50 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
When Elijah escaped to the Brook Cherith, he was fed by
Answer: C (ravens)
God commanded ravens to bring Elijah bread and meat morning and evening while he drank from the brook (1 Kings 17:4–6).
The contest on Mount Carmel was to prove that
Answer: C (God was supreme to other gods)
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal so that the people would see that the LORD alone is God; fire fell on Elijah's sacrifice, not Baal's (1 Kings 18:21–39).
Naboth did not agree to release his vineyard to Ahab because
Answer: D (it was the inheritance of his fathers)
Naboth said the LORD forbid that he should give away the inheritance of his fathers (1 Kings 21:3).
What did Gehazi deceitfully receive from Naaman?
Answer: A (two talents of silver and two festal garments)
Gehazi lied to Naaman and was given two talents of silver and two festal garments, and he was struck with leprosy for it (2 Kings 5:22–27).
The greatest achievement of King Josiah of Judah was his
Answer: B (sweeping reforms of the religious life of his people)
After the book of the law was found, Josiah removed idols and high places and renewed the covenant: a thorough religious reform (2 Kings 23).
Jerusalem fell in 586 B.C to the Babylonian king called
Answer: A (Nebuchadnezzar)
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon captured and burnt Jerusalem and carried Judah into exile (2 Kings 25).
"And the King (Artaxerxes) said to me, "Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing else but sadness of the heart". Why was the addressee sad?
Answer: A (the condition of Jerusalem was deplorable)
Nehemiah was sad because the city of his fathers lay in ruins and its gates had been burnt (Nehemiah 2:3).
Although Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were cast into the fiery furnace, King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished to see four men in the furnace. He said the fourth man was like
Answer: C (a son of the gods)
Nebuchadnezzar said the appearance of the fourth was like a son of the gods (Daniel 3:25).
In the belly of the fish, Jonah prayed to God to
Answer: D (deliver him.)
From the belly of the fish Jonah called to the LORD out of his distress to be rescued, and declared that deliverance belongs to the LORD (Jonah 2:1–9).
The sins of Nineveh notwithstanding, God spared the inhabitants because
Answer: B (the people responded positively to God's mercy)
When the people of Nineveh believed God, fasted and turned from their evil ways, God did not bring the disaster (Jonah 3:5–10).
Daniel was distinguished above all other satraps and presidents because he
Answer: B (had an excellent spirit in him)
Daniel became distinguished above the presidents and satraps because an excellent spirit was in him (Daniel 6:3).
Daniel could not be harmed by the lions because
Answer: A (an angel shut the mouths of the lions)
Daniel told the king that God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths (Daniel 6:22).
The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD in the days of the Judges by
Answer: D (serving the baals.)
Judges repeatedly says the people did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals (Judges 2:11).
Selling the needy for a pair of shoes in Amos means
Answer: D (oppressing the needy.)
Amos uses the picture of selling a poor man for the price of sandals to condemn the way the rich exploited and oppressed the poor (Amos 2:6).
"Thus says the LORD For three transgressions of Israel and for four, I will not revoke the punishment....." In the latter part of this prophecy, Amos condemned Israel for
Answer: C (completely neglecting social justice)
In Amos 2:6–8 Israel is condemned for selling the righteous for silver, trampling the poor and denying justice to the afflicted, which is neglect of social justice.
From Hosea's teaching, we learn that God
Answer: D (prefers steadfast love to sacrifice.)
God says through Hosea, 'I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice' (Hosea 6:6).
The central theme of Isaiah's teachings is that
Answer: C (no sinner is beyond redemption)
Isaiah teaches that even sins like scarlet can be made white as snow if people turn to God (Isaiah 1:18).
"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." Why did Isaiah offer himself to be God's messenger?
Answer: B (having been cleansed of his sins, he saw the need to warn others)
After the seraph touched his lips with a burning coal and his guilt was taken away, Isaiah volunteered to go (Isaiah 6:6–8).
Who according to Ezekiel, did the exiles blame for their plight?
Answer: C (their fathers)
The exiles quoted the proverb 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge', blaming their fathers (Ezekiel 18:2).
God told Jeremiah that He would give Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans because the Israelites
Answer: A (had provoked God to anger)
God said the people of Israel and Judah had provoked Him to anger with their evil and idols, so the city would be given to the Chaldeans (Jeremiah 32:28–32).
The expression 'dry bones' in Ezekiel refers to
Answer: B (the whole house of Israel)
God told Ezekiel, 'these bones are the whole house of Israel' (Ezekiel 37:11).
According to Paul, the law and the prophets bear witness to the
Answer: A (righteousness of God)
Paul says the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it (Romans 3:21).
According to Paul in his Letter to the Galatians, one is justified by
Answer: B (faith in Jesus Christ)
Paul writes that a man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 2:16).
The function of the law to believers before the coming of Christ was that of a
Answer: A (custodian)
Paul says the law was our custodian until Christ came (Galatians 3:24).
Justification by grace shows that work is
Answer: A (not required for salvation)
Salvation is by grace through faith, not because of works, so no one can boast (Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 3:28).
All Christians who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized
Answer: A (into his death)
Paul says all who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death (Romans 6:3).
In what way did God condemn sin in the flesh?
Answer: D (He sent His own Son in the likeness of man)
Paul says God did what the law could not do: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, He condemned sin in the flesh (Romans 8:3).
"But you are not in darkness brethren, for that day to surprise you like a thief". This 'day' refers to the
Answer: C (coming of the Lord)
In 1 Thessalonians 5:2–4 'that day' is the day of the Lord, which will come like a thief: the Lord's coming.
The main aim of the teaching of Christ's humility in Paul's Letter to the Philippians is that every Christian should
Answer: D (look into the interest of others and do nothing from selfishness.)
Paul uses Christ's humility as the example for 'do nothing from selfishness… look also to the interests of others' (Philippians 2:3–5).
According to Paul's Letter to the Philippians, God exalted Jesus and gave Him a name which is above all names because He
Answer: B (was humble and obedient unto death)
Because Jesus humbled himself and became obedient unto death, God highly exalted him (Philippians 2:8–9).
In the Letter to the Galatians, Christians are encouraged to bear one another's burdens in order to
Answer: D (fulfill the law of Christ.)
'Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ' (Galatians 6:2).
"Be angry but do not sin,......." means that anger
Answer: D (could be an occasion for sin)
Paul warns that anger can lead to sin and give the devil an opportunity, so it must be controlled (Ephesians 4:26–27).
There are varieties of gifts and so different people have different gifts. Who gives all these gifts?
Answer: B (the Holy Spirit)
All the gifts are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who gives to each as He wills (1 Corinthians 12:4–11).
The overriding principle in the use of spiritual gifts is
Answer: A (decency and order)
Paul ends his teaching on spiritual gifts with 'all things should be done decently and in order' (1 Corinthians 14:40).
For the administration of the churches, Paul directed that Christians should
Answer: B (regularly contribute to the church)
Paul told the Corinthians to put something aside on the first day of every week for the collection (1 Corinthians 16:1–2).
Contribution of relief materials for the needy in the church according to Paul, must be
Answer: C (with cheerfulness)
'God loves a cheerful giver' (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Paul teaches that we should obey governing authorities in order to avoid
Answer: D (God's wrath and a bad conscience.)
One must be subject not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience (Romans 13:5).
When Paul says "If anyone will not work, let him not eat", he is saying that
Answer: C (everyone should toil and labour with his hands)
Paul worked with his own hands as an example and taught that everyone should work quietly to earn a living (2 Thessalonians 3:8–12).
Paul worked harder than any of the apostles because
Answer: B (of the grace of God that was with him)
Paul said he worked harder than all of them, 'though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me' (1 Corinthians 15:10).
Christian wives are to be subject to their husbands
Answer: B (because it is fitting in the LORD)
'Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord' (Colossians 3:18).
On being revealed at the coming of Christ, the lawless will be slain by the
Answer: D (breath of His mouth.)
The Lord Jesus will slay the lawless one with the breath of his mouth (2 Thessalonians 2:8).
An important feature of the second coming of Jesus as taught by Paul is the
Answer: D (resurrection of the dead.)
At the Lord's coming the dead in Christ will rise first (1 Thessalonians 4:16).
"What you sow does not come to life unless it dies". This statement refers to the
Answer: C (resurrection of the dead)
Paul uses the seed that dies and grows into a new plant to explain the resurrection of the dead (1 Corinthians 15:35–44).
Paul's experience as recorded in his second Letter to the Corinthians, teaches that the attitude of Christians to sufferings should be that of
Answer: B (perseverance)
Paul describes being afflicted but not crushed, persecuted but not forsaken; Christians should endure suffering without losing heart (2 Corinthians 4:8–16).
In the Letter to the Hebrews, it is found that despite the victory through faith in God of the men of old they did not receive what was promised. What was this promise?
Answer: A (Jesus Christ)
The heroes of faith saw the promise from afar; it is fulfilled in Christ, the 'something better' God provided, so that they would not be made perfect apart from us (Hebrews 11:39–40).
Abraham's faith and works were better illustrated when he
Answer: B (offered his son, Isaac, on the altar)
James says Abraham was justified by works when he offered Isaac on the altar, showing faith working with deeds (James 2:21–22).
"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,....For by it the men of old received divine approval." Who are the men of old mentioned as examples of faith in the Letter to the Hebrews?
Answer: D (Abel, Abraham and Rahab.)
Hebrews 11 lists Abel, Abraham and Rahab among the examples of faith.
According to James, effective prayer is that which is offered
Answer: C (in faith)
James says the prayer of faith will save the sick (James 5:15) and that one must ask in faith, without doubting (James 1:6).
According to Peter, Christians living among non-christians should
Answer: A (maintain good conduct)
Peter tells believers to maintain good conduct among the Gentiles so that they may see their good deeds and glorify God (1 Peter 2:12).
Peter enjoins Christians to be good citizens by
Answer: C (submitting to civil authorities)
'Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution', the emperor and governors (1 Peter 2:13–14).