UTME CBT FREE Practice Test – Christian Religious Studies (Questions with Answers and Explanations)

When Daniel and his friends refused to defile themselves with the king's food; God gave them _____

A. skill in all letters and wisdom.
B. the skill to interpret dreams.
C. an angel to protect them.
D. vegetables and water only.

After healing the man at the pool of Bethzatha, the Jews sought all the more to kill Jesus because ______

A. they hated the man that was healed
B. they were unhappy that He healed the man
C. He claimed that God His father was still working
D. He did this on the Sabbath

The book of the law was found in the house of the LORD during the reign of King ______

A. Omri.    B. Hezekiah.    C. Josiah.    D. Ahab.

“Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?”  This question was asked by the Israelites when

A. they were hungry in the wilderness
B. there was no water for them to drink
C. the spies brought evil reports about Canaan
D. the Egyptians marched after them

The young man of Egypt took David to the band of the Amalekites because _____

A. David was kind to him.
B. the spirit of God was working through him.
C. he was afraid for his life.
D. he sought revenge against his former master.

How did God guide Eleazar in choosing a wife for Isaac?

A. He caused His angel to go ahead of him.
B. He revealed to Rebekah before Eleazar’s arrival.
C. He caused Rebekah to give him free accommodation.
D. He made Rebekah’s parents willing to release her.

The promise to those who are persecuted for righteousness sake is that they will _____

A. see God.    B. be called sons of God.    C. inherit the earth.    D. inherit the kingdom of heaven.

"Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou has chosen to take the place…..from which Judas turned aside..."
Who were the two men referred to in the statement above?

A. Justus and Matthias
B. Joseph and Barsabbas
C. Justus and Barsabbas
D. Joseph and Justus

The last event that boosted Gideon’s courage to go against the Midianites was the _____

A. appearance of the angel who called him a man of valour
B. sign in which God caused the dew to be on the fleece
C. test God gave Gideon’s men at the waterside
D. dream told by the Midianites about the barley bread

According to Paul, just as the law came to increase trespass, so sin came to increase _____

A. Ungodliness    B. punishment    C. Righteousness    D. grace

The parable which teaches the need for love for one's neighbour is that of the _____

A. wheat and tares.    B. mustard seed.    C. good Samaritan.    D. sower.

The sins of Israel during the reign of Ahab consisted of ______

A. worship of idols.
B. desecrating the Temple.
C. worship of the King.
D. trampling upon the poor.

The golden calf which Aaron made for Israel was an evidence of

A. lack of faith in God
B. loss of confidence in Moses
C. a plot to replace Moses
D. an attempt to revolt against God

According to Jeremiah, the role of the shepherds which God will give to His people is to _____

A. feed the people with knowledge and understanding
B. heal the guilt of the people
C. gather the scattered children of Israel together.
D. lead them to greener pastures

Because David sought God’s will to pursue the Amalekites who had invaded Ziklag, he was rewarded with victory and ______

A. many prisoners of war.    B. favour.    C. many new territories.    D. spoils.

“…. The earth produces of itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear…”

The statement above was made by Jesus in the parable of the _____

A. Weeds      B. seed growing secretly      C. sower      D. mustard seed.

Nehemiah, while in exile functions as the king's ______

A. adviser.   B. cupbearer.   C. servant.   D. guard.

“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness …”

In the statement above, in our image implies man ______

A. becoming God
B. being a representative of God to fellow men
C. being like God
D. becoming the exact picture of God

“ … but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep …”

The door in the statement above refers to _____

A. Jesus    B. the gospel    C. Peter    D. the law.

According to Paul’s letter to the Philippians, Christ demonstrated His humility by

A. dying on the cross
B. taking the form of a servant
C. praying for His enemies
D. washing the feet of His disciples.

Jesus' teaching on swearing is that Christians should

A. not swear falsely
B. swear when necessary
C. not swear at all
D. swear by the head

King Josiah defiled Topheth which was in the valley of the sons of Hinnom during his reform in Israel so that _____

A. no one might sacrifice human beings again to Molech.
B. he might pull down Topheth and break Molech into pieces.
C. he might revive the worship of the sun god.
D. no one would worship Molech.

Paul described the gifts he received from the Philippians as ______

A. peace offering    B. pleasing to God    C. treasure in heaven    D. free-will offering.

When the glory of the LORD appeared to Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Zin, the Lord said they should ______

A. tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water
B. strike the rock with rod to bring out water for them
C. fetch water for the people and their cattle
D. tell the people to go round the rock

The second creation story ends with the institution of ______

A. the Passover    B. circumcision    C. the Sabbath    D. marriage.

According to Matthew, when Christ was arrested, He was led to

A. Caiaphas      B. Annas      C. Pontius Pilate      D. Herod the Great

“……Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming….”

The declaration above was made by the crowd during the ______

A. transfiguration of Jesus
B. feeding of the four thousand
C. Passover feast
D. triumphal entry into Jerusalem

Paul declared to the believers in Corinth that no one can say Jesus is Lord except by _____

A. faith    B. the Holy Spirit    C. revelation knowledge    D. grace

At Pentecost, Peter explained that God has promised to pour out His Spirit on all

A. Gentiles    B. the God fearing     C. the believers.     D. flesh

The consequence of setting one's mind on the things of the flesh is  ______

A. poverty    B. infertility    C. death     D. suffering

‘David departed from there and escaped …and when his brothers and all his father’s
house heard it …’

In the statement above, where did David escape to?

A. the cave of Adullam
B. the wilderness of Engedi
C. the land of Judah
D. Mizpeh of Moab.

Jesus did not go immediately to attend to Lazarus who was reported sick because He ______

A. did not know how serious the sickness was
B. wanted His disciples to believe in Him
C. cared less about Lazarus
D. was too busy attending to other people.

What was Jesus' response when the message of Lazarus' illness reached Him?

A. He asked Mary and Martha to take care of him
B. He said that the Son of God may be glorified by it
C. He hurried to Bethany to see him
D. He instructed that he should be brought to Him.

King Nebuchadnezzar assembled the satraps, the prefects and the governors to ______

A. tell him his dream
B. send them to the provinces
C. interpret his dream.
D. the dedication of the image

David’s victory over the Amalekites who raided Ziklag was due to ______

A. the great army that followed him to fight the Amalekites
B. his swearing to the Egyptian servant of the Amalekites not to kill or harm him
C. his prayer in seeking the approval of God before pursuing them
D. the fact that David was a mighty man in battle

Moses sent men to spy out the land of Canaan in order to ______

A. measure the entire land
B. share out the land
C. know if it was good or bad
D. know if it was flowing with milk and honey

According to Jeremiah, other nations would find glory in God and bless themselves in Him only when Israel ______

A. comes to God with prayers and fasting
B. returns to God, honours and glorifies Him
C. becomes loyal to God and repents of her sins
D. swears in truth, in justice and in uprightness

On the third day of their capture of the Ark of God, the Philistines discovered that _______

A. Dagon had disappeared from its place
B. Dagon, their god, had fallen and broken to pieces
C. the Ark had swallowed Dagon, their god
D. the Ark had been standing on Dago

According to Galatians, judgement is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy, yet mercy triumphs over ______

A. judgement.   B. punishment.   C. tribulation.   D. the Law.

The decision at the Council of Jerusalem laid to rest the issue of _____

A. circumcision before one can be saved.
B. abstaining from unchastity.
C. circumcision of all Gentiles for Christ.
D. abstaining from the pollutions of idols.