SILVERSPRINGS COLLEGE

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
OBJECTIVES: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. CLASS:SS TWO

1) The contest on Mount Carmel was organized to (a)popularize Baal worship (b)prove the
power of God (c) show that God answers by fire (d)prove the immorality of Elijah
2) God promised to punish the house of Ahab and not Ahab himself, because he (a)humbled
himself (b)acted under pressure (c) was a righteous man (d)acted wisely
3) Who among the following carried out a religious reform in Judah? (a)Jehoshaphat
(b)Joshua (c)Josiah (d)Jehoiachim
4) Hosea's daughter was called (a)Jezreel (b)No pitied (c)Not my people(d) Phinehas
5) The main lesson to be learnt from Elijah's victory at Mount Carmel is (a)God empowers his
prophets (b)the failure to false prophets (c)God's Supremacy over false gods (d)ability to
bring fire from heaven
6) When Elijah confronted Ahab over the killing of Naboth, Ahab (a)rejected any responsibility
for it (b)blamed Jezebel for the murder (c)repented with sackcloth and fasting
(d)reluctantly accepted
7) 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
8) Huldah, the prophetess pronounced 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
9) 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
10) Ahab revealed his disregard for the law when he(a)got married to Jezebel (b)Persecuted
the Prophets of Israel(c) Appropriated the Vineyard of Naboth (d) all of the above
11) Josiah sent the ashes of the burnt vessels of Baal to Bethel in order to (a) desecrate the
golden calf being worshipped (b)desecrate the place for child sacrifice (c)despoil the high
places of Asherah (d)Consecrate the place for Yahweh worship
12) Daniel disobeyed king Darius by (a)refusing to honour the Persian gods (b)refusing to be
made president of the Satraps (c)celebrating jewish festival in a foreign land (d)praying
three times daily for thirty days
13) The Judean King who revolted against Babylon after serving her for three years was
(a)Jehoahaz(b)Jehoiakim(c)Jehoiachin(d)Zedekiah -
14) Nehemiah showed concern for his nation by (a)reviving Yahweh worship (b) rebuilding the
temple (c)reconstructing Jerusalem walls (d)leading exiles home
15) Which of the following personalities witnessed the reforms of Josiah?(a) Hilkiah (b)Isaiah(c)
Ezekiel(d) Ezra
16) Josiah's reign as king was popular because of his (a)religious reforms (b) victories in
battle(c) leadership style(d)discovery of the law book
17) Ahab and Gehazi demonstrated the spirit of(a) apostasy (b)selfishness (c) greed
(d)treachery
18) When Nehemiah heard of the poor state of affairs in Judah, he immediately (a) left to build
Jerusalem (b)fasted (c)took up arms to fight (d)mobilized resources for reconstruction
19) King Darius asked men to fear the God of Daniel because he is(a)the living God (b)the
most supreme (c)gracious and Holy (d) a loving God
20) To Amos,Israel's expectation of the "day of the Lord' would be a day of (a) happiness (b)
punishment (c) rejection (d) forgiveness
21) Amaziah warned Amos never to Prophesy at Bethel again because (a) it was the King's
sanctuary (b)showed disrespect to God (c) Israel easily broke the Sabbath laws (d)Amos did
not belong to the prophetic guild and was not from Israel
22) In the teaching of Hosea, Gomer typifies (a)Canaan (b)Israel (c)Judah (d)Assyria
23) To Hosea, Yahweh was a God of (a)Righteousness and Justice (b)Love and mercy (c)peace
and Justice (d)purity and righteousness
24) Josiah defiled Topheth in order to prevent Jews form (a)sacrificing children to Molech
b)offering sacrifices to the gods chemosh (c)worshipping the Babylonian sun god
 (d)building the Asherah

25) Nehemiah succeeded in building the walls of Jerusalem because (a)he defeated Sanballlat
and Tobiah (b) Artaxerxes sent troops to protect him (c) God's hand was with the Jews
(d)God sent plagues upon their enemies
26) Which Persian king allowed the Jews to go back to rebuild the temple?(a) Nebuchadnezzar
(b)Cyrus (c)Darius (d)Artaxerxes
27) Elijah proclaimed drought in Israel as a punishment for (a)persecuting the prophets of
God(b)worshipping Baal(c)Ahab marrying jezebel (d)the murder of Naboth
28) The book of Hosea is meant to illustrate God's (a)universalism and love(b)purity and
providence(c)love and mercy (d)forgiveness and sovereignty
29) Deborah, a prophetess who was a judge in Israel was the wife of (a)Barak (b) Lappidoth
(c)Joshua (D)Sisera
30) The two sons of Eli were (a)Hophni and Phinehas (b)Phinehas and Joel (c)Joel and Abijah
(d)Hophni and Abijah

THEORY ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS

1) Describe how the supremacy of God was made manifest during the contest on Mount
Carmel.
1b) in what three (3 ) ways can the church fight against immoral acts in society
2) Outline Amos's vision of a basket of ripe fruit and explain its significance.
2b) State three (3) practices that Amos condemned.
3) Describe king Josiah's religions reforms in Israel
3b) State four (4) ways Christians can maintain the purity of the religion
4) Give an account of Amos encounter with Amaziah the priest
4b) Indicate any three (3)practices in your society that need to be condemned