Year : 
2015
Title : 
Christian Religious Knowledge/Education/Studies (CRS/CRK/CRE)
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The Judean King who revolted against Babylon after serving her for three years was

A. Jehoahaz

B. Jehoiakim

C. Jehoiachin

D. Zedekiah

Detailed Solution

Zedekiah was the king of Judah whose reign ended in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of most of the Jews to Babylon.
22.

Nehemiah showed concern for his nation by

A. reviving Yahweh worship

B. rebuilding the temple

C. reconstructing Jerusalem walls

D. leading exiles home

Detailed Solution

Nehemiah rebuild the wall of Jerusalem after it was attacked by king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the people of Judah and Jerusalem taken as captives.
23.

The tribes which led the Jews in rebuilding the temple were

A. Judah and Benjamin

B. Levi and Gad

C. Ephraim and Manasseh

D. Reuben and Zebulun

C

24.

Amos satirically invited the Jews to come to Bethel and Gilgal in order to

A. repent

B. worship

C. transgress

D. pacify

Detailed Solution

Amos 4:4. Come to Beth-el, and transgress
The words are ironical. Amos bids the people to come to Beth-el, the principal and most splendid centre of their worship, and transgress, to Gilgal, another representative centre, and multiply transgression: their religious services, partly on account of the moral unfitness of the worshippers (Amos 2:6-9),
25.

Hosea described the relationship between God and Israel as

A. a covenant contrat

B. a marriage bond

C. a marriage reunion

D. an agreement bond

Detailed Solution

Through Hosea's marriage to Gomer, God, also known as Yahweh, shows his great love for his people, comparing himself to a husband whose wife has committed adultery. It a metaphor of the covenant between God and Israel, and he influenced latter prophets such as Jeremiah.
26.

Jesus baptism was significant because it

A. initiated him into Judaism

B. cleansed Him from sin

C. awakened the messianic spirit in Him

D. marked the call into the messianic ministry

Detailed Solution

It affirmed Jesus as the Messiah whom John spoke of, revealed the humanity of Jesus, provided an example for others, and displayed a beautiful picture of the Triune God among the earliest followers of Jesus.
27.

''If you are the son of God, throw yourself down from here''.
This temptation implies that Jesus should

A. win followers through the use of spectacular miracles

B. win coverts through the supply of basic needs

C. allow angels to minister unto Him

D. use scripturs to overcome the devil

Detailed Solution

REF; Matt 4:6
28.

The two old Testament books that were used in the temptation stories were

A. Genesis and Proverbs

B. Leviticus and Lamentation

C. Numbers and Ecclesiastes

D. Deuteronomy and Psalms

D

29.

''For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken ''The people being referred to in the text were

A. Matthew, John and Andrew

B. Matthias, John and Peter

C. James , Peter and John

D. Simon, Andrew and Thomas

Detailed Solution

REF; Luke 5:8-10
30.

Jesus taught that Christians should forgive their neighbours' sins

A. three time only

B. seventy times seven times (70 x 7)

C. seventy seven times seven times

D. as many times as possible

Detailed Solution

In Matthew, Jesus says that church members should forgive each other “seventy times seven times” ( Matthew18:22), a number that symbolizes boundlessness.
21.

The Judean King who revolted against Babylon after serving her for three years was

A. Jehoahaz

B. Jehoiakim

C. Jehoiachin

D. Zedekiah

Detailed Solution

Zedekiah was the king of Judah whose reign ended in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of most of the Jews to Babylon.
22.

Nehemiah showed concern for his nation by

A. reviving Yahweh worship

B. rebuilding the temple

C. reconstructing Jerusalem walls

D. leading exiles home

Detailed Solution

Nehemiah rebuild the wall of Jerusalem after it was attacked by king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the people of Judah and Jerusalem taken as captives.
23.

The tribes which led the Jews in rebuilding the temple were

A. Judah and Benjamin

B. Levi and Gad

C. Ephraim and Manasseh

D. Reuben and Zebulun

C

24.

Amos satirically invited the Jews to come to Bethel and Gilgal in order to

A. repent

B. worship

C. transgress

D. pacify

Detailed Solution

Amos 4:4. Come to Beth-el, and transgress
The words are ironical. Amos bids the people to come to Beth-el, the principal and most splendid centre of their worship, and transgress, to Gilgal, another representative centre, and multiply transgression: their religious services, partly on account of the moral unfitness of the worshippers (Amos 2:6-9),
25.

Hosea described the relationship between God and Israel as

A. a covenant contrat

B. a marriage bond

C. a marriage reunion

D. an agreement bond

Detailed Solution

Through Hosea's marriage to Gomer, God, also known as Yahweh, shows his great love for his people, comparing himself to a husband whose wife has committed adultery. It a metaphor of the covenant between God and Israel, and he influenced latter prophets such as Jeremiah.
26.

Jesus baptism was significant because it

A. initiated him into Judaism

B. cleansed Him from sin

C. awakened the messianic spirit in Him

D. marked the call into the messianic ministry

Detailed Solution

It affirmed Jesus as the Messiah whom John spoke of, revealed the humanity of Jesus, provided an example for others, and displayed a beautiful picture of the Triune God among the earliest followers of Jesus.
27.

''If you are the son of God, throw yourself down from here''.
This temptation implies that Jesus should

A. win followers through the use of spectacular miracles

B. win coverts through the supply of basic needs

C. allow angels to minister unto Him

D. use scripturs to overcome the devil

Detailed Solution

REF; Matt 4:6
28.

The two old Testament books that were used in the temptation stories were

A. Genesis and Proverbs

B. Leviticus and Lamentation

C. Numbers and Ecclesiastes

D. Deuteronomy and Psalms

D

29.

''For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken ''The people being referred to in the text were

A. Matthew, John and Andrew

B. Matthias, John and Peter

C. James , Peter and John

D. Simon, Andrew and Thomas

Detailed Solution

REF; Luke 5:8-10
30.

Jesus taught that Christians should forgive their neighbours' sins

A. three time only

B. seventy times seven times (70 x 7)

C. seventy seven times seven times

D. as many times as possible

Detailed Solution

In Matthew, Jesus says that church members should forgive each other “seventy times seven times” ( Matthew18:22), a number that symbolizes boundlessness.