First Term Examination
Class : JSS 2
Subject : Christian Religious Studies
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.