Bible Quiz 1

True/False

1.      True – Joseph and Mary were descendants of King David.

2.      False – Jesus was born in Nazareth.

3.      False – The wise men visited Jesus in the stable.

4.      False – The Bible specifically says that there were three wise men.

5.      False – The “massacre of the innocents” was when King Herod killed Christ at the crucifixion.

6.      True – The Bible says that Jesus/God increased in wisdom.

7.      True – Jesus became a carpenter.

8.      True – Most likely, Jesus was able to sin, but He just resisted. That makes Him a sympathetic High Priest, because He knows what it’s like to struggle with temptation.

9.      False – Jesus was 50% man and 50% God.

10. False – Jesus chose all of His disciples from elite society / the upper class.

11. True – Jesus did not come to call the righteous to repent; He came to call sinners.

12. True – Someone who hears Jesus’ words and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock.

13. True – If anyone is ashamed of Jesus and His words in this generation, Jesus will be ashamed of him when He returns.

14. False – According to Jesus, you can serve both God and Money, but only if you’re very careful.

15. False – Our neighbors are only those who live close to us.

Listing / Short Answer

1-3. What are three parts to the metanarrative of Scripture?

creation, the fall, redemption

4-7. In the fall, sin ruined humans’ relationships with what four things?

God, each other, themselves, the earth

8-10. List the three patriarchs (in order).

(1.) Abraham, (2.) Isaac, (3.)Jacob

11-12. Explain how Joseph and Mary could have lost track of Jesus on their journey to the Passover.

there was a caravan 1-mile long and the women, men, and children were traveling in separate groups

13-14. Why did Jesus request to be baptized?

Jesus wanted to identify His humanity.

15. Explain Jesus’ pun when He asked the two fishermen to be His disciples.

He said, ‘Instead of fishing and catching fish, you’ll fish and catch men for my ministry.’

Fill in the blanks

1.      400 - approximate numbers years that Israel had to wait between the last Old Testament prophets and Jesus’ birth

2.      Messiah - Hebrew word for “Anointed one”

3.      Christ - Greek word for “Anointed one”

4.      synoptic - term for the three gospels that see things the same way

5.      John - the one gospel that does not see things the same way as the other three

6.      Genesis 3:15 - Bible passage that contains the protoevangelium (Book, chapter, verse)

7.      1 John 3:8 - Bible passage (NT) that contains the truth that Jesus came to destroy the devil

8.      39 - number of books in the OT

9.      Isaiah - book of the bible that contains a very specific prediction that a child would be born who would be called “Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”

10.  12 - age of Jesus in the only Bible story about his childhood (after the early years)

11.  Magi - name for the “wise men”

12.  John the Baptist - Jesus’ cousin who dressed in a camel hair garment (his full name)

13.  30 - age of Jesus when he was baptized

14.  40 - number of days that Jesus fasted before he was tempted

15.  3 - number of temptations Jesus endured during his wilderness temptation

16.  synagogue - name for the local place of worship on the Sabbath during Jesus’ time (not the temple, since it had been destroyed)

17.  Matthew- name of disciple who was a tax collector

18.  Apostle - term that means “sent out ones”

19.  Rabbi - Hebrew word that means “master”

20.  Nicodemus - whom Jesus was talking to when he said John 3:16

Bonus

1. Explain why Joseph is not considered a patriarch.

Jesus is a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (the three patriarchs), but is not a descendant of Joseph son of Jacob

2-3. Give the number of books in the NT and in the whole Bible.

NT- 27

Bible- 66

4. Give the number of years that Israel was held captive in Babylon.

70 years

5. What other nation took the Israelites captive (not Egypt or Rome).

Assyria

6. When did Israel become a nation?

1948

7. Explain why Jews hated Samaritans.

The Samaritans intermarried and were like a “mixed breed”

8. List all the twelve (original) disciples.

Matthew, John, Thaddeus, James, Judas (Iscariot), James, Simon (Peter), Simon, Thomas, Bartholomew, Andrew, Philip

 

Bible Quiz 2

True/False

1.      False - After the transfiguration, Jesus told His disciples to tell as many people as they could

2.      True - When Jesus entered Jerusalem with His disciples, He was welcomed by people who hoped that he would be their new King who would save them from the rule of the Romans

3.      False - Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a black stallion

4.      True - Satan entered Judas

5.      True - Passion means suffering

6.      True - Crucifixion was such a shameful and cruel form of execution that it was illegal for the execution of Roman citizens

7.      False - One of Jacob’s sons, Jesus’ biological father, and the man who buried Jesus in the tomb all share the same name

8.      True - Jesus’ resurrection is the central doctrine of Christian theology

9.      False - the Bible says that Jesus appeared to more than 5,000 people before he ascended to heaven

10. False - Jesus’ resurrection body was not really physical

Fill in the blanks

1.      3 - number of years that Jesus spent in public ministry

2.      33 - age of Jesus when he died

3.      Pilate - Roman governor

4.      0 - number of gold coins that Judas received for betraying Jesus

5.      30 - number of silver coins that Judas received for betraying Jesus

6.      400 - approximate number of years that Israel spent as slaves in Egypt

7.      Sanhedrin - highest court of justice and supreme council among the Hebrew people

8.      Barabbas - murderer released instead of Jesus

9.      40 - number of days Jesus remained on earth after his resurrection

10. Matthew 28:18-20 - Bible passage that contains the Great Commission

Listing/Short answer

1-2. Give two broad categories (mentioned in your book) of things that Jesus did to prove His divinity.

healed the paralyzed, walked on water, took demons out of men and put them in pigs

3. Explain why the Israelites use unleavened bread for the Passover.

God told them to so the bread wouldn’t take as long to bake so they could flee Egypt quicker (because leaven makes bread rise longer)

4. Explain why the Passover has its name.

the Jews put lamb blood on their door as a sign to the angel of death to “pass over” their house

5. List one of the miracles that happened during Jesus’ crucifixion.

the curtain of the temple ripped down the middle in half

Bonus

Explain and define INRI.

means “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”

the i can be changed to a j

rex in Latin means king

so:

I – Jesus (of)

N - Nazareth

R – King (of the)

I - Jews