Saturday, January 31, 2015

Daily Quiz, January 2015

January 31, 2015 

Father Juan Bosco founded what religious order?

a. Salesian
b. Vincent DePaul
c. Salesians of Don Bosco
d. Cistercian

Daily Quiz, January 30, 2015

The group of theologians known as the "Caroline Divines" were called this for what reason?

a. they were High Church
b. they were Cromwellites
c. the designation comes from King Charles I, during and after his reign
d. they were theologians of the Restoration

Daily Quiz, January 29, 2015

What is Andrei Rublev best known for?

a. Russian chant
b. iconography
c. ecumenism
d. The Jesus Prayer


Daily Quiz, January 28, 2015

Albert Magnus and Thomas Aquinas brought Aristotle to Christian theology.  From whom did they gain access to the writings of Aristotle?

a. the Vatican library was finally opened
b. from the early Church Fathers
c. from the Islamic scholars 
d. from their travels to Greece


Daily Quiz, January 27, 2015

On January 26, The Rev. Libby Lane was consecrated as the first woman bishop of the Church of England.  Where did this take place?

a. Canterbury Cathedral
b. Westminster Abbey
c. St. Paul's Cathedral
d. York Minister

Daily Quiz, January 26, 2015

According to what version of the account of the conversion of St. Paul, did he fall off a horse?

a. The Acts of the Apostles account
b. several references in the Pauline letters
c. a famous painting by Caravaggio
d. it couldn't have been a horse it was probably a donkey


Daily Quiz, January 25, 2015

Who is The Rev. Libby Lane?

a. Vicar of St. Peter's Hale
b. Vicar of St. Elizabeth, Ashley
c. Vicar of Dibley
d. First Woman Bishop-elect in the Church of England
e. all of the above
f. 3 of the above

Daily Quiz, January 24, 2015

Although there is evidence of women priests and bishops in the ancient church, who was the first woman ordained as a priest in the Anglican Communion?

a. Barbara Harris
b. Penny Jamieson
c. Carter Heyward
d. Li Tim-Oi

Daily Quiz, January 23, 2015

What American Episcopal bishop wrote the lyrics for "O Little Town of Bethlehem," opposed slavery, wrote an eloquent sermon on the death of Abraham Lincoln and introduced Helen Keller to Christianity?

a. Henry Benjamin Whipple
b. Benjamin Henry Paddock
c. William Pinkney 
d. Phillips Brooks

Daily Quiz, January 22, 2015

Concerning the origin of all things, what Prophet who was writing in the oracle of God mode, wrote, "I make weal and I create woe; I the Lord do all of these things?"


a. Jonah
b. Jeremiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Isaiah or one in his school

Daily Quiz, January 21, 2015

On the Feast of St. Agnes what is traditionally presented to the Pope?

a. lambs because the name Agnes means "lamb"
b. lambs that will be raised for their wool
c. lambs whose wool will be dedicated to make pallium stoles
d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, January 20, 2015

The time between the feasts observing the confession of St. Peter and the conversion of St. Paul is designated as what by most churches?

a. robbing Peter to pay Paul
b. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
c. Ecumenical Week
d. Geneva to Rome Pilgrimage Week

Daily Quiz, January 19, 2015

What was the response of Jesus to the famous confession of St. Peter?

a. get behind me Satan
b. you misunderstand what you confess
c. you don't say it on your own, it was revealed to you
d. all of the above

Daily Quiz, January 18, 2015

Where did the priest Eli serve?

a. in the Temple in Jerusalem
b. in Shechem
c. in the temple or Tent of Meetings in Shiloh
d. on Mount Gerizim

Daily Quiz, January 17, 2015

Who was the priest whom Samuel served as a young boy?

a. Aaron
b. Asaph
c. Eli
d. Phineas

Daily Quiz, January 16, 2015

Which two books of the Bible open with "In the beginning?"

a. Genesis and Revelation
b. Genesis and Mark
c. Genesis and Luke
d. Genesis and John


Daily Quiz, January 15, 2015

From what chapter of the Bible does the phrase "born again" derive?

a. Romans 6
b. John 3
c. Romans 3
d. Revelations 6

Daily Quiz, January 14, 2014

What chapter in the Bible begins with "The Lord is my shepherd...?"

a. John 10
b. John 15 
c. Psalm 100
d. Psalm 23

Daily Quiz, January 13, 2015

What French Bishop has been called the "hammer of the Arians" due to his strong advocacy of the doctrinal winners at the Council of Nicaea?

a. Hilary of Poitiers
b. St. Denis
c. Martin of Tours
d. St. Germanus of Paris

Daily Quiz, January 12, 2015

What Abbot and saint is known for writing about the importance of sacred friendship?

a. St. Bernard
b. St. Aelred
c. St. Benedict
d. St. Jerome 

Daily Quiz, January 11, 2015

When did a heavenly voice proclaim Jesus as the "heavenly speaker's" beloved Son?

a. at his baptism
b. at the event of the Transfiguration
c. at the crucifixion
d.  all of the above
e. a and b


Daily Quiz, January 10, 2015

Where was Jesus baptized?

a. we don't know
b. in the Jordan River
c. in the Temple mikveh 
d. in the Sea of Galilee

Daily Quiz, January 9, 2015 

What chapter in the Bible could be called the "faith chapter?"

a. Romans 3
b. Galatians 3
c. Hebrews 11
d. James 2

Daily Quiz, January 8, 2015

What chapter in the Bible could be called the "love chapter?"

a. John 3
b. 1 Corinthians 13
c. 1 John 4
d. Psalm 116


Daily Quiz, January 7, 2015

What is Cana of Galilee best known for in the Bible?

a. the Good Samaritan
b. Lazarus the beggar
c. changing water into wine
d. healing of the lepers


Daily Quiz, January 6, 2015

Why is the Feast of the Epiphany in the Western Church, Christmas for many Orthodox Christians?

a. the orthodox are older and more accurate
b. the orthodox are closer to the biblical record
c. it the difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars
d. it is the result of the split between Constantinople and Rome in 1051


Daily Quiz, January 5, 2015

To present a biblically accurate Christmas Pageant, which of the following would not be at the stable in Bethlehem?

a. shepherds
b. Magi
c. Joseph
d. Mary

Daily Quiz, January 4, 2015

The canonical Gospels include how many events in the life of Jesus between his birth and baptism?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4


Daily Quiz, January 3, 2015

Why is the name Abram a rather ironic name for the famous Patriarch?

a. it means father of soldiers
b. it means exalted father, a name he had when he had no children
c. it means local resident and he was a traveler
d. it means father of faith when he didn't have it

Daily Quiz, January 2, 2015

According to the Book of Genesis the original home of Abraham was

a. Shechem
b. the Oak of Moreh
c. Ur of the Chaldees
d. Salem, later Jerusalem

Daily Quiz, January 1, 2015

Which of the following is not true regarding the Gregorian calendar?

a. it is called the Western calendar
b. it is named after Greg Schroeder
c. it is named after Pope Gregory the Great
d. it is called the Christian calendar

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