JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 2016
Questions & Answers

A student might mistakenly choose Elisha or Ezekiel, confusing the major prophetic figures of the same historical era. Tracking the specific narrative in 1 Kings 17:1 reveals that Elijah announced no rain as judgment. Common mistake: confusing Elijah with his successor Elisha in miracle accounts.

It is easy to mistakenly select joint ownership or giving the child away, thinking a mother would try to protect the infant through compromise. However, as documented in 1 Kings 3:16–28, the false mother agreed to divide the child. Common mistake: attributing maternal self-sacrifice to the impostor.

One might erroneously pick Aaron or Eleazar, given their prominent priestly leadership roles alongside Moses during the Exodus. Looking at Numbers 27:18-23, however, Joshua was chosen for the succession. Common mistake: selecting hereditary priestly figures instead of the appointed military leader.

A student could mistakenly choose drinking from the Red Sea or fasting, drawing from other wilderness survival motifs in scripture. The specific account in Numbers 21:8-9, though, describes healing by looking at the bronze serpent. Common mistake: confusing physical cleansing rituals with the designated visual remedy.

A student might guess Reuben or Judah, assuming the eldest or the most vocal brother would be held as leverage. Genesis 42:24 clarifies that Simeon was detained instead. Common mistake: assuming the primary brother speaking for the group is the one kept behind.

One could easily select robbers or sinners, thinking of general moral wrongdoings or criminal accusations. According to Genesis 42:9, Joseph specifically called them spies to test them. Common mistake: confusing generic accusations of wrongdoing with the specific charge of espionage.

A test-taker might mistakenly select Joseph or Jacob, confusing the patriarchs and matriarchs across the generational narrative of Genesis. Genesis 21:1-3 confirms that Sarah bore Isaac. Common mistake: mixing up the sons and grandsons of Abraham.

A student might wrongly guess keeping the Sabbath or daily prayers, assuming standard ritual observances constitute the covenant. Genesis 17:10-14 establishes that circumcision was the covenant sign. Common mistake: substituting general religious duties for the specific covenant marker.

One could mistakenly pick light-penetrated or covered by a firmament, anticipating later acts of creation rather than the initial state. Genesis 1:2 specifically describes the earth as formless and void. Common mistake: jumping ahead to the days when light and firmament were introduced.

A student might incorrectly choose Adam and Eve disobeyed or Cain killed Abel, pointing to earlier biblical transgressions. Genesis 6:11-13 cites corruption and violence, linked to intermarriage, as the trigger. Common mistake: blaming the primordial fall rather than the specific pre-flood corruption.

A test-taker might guess reptiles or cloven-hoofed animals, applying later Levitical dietary laws to the post-flood period. Genesis 9:4 explicitly forbids eating flesh with blood. Common mistake: confusing dietary purity codes with the post-flood blood prohibition.

One might mistakenly select David or Solomon, thinking of the golden age of the monarchy rather than its inception. 1 Samuel 10:1 records that Saul was anointed first. Common mistake: naming the most famous king instead of the inaugural ruler.

A student could easily choose Mount Nebo or Mount Carmel, confusing the sites of prophetic showdowns or Moses' final view with the lawgiving. Exodus 19:20 confirms Mount Sinai as the location. Common mistake: mixing up the mountain of the covenant with other significant biblical peaks.

A student might incorrectly name Joshua, who led later water crossings, instead of the leader of the Exodus. Exodus 14:21-22 shows that Moses led the crossing. Common mistake: attributing the Red Sea event to the leader who later crossed the Jordan.

One might mistakenly pick David or Solomon, associating them with national leadership without recognizing their roles as monarchs rather than judges. 1 Samuel 7:15 identifies Samuel as the last judge. Common mistake: confusing kingship eras with the period of the judges.

A student could easily guess healing a blind man or feeding 5,000, assuming prominent public miracles occurred first. John 2:1-11 records turning water into wine at Cana as the initial sign. Common mistake: selecting major healing acts over the private sign performed at a wedding.

A test-taker might mistakenly select Peter, recalling his denial of Christ, rather than the disciple who orchestrated the handoff. Matthew 26:14-16 details that Judas betrayed Jesus. Common mistake: confusing Peter's denial with the act of betrayal.

One might incorrectly choose Moses, who brought the people out of Egypt but did not enter the land. Joshua 1:1-2 states that Joshua led them in. Common mistake: assuming the leader of the Exodus also entered the Promised Land.

A student could mistakenly choose Deborah or Ruth, drawing from other notable Old Testament women of prominence. Joshua 2:1-6 notes that Rahab hid spies. Common mistake: confusing heroines of the judges or genealogical figures with the resident of Jericho.

A student might guess Elijah or Daniel, thinking of other dramatic prophetic deliverances like the lions' den. Jonah 1:17 records that Jonah was swallowed by a great fish. Common mistake: mixing up prophetic figures rescued in miraculous ways.