46 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
The reference in Genesis Chapter 6 to the union between the 'sons of God' and the 'daughters of men' explains the origin of
Answer: B (mighty men of renown)
Genesis 6:4 says the children born from these unions were the mighty men of old, the men of renown.
'Two nations' in Rebekah's womb refers to the
Answer: C (Edomites and Israelites)
The twins were Esau, father of the Edomites, and Jacob (Israel), father of the Israelites (Genesis 25:23–26).
Joseph's rough treatment of his brothers was to
Answer: D (prove their sincere contrition.)
Joseph tested his brothers to see whether they had changed; they admitted their guilt over him and Judah offered himself in Benjamin's place (Genesis 42:21; 44:33).
'Mahanaim' is so called because Jacob saw the angels of God as God's
Answer: D (army.)
When the angels of God met him, Jacob said 'This is God's army (camp)!' and named the place Mahanaim, meaning 'two camps' (Genesis 32:1–2).
'I have sinned this time; the Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong'. Pharaoh said this after the plague of the
Answer: A (hailstorm)
Pharaoh said this during the seventh plague, the hail (Exodus 9:23–27).
The request of Moses that Israel should be allowed to go and worship God was interpreted by Pharaoh to mean
Answer: B (idleness)
Pharaoh said 'You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD' and made them work harder (Exodus 5:8, 17).
The Passover lamb was to be kept until the fourteenth day of the first month when the whole assembly was to kill their lambs
Answer: C (in the evening)
Exodus 12:6 says the whole assembly was to kill their lambs in the evening of the fourteenth day.
Pharaoh's horsemen and his army overtook the fleeing Hebrews, encamped by the sea, at
Answer: D (Pihahirot.)
Exodus 14:9 says the Egyptians overtook them encamped by the sea at Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.
The sin of the Israelites that led to the punishment by fiery serpents was
Answer: B (speaking against God and Moses)
Numbers 21:5–6: the people spoke against God and Moses, so the Lord sent fiery serpents among them.
During the confirmation of the covenant, Moses was invited by the Lord along with
Answer: A (Aaron, Nadab and Abihu)
Exodus 24:1: God told Moses to come up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy elders of Israel.
'Go into the hills, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned, then afterwards you may go your way'. Who gave this advice?
Answer: C (Rahab)
Rahab gave this advice to the two spies when she let them down from her window in Jericho (Joshua 2:16).
When Joshua burned Ai, he also put to death king of Ai, by
Answer: C (hanging)
Joshua 8:29: Joshua hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening.
In Jotham's parable of the trees, Abimelech is very much likened to the
Answer: B (bramble)
In Jotham's parable the useful trees refused to be king, but the worthless bramble accepted; the bramble stands for Abimelech (Judges 9:8–15).
The preservation of the twelve stones by Joshua in Gilgal was to
Answer: C (remind Israel of the crossing of River Jordan)
The twelve stones from the Jordan were set up at Gilgal so that future generations would know how Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground (Joshua 4:20–24).
Samson, as a Nazirite, was required to avoid alcohol,
Answer: B (unclean things and shaving)
The angel told Samson's mother to drink no wine, eat nothing unclean, and that no razor should touch the boy's head (Judges 13:4–5).
Which city was captured by Joshua before the disaster at Ai?
Answer: B (Jericho)
Israel captured Jericho first; the defeat at Ai came after Achan's sin there (Joshua 6–7).
'I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.' This declaration was made by
Answer: D (Saul.)
Saul said this to Samuel, though he had spared Agag and the best animals against God's order (1 Samuel 15:20).
'O Lord of hosts, if thou will,..... give to thy maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head'. This prayer was offered by
Answer: C (Hannah)
Hannah prayed this at Shiloh, and God gave her Samuel (1 Samuel 1:11).
Eli fell down and died because of the
Answer: C (capture of the Ark of Covenant)
1 Samuel 4:18: when the messenger mentioned that the Ark of God had been captured, Eli fell backward, broke his neck and died.
'Then Saul fell at once full length upon the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him....'This happened when Samuel
Answer: D (was invoked from the dead.)
This happened at Endor, when the medium called up Samuel from the dead and he foretold Saul's defeat and death (1 Samuel 28:11–20).
Amnon's incest with Tamar marks the beginning of
Answer: A (the intrigues for succession to the throne)
Absalom killed Amnon, David's eldest son, for raping Tamar; this began the struggle among David's sons for the throne (2 Samuel 13–15).
As David took to flight from Jerusalem on account of Absalom's conspiracy, he was apprehensive of the role of
Answer: A (Ahitophel)
When told Ahithophel was among the conspirators, David prayed 'O LORD, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness' (2 Samuel 15:31).
To whom did God promise to give the kingdom after Solomon's heart turned away from the Lord?
Answer: C (Jeroboam)
Through the prophet Ahijah, God promised Jeroboam ten tribes of Solomon's kingdom (1 Kings 11:29–31).
What did Solomon provide for Hiram in exchange for timber of cedar and cypress?
Answer: B (food)
Solomon gave Hiram wheat and oil each year as food for his household (1 Kings 5:10–11).
The gift of gold to the infant Jesus indicated His
Answer: A (royal status)
Gold is a gift fit for a king, so it pointed to Jesus as King; frankincense points to His priesthood and myrrh to His death.
Herod ordered the killing of children when he
Answer: B (had been tricked by the wise men)
Matthew 2:16: when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was furious and killed the boys in Bethlehem.
'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel'. This statement fulfils the prophecy of
Answer: B (Micah)
Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2 about the ruler to come from Bethlehem.
According to Mark, what were the disciples forbidden to take for their journey?
Answer: D (bread, bag and money)
Mark 6:8–9: they were to take only a staff and wear sandals, but take no bread, no bag and no money, and not two tunics.
The young man who wanted to know from Jesus what good deed would qualify him for heaven, went away sorrowful because he
Answer: C (had great possessions)
Jesus told him to sell what he had and give to the poor; he went away sorrowful because he had great possessions (Matthew 19:22).
In St. Matthew's record of the ethical teachings of Jesus (chapter 5-7), the most important divine demand that will enable a man inherit the kingdom of God is
Answer: A (doing the will of God)
Matthew 7:21: not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom, but he who does the will of the Father. Prophesying and miracles are not enough (7:22–23).
The answer 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God' was given by Peter in the neighbourhood of
Answer: C (Caesarea Philippi)
Peter's confession took place in the district of Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13–16).
'You shall not tempt the Lord your God'. To which temptation did Jesus give this reply?
Answer: C (jumping from the pinnacle)
When the devil told Jesus to throw Himself down from the pinnacle of the Temple, Jesus replied with this verse (Matthew 4:5–7).
Which of the parables teaches about judgement and separation?
Answer: A (The Dragnet)
In the parable of the net the good fish are kept and the bad thrown away; so the angels will separate the evil from the righteous at the close of the age (Matthew 13:47–50).
'If anyone would be first he must be last of all and servant of all'. What does this saying of Jesus teach?
Answer: C (humility)
Jesus said this when the disciples argued about who was greatest; true greatness comes from humble service (Mark 9:35).
The appearance of Elijah and Moses at the transfiguration indicates the significance of the
Answer: B (prophets and the law)
Moses stands for the Law and Elijah for the Prophets; their appearance shows Jesus fulfils both.
One of the illustrations of Jesus on true greatness is
Answer: C (becoming like a child)
Jesus set a child among the disciples and said whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom (Matthew 18:1–4).
Which religious groups asked Jesus about payment of taxes to Caesar?
Answer: B (Pharisees and Herodians)
The Pharisees sent their disciples with the Herodians to trap Jesus with the question about paying taxes to Caesar (Matthew 22:15–17; Mark 12:13).
When the Pharisees accused Jesus' disciples of plucking heads of grain on the Sabbath, Jesus referred them to what David did during the high priesthood of
Answer: D (Abiathar.)
In Mark 2:26 Jesus says David entered the house of God 'when Abiathar was high priest' and ate the holy bread. (1 Samuel 21 names the priest at Nob as Ahimelech, Abiathar's father.)
'Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees'. This leaven is their
Answer: D (teaching.)
Matthew 16:12: the disciples understood that Jesus meant the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees, not the leaven of bread.
The three thousand converts on the day of Pentecost devoted themselves to
Answer: A (breaking of bread and the prayers)
Acts 2:42: they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Two of the seven deacons are
Answer: C (Nicanor and Nicolaus)
Acts 6:5 lists the seven: Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
According to the apostles' speech before the Sanhedrin, the Holy Spirit is given by God to
Answer: C (those who obey God)
Acts 5:32: the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.
In his speech concerning the replacement of Judas Iscariot, Peter quoted from
Answer: D (the Psalms.)
Peter quoted the Book of Psalms: 'Let his habitation become desolate' and 'His office let another take' (Acts 1:20).
One of the seven Hellenists who preached the gospel in Samaria, and from Azotus to the Syrian capital, Caesarea, was
Answer: D (Philip.)
Philip preached in Samaria and, after baptising the Ethiopian, preached in all the towns from Azotus to Caesarea (Acts 8:5, 40).
Simon the magician was rebuked by Peter in Samaria because he
Answer: C (wanted to purchase spiritual powers with money)
Simon offered money to receive the power of giving the Holy Spirit, and Peter said 'Your silver perish with you' (Acts 8:18–20).
The disciples were for the first time called Christians in
Answer: B (Antioch)
Acts 11:26: in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians.