WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 540

2,696.

Asa , the king of Judah , did what was right in the eyes of the Lord because he

A.

Completed the building of the temple

B.

Removed the high places

C.

Built the city fortress

D.

Built the city gates

E.

Put away the male cult prostitutes

Correct answer is E

Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his fathers had made. 1 kings 15

2,697.

The three sons of Saul who lost their lives on Mount Gilboa were

A.

Abinadab, Jonathan and Malchishua

B.

Jonathan, Ishbosheth and Malchishua

C.

Jonathan, Ishbosheth and Malchishua

D.

Jonathan Abinadab and Ishbosheth

E.

Ishbosheth, Malchishua and Abinadab

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,698.

David was ordered to play the lyre for Saul because

A.

There was no other competent player

B.

David was a specialist in music

C.

Music was believed to relieve insanity

D.

David was to be the chief musician

E.

Saul wanted to learn

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,699.

The Israelites rejected the sons of Samuel from judging them because they

A.

They took meat with fat

B.

Desecrated God’s alter

C.

Laid with women at the altar

D.

Took bribes and perverted justice

E.

Took meat forcefully from worshippers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,700.

The Hebrew midwives refuse to kill the Hebrew male children because

A.

The Hebrew women prevented them from doing so

B.

They feared God

C.

They were of the same blood with Hebrew women

D.

They were bribed by Hebrew men

E.

They had pity on them

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.