Year : 
2017
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 book of Hosea is meant to illustrate God's ________

A. univeralism and love

B. purity and providence

C. love and mercy

D. forgiveness and sovereignty

Detailed Solution

Hosea is a prophet whom God uses to portray a message of repentance to God's people. 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.
22.

To prove the land's fertility, the spies brought from the valley of Esthol, _______

A. sycamore, figs and olives

B. pomegranates, citrus and vines

C. grapes, figs and pomegranates

D. olives, grapes and sycamore

Detailed Solution

Numbers13: 23 Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol (cluster of grapes), and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two of them, with some of pomegranates and the figs.
23.

When the Chief Priest and Elders heard that Jesus had risen, they offered money to the soldiers so that

A. the soldiers could prepare for a celebration of the event

B. the soldiers would give false report concerning resurrection

C. they would go out to spread the news

D. they could search for the risen Christ

Detailed Solution

When the Chief Priest and Elders heard that Jesus had risen, they offered money to the soldiers as bribe, so that they could lie that jesus body was stolen and not resurrected Matthew 28:11-13
24.

And when he came up out of the water immediately he saw the heavens opened and the spirit descending upon him like a doveWhat was the significance of the descent of the dove? To

A. show that he was the messiah

B. empower him for his ministry

C. isolate him as a distinguished prophet

D. reveal him to the world

Detailed Solution

A dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit, in reference to Matthew 3:16 and Luke 3:22 where the Holy Spirit is compared to a dove at the Baptism of Jesus. This was to confirm him as the saviour that was promised
25.

So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah...

This reference alludes to

A. Mataniah, King of Judah

B. Cyrus, King of persia

C. Nebuchadnezzar King Babylon.

D. Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria

Detailed Solution

king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had laid seige on the city of jerusalem after king zedekiah rebelled against him.
jeremiah 52:5
26.

The fulfillment of the royal law, according to James involves

A. being impartial

B. loving your neighbour as yourself

C. staying away from sin

D. showing kindness

Detailed Solution

In the Epistle of James, ch. 2: 8, the Levitical law, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself", is called the "royal law".
27.

Joseph was sold to the Midianites by his brothers at

A. Bethel

B. Gilead

C. Dothan

D. Shechem

Detailed Solution

Ref: Genesis 37:12-13
28.

The sons of Eli treated God's sacrifices with contempt by______

A. laying with women in the tent

B. being ignorant of the sacrificial laws

C. taking raw meat before the fats were burnt.

D. limiting themselves to the breast of the animal

Detailed Solution

1samuel 2:12-17
Eli's sons reviled God, that is, they blasphemed, and Eli did not correct or advise them.
17; Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
29.

Joseph of Arimathea expressed his faith in Jesus when he _____?

A. comforted Jesus' mother

B. supported Jesus' disciples

C. buried Jesus in his torrib

D. pleaded for Jesus' release

Detailed Solution

According to john19 :38 - 42, Joseph of Arimathea was, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.
30.

That Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no heed to you, o, king ....

The King being addressed was ________?

A. Nebuchadnezzar

B. Ashurbanipal

C. Cyrus

D. Darius

Detailed Solution

Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day." words Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. Daniel 6: 13 - 15
21.

The book of Hosea is meant to illustrate God's ________

A. univeralism and love

B. purity and providence

C. love and mercy

D. forgiveness and sovereignty

Detailed Solution

Hosea is a prophet whom God uses to portray a message of repentance to God's people. 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.
22.

To prove the land's fertility, the spies brought from the valley of Esthol, _______

A. sycamore, figs and olives

B. pomegranates, citrus and vines

C. grapes, figs and pomegranates

D. olives, grapes and sycamore

Detailed Solution

Numbers13: 23 Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol (cluster of grapes), and from there cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes; and they carried it on a pole between two of them, with some of pomegranates and the figs.
23.

When the Chief Priest and Elders heard that Jesus had risen, they offered money to the soldiers so that

A. the soldiers could prepare for a celebration of the event

B. the soldiers would give false report concerning resurrection

C. they would go out to spread the news

D. they could search for the risen Christ

Detailed Solution

When the Chief Priest and Elders heard that Jesus had risen, they offered money to the soldiers as bribe, so that they could lie that jesus body was stolen and not resurrected Matthew 28:11-13
24.

And when he came up out of the water immediately he saw the heavens opened and the spirit descending upon him like a doveWhat was the significance of the descent of the dove? To

A. show that he was the messiah

B. empower him for his ministry

C. isolate him as a distinguished prophet

D. reveal him to the world

Detailed Solution

A dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit, in reference to Matthew 3:16 and Luke 3:22 where the Holy Spirit is compared to a dove at the Baptism of Jesus. This was to confirm him as the saviour that was promised
25.

So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah...

This reference alludes to

A. Mataniah, King of Judah

B. Cyrus, King of persia

C. Nebuchadnezzar King Babylon.

D. Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria

Detailed Solution

king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had laid seige on the city of jerusalem after king zedekiah rebelled against him.
jeremiah 52:5
26.

The fulfillment of the royal law, according to James involves

A. being impartial

B. loving your neighbour as yourself

C. staying away from sin

D. showing kindness

Detailed Solution

In the Epistle of James, ch. 2: 8, the Levitical law, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself", is called the "royal law".
27.

Joseph was sold to the Midianites by his brothers at

A. Bethel

B. Gilead

C. Dothan

D. Shechem

Detailed Solution

Ref: Genesis 37:12-13
28.

The sons of Eli treated God's sacrifices with contempt by______

A. laying with women in the tent

B. being ignorant of the sacrificial laws

C. taking raw meat before the fats were burnt.

D. limiting themselves to the breast of the animal

Detailed Solution

1samuel 2:12-17
Eli's sons reviled God, that is, they blasphemed, and Eli did not correct or advise them.
17; Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
29.

Joseph of Arimathea expressed his faith in Jesus when he _____?

A. comforted Jesus' mother

B. supported Jesus' disciples

C. buried Jesus in his torrib

D. pleaded for Jesus' release

Detailed Solution

According to john19 :38 - 42, Joseph of Arimathea was, the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.
30.

That Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no heed to you, o, king ....

The King being addressed was ________?

A. Nebuchadnezzar

B. Ashurbanipal

C. Cyrus

D. Darius

Detailed Solution

Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day." words Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. Daniel 6: 13 - 15