members and causes splits; drives members away; hinders evangelism and bad witness; diverts resources; destroys love and fellowship; grieves the Holy Spirit.
Explain 1 Peter 5:1-9, then three ways.