Christian Religious Education Paper 1 Questions and Answers - Lanjet Joint Mock Exams 2020

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3. Attempt any five questions.
4. Each question carries 20marks.

1.    
   1. Identify seven reasons why the Bible is referred to as a library. (7mks)
   2. State the effects of the translation of the Bible into African languages. (8mks)
   3. State five different occasions when Christians use the Bible. (5mks)
2.    
   1. Describe the covenant ceremony between God and Abraham in Genesis 15: 1 - 19. (7mks)
   2. Identify seven ways in which the promises of Abraham were later fulfilled. (7mks)
   3. Explain what Abraham learnt about God from his experience on mount Moriah. (6mks)
3.    
   1. Identify seven failures of King Solomon. (7mks)
   2. Explain how Jeroboam contributed to the spread of idolatry in Israel. (6mks)
   3. Give reasons why Christians build churches. (7mks)
4.    
   1. Outline seven similarities between the Old Testament and the Traditional African Prophets. (7mks)
   2. Outline the teaching of Prophet Amos on the Day of the Lord. (7mks)
   3. Mention six ways in which Christians can avoid God’s punishment today. (6mks)
5.    
   1. Explain seven occasions in which Nehemiah prayed. (7mks)
   2. What promises did the Israelites make during the renewal of the covenant under Nehemiah? (7mks)
   3. State six importances of prayer in Christian life. (6mks)
6.    
   1. Explain the importance of children in Traditional African Society. (7mks)
   2. Identify six ways of choosing a marriage partner in Traditional African Society. (6mks)
   3. Outline seven reasons why the church is opposed to female genital mutilation. (F.G.M) (7mks)

MARKING SCHEME

1.    
   1. Identify seven reasons why the Bible is referred to as a library. (7mks)
      1. The Bible is a collection of many books that is 66 books.
      2. Different books in the Bible are written by different authors.
      3. The authors came from different backgrounds.
      4. Authors were motivated by different circumstances to write.
      5. Different literary forms/styles were used to write the Bible.
      6. The authors targeted different audience.
      7. The books are arranged in orderly manner.
      8. The books were written at different subsections such as law, history e.t.c.
   2. State the effects of the translation of the Bible into African languages. (8mks)
      1. Development of local languages.
      2. The word of God could reach more people in their won language.
      3. The local people could read the Bible in their own language and understand it better.
      4. Reading the Bible in local languages gave people a critical outlook on certain issues e.g. polygamy.
      5. The translation of the Bible led to high demand for formal education by Africans.
      6. Bible translations increased African participation in Christianity.
      7. The bible became a useful resource for learning in schools.
      8. It led to setting up of printing presses.
      9. It led to the spirit of ecumenism where several denomination work together.
      10. It led to the emergence of independent churches and schools.
      11. It has led to creation of employment.
      12. Bible translation also led to the expansion of the church.
      13. It has facilitated research and studies in African religious heritage.
      14. Missionaries began to appreciate the African culture and this reduced suspicion between the two parties.
      15. The Africans re-discovered their own cultural identity.
      16. Translation acted as a guide to new missionaries in their effort to learn vernacular languages.
   3. State five different occasions when Christians use the Bible. (5mks)
      1. When preaching the word of God (crusades/church sermons)
      2. When in court
      3. When instructing new converts/conducting Bible study.
      4. During different Christian religious ceremonies/festivals.
      5. When teaching Christian Religious Education
      6. When composing songs/plays /Christian literature.
      7. During fellowships/prayers/guidance and counseling.
      8. During a swearing in ceremony
2.    
   1. Describe the covenant ceremony between God and Abraham in Genesis 15: 1 - 19. (7mks)
      1. Abraham was in doubt of the promise of a son.
      2. God assured him that his own son would inherit him and not Eliezer of Damascus.
      3. Good showed Abraham the many stars and confirmed that his descendants would be as many as the stars.
      4. God asked Abraham to bring him a heifer, a ram, a she-goat, each three years old, a turtle dove and a young pigeon.
      5. Abraham cut the animals into two and arranged the halves in two rows.
      6. The birds were not cut.
      7. He drove away the birds of prey that targeted the carcasses.
      8. At sunset Abraham fell into a deep sleep.
      9. God spoke to him giving the promise that his descendants would be slaves for four hundred years but He would liberate them.
      10. Abraham was promised a long peaceful life.
      11. Abraham saw God pass through the carcasses in form of smoking fire pot and a flaming torch.
   2. Identify seven ways in which the promises of Abraham were later fulfilled. (7mks)
      1. Abraham got a son who was called Isaac.
      2. Abraham and his descendants settled in the promised land, Canaan.
      3. The Israelites were rescued from the Egyptian bondage/slavery.
      4. Abraham lived long and died in a good ripe age.
      5. Some of his descendants become Kings such as David and Solomon.
      6. Abraham had many descendants who are the present Christians.
      7. His name would be great, Christians still refer to him as a father of faith.
   3. Explain what Abraham learnt about God from his experience on Mount Moriah. (6mks)
      1. God values human life more than anything else hence he spared Isaac’s life.
      2. Yahweh as God was different from other gods who needed human sacrifices.
      3. God is the provider as he provided a lamb for sacrifice.
      4. God is transcendent and cannot be understood especially when he demanded a sacrifice from him.
      5. He learnt that God keeps his promises when he spared Isaac through whom Israel as a nation came to being.
      6. He learnt that God is omnipresent as he heard God’s voice stopping him from stabbing his son.
      7. God understands and reads our motives, He told Abraham that he really loved him.
      8. God expects total obedience from man.
      9. God is the giver of life and he has the right to take it away.
3.    
   1. Identify seven failures of King Solomon. (7mks)
      
      1. He married many foreign wives which was against God’s command.
      2. He built temples for pagan gods worshipped by his wives
      3. He introduced high taxation in Israel
      4. He introduced forced labour in Israel.
      5. He practiced nepotism by favouring his tribesmen from Judah and Benjamin.
      6. He valued himself more than God in that he spent 13 years building his palace and only 7 years building the temple.
      7. He was extravagant in the way he used wealth belonging to the state of Israel.
      8. He sold part of Israel’s territory to repay a debt he was unable to settle.
      9. He hired skills of pagan craftsmen who designed, decorated and furnished the temple of God.
      10. He killed his own half-brother, Adonijah, because he suspected he could be rival to the throne.
   2. Explain how Jeroboam contributed to the spread of idolatry in Israel.(6mks)
      
      1. He made two golden calves and placed them in Dan and Bethel to act as visible representations of Yahweh.
      2. Jeroboam ignored Jerusalem as a centre of worship and set up two rival places at Dan and Bethel.
      3. Jeroboam made the Israelites to offer sacrifice to the two golden calves that represented Yahweh.
      4. He built other places of worship on hill tops thus copying the practices of the surrounding nations.
      5. He chose his own priests from ordinary families to serve Yahweh at the centre of worship.
      6. He instituted religious festivals or feasts in the month of his choice.
      7. He burnt incense at the altar of idols.
   3. Give reasons why Christians build churches. (7mks)
      
      1. Churches are used for worshipping God.
      2. They signify God’s presence/ house of God.
      3. They are used for meetings/a place of gathering members.
      4. Religious functions take place there.
      5. They are places where members receive religious instructions/preaching.
      6. As a sign of prestige / recognition/ identification.
      7. To demonstrate their faith in the existence of God.
      8. To follow the tradition of the Old Testament teachings on the temple as a house of God.
      9. It can be used as a place of refuge in times of danger/calamity.
      10. As a sign of growth.
4.    
   1. Outline seven similarities between the Old Testament and the Traditional African Prophets. (7mks)
      
      1. They both acted as mediators between God and the people.
      2. Both were called by God to pass messages to the people.
      3. Both warned people of the impending dangers due to misconduct or disobedience.
      4. They both had supernatural powers since they communicate with God through dreams and visions.
      5. In both they were people of integrity and high moral standards.
      6. In both cases they condemned evils in the society.
      7. In both cases prophets obeyed God’s call.
      8. In both cases prophets were charismatic personalities.
      9. Both were consulted to reveal God’s will to the people.
      10. They both led people in religious ceremonies or rituals.
      11. They both foretold the future.
   2. Outline the teaching of Prophet Amos on the Day of the Lord. (7mks)
      
      1. The day of the Lord would be full of darkness/no light/ gloom.
      2. It would be a day of terror and disaster.
      3. It will be a day of disappointment to the rich landowners and rulers.
      4. It will be accompanied by cosmic signs such as the eclipse of the sun and earthquakes.
      5. It will be a day of mourning and wailing everywhere.
      6. It will be a day when many would die and grief for survivors would be too great to bear.
      7. It would be a day of famine and drought when people would hunger for the word of God.
      8. People will faint as they search for the word of God.
      9. It will be a day when Israelites would be defeated by their enemies.
      10. People will not delight in their feasts/ festivals.
      11. It will be a day of God’s punishment upon them and no one will escape God’s punishment.
   3. Mention six ways in which Christians can avoid God’s punishment today. (6mks)
      
      1. By repenting their sins.
      2. By obeying Gods word/living exemplary lives/ living holy lives.
      3. By praying and fasting.
      4. By preaching/ evangelizing.
      5. By having absolute faith in God.
      6. By thanking/ praising God.
      7. Be doing works of charity/helping the needy.
      8. Be condemning evils/ injustices in the society.
      9. By reading/studying / mediating on God’s word.
      10. By giving their tithes and offerings faithfully.
      11. By going through baptism and other sacraments
      12. By fellowshipping with other Christians/going to church.
5.    
   1. Explain seven occasions in which Nehemiah prayed. (7mks)
      
      1. When he learnt about the suffering of the Jews back in Judah and the ruined state of Jerusalem.
      2. He prayed before making his request to King Artaxerxes to be permitted to return to Judah.
      3. He prayed when his enemies ridiculed the Jews to discourage them from rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem.
      4. He prayed when he learnt about his enemies conspiracy to attack Jerusalem so as to stop the construction work.
      5. After his condemnation of the oppression of the poor, Nehemiah prayed asking God to reward him.
      6. Nehemiah prayed when his enemies plotted to destroy him.
      7. He prayed when Shemaiah attempted to frighten him to hide in the temple claiming there was a plot to kill him.
      8. He prayed when he cleansed the temple and organized the temple liturgy for its proper use as the house of God.
      9. He prayed after warning the people of Judah against violating the Sabbath.
      10. He prayed after chasing away the son-in-law of Sanballat, the Horonite for defiling priesthood.
      11. He prayed after cleansing the Israelites of foreign influence.
   2. What promises did the Israelites make during the renewal of the covenant under Nehemiah? (7mks)
      
      1. They were to live according to God’s law/obey God’s commandments.
      2. They were not to engage in any business with the foreigners on the Sabbath or any other holy day.
      3. They would contribute annual temple expenses and ensure the house of God was not neglected.
      4. They would pay their tithes in accordance with the law.
      5. They would offer the first fruits of their harvest and dedicate their firstborn sons and flocks as required by the law.
      6. They would provide sacrifices and offerings for the temple and arrange for provision of wood for burnt sacrifices according to the law.
      7. Every seventh year they were to cancel/debts.
      8. They would not intermarry with foreigners living in the land.
   3. State six importances of prayer in Christian life. (6mks)
      
      1. Through prayer Christians express their faith in God.
      2. Through prayer Christians are able to request for their needs.
      3. Through prayer Christians are able to praise God and thank him for his greatness and goodness.
      4. Prayer brings Christians closer to God/strengthens their relationship with Gods.
      5. Through prayer Christians are able to listen to God and seek His will.
      6. Through prayers Christians get strengthened and have courage to face and overcome life’s challenges.
      7. Through prayers Christians are able to intercede for others.
      8. Prayers unite believers in Christ as they share with one another.
      9. Through prayers Christians ask God for forgiveness and ability to forgive others.
      10. Christians trust that God listens and answers their prayers thus become patient and persistent awaiting God’s will.
6.    
   1. Explain the importance of children in Traditional African Society. (7mks)
      
      1. Children ensure continuity and survival of the family, clan and community.
      2. Children cement the marital relationship making it complete.
      3. Children take care of their parents during their old age.
      4. Children are a source of wealth especially through bride price for daughters.
      5. Boys protect / offer security in their families and clans.
      6. Children are a source of labour in many communities.
      7. Children promote social status of their parents and uphold their dignity.
      8. Children promote mutual harmony and social responsibilities within a society.
      9. Through naming of children the dead are remembered and reincarnated.
      10. Children inherit the family’s property after the death of their parents.
      11. Children give their parents a decent burial.
   2. Identify six ways of choosing a marriage partner in Traditional African Society. (6mks)
      
      1. There was marriage by inheritance where a widow is taken by a close relative of the husband.
      2. The senior wife could choose another wife or wives for her husband.
      3. In some communities the choice for marriage partners is done by the parents.
      4. The young men make their own choices and then inform the parents about it.
      5. In some communities, rich men or leaders are given wives as gifts.
      6. In some communities a daughter could be given as a wife in order to pay a debt.
      7. The man’s parents and relatives would approach the parent of a particular girl whom they thought would make a good wife for their son.
      8. The choice was done through an intermediary who usually approached the girls family and declared his intentions.
      9. In some communities, twin boys had to marry twin girls.
   3. Outline seven reasons why the church is opposed to female genital mutilation. (F.G.M) (7mks)
      
      1. It can lead to sexually transmitted infections HIV and AIDS since some instruments are untreated.
      2. It is not biblical/God ordained circumcision for boys only.
      3. It is a violation of the right of a woman/girl child.
      4. It can lead to injury of the female reproductive system/organ.
      5. It may lead to early marriage.
      6. It may lead to school dropouts.
      7. It is against the law of the land.
      8. It may lead to divorce/quarrels in the family.
      9. It endangers the girls life in that she can bleed to death.
      10. It dehumanizes the initiates/psychological torture.