Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
2019 Christian religious Education (CRE) Paper 1
1. (a) Explain how the learning of Christian Religious Education in secondary schools promotes the goal of national development. (6 marks)
(b) State the meaning of the Biblical accounts of creation in Genesis chapters l and 2. (7 marks)
(c) Identify the consequences of sin from the story of the fall of human beings in Genesis chapter 3. (7 marks)
2. (a) State six commandments which guide on the relationships among human beings. (6 marks)
(b) Identify eight lessons Christians learn from the incident when the Israelites worshipped a golden calf while at Mount Sinai. (8 marks)
(c) List six forms of worship that were practised by the Israelites in the wilderness which are found in Christian worship today. (6 marks)
3. (a) Identify six factors which led to widespread idolatry in Israel during the time of Prophet Elijah. (6 marks)
(b) Describe the incident in which Prophet Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:19—41). (8 marks)
(c) State six reasons that may influence some Christians to turn away from God today. (6 marks)
4. (a) Explain four visions of Prophet Amos concerning the judgement that would befall Israel.(8 marks)
(b) Outline seven ways in which the rich oppressed the poor in Israel during the time of Prophet Amos. (7 marks)
(c) Give five ways through which the Christians in Kenya can avoid God’s punishment today.(5 marks)
5. (a) Outline the content of Prophet Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles in Babylon. (6 marks)
(b) Give seven reasons why Prophet Jeremiah condemned the practice of human sacrifice in Judah. (7 marks)
(c) Identify seven ways in which Christians can help to reduce human suffering today. in Kenya (7 marks)
6. (a) Identify six regulations that an expectant mother is required to observe in traditional African Communities (6 marks)
(b) Explain the rituals performed during the birth of a baby in traditional African communities.(7 marks)
(c) State Seven factors that undermine the role of medicine men in Kenya today. (7 marks)
