JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 476

2,376.

Where did Joshua gather all the tribes of Israel for presentation before God?

A.

Shechem

B.

Dan

C.

Sinai

D.

Shiloh

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,377.

The golden calf which Aaron made for the people of Israel signified

A.

A return to the gods of Egypt

B.

The final break with the God that brought them out of Egypt

C.

The beginning of idolatry in Israel

D.

The end of Moses' leadership of the people of Israel

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,378.

An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is?

A.

Iron in Durban

B.

Copper in Cape Town

C.

Gold in Witwatersrand

D.

Aluminium in Johannessburg

Correct answer is C

Africa leads the whole world in the production of gold. South Africa is the largest producer of gold.

2,379.

__________ is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source?

A.

Flood plain

B.

Cuesta

C.

Watershed

D.

Plateau

Correct answer is D

A Watershed is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source

2,380.

During the giving of the law at Mount Sinai, the Israelites wanted Moses to speak to them instead of God because

A.

The people were afraid and trembled

B.

They thought they would die

C.

They did not consecrate themselves

D.

Moses was their spokesman

Correct answer is B

During the giving of the law at Mount Sinai, the Israelites wanted Moses to speak to them instead of God because they thought they would die

This can be found in Exodus 20:18-19 (Revised Standard Version):

18 Now when all the people perceived the thunderings and the lightnings and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled; and they stood afar off, 19 and said to Moses, “You speak to us, and we will hear; but let not God speak to us, lest we die.”