First Term Examination

Class : JSS 2

Subject : Christian Religious Studies

Duration : 1 Hour 30 minutes

Instruction : Answer all questions in the section A and section B.

1. The first temptation of Jesus in the wilderness was that he should __________. (a) heal the sick if you are the son of God   (b) turn stone to bread  (c) turn water into wine  (d) jump down from the cliff

2. While the old law (Mosaic Law) teachers a ” tooth for a tooth”, and an “eye for eye”, Jesus enjoins us to _________  (a) Be born again. (b) Be blessed Christian  (c) Forgive one another. (d) Retaliate against our enemies

3. One of the lesson we learnt from the parable of the rich man and Lazarus is that wealth is the property of God to be ___________.  (a) Distributed to family members only  (b) Enjoyed by all  (c) Used in caring for the needy  (d) Used by the community

4. Jesus prayed before selecting His disciples. This implies that before we engage in any project, we should ________.  (a) Ask elders for help  (b) Ask for help from experts  (c) Ask for help from friends  (d) seek for God’s direction

5. Temptation must come but we must learn to __________ it.  (a) abide by   (b) adjust to. (c) accommodate  (d) overcome

6. The living water which Jesus promised the Samaritan woman was _____________.  (a) Eternal life  (b) From heaven. (c) From Jacob’s well  (d) The word of God

7. ___________ was asked to carry Jesus’ cross.  (a) Agabus  (b) Etpnas  (c) Simeon of Cyrene  (d) Peter

8. ____________ was released while Jesus was condemned to death on the cross. (a) Barabbas  (b) Barnabas  (c) Ba-jeus  (d) Bar-Jesus

9. God is not happy with us when we engage in _________.  (a) fighting  (b) gentleness  (c) kindness  (d) Peaceful acts

10. After the last supper Jesus and his disciples went to pray ______________.  (a) in temple  (b) in the garden of Gethsemane  (c) on Mount Sinai  (d) in the synagogue

11. Beatitude means ____________________ (a) Blessedness  (b) Generosity  (c) Glory  (d) Peace

12. When Jesus asked to condemn the adulterous women he said that _________.  (a) the sinless among them should first cast the stone  (b) she was not a sinner  (c) they were all hypocrites  (d) they should first condemn her

13. The name of the fifth disciples of Jesus was ___________.  (a) Mathew  (b) Luke  (c) Philip  (d) John

14. The first four disciples of Jesus were __________.  (a) trader  (b) tax collectors  (c) fisherman (d) carpenter

15. Jesus’ reply to the third temptation was that __________.  (a) man shall not live by bread alone  (b) You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve  (c) You shall not tempt the Lord your God  (d) Satan be gone

16. What comes first before a man is baptized?  (a) Prayer  (b) Santification  (c) Fasting  (d) Repentance

17. Jesus presentation to the Lord in the temple was done when he was ______ days old.  (a) Forty  (b) Eighty  (c) Ten (d) Nine

18. Who pronounced judgment on Jesus Christ at his trial?  (a) Pilate  (b) Herod  (c) The high priest  (d) The people

19. The people spread their garments on the road for Jesus as a sign of ___________. (a) Respect  (b) Appreciation  (c) Homage  (d) Love

20. The triumphant entry of Jesus is now celebrated by Christians as ____________.  (a) Passover  (b) Easter Sunday  (c) Easter Monday  (d) Palm Sunday

21. The wine in the last supper represent __________.  (a) Jesus blood  (b) Holy water  (c) Jesus tears  (d) Holy spirit

22. Hosanna means __________.  (a) Honour to God  (b) Glory to God in the highest  (c) Thy kingdom come  (d) Rude on in holiness

23. “Before cock crow twice, you will deny me three times” Jesus said this to _________.  (a) Paul  (b) John  (c) Peter  (d) James

24. At the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus went to pray with who? _________________  (a) Peter, James and Andrew  (b) Andrew, John and James  (c) Peter, James and John  (d) John, Mathew and Mark

25. Jesus said, you shall love your neighbour and __________.  (a) pray for your enemies  (b) hate your enemy  (c) deceive your enemy  (d) tolerate

26. In the wilderness, Jesus fasted for ___________.  (a) 21 days  (b) 40 days and night  (c) 30 days  (d) 21 days and night

27. After the baptism of Jesus, a voice was heard saying _______________________.  (a) Thou art my humble son with whom I am well pleased  (b) Thou art my beloved son with whom I am well pleased  (c) Thou art my real son with whom I am well pleased  (d) Thou art my gentle son with whom I am well pleased

28. Temptation means  _________________.  (a) doing something you don’t like to do  (b) being enticed to do something contrary to God’s will  (c) being led to sin against God  (d) being forced to act against your own will

29. The Jews were under the control and leadership of __________ empire in the time of Jesus Christ.  (a) Ghana  (b) Roman  (c) Babylonian  (d) British

30. The kind of food used by Jesus in celebration of Passover was ____________.  (a) Roasted bread  (b) Unleaven bread  (c) Uncooked bread  (d) Holy bread

31. Jesus parents presented him in the temple after forty days in order to fulfill ___________law.  (a) Ritual  (b) Civic  (c) Cannon  (d) Religious 

32. “If you will, you can make me clean” was said who? The __________.  (a) Blind man  (b) man with unclean spirit  (c) Leper  (d) Paralytic man

33. Jesus cast away evil spirit from a man in the synagogue at ___________.  (a) Judah  (b) Jerusalem  (c) Capernaum  (d) Gadarene

34. Today, Thou shall be with me in paradise was said to __________.  (a) Simon Peter  (b) John the apostle  (c) The right thief on the cross  (d) James the apostle

35. When Jesus was arrested he was immediately taken to the high priest ___________.  (a) Calaphus  (b) Pilate (c) Nicodemus  (d) The Pharisees

36. Jesus showed ____________ by washing the feet of his disciples. (a) Joy  (b) Love  (c) Humility  (d) Respect

 37. The arrest, suffering and death of Jesus is called ___________.  (a) Challenge (b) Zeal  (c) Persecution  (d) Passion

38. The bread used for the last supper represents__________.  (a) Jesus power  (b) Jesus kindness  (c) Jesus body  (d) Jesus tears

39. One of the disciples who denied Jesus Christ was ____________.  (a) Simon Peter  (b) John  (c) Judas Iscariot  (d) Thomas

40. Jesus said, ” love your enemies and _______ those who persecute you.  (a) hate  (b) punish  (c) kill  (d) pray for 

41. At which village did Jesus send disciples to go and bring a colt to ride to Jerusalem?  (a) Bethsaida  (b) Bethpage  (c) Bethel  (d) Bethlehem 

42. Blessed are the merciful for _________. (a) They shall see God  (b) They shall be satisfied  (c) They shall be satisfied  (d) They shall obtain mercy

43. Give unto Caesar the thing that are Caesar’s and to god the things that are God’s Christians should _______________.  (a) Obey both civil and religious laws  (b) Pay taxes to Caesar alone  (c) Pay church dues always  (d) Not pay taxes at all

44. Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus through _________.  (a) Lie  (b) Kissing  (c) Slapping  (d) Embracing 

45. Jesus entered the temple and beat up traders shows his __________.  (a) Humanity  (b) Wickedness  (c) Weakness  (d) Ability to fight

Section B : Theory

1. Discuss Jesus teaching on the following

i. Swearing

ii. Adultery

iii. Prayer

iv. Murder

2. Narrate the baptism of Jesus

3a. Describe the word temptation

3b. Mention four Ways we can overcome temptations today.

4. Narrate the story of the arrest, suffering and death of Jesus Christ.