Though a popular question, many candidates wasted time telling the story of the contest on mount Carmel . The (b) part of the question did not help matter e.g. they found it difficult to mention that:
(i) Elisha was to succeed Elijah;
(ii) Jehu as king of Israel was to destroy the house of Ahab;
(iii) king Hazel of Syria was to torment Israel.
The overall scores of the candidates was not quite good