Amos condemned the people of Israel for all the following sins except their

A. selling the righteous for silver

B. trampling upon the head of the poor

C. upholding the way of the afflicted

D. laying themselves down beside every alter, upon garments taken in pledge

E. drinking in the house of their God, the wine of those who have been fined

Isaiah referred to the leaders of Israel as rulers of Sodom because

A. Sodom was one of the chief cities of Israel

B. Sodom was another name for Samaria

C. the leaders of Israel was chosen mainly from the city of Sodom

D. the leaders were like Sodom, destined for exile

E. the leaders of Israel were leading a people as corrupt as Sodom

At the call of Ezekiel, he was shown a scroll on which was written words of

A. wisdom and understanding

B. lamentation, mourning and woes

C. right judgement and faithfulness

D. bitterness of the spirit

E. peace for his chosen people

According to Luke, the third temptation of Jesus by the devil is that He should

A. throw himself down from the pinnacle of the temple

B. command stone to become bread

C. jump down from the high mountain

D. bow down to the devil

E. throw himself down from the peak of the high mountain

'Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word i will let down the nets.' These words were spoken when Jesus

A. called the two sons of Zebedee , at the sea of Galilee

B. met and called Levi to be a disciple

C. met and called Peter and Andrew his brother

D. asked Peter to catch fish with which to feed the multitudes

E. ordered Peter to let down his net for a catch, just before he was called

Jesus told the scribes who wanted to follow him that 'Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nest but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head , because

A. Jesus knew that the scribes were self-righteous and therefore unfit to be a disciple

B. Jesus foresaw that the scribes thought that discipleship was a thing of pleasure

C. Jesus knew as a lawyer, the scribes will disprove his teachings

D. the scribe asked Jesus first to allow him to bury his father

E. the scribe asked to be given time to say farewell to his family

The people of Gadara asked Jesus to leave their neighbourhood because

A. he had healed the two demoniacs

B. as Gentiles, they had nothing to do with Jesus , a Jew

C. Jesus was using the power of Beelzebul

D. they suffered economic loss when their swine perished

E. Jesus might effect more cure in their vicinity

Which of the following character traits did the elder brother exhibit in the parable of the prodigal son?

A. Self-righteousness

B. hatred for others

C. pride

D. selfishness

E. Obedience

Which of the following false charges were levelled against Jesus before Caiaphas the high priest? That he

A. claimed to be Christ, the Son of God

B. forbade the people from paying taxes to Caeser

C. Forbade the authorities from exchanging money in the temple

D. said 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days'.

E. claimed to be the king of the Jews

‘O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!’ was said by Jesus to

A. Disciple after he had stilled the storm

B. The two travellers to Emmaus

C. The high priest and members of the Council during his trial

D. His disciples when he met them in Galilee after the resurrection

E. His disciples when they asked when he would restore the Kingdom of Israel