JAMB Christian Religious Studies: practice questions.

Question 1 · The covenant

Arrange in the correct order: (i) Isaac is born (ii) Abram leaves Haran for Canaan (iii) Abram's name is changed and circumcision given (iv) Jacob and Esau are born.

1. A.iii, ii, i, iv
2. B.ii, iii, i, iv
3. C.ii, i, iii, iv
4. D.i, ii, iv, iii

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Question 2 · The Great Confession

Jesus said to Peter, "Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you." This means that Peter's confession

1. A.was taught to him earlier by John the Baptist
2. B.was based on what the crowds were saying
3. C.was learnt from the scribes and Pharisees
4. D.was revealed to him by God the Father in heaven

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Question 3 · The birth and early life of Jesus

John the Baptist was imprisoned and later beheaded because he

1. A.rebuked Herod for marrying Herodias, his brother's wife
2. B.claimed openly to be the promised Messiah
3. C.refused to baptise Herod's soldiers in the Jordan
4. D.preached that no one should pay taxes to Rome

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Question 4 · Obedience and disobedience

After the Amalekites burned Ziklag (1 Samuel 30), David pursued them only after

1. A.consulting the medium at En-dor for advice
2. B.receiving permission from King Saul
3. C.sending spies to Achish king of Gath
4. D.enquiring of the LORD

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Question 5 · The trials and the death of Jesus

The high priest tore his robes and declared that Jesus had uttered blasphemy when Jesus

1. A.refused to pay the half-shekel temple tax
2. B.spoke of the Son of Man at God's right hand
3. C.admitted that He came from Galilee
4. D.asked the guards for water to drink

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Question 6 · The parables

In Luke 18:9-14, the tax collector went home justified rather than the Pharisee because he

1. A.humbly asked for mercy
2. B.fasted twice a week as the law required
3. C.gave tithes of everything he received
4. D.stood in front of everyone in the temple to pray

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Question 7 · Punishment and hope

In Ezekiel 37, the dry bones represented

1. A.the dead prophets of Baal killed at the brook Kishon
2. B.the whole house of Israel, cut off in exile
3. C.the Egyptian army drowned in the Red Sea
4. D.sinners in Jerusalem who would never be restored

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Question 8 · Decision-making

At Gibeon, Solomon asked God for

1. A.an understanding mind to govern and to judge well
2. B.long life, riches and the death of his enemies
3. C.victory over the Philistines and the Ammonites
4. D.permission to build a palace larger than Pharaoh's

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Question 9 · The covenant

Which feature distinguishes the new covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-34 from the covenant made at Sinai?

1. A.It would be written on tablets of stone
2. B.It would apply only to the priests and Levites
3. C.It required animal sacrifice every single day
4. D.The law would be written on the people's hearts

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Question 10 · The Great Confession

The Great Confession by Peter took place in the district of

1. A.Capernaum by the Sea of Galilee
2. B.Bethany near the Mount of Olives
3. C.Jericho in the Jordan valley
4. D.Caesarea Philippi

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Question 11 · Justification by faith

"Justification by faith" means that a person is

1. A.declared righteous through faith in Christ
2. B.made rich and successful because of his faith
3. C.saved by keeping the Ten Commandments perfectly
4. D.judged acceptable by his family background

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Question 12 · Leadership qualities

When Moses objected that he was "slow of speech and of tongue", God's answer was to

1. A.give the whole task to Joshua instead
2. B.appoint his brother Aaron to speak for him
3. C.cure his speech there and then at the bush
4. D.send him back to Jethro in the land of Midian

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