50 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
'This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was....'
Answer: D (taken out of man.)
In Genesis 2:23 Adam says she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man (from his rib).
When God called Abram out of Haran, his first place of call in Canaan was
Answer: C (Shechem)
Genesis 12:6 says Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, by the oak of Moreh, where the Lord appeared to him and he built an altar.
'This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven' was said by
Answer: B (Jacob at Bethel)
Jacob said this after his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven, and he named the place Bethel, 'house of God' (Genesis 28:17–19).
The Egyptians enslaved the Israelites and forced them to build
Answer: A (store-cities)
Exodus 1:11 says the Israelites built the store-cities Pithom and Raamses for Pharaoh.
The Passover was to remind the Israelites of
Answer: B (God's smiting of all the first born in Egypt)
The Passover recalls the night the Lord struck down the firstborn of Egypt but passed over the houses of the Israelites marked with blood (Exodus 12:27).
The consecration of the people of Israel took place at the foot of Mount
Answer: C (Sinai)
Moses consecrated the people at the foot of Mount Sinai before God gave the Law (Exodus 19:10–17).
What occasion is reflected in this statement? 'It is not the sound of shouting for victory or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.'
Answer: D (the apostasy of Aaron and the people.)
Moses said this as he came down the mountain and heard the people singing and dancing round the golden calf that Aaron had made (Exodus 32:18).
When Moses was instructed to view the Promised Land from afar, he
Answer: D (prayed for a successor to shepherd the people.)
In Numbers 27:12–17, after God told him to view the land from the mountain, Moses asked God to appoint a leader so the people would not be like sheep without a shepherd; God chose Joshua.
Who gave this advice? 'Now therefore, fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and faithfulness; put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the river and in Egypt, and serve the Lord'
Answer: B (Joshua)
This is from Joshua's farewell speech at Shechem (Joshua 24:14).
To whom was this addressed? 'Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have delivered us out of the hand of Midian'.
Answer: C (Gideon)
After Gideon defeated the Midianites the Israelites asked him to rule over them, but he refused (Judges 8:22–23).
Who asked this question? 'Which is better for you that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?'
Answer: A (Abimelech)
Abimelech, Gideon's son, asked the men of Shechem this to win their support before he killed his seventy brothers (Judges 9:2).
At childhood, the word of the Lord came to Samuel because he
Answer: C (was to announce the punishment for the house of Eli)
The first message God gave the boy Samuel was the judgement on Eli's house because Eli's sons sinned and he did not restrain them (1 Samuel 3:11–14).
'Cursed be the man who takes food before evening, before I am able to avenge myself on my enemies'. This was said by Saul during the battle between Israel and the
Answer: D (Philistines.)
Saul made this rash oath during the battle against the Philistines at Michmash (1 Samuel 14:24).
Who was the man who, in an attempt to prevent a disaster, touched the Ark and died when David was returning it to Jerusalem?
Answer: C (Uzzah)
When the oxen stumbled, Uzzah put out his hand to steady the Ark and God struck him dead (2 Samuel 6:6–7).
The suggestion made by Prophet Nathan to Bathsheba to foil Adonijah's attempt to usurp the throne of David was to
Answer: B (remind David of his promise that Solomon would succeed him)
Nathan told Bathsheba to go to David and remind him that he had sworn that Solomon would reign after him (1 Kings 1:11–13).
It was wrong for King Solomon to have married foreign women because
Answer: A (they would entice him to worship idols)
God had warned Israel not to marry foreign women because they would turn their hearts after other gods, and in his old age Solomon's wives did this (1 Kings 11:1–4).
How many months were the Israelites on forced labour in Lebanon allowed to spend at home for every month at the labour camp?
Answer: A (Two)
Solomon's labourers worked in Lebanon in shifts: one month in Lebanon and two months at home (1 Kings 5:14).
Which of the following kings said 'Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt?'
Answer: C (Jeroboam)
Jeroboam set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan and said these words, so that the people would not go to Jerusalem to worship (1 Kings 12:28).
The jar of meal shall not be spent and the cruse of oil shall not fail, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth. From the context, which of these statements is UNTRUE?
Answer: C (the widow and her son ate the food and waited for their death.)
The widow planned to eat her last meal and die, but after obeying Elijah she and her son kept eating from a jar that never ran out, so they did not wait for death (1 Kings 17:12–16).
Which of these kings did not assassinate his predecessor but was assassinated by his successor?
Answer: D (Pekahiah.)
Pekahiah succeeded his father Menahem peacefully but was killed by Pekah. Shallum, Pekah and Hoshea all killed the king before them (2 Kings 15).
Hosea said that the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without......
Answer: A (ephod or teraphim)
Hosea 3:4 says Israel will live many days without king or prince, sacrifice or pillar, ephod or teraphim.
To whom does this refer? He burned his son as an offering, and practised soothsaying and augury, and dealt with mediums and with wizards. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.
Answer: B (Manasseh)
This describes King Manasseh of Judah, the most wicked king of Judah (2 Kings 21:6).
Who was that Egyptian king who not only made Eliakim king of Judah but changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim?
Answer: B (Neco)
Pharaoh Neco removed Jehoahaz, made his brother Eliakim king and renamed him Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:34).
Jeremiah wrote to the exiles in Babylon and encouraged them to
Answer: C (seek the welfare of Babylon)
In his letter Jeremiah told the exiles to build houses, settle down and seek the welfare of the city where they were, for in its welfare they would find theirs (Jeremiah 29:7).
Which of these prophets made this prophecy of Zion's happy future at the return of the exiles? 'And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads, they shall obtain joy and gladness and sorrow and sighing shall flee away'.
Answer: B (Isaiah)
These words are from Isaiah 35:10 (repeated in Isaiah 51:11).
Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel, which means
Answer: B (God with us)
Matthew 1:23 explains that Emmanuel means 'God with us'.
What specific reply did John the Baptist give to the soldiers during his preaching?
Answer: D ('Be content with your wages.)
Luke 3:14: John told the soldiers not to rob anyone by violence or false accusation and to be content with their wages. 'Collect no more' was said to the tax collectors.
The order of the locations of Jesus' temptations according to Matthew is
Answer: B (wilderness — pinnacle of the Temple — high mountain)
In Matthew 4 the first temptation (stones into bread) is in the wilderness, then the pinnacle of the Temple, then a very high mountain. Luke puts the last two the other way round.
When Christ called Levi to follow Him, he
Answer: D (left everything and followed Him.)
Luke 5:28 says Levi left everything, rose and followed Jesus at once.
The miracle which touched on ingratitude is the
Answer: C (cure of the ten lepers)
Of the ten lepers Jesus healed, only one, a Samaritan, came back to thank Him (Luke 17:11–19).
The parable of the unmerciful servant teaches that
Answer: B (we should forgive our debtors from our hearts)
Jesus ends the parable by saying God will treat us the same way if we do not forgive our brother from our heart (Matthew 18:35).
The ways in which various people hear the word of God are described in the parable of the
Answer: A (sower)
In the parable of the sower the different soils stand for different ways people receive God's word (Mark 4:14–20).
'But if it is by the spirit of God that I cast out demons, then.....'
Answer: C (the kingdom of God has come upon you)
Matthew 12:28: if Jesus casts out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon them.
'I assure you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of God' This is a warning by Jesus against
Answer: B (ambition)
Jesus said this when the disciples argued about who was the greatest, so it warns against ambition and pride (Matthew 18:1–4).
Jesus taught that fasting in addition to prayers, is necessary in some situations, during the healing of the
Answer: D (epileptic boy.)
After healing the epileptic boy the disciples could not heal, Jesus said this kind comes out only by prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29; Matthew 17:21).
Jesus did not grant the request of the sons of Zebedee because
Answer: C (it was not His to grant the request)
Jesus told James and John that to sit at His right or left was not His to grant; it was for those for whom the Father had prepared it (Matthew 20:23).
The parable which teaches persistence in prayer is that of the
Answer: A (Unjust judge)
Luke 18:1 says Jesus told the parable of the unjust judge and the widow to teach that people should always pray and not lose heart.
To give the widow's mite is to give
Answer: C (everything possible)
The widow put in everything she had to live on, so 'the widow's mite' means giving all one can, sacrificially (Mark 12:44).
Which of these women was absent during the crucifixion of Jesus Christ?
Answer: B (Elizabeth)
Mary Magdalene and Salome (Mark 15:40) and Mary the mother of Jesus (John 19:25) were at the cross. Elizabeth, John the Baptist's mother, is not mentioned.
To explain the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, Peter quoted Prophet
Answer: C (Joel)
Peter quoted Joel 2:28: 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh' (Acts 2:16–17).
To whom was this addressed? 'While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God'.
Answer: B (Ananias.)
Peter said this to Ananias, who kept back part of the price of his land and lied about it (Acts 5:3–4).
'Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality' was said by
Answer: B (Peter)
Peter said this in the house of Cornelius when he realised God accepts people of every nation (Acts 10:34).
After the killing of James the son of Zebedee, Herod also arrested Peter because
Answer: B (the Jews were pleased with the murder of James)
Acts 12:3 says when Herod saw that killing James pleased the Jews, he arrested Peter also.
The proconsul of Paphos during the visit of Paul and Barnabas was
Answer: C (Sergius Paulus)
At Paphos in Cyprus the proconsul Sergius Paulus believed after Paul struck Elymas blind (Acts 13:7–12).
Which leading men among the brethren in Jerusalem, and who were themselves prophets, were sent to Antioch with a letter in the company of Paul and Barnabas?
Answer: D (Judas and Silas.)
After the Jerusalem Council, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, both prophets, went with Paul and Barnabas to deliver the letter (Acts 15:22, 32).
Lydia received Paul and Silas into her house when they came to
Answer: A (Philippi)
Lydia, a seller of purple goods, was converted at Philippi and invited Paul and his companions to stay at her house (Acts 16:14–15).
Paul standing in the Areopagus, used the teaching of the poets of the people to introduce God the Creator at
Answer: B (Athens)
The Areopagus is in Athens, where Paul quoted the Greek poets: 'In him we live and move and have our being' (Acts 17:22–28).
On his final journey to Jerusalem, Paul lodged at the house of
Answer: C (Mnason)
Acts 21:16 says disciples from Caesarea brought Paul to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom they were to lodge.
'In a short time you think to make me a Christian' was said by
Answer: C (King Agrippa)
King Agrippa said this to Paul after hearing his defence at Caesarea (Acts 26:28).
The final port of departure, for Italy where the centurion put Paul on board was
Answer: A (Myra)
At Myra in Lycia the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put the prisoners on board (Acts 27:5–6).