Friday, October 31, 2014

Daily Quiz, October 2014

Daily Quiz, October 31, 2014

Why is Halloween also called Reformation Day?

a. The reformers did not believe saints
b. On this day in 1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses
c. The Protestants thought it was too macabre
d. The Reformers believed it was a sin to dress in costumes

Daily Quiz, October 30, 2014

In a visionary battle seen by the writer of the Revelation of St. John the Divine, which Archangel defeats the dragon?

a. Gabriel
b. Raphael
c. Michael
d. Uriel

Daily Quiz, October 29, 2014

There is a church tradition which indicates St. Simon went to Persia.  What is added to Simon's name to distinguish him in the Gospels?

a. Peter
b. the Zealot
c. the Pharisee
d. Bar Jonah

Daily Quiz, October 28, 2014

Who is known as the saint of lost causes?

a. St. Christopher
b. St. Anthony
c. St. Jude
d. St. Swithin

Daily Quiz, October 27, 2014

According to the Bible, who is Beelzebul?

a. ruler of demons
b. Lord Baal
c. "Lord of the Flies" in a corrupt form the Hebrew
d. Beelzebub in a transliteration of Hebrew
e. Identified with Satan in the time of Jesus
f. all of the above

Daily Quiz, October 26, 2014

In which two Gospels can one find versions of the "Our Father?"

a. Luke and John
b. Mark and John
c. Mark and Luke
d. Mark and Matthew
e. Matthew and Luke
f. Matthew and John

Daily Quiz, October 25, 2014

The words "debt,"  "trespass," and "sins" figure prominently in the English translation of what liturgical prayer?

a. The "Our Father" or "Lord's Prayer"
b. The Confession
c. The Absolution
d. Prayer of Humble Access

 Daily Quiz, October 24, 2014

What woman in the Gospel became the  symbol of the contemplative monastic orders in contrast to the monastic orders which are involved in active works of charity?

a. Mary Magdalene
b. The Ever Blessed Virgin Mary
c. Mary of Bethany
d. Martha of Bethany

Daily Quiz, October 23, 2014

St. James of Jerusalem is also the St. James known as

a. the Just
b. the brother of our Lord
c. the Greater, son of Zebedee, brother of John
d. the Lesser, son of Alphaeus
e. a and b


Daily Quiz, October 22, 2014

Which Pope excommunicated King Henry VIII and Archbishop Cranmer?

a.Adrian VI
b. Clement VII
c. Paul III
d. Julius III
e. Depends upon date of issuance or promulgation of excommunication

Daily Quiz, October 21, 2014

Which of the following is not true about the Book of Ecclesiasticus?

a. It is also called Ben Sira or Ben Sirach
b. It is another spelling for Ecclesiastes
c. It is in the section of the Bible called the Apocrypha
d. It is a wisdom book consisting of proverbs


Daily Quiz, October 20, 2014

What is the significance of 144,000 in the Book of Revelation?

a. It is total number of people who will be saved
b. It is the number of people who have God's seal on their forehead
c. It number of people in the twelve tribes of Israel
d. It is the re-gathered members of the lost twelve tribes of Israel in heaven


Daily Quiz, October 19, 2014

To whom was the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles written?

a. everyone
b. Philotheos
c. Theophilus
d. Hermesophia

Daily Quiz, October 18, 2014

The writer of the Acts of the Apostles is believed to have been a physician?  Who was this physician?

a. Demas
b. Junius
c. Luke
d. Timothy

Daily Quiz, October 17, 2014 

Which early church father wrote about the role of a bishop as being crucial to the gathered church?  He wrote,  "Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude of the people also be; even as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church."

a. Athanasius
b. Augustine
c. Ignatius of Antioch
d. Cyprian of Carthage

Daily Quiz, October 16, 2014

Bishops Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley were burned at the stake when Queen Mary I gained the throne of England.  They attended Cambridge University; where were they burned at the stake?

a. In Cambridge
b. In Oxford
c. In London
d. In Canterbury


Daily Quiz, October 15, 2014

Which saint is associated with the Spanish city of Avila?

a. Juan de la Cruz
b. Teresa
c. Ignatius Loyola
d. Francis Xavier

Daily Quiz, October 14, 2014

There is a biblical story about a prophet who was thrown off a ship and he was swallowed by a large fish.  Who was this prophet?

a. Ezekiel
b. Zechariah
c. Malachi
d. Jonah 

Daily Quiz, October 13, 2014

Where was Rabbi Saul going when he had his dramatic conversion encounter with Christ?

a. Jerusalem
b. Damascus
c. Jericho
d. Joppa


Daily Quiz, October 12, 2014 

The following words were written in the book of what Prophet?  " ..what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness and walk humbly with your God?" 

a. Jeremiah
b. Joel
c. Amos
d. Micah

Daily Quiz, October 11, 2014

Who was the early evangelist who baptized an Ethiopian eunuch who served the Queen Candace?

a. Philip the apostle
b. Philip the deacon
c. Philip of Bethany
d. Philip of the Philippians

Daily Quiz, October 10, 2014

The prophecy about the  beating of  swords into plows and learning war no more is found where in the Bible?  (also the inspiration for the African American Spiritual, "Down by the Riverside")

a. Isaiah
b. Micah
c. Jeremiah
d. Ezekiel
e. all of the above
f. a and b

Daily Quiz, October 9, 2014

According to a most interesting poetic image in Psalm 129, where did the the plowers plow?

a. in the field
b. upon my back
c. on the belly of the earth
d. in the city streets


Daily Quiz, October 8, 2014

What was the name of the governor in Caesarea who Paul appeared before regarding some accusations from religious opponents?

a. Lysias
b. Agrippa
c. Felix
d. Festus


Daily Quiz, October 7, 2014

"Lord I am not worthy to receive you; but only say the word and I shall be healed."  This is said in the Roman Mass Rite prior to receiving communion.  What is the story context for inspiring this phrase?

a.  a foreign woman who wanted her daughter healed by Jesus
b. a Centurion who wanted Jesus to heal his slave
c. the story of the healing of Dorcas
d. the blind man Bartimaeus

Daily Quiz, October 6, 2014

In the first Book of Common Prayer, what Bible translation was borrowed from?

a. The King James Version
b. Wycliffe Bible
c. Taverner Bible
d. Coverdale Bible

Daily Quiz, October 5, 2014

St. Francis received the stigmata.  What is a stigmata?

a. A papal honor
b. Canonization as a saint
c. appearance of bleeding wounds like those of Christ on his body
d. a bias against him because he was a beggar

Daily Quiz, October 4, 2014

Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement is a feast in Judaism which derives from what portion of the Hebrew Scripture?

a. The Passover Story
b. The Sabbath of Sabbaths commanded in Leviticus
c. The Sinai Event in giving of the first edition of the commandments
d. A Day of Judgment from the Book of Daniel

Daily Quiz, October 3, 2014

In an autobiographical speech in the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul stated that he trained under what well known Rabbi?

a. Hillel
b. Shammai
c. Jesus
d. Gamaliel

Daily Quiz, October 2, 2014

What did St. Francis of Assisi call his body?

a. His wagon wheel
b. Brother Donkey
c. Brother Tyrant
d. Home Sweet Home

Daily Quiz, October 1, 2014

Who are the his and her patron saints of France?

a. Thérèse and Remigius
b. Joan of Arc and Martin of Tours
c. Joan of Arc and Remigius
d. Thérèse and Martin of Tours
e. all four 

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