WAEC Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) 2014 Past Questions

(a) "Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him". What else did James say about effective prayer? [ 9 marks]

(b) Outline three reasons why some prayers are not answered, [ 6 marks].

Theory

Question 9

"Put me I pray you in one of the priest's places that I may eat a morsel of bread" Who made this prophecy and to whom was it made?

A.Eli to Hophni and Phineas
B.A man of God to Eli
C.Samuel to Eli the priest
D.A prophet to Eli's sons

Objective

Question 9

(a) Discuss how Peter exhorts Christians to be good citizens. [12 marks]

(b) In what three ways is Peter's exhortation to Christians significant ? [3 marks].

Theory

Question 10

Saul lied to Samuel when he (Saul)

A.allowed the soldiers to bring the booties of the war home
B.said that he had utterly destroyed the Amalekites
C.failed to kill the King of the Amalekites
D.spared the Kenites in the war against the Amalekites

Objective

Question 11

Solomon told Hiram, King of Tyre that he had decided to build a temple for the Lord because

A.the Lord had given him peace and all good things
B.his father David never intended to build one
C.he wanted to force Hiram to come to his aid
D.Hiram had entered into a marriage alliance with his father

Objective

Question 12

During the Ammonite war, Uriah disobeyed King David by refusing to go to his house to sleep because

A.it was wrong to go home drunk
B.his wife would regard him as a coward
C.it would be unpatriotic to break military vow
D.he suspected that the king had lost interest in the battle

Objective

Question 13

Nathan announced all the following forms of punishment for David's sin except that

A.God will raise up evil against his own house
B.his wives will be taken away from him
C.the sword will never depart from his house
D.his son Absalom will challenge him

Objective

Question 14

The wife of Phineas named her premature child Ichabod because

A.Israel had lost the Ark and her husband
B.the Philistines suffered a lot of casualties
C.her husband treated the Lord's sacrifice with contempt
D.Eli failed to restrain his children

Objective

Question 15

The main lesson to be learnt from Elijah's victory at Mount Carmel is

A.God empowers his prophets
B.the failure of false prophets
C.God's supremacy over false gods
D.ability to bring fire from heaven

Objective

Question 16

When Elijah confronted Ahab over the killing of Naboth, Ahab

A.rejected any responsibility for it
B.blamed Jezebel for the ,urder
C.repented with sackcloth and fasting
D.reluctantly accepted responsibility for it

Objective

Question 17

Gehazi became a leper because of his

A.deceitfulness
B.greed
C.wickedness
D.lies

Objective

Question 18

Which of the following events could be attributed to Josiah?

A.Establishing relationship with Assyria
B.Reconstruction of the valley of Hinnon
C.Revival of the feast of the Passover
D.Building walls around Jerusalem

Objective

Question 19

Huldah, the prophetess announced evil upon Judah and its inhabitants because people

A.had burned incense to other gods
B.were marrying foreign women
C.were disobedient to the law of God
D.had failed to keep the sabbath

Objective

Question 20

According to Ezra, the return of the Jews from exile was prophesied by

A.Ezekiel
B.Amos
C.Isiaiah
D.Jeremiah

Objective

Question 21

Nebuchadnezzar allowed the Chaldeans, Syrians and Moabites to attack Judah so that Judah might

A.learn a lesson
B.be destroyed
C.face famine
D.ransack the temple

Objective

Question 22

Which of the following distinctly demonstrates the episode of Shedrach, Meshack and Abednego?

A.complete trust in God
B.God's ability to save his servants
C.Weakness of an earthly king
D.Failure of a king's dictatorship

Objective

Question 23

The indigenous official of King Darius were unhappy with Daniel because he

A.often reported them to the king
B.was a Jewish exile
C.had an excellent spirit
D.refused to worship the golden image

Objective

Question 24

"I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities". This statement means God gave them

A.no water to dring
B.new set of teeth
C.no food to eat
D.no teeth at all

Objective

Question 25

"O seer go, flee away to the land of Judah and eat bread". This means Amos was to

A.go and earn his living in Judah
B.go and settle in Judah
C.live only on bread in Judah
D.run to Judah and bake bread

Objective

Question 26

Hosea named his first son Jezreel as a sign of

A.victory upon the enemies of Israel
B.punishment to come unto the royal house
C.God losing his patience for Israel
D.breaking the covenant relationship with Israel

Objective

Question 27

"Don't be afraid, henceforth you will be catching men". "Catching men" means capturing men

A.to the new faith
B.who oppose the Gospel
C.who are useful
D.who are spiritual

Objective

Question 28

The man who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus was

A.Joseph of Arimathea
B.Nicodemus
C.Simon of Cyrene
D.Simon the Zealot

Objective

Question 29

Golgotha means the place of

A.the dead
B.crucifixion
C.sacrifice
D.the skull

Objective

Question 30

A Roman Centurion was in charge of

A.1,000 soldiers
B.500 soldiers
C.200 soldiers
D.100 soldiers

Objective

Question 31

The tearing of the temple curtain into two meant

A.there was the need for a new curtain
B.Gentiles would now enter the Holy of Holies
C.all men would now worship freely in the Temple
D.there was now open access to God

Objective

Question 32

Cleopas' heart burnt within him on the road to Emmaus when Jesus

A.appeared to them
B.taught them the scriptures
C.broke bread with them
D.walked with them

Objective

Question 33

According to Matthew, when the women met the risen Jesus, they

A.anointed him with spices
B.took hold of his feet and worshipped him
C.told him the whereabouts of the disciples
D.asked him to accompany them

Objective

Question 34

Life in the Early Church was characterized by

A.fasting and alms-giving
B.prophetic activities
C.communal spirit
D.honesty and peace

Objective

Question 35

The appointment of deacons in the Early Church was meant to check

A.discrimination and favouritism
B.dishonesty and stealing
C.cheating and tribalism
D.greediness and lying

Objective

Question 36

One remarkable thing about the feast of Pentecost for Christians was that it

A.attracted many foreigners into Israel
B.enabled people to speak in tongues
C.marked the celebration of grain harvest
D.brought home many Jewish nationals

Objective

Question 37

The charge of drunkenness was leveled against the apostles on Pentecost day because

A.they were drunk before nine o' clock
B.they spoke in other tongues
C.a power descended on them
D.they made an unintelligent noise

Objective

Question 38

Which prophet did Peter quote when he preached on Pentecost day about the spirit falling upon all men?

A.Amos
B.Hosea
C.Joel
D.Jonah

Objective

Question 39

The boldness of Peter and John before the Sanhendrin was attributed to

A.their having great influence
B.possession of great strenght
C.their being with Jesus
D.their ability to defend themselves

Objective

Question 40

Peter's tour of Lydda led to the

A.development of the church in Caesarea
B.conversion of the residents of Sharon
C.conversion of Cornelius and his household
D.heaaling of Dorcas and her family

Objective

Question 41

"Dress yourself and put on your sandals" Obedience to this instruction led to

A.an angel's destruction of Herod
B.Peter's arrest and imprisonment
C.Peter's release from prison
D.the disciples' escape from Herod

Objective