WAEC Christian Religious Studies 2022 past questions

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Ten questions from the 2022 WAEC Christian Religious Studies paper, with answers and explanations. We hold 58 questions from this paper, and the Skolra app has all of them.

WAEC Christian Religious Studies 2022 questions and answers

1. 1.

   I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. The discovery of the law book____________

   1. A
      Led directly to the construction of a new temple in Jerusalem
   2. B
      Caused the high priest to expel all foreign residents from Judah
   3. C
      Prompted King Josiah to institute sweeping religious reforms throughout Judah
      Correct
   4. D
      Was dismissed by King Josiah as a document of little consequence
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   Answer: C

   When the book of the law was read to King Josiah (2 Kings 22:11), he tore his clothes in repentance and subsequently led the most thorough religious reformation in Judah's history, destroying idols, centralizing worship, and renewing the covenant.

2. 2.

   Which of the following was the reason for which God promised to punish the house of Ahab and not Ahab himself? Ahab

   1. A
      Offered a costly burnt offering at the high place
   2. B
      Returned Naboth's vineyard to the rightful heirs
   3. C
      Made a peace treaty with the prophet Elijah
   4. D
      Humbled himself, tore his clothes, and fasted before God
      Correct
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   Answer: D

   First Kings 21:27-29 records that when Ahab heard Elijah's pronouncement of doom he humbled himself, tore his clothes, fasted, and walked humbly, so God delayed the disaster to the next generation rather than executing it in Ahab's own lifetime.

3. 3.

   THEMES FROM THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

   (a) Give an account of how the prophecy of Joel was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost.

   (b) In what two ways was the above incident significant?

   1. A
      God would send two witnesses to prophesy for one thousand two hundred days
   2. B
      The sun would be darkened and the stars would fall from heaven before the last day
   3. C
      God would pour out his Spirit on all flesh and they would prophesy, see visions, and dream dreams
      Correct
   4. D
      The Messiah would establish an earthly kingdom in Jerusalem
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   Answer: C

   Peter quoted Joel 2:28–32 in Acts 2:17–21, identifying the events of Pentecost — the rushing wind, tongues of fire, and speaking in other languages — as the fulfillment of Joel's promise that God would pour out his Spirit on all flesh, causing prophecy, visions, and dreams.

4. 4.

   During the mission of the twelve spies, which of the following tribes did Joshua represent?

   1. A
      Manasseh
   2. B
      Benjamin
   3. C
      Ephraim
      Correct
   4. D
      Judah
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   Answer: C

   Joshua, originally named Hoshea son of Nun, represented the tribe of Ephraim among the twelve spies sent to scout the land of Canaan, and Moses renamed him Joshua during that mission (Numbers 13:8, 16).

5. 5.

   O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Which people were being referred to as foolish? The

   1. A
      Roman soldiers who had mocked Jesus at the cross
   2. B
      Pharisees and scribes who had demanded Jesus' crucifixion
   3. C
      Disciples who doubted after hearing the report of the women
   4. D
      Two disciples travelling on the road to Emmaus
      Correct
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   Answer: D

   Luke 24:25 records Jesus saying this to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus — one of whom was named Cleopas — who were discussing Jesus' death and had not yet recognised the risen Lord walking beside them.

6. 6.

   Which of the following qualified Matthias as an apostle to replace Judas Iscariot? He

   1. A
      Had received a personal vision of the risen Christ independently of the other disciples
   2. B
      Was recommended to the apostles by the angel Gabriel
   3. C
      Was a close relative of one of the original twelve apostles
   4. D
      Had accompanied the apostles throughout the entire period from John's baptism to Jesus' ascension
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   Answer: D

   Acts 1:21–22 states that the replacement for Judas had to be one of the men who had been with the apostles the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among them, beginning from John's baptism until the day Jesus was taken up — making him a qualified witness to the resurrection.

7. 7.

   Which of the following was the major sin attributed to Hophni and Phinehas? They

   1. A
      Consulted mediums on behalf of the worshippers
   2. B
      Offered unauthorized fire before the LORD
   3. C
      Removed bread from the table of showbread
   4. D
      Lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle
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   Answer: D

   Among the grave sins of Hophni and Phinehas, Scripture specifically records that they lay with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting, which compounded their abuse of the priestly sacrificial system (1 Samuel 2:22).

8. 8.

   And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. This statement was made by

   1. A
      Paul before the Areopagus in Athens
   2. B
      Peter before the Jewish council after healing the lame man
      Correct
   3. C
      John the Baptist at the River Jordan
   4. D
      Stephen during his trial before the high priest
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   Answer: B

   Acts 4:12 records Peter addressing the Sanhedrin after he and John were arrested for healing a lame man at the Beautiful Gate; Peter declared that the man had been healed by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and that this name alone provides salvation.

9. 9.

   According to the second creation story, which of the following were formed out of the ground?

   1. A
      The sea creatures and every winged bird above the earth
   2. B
      The trees, shrubs, and plants of every kind
   3. C
      The rivers, springs, and deep waters under the earth
   4. D
      Every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens
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   Answer: D

   In the second creation account, God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens out of the ground, just as He had formed the man from the dust of the ground, and brought them to the man to be named (Genesis 2:19).

10. 10.

    Apart from Joseph who was already in Egypt, the offspring of Jacob that migrated from Canaan to Egypt numbered

    1. A
       Sixty
    2. B
       Seventy-five
    3. C
       Seventy
    4. D
       Sixty-six
       Correct
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    Answer: D

    Genesis 46:26 records that the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt — his direct descendants, not counting daughters-in-law — were sixty-six in all, apart from Joseph and his sons who were already in Egypt.

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