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100 Current JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) Past Questions and Answers
100 Current JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) Past Questions and Answers with multiple-choice options (A-D) and the correct answer highlighted.
Old Testament Themes and Characters
- God created man in His image to
A) Worship Him
B) Have dominion over creation ✅
C) Populate the earth
D) Offer sacrifices - The first sin committed by Adam and Eve was
A) Pride
B) Disobedience ✅
C) Lying
D) Stealing - God called Abraham to
A) Build a great city
B) Offer sacrifices
C) Be the father of many nations ✅
D) Fight for Israel - The Ten Commandments were given to
A) Noah
B) Moses ✅
C) Joshua
D) David - The Israelites were delivered from Egypt during the reign of
A) Pharaoh Ramses ✅
B) King Nebuchadnezzar
C) King Herod
D) Pontius Pilate
The Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ
- Jesus was born in
A) Nazareth
B) Bethlehem ✅
C) Jerusalem
D) Capernaum - John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the
A) Red Sea
B) Jordan River ✅
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Dead Sea - Jesus performed His first miracle at
A) Jerusalem
B) Cana ✅
C) Bethany
D) Nazareth - The Sermon on the Mount is recorded in
A) Matthew 5-7 ✅
B) Mark 4
C) Luke 10
D) John 3 - Jesus fed 5000 people with
A) Five loaves and two fish ✅
B) Seven loaves and five fish
C) Ten loaves and three fish
D) Two loaves and four fish
The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
- Jesus was betrayed by
A) Peter
B) Judas Iscariot ✅
C) John
D) Thomas - Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to
A) Be imprisoned
B) Death by stoning
C) Death by crucifixion ✅
D) A fine - Jesus was crucified at
A) Mount Sinai
B) Golgotha ✅
C) Jerusalem
D) Nazareth - On the third day, Jesus
A) Ascended to heaven
B) Rose from the dead ✅
C) Appeared to Pilate
D) Went to Galilee - The resurrection of Jesus signifies
A) The end of Christianity
B) The defeat of Satan ✅
C) The beginning of the Old Testament
D) The failure of the Jews
The Early Church and Apostles
- The Holy Spirit came on the disciples on
A) Passover
B) Pentecost ✅
C) Easter
D) Good Friday - Saul was converted on his way to
A) Jerusalem
B) Antioch
C) Damascus ✅
D) Rome - The first Christian martyr was
A) Peter
B) John
C) Stephen ✅
D) Paul - Paul and Silas were imprisoned in
A) Philippi ✅
B) Corinth
C) Athens
D) Ephesus - The apostle who doubted Jesus’ resurrection was
A) John
B) James
C) Andrew
D) Thomas ✅
Christian Living and Ethics
- The greatest commandment, according to Jesus, is
A) Love your enemies
B) Love your neighbor
C) Love the Lord your God ✅
D) Obey the laws - The fruits of the Holy Spirit include
A) Love, joy, peace ✅
B) Hatred, anger, jealousy
C) Fear, sorrow, sadness
D) Pride, deceit, malice - The parable of the Prodigal Son teaches
A) Hard work
B) Forgiveness ✅
C) Judgment
D) Friendship - The Golden Rule states
A) Love your friends
B) Do to others as you want them to do to you ✅
C) Give to the poor
D) Pray every day - Christians are called the
A) Light of the world ✅
B) Judges of the world
C) Rulers of the world
D) Teachers of the world
100 Current JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) Past Questions and Answers
More New Testament Teachings
- Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called
A) The righteous
B) The sons of God ✅
C) The humble
D) The wise - The Good Samaritan showed
A) Humility
B) Compassion ✅
C) Greed
D) Fear - Faith without works is
A) Strong
B) Dead ✅
C) Good
D) Unnecessary - Jesus turned water into wine at
A) Jerusalem
B) Bethany
C) Cana ✅
D) Galilee - The woman who anointed Jesus with expensive perfume was
A) Martha
B) Mary Magdalene ✅
C) Ruth
D) Rebecca
Final Questions on Christian Doctrine
- The Bible teaches that salvation is through
A) Good works
B) Jesus Christ ✅
C) Giving to the poor
D) Fasting - The Ten Commandments were given on
A) Mount Sinai ✅
B) Mount Zion
C) Mount Olive
D) Mount Nebo - The shortest verse in the Bible is
A) Jesus is Lord
B) Jesus wept ✅
C) In the beginning
D) Love one another - The longest Psalm in the Bible is
A) Psalm 23
B) Psalm 100
C) Psalm 119 ✅
D) Psalm 150 - The last book of the Bible is
A) Acts
B) Revelation ✅
C) Hebrews
D) Jude
The Old Testament and Prophets (Continued)
- The father of faith in the Bible is
A) Moses
B) David
C) Abraham ✅
D) Noah - God promised to make Abraham’s descendants as numerous as
A) The fishes in the sea
B) The stars in the sky ✅
C) The mountains
D) The waves of the sea - The sign of God’s covenant with Noah was
A) A rainbow ✅
B) A dove
C) A star
D) A fire - Who led the Israelites into the Promised Land?
A) Moses
B) Aaron
C) Joshua ✅
D) Caleb - David was anointed as king by
A) Elijah
B) Elisha
C) Samuel ✅
D) Nathan
Life and Teachings of Jesus (Continued)
- Jesus’ greatest commandment is
A) Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor ✅
B) Pay your tithes
C) Observe the Sabbath
D) Be baptized - The parable of the sower teaches about
A) Different types of soils ✅
B) Hard work
C) Obedience
D) Repentance - The disciple who denied Jesus three times was
A) Peter ✅
B) John
C) Judas Iscariot
D) Thomas - The Last Supper was held during
A) Christmas
B) Passover ✅
C) Pentecost
D) Easter - The two thieves crucified with Jesus were
A) Both repentant
B) Both unrepentant
C) One repentant, one unrepentant ✅
D) Brothers
100 Current JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) Past Questions and Answers
The Early Church (Continued)
- Paul was originally called
A) Peter
B) Saul ✅
C) Silas
D) Cornelius - The first Gentile convert in the New Testament was
A) Barnabas
B) Cornelius ✅
C) Lydia
D) Timothy - The Holy Spirit came in the form of
A) Wind and fire ✅
B) Water
C) A rainbow
D) Thunder - The council at Jerusalem decided that
A) Gentiles must be circumcised
B) Gentiles could be Christians without circumcision ✅
C) Only Jews could be saved
D) Paul should not preach - The apostle imprisoned on the island of Patmos was
A) Paul
B) Peter
C) John ✅
D) James
Christian Living and Ethics (Continued)
- Jesus taught that the greatest in God’s kingdom is
A) The richest
B) The strongest
C) The most humble ✅
D) The most intelligent - The wages of sin is
A) Death ✅
B) Poverty
C) Punishment
D) Suffering - The greatest gift according to Paul is
A) Prophecy
B) Love ✅
C) Miracles
D) Speaking in tongues - Christians are called to be
A) The salt and light of the world ✅
B) The rulers of the world
C) Judges of the world
D) Prophets - Paul compared the Christian life to
A) A race ✅
B) A market
C) A mountain
D) A battlefield
More Questions on the New Testament
- The rich young ruler refused to follow Jesus because
A) He loved his wealth ✅
B) He was too busy
C) He was not sure of Jesus
D) He was afraid - The woman who met Jesus at the well was from
A) Galilee
B) Judea
C) Samaria ✅
D) Egypt - Jesus wept at the death of
A) Lazarus ✅
B) John the Baptist
C) Peter
D) James - The mother of John the Baptist was
A) Mary
B) Elizabeth ✅
C) Anna
D) Ruth - Jesus said He is the
A) Light of the world ✅
B) King of the world
C) Prophet of the world
D) Soldier of God
100 Current JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) Past Questions and Answers
Final Set of Questions
- Who wrote most of the New Testament letters?
A) Peter
B) Paul ✅
C) John
D) James - Jesus healed a blind man by
A) Praying
B) Laying hands
C) Spitting on the ground and making clay ✅
D) Touching his eyes - The shortest book in the New Testament is
A) 2 John
B) 3 John
C) Philemon ✅
D) Jude - The first person to see Jesus after His resurrection was
A) Peter
B) Mary Magdalene ✅
C) John
D) Thomas - Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me because
A) They are innocent
B) They will be rich
C) The kingdom of heaven belongs to them ✅
D) They are the future - The second coming of Jesus is called
A) The Rapture ✅
B) The Passover
C) The Resurrection
D) The Reformation - The fruit of the Spirit includes
A) Hatred
B) Self-control ✅
C) Envy
D) Anger - The disciple who replaced Judas Iscariot was
A) Paul
B) Silas
C) Matthias ✅
D) Barnabas - Paul and Barnabas disagreed over
A) Money
B) John Mark ✅
C) Fasting
D) Prayers - The Bible verse that says “For God so loved the world” is
A) Matthew 28:19
B) John 3:16 ✅
C) Luke 10:25
D) Mark 5:10