50 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
According to the creation account of Genesis 1, God charged man to
Answer: C (have dominion over all the earth)
God blessed man and woman and told them to fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over every living thing (Genesis 1:26–28).
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image”. This statement explains the
Answer: C (disapproval of violence)
In Genesis 9:6 God declares that taking a human life will be punished, because man bears God's image; God condemns violence against people.
When God told Abraham that Sarah would have a child, Abraham laughed because
Answer: C (they were too old to have a child)
Abraham laughed and said, ‘Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?’ (Genesis 17:17).
After Jacob's dream at Bethel, he promised that he would
Answer: B (give a tenth of all he would have to God)
Jacob vowed, ‘of all that thou givest me I will give the tenth to thee’ (Genesis 28:20–22).
Why did Judah advise his brothers against shedding the blood of Joseph?
Answer: B (Joseph was their brother.)
Judah said, ‘let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh’ (Genesis 37:26–27).
Why did God redeem the Israelites from the hands of Pharaoh?
Answer: A (God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob)
God heard their groaning and ‘remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob’ (Exodus 2:24).
When the people of Israel saw the great work of the LORD in drowning the Egyptians, they
Answer: C (believed in Moses)
Israel saw the great work, feared the LORD, and ‘believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses’ (Exodus 14:31).
The golden calf which Aaron made for the people of Israel signified
Answer: A (a return to the gods of Egypt)
The calf copied the bull-gods of Egypt, and the people hailed it as the god who brought them out of Egypt (Exodus 32:4): they were turning back to Egyptian worship.
During the giving of the law at Mount Sinai, the Israelites wanted Moses to speak to them instead of God because
Answer: A (the people were afraid and trembled)
Seeing the thunder, lightning and smoking mountain, the people were afraid and trembled, and asked Moses to speak to them instead (Exodus 20:18–19).
Where did Joshua gather all the tribes of Israel for presentation before God?
Answer: A (Shechem)
Joshua gathered all the tribes to Shechem, and they presented themselves before God (Joshua 24:1).
The valley of Eshcol is symbolic to Israel because it was the place where
Answer: B (the men of Israel cut down the cluster of grapes)
The spies cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes there, and the valley was named Eshcol (‘cluster’) after it (Numbers 13:23–24).
The report brought by the men who followed Caleb to spy the land of Canaan showed that the land
Answer: C (devoured its inhabitants)
The other spies who went up with Caleb brought an evil report: ‘The land… is a land that devours its inhabitants’ (Numbers 13:31–32).
The Shema emphasizes the
Answer: A (unity of God)
The Shema says, ‘Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD’ (Deuteronomy 6:4), stressing that God is one.
“The LORD give you children by this woman for the loan which she lent to the LORD...... ”What was this loan?
Answer: A (Samuel)
Eli blessed Elkanah and Hannah with these words after Hannah gave her son Samuel to the LORD (1 Samuel 1:28; 2:20).
A good example of parental upbringing is manifested in the son of
Answer: D (Asa.)
Asa's son Jehoshaphat ‘walked in all the way of Asa his father’ (1 Kings 22:43). The sons of Samuel, Eli and David went astray.
The leadership potential of David was demonstrated publicly for the first time when he
Answer: B (killed Goliath, the Philistine giant)
David's victory over Goliath before both armies was his first public act of leadership; Samuel's anointing had been private (1 Samuel 16–17).
What was the sin committed by Saul that cost him his kingdom?
Answer: A (disobedience)
Samuel told Saul, ‘Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king’ (1 Samuel 15:23).
Although David refused to kill Saul because he was the LORD's anointed, he still believed that
Answer: C (the LORD would eventually smite Saul)
David said, ‘the LORD will smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle’ (1 Samuel 26:10).
“Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them”. The above statement was made when David
Answer: A (spared Saul's life)
Saul said this after David spared his life in the wilderness of Ziph (1 Samuel 26:25).
Solomon asked God for wisdom to enable him
Answer: D (discern what was right.)
Solomon asked for an understanding mind to govern the people and ‘discern between good and evil’ (1 Kings 3:9).
The consequence of Rehoboam's unwise decision at the time the Israelites came to him at Shechem eventually resulted in
Answer: A (a rebellion)
When Rehoboam promised heavier burdens, Israel rebelled against the house of David and made Jeroboam king (1 Kings 12:16–20).
The new covenant which God was to make with the house of Israel was that it would be
Answer: A (written upon their hearts)
God promised through Jeremiah, ‘I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts’ (Jeremiah 31:33).
According to Luke, John the Baptist instructed the multitudes that came to be baptized to
Answer: B (bear fruits that befit repentance)
John told the multitudes, ‘Bear fruits that befit repentance’ (Luke 3:7–8).
“ Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him bring me word....... ”The intention of the speaker in this context was to
Answer: D (kill the child.)
Herod pretended he wanted to worship the child, but he planned to destroy Him (Matthew 2:8, 13).
Jesus was tempted in the wilderness in order to
Answer: B (prepare Him for His earthly ministry)
The temptation came straight after Jesus' baptism and before He began preaching (Luke 4:1–15); it tested and prepared Him for His ministry.
One important fact about Mary brought out in Jesus' miracle of changing water to wine was that she
Answer: D (had a deep insight of her son and His ability.)
Mary told Jesus the wine had run out and told the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you’ (John 2:3–5), showing she knew what He could do.
The raising of Lazarus illustrates that Jesus
Answer: C (is the giver of life)
Before raising Lazarus Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life’ (John 11:25); the miracle shows He gives life.
“Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof;..... ”The continuation of this message by the centurion indicates that
Answer: B (he had faith in the power of Jesus' word)
The centurion went on, ‘say the word, and let my servant be healed’ (Luke 7:6–7). He believed Jesus' word alone could heal.
The epileptic boy could not be healed by the disciples because
Answer: C (their prayers were not intensive enough)
Jesus said, ‘This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer’ (Mark 9:29): the disciples had not relied on God in prayer.
Questions 30 and 31 are based on the Sermon on the Plain. The poor in spirit are promised
Answer: B (the kingdom of God)
‘Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God’ (Luke 6:20).
Questions 30 and 31 are based on the Sermon on the Plain. Those that are hated and reviled shall
Answer: A (have a great reward in heaven)
Jesus said those hated and reviled for the Son of man should rejoice, ‘for behold, your reward is great in heaven’ (Luke 6:22–23).
Jesus' objective for sending out the twelve was
Answer: B (to train the disciples in His ministry)
Jesus sent the twelve to preach and heal as He did (Mark 6:7–13), giving them practice in His own work.
Who appeared and talked with Jesus during the transfiguration?
Answer: A (Moses and Elijah)
Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with Jesus on the mountain (Mark 9:4).
“Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.....” Why was this request by the sons of Zebedee not granted?
Answer: D (it was not the duty of Jesus to grant their request.)
Jesus said, ‘to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared’ (Mark 10:40).
Where did Jesus lodge after he cleansed the temple?
Answer: D (Bethany.)
After cleansing the temple, Jesus left the city and went to Bethany, where He lodged (Matthew 21:17).
At the trial of Jesus, Pilate was perplexed because
Answer: B (Jesus gave no answer to the charges)
Jesus made no further answer to the many charges, ‘so that Pilate wondered’ (Mark 15:4–5).
Why did the accusers of Jesus stay behind while He was led to the Praetorium?
Answer: D (they did not want to be defiled.)
They did not enter the praetorium ‘so that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover’ (John 18:28).
Who was forced to carry the cross behind Jesus?
Answer: D (Simon of Cyrene.)
The soldiers seized Simon of Cyrene and made him carry the cross behind Jesus (Luke 23:26).
“Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” The statement above was made to
Answer: B (the repentant robber)
Jesus said this on the cross to the criminal who asked Him to remember him (Luke 23:42–43).
According to Luke, the people who first got to Jesus' tomb were
Answer: C (Mary Magdalene and the other women)
Luke says the women, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James and others, came to the tomb first (Luke 24:1–10).
Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd was loved by the Father because He
Answer: D (laid down His life for the sheep.)
Jesus said, ‘For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life’ (John 10:17).
Jesus said to her, “ I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die........ ”On what occasion was this statement made?
Answer: C (on the day Jesus restored Lazarus back to life)
Jesus said this to Martha just before He raised her brother Lazarus (John 11:23–26).
According to Paul, if we give away all that we have and we deliver our bodies to be burnt, but have not love we
Answer: D (gain nothing.)
‘If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing’ (1 Corinthians 13:3).
“Now the company of those who believed were of one heart and soul.... ”This reveals that the early Christians
Answer: A (had everything in common)
The verse goes on: no one said anything he had was his own, ‘but they had everything in common’ (Acts 4:32).
The suggestion to choose the seven deacons was made by
Answer: C (the twelve)
The twelve called the disciples together and told them to pick seven men to serve tables (Acts 6:2–3).
“And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions,.... ”This prophecy was fulfilled
Answer: B (at Pentecost)
Peter quoted Joel's prophecy on the day of Pentecost, saying it was fulfilled when the Spirit came (Acts 2:16–18).
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth”. This statement commissions the apostles to
Answer: C (carry the gospel to all continents)
Jesus sent the apostles to witness from Jerusalem outward ‘to the end of the earth’ (Acts 1:8), that is, to the whole world.
Who was sent by God to restore Saul's sight after his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus?
Answer: D (Ananias.)
The Lord sent Ananias to lay hands on Saul, and something like scales fell from his eyes (Acts 9:10–18).
“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them”. This statement was made by the
Answer: A (Holy Spirit)
While the church at Antioch worshipped and fasted, ‘the Holy Spirit said’ these words (Acts 13:2).
Following his encounter with the apostles, the ruler of Cyprus
Answer: D (believed the gospel.)
The proconsul Sergius Paulus saw Elymas struck blind and believed, astonished at the Lord's teaching (Acts 13:12). It was Elymas, not the ruler, who became blind.