Thursday, July 31, 2014

Daily Quiz, July 2014

Daily Quiz, July 31, 2014

Pope Francis is a member of a religious order founded by what saint?

a. Francis of Assisi
b. Benedict of Nursia
c. Ignatius Loyola 
d. Dominic 

Daily Quiz, July 30, 2014 

The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed to a person?  What is the name of this person?

a. Philosophia
b. Theophilus
c.  Philotheos
d. Alphaeus


Daily Quiz, July 29, 2014

After Moses and Joshua, Israel in their conquered lands were governed by judges.  Which of the following was not a judge of Israel?

a. Eleazar
b. Deborah
c. Samuel
d. Ehud
e. Gideon
f.  Samson
g. Othniel

Daily Quiz, July 28, 2014

Henry Purcell an English musician is known for a musical piece often played as a wedding processional.  It is often called, "Purcell's Trumpet Voluntary."  What other musician should be credited for this piece?

a. J.S. Bach
b. G. F. Handel
c. Thomas Tallis
d. Jeremiah Clarke


Daily Quiz, July 27, 2014

What did Solomon ask from God before he ascended the throne?

a. strength to build the temple
b. wisdom
c. an understanding mind to govern
d. to live in a great palace

Daily Quiz, July 26, 2014  

In what writing can one find the record of Joachim and Anne, the parents of the Virgin Mary?

a. Gospel of Matthew
b. Gospel of Mark
c. Gospel of Luke
d. Gospel of James
e. Gospel of John



Daily Quiz, July 25, 2014

Who was the first Apostle Martyr of the Jesus Movement?

a.  James, brother of Jesus
b.  James, son of Alphaeus
c.  James, son of Zebedee
d.  James of Compostela
e.  c and d

Daily Quiz, July 24, 2014

Thomas à Kempis wrote what well-known devotional classic?


a. Pilgrim's Progress
b. The Cloud of Unknowing
c. The Interior Castle
d. The Imitation of Christ



Daily Quiz, July 23, 2014

Who was the High Priest when Jesus was brought to trial?

a. Annas
b. Zecariah 
c. Caiaphas
d. Hillel


Daily Quiz, July 22, 2014

What saint of the church has a new popularity recently because of a Dan Brown novel?

a. St. Peter
b. St. Swithin
c. St. Christopher
d. St. Mary Magdalene


Daily Quiz, July 21, 2014

Which of the following happened in the Garden of Gethsemane?

a. Jesus prayed before he was taken by Temple guards
b. The disciples of Jesus slept while Jesus prayed
c.  Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss
d.  Peter cut off the ear of a servant of the High Priest
e.  None of the above as recorded in Gospel of Luke
f.  All of the above

Daily Quiz, July 20, 2014

The battle of Jericho was won using an interesting "weapon" called a shofar.  What is a shofar? 

a.Spear 
b.Sword
c. Ram's horn
d. Ox goad



Daily Quiz, July 19, 2014

The Cappadocian Fathers who were brothers, Gregory, Basil, Peter and Naucratios had a very influential sister named

a. Junia
b. Monnica
c. Sophia
d. Macrina


Daily Quiz, July 18, 2014

Who was the bishop of the Chiapas and had the office of "Protector of the Indians?"

a.  Junípero Serra. 
b. Bartolomé de las Casas
c.  Francisco Gómez 
d.  Juan Crespí 


Daily Quiz, July 17, 2014

If George Washington is called the father of our country, who could be called the father of the Episcopal Church?

a. Henry VIII
b. Samuel Seabury
c. William White
d. Paul Revere

Daily Quiz, July 16, 2014

What biblical miracle is associated with Moses, Joshua, Elijah and Elisha?

a. feeding great multitudes
b. providing water in the wilderness
c. parting of waters to be crossed
d. healing persons with leprosy


Daily Quiz, July 15, 2014

What historic event happened on July 14, 2014 in the Synod of the Church of England?

a. They elected the first woman bishop in the Church of England
b. They consecrated the first woman bishop in the Church of England
c.  They voted to admit women to the episcopate in the Church of England
d. They voted to allow male bishops to continue to serve parishes which would not receive women bishops due to conscience
e. c and d

Daily Quiz, July 14, 2014

Who was the prostitute in Jericho who hid the spies of Israel before they surrounded the city and conquered it?

a. Deliah
b. Rahab
c. Gomer
d. Naomi

Daily Quiz, July 13, 2014

Who was the first bishop of the Episcopal who was consecrated in the United States?

a. Samuel Seabury
b. William White
c. Thomas John Claggett
d. Samuel Provoost

Daily Quiz, July 12, 2014

Where did Moses die?

a. Mount Sinai
b. Mount Zion
c. Mount Nebo
d. Mount Horeb


Daily Quiz, July 11, 2014

What document predates St. Benedict's monastic Rule and is a likely source for the Benedictine Rule?

a. Cloud of Unknowing
b. The Rule of the Master 
c. The Sayings of St. Anthony
d. On the Divine Names

Daily Quiz, July 10, 2014

What saint is associated with Monte Cassino in southern Italy?

a. Dominic
b. Francis
c. Benedict
d. Ignatius Loyola


Daily Quiz, July 9, 2014

Who is believed to have founded Christianity in Britain?

a. Thomas the Apostle
b. St. Andrew
c. Joseph of Arimathea
d. St. George

Daily Quiz, July 8, 2014

In Anglican Church history, the Oxford Movement is associated with what popular piety designation?

a. Low Church
b. Broad Church
c. High Church
d. Evangelical


Daily Quiz, July 7, 2014

Transubstantiation, consubstantiation, receptionism, real presence are terms which pertain to a discussion of what topic?

a. The Trinity
b. Mode of Eucharistic Presence
c. Pneumatology 
d. Christology

Daily Quiz, July 6, 2014

Who was Moses' successor as leader of the Israelites?

a. Caleb
b. Aaron
c. Samuel
e. Joshua

Daily Quiz, July 5, 2014

Which American Book of Common Prayer first included propers for the liturgical observance of Independence Day?

a. 1789
b. 1979
c. 1928
d. 1892

Daily Quiz, July 4, 2014

Why did Independence Day did not become a liturgical observance included in the Book of Common Prayer of 1789?

a. It was regarded as too secular
b. The Fourth of July had not yet been named a National Day
c. It was tabled out of respect for the many "Tory" clergy who had been loyal to the Crown
d. Bishop Samuel Seabury intervened to keep the observance out

Daily Quiz, July 3, 2014

Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1776 during the time of the American Revolution?

a. John Moore
b. Charles Manners-Sutton
c. Frederick Cornwallis
d. William Howley

Daily Quiz, July 2, 2014

Which prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures had a "talking donkey?"

a. Hosea
b. Joel
c. Jeremiah
d. Balaam

Daily Quiz, July 1, 2014

Which of the following were not written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose day of remembrance on our calendar of saints is July 1st?

a. "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
b. "The Minister's Wooing"
c. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
d. "Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp"

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