Quiz of the Day, November 30, 2016
Which of the following were not "sibling" disciples in the original twelve?
a. Andrew and Peter
b. James and John
c. Jesus and James of Jerusalem
d. Matthew and James
e. James the Younger and Jude
Quiz of the Day, November 29, 2016
The Jesse Tree is a pictorial representation of the genealogy of Jesus and may have been the "originating idea" of the "family tree." Representational presentations of the Jesse Tree are used during what season of the Christian year?
a. Easter
b. Pentecost
c. Advent
d. Christmas
Quiz of the Day, November 28, 2016
The sevenfold gifts of the Spirit invoked in the baptismal prayer are wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, fear of the Lord. The source for the sevenfold gifts come from where?
a. St. Paul's gifts of the Spirit
b. St. Paul fruits of the Spirit
c. Isaiah
d. The traditional list of theological virtues
e. the traditional list of cardinal virtues
f. the Nichomachean ethics of Aristotle
Quiz of the Day, November 27, 2016
The Latin "adventus" or Advent is a translation of what New Testament Greek word?
a. eschaton
b. apokalypsis
c. parousia
d. paraclete
Quiz of the Day, November 26, 2016
Which of the following is not a hymn of Isaac Watts?
a. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
b. Joy to the World
c. O God, Our Help in Ages Past
d. The Old Rugged Cross
e. Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun
Quiz of the Day, November 25, 2016
Who was the founder of the Religious Order of the Holy Cross?
a. Ignatius Loyola
b. James Huntington
c. Gregory Dix
d. Charles Grafton
Quiz of the Day, November 24, 2016
Why might American Thanksgiving be an "ironic" holiday for Episcopalians?
a. Anglicans have a different Thanksgiving date
b. The Tory Anglican clergy of the colony were not so thankful about the outcome of the Revolutionary war.
c. The Pilgrims were thankful that they had escaped from the "Established" Church of England, the forerunners of the American Episcopal Church
d. Episcopalians prefer the celebration of the Jamestown colony
Quiz of the Day, November 23, 2016
Who wrote letters to the Corinthian church which have survived until today?
a. Clement of Rome
b. Paul, the Apostle
c. Peter
d. Polycarp
e. a and b
f. b and c
Quiz of the Day, November 22, 2016
Who is the patron saint of musicians?
a. Hildegard of Bingen
b. St. Monnica
c. St. Cecilia
d. St. King David, the harpist
Quiz of the Day, November 21, 2016
Who wrote the music for the familiar "Doxology" used at the Offertory in many churches?
a. Thomas Ken
b. John Merkbecke
c. Thomas Tallis
d. Henry Purcell
Quiz of the Day November 20, 2016
Pantocrator, as in Christ Pantocrator, means what?
a. the Septuagint Greek translation of the Hebrew Lord God
b. God the Almighty
c. Lord of Hosts
d. Lord of Sabaoth
e. all of the above
Quiz of the Day, November 19, 2016
Who is the patron saint of Hungary?
a. Elizabeth of Hungary
b. Ladislav I of Hungary
c. Margaret of Hungary
d. Stephen I
Quiz of the Day, November 18, 2016
Who hosted the synod which brought the Celtic church under the aegis of the Roman Catholic Church?
a. Aidan
b. Chad
c. Augustine of Canterbury
d. Hilda of Whitby
Quiz of the Day, November 17, 2916
What is the qualifying disclaimer in prayer for any proposed human enterprise according to the writer of the Epistle of James?
a. I will act in faith
b. I will act in hope
c. If the Lord wishes
d. I will act in love
Quiz of the Day, November 16, 2016
Who might be said to be Scotland's most beloved saint?
a. Andrew
b. Cuthbert
c. Columba
d. Margaret, Queen of Scotland
Quiz of the Day, November 15, 2016
Francis Asbury and George Whitefield are associated with which of the following?
a. the First Great Awakening
b. the Second Great Awakening
c. the Third Great Awakening
d. the Fourth Great Awakening
Quiz of the Day, November 14, 2016
Why is the Scottish Cross of St. Andrew on the Episcopal Church flag?
a. the first American Episcopalians were Scottish
b. the State Church of Scotland ordained the first Episcopal Bishop
c. The Episcopal Church of Scotland consecrated the American Episcopal Bishop
d. Scotland was not influenced by the English crown and thus could act independently in forming a new Episcopal Church after the Revolutionary War
Quiz of the Day, November 13, 2016
To whom is Jesus presented as saying, "You neglect the weightier matters of the law.....you strain out a gnat but swallow a camel?"
a. Pontius Pilate
b. The Sanhedrin
c. religious hypocrites
d. Judas Iscariot
Quiz of the Day, November 12, 2016
"Beating swords into plowshares" is a phrase of hopeful transformation from a military "industrial" complex into a enterprise of feeding all of the people. Which of the following prophets used this phrase expressing the aspiration for transformation?
a. Isaiah
b. Micah
c. Joel
d. Amos
e. Jeremiah
f. Ezekiel
h. a, b, and c
I. d, e, and f
Quiz of the Day, November 11, 2016
Which of the books listed did Martin Luther try to remove from "his" Bible because they did not seem to support the doctrine of "faith alone?"
a. Hebrews
b. James
c. Jude
d. Revelation
e. all of the above
Quiz of the Day, November 10, 2016
To whom is the letter of James addressed?
a. the church in Jerusalem
b. the twelve tribes of the Dispersion
c. the Gentile Church
d. the Jewish followers of Jesus
Quiz of the Day, November 9, 2016
In the cryptic visualizations in the Book of Revelations, who was thrown into the lake of fire that burned with sulfur?
a. the beast
b. the false prophet
c. the devil
d. the sons of Korah
e. a and b
f. c and d
Quiz of the Day, November 8, 2016
On election day, we ask what was the method of choosing the replacement disciple for Judas?
a. majority vote among the eleven
b. drawing lots
c. drawing lots after vetting the candidates to two
d. chose the one on whom the pigeon perched
Quiz of the Day, November 7, 2016
"Kenosis" is from a Greek word and refers to what?
a. a location in Asia Minor
b. the self-emptying of divinity in the incarnation of Christ
c. the action of the Holy Spirit in the interior life
d. Another name for the hymn, "te deum"
Quiz of the Day, November 6, 2016
Why was the proto-Episcopal Church divided in the United States after the American Revolution?
a. the southern church wanted to retain slavery
b. the southern church did not want to have bishops
c. the northern church clergy included many "Tories"
d. the northern church wanted Anglicanism to be the established religion of the new country
Quiz of the Day, November 5, 2016
Which Anglican theologians are associated with Christian socialism and a social theology?
a. William Temple
b. F. D. Maurice
c. Charles Gore
d. Richard Niebuhr
e. a and b
f. c and d
g. a and d
Quiz of the Day, November 4, 2016
In what book of the Bible can one find a reference to the "whore sitting on many waters?"
a. Daniel
b. Isaiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Malachi
e. Jude
f. Revelation
Quiz of the Day, November 3, 2016
Which of the following theologians is responsible for establishing the "classical" Anglican identity?
a. Lancelot Andrewes
b. Jeremy Taylor
c. Charles Gore
d. George Berkeley
e. Joseph Butler
g. F.D. Maurice
h. Richard Hooker
Quiz of the Day, November 2, 2016
In the book of Revelations how many kinds of fruits does the "tree of life" have?
a. 3
b. seven
c. twelve
d. six
Quiz of the Day, November 1, 2016
Which of the following were not "sibling" disciples in the original twelve?
a. Andrew and Peter
b. James and John
c. Jesus and James of Jerusalem
d. Matthew and James
e. James the Younger and Jude
Quiz of the Day, November 29, 2016
The Jesse Tree is a pictorial representation of the genealogy of Jesus and may have been the "originating idea" of the "family tree." Representational presentations of the Jesse Tree are used during what season of the Christian year?
a. Easter
b. Pentecost
c. Advent
d. Christmas
Quiz of the Day, November 28, 2016
The sevenfold gifts of the Spirit invoked in the baptismal prayer are wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, fear of the Lord. The source for the sevenfold gifts come from where?
a. St. Paul's gifts of the Spirit
b. St. Paul fruits of the Spirit
c. Isaiah
d. The traditional list of theological virtues
e. the traditional list of cardinal virtues
f. the Nichomachean ethics of Aristotle
Quiz of the Day, November 27, 2016
The Latin "adventus" or Advent is a translation of what New Testament Greek word?
a. eschaton
b. apokalypsis
c. parousia
d. paraclete
Quiz of the Day, November 26, 2016
Which of the following is not a hymn of Isaac Watts?
a. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
b. Joy to the World
c. O God, Our Help in Ages Past
d. The Old Rugged Cross
e. Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun
Quiz of the Day, November 25, 2016
Who was the founder of the Religious Order of the Holy Cross?
a. Ignatius Loyola
b. James Huntington
c. Gregory Dix
d. Charles Grafton
Quiz of the Day, November 24, 2016
Why might American Thanksgiving be an "ironic" holiday for Episcopalians?
a. Anglicans have a different Thanksgiving date
b. The Tory Anglican clergy of the colony were not so thankful about the outcome of the Revolutionary war.
c. The Pilgrims were thankful that they had escaped from the "Established" Church of England, the forerunners of the American Episcopal Church
d. Episcopalians prefer the celebration of the Jamestown colony
Quiz of the Day, November 23, 2016
Who wrote letters to the Corinthian church which have survived until today?
a. Clement of Rome
b. Paul, the Apostle
c. Peter
d. Polycarp
e. a and b
f. b and c
Quiz of the Day, November 22, 2016
Who is the patron saint of musicians?
a. Hildegard of Bingen
b. St. Monnica
c. St. Cecilia
d. St. King David, the harpist
Quiz of the Day, November 21, 2016
Who wrote the music for the familiar "Doxology" used at the Offertory in many churches?
a. Thomas Ken
b. John Merkbecke
c. Thomas Tallis
d. Henry Purcell
Quiz of the Day November 20, 2016
Pantocrator, as in Christ Pantocrator, means what?
a. the Septuagint Greek translation of the Hebrew Lord God
b. God the Almighty
c. Lord of Hosts
d. Lord of Sabaoth
e. all of the above
Quiz of the Day, November 19, 2016
Who is the patron saint of Hungary?
a. Elizabeth of Hungary
b. Ladislav I of Hungary
c. Margaret of Hungary
d. Stephen I
Quiz of the Day, November 18, 2016
Who hosted the synod which brought the Celtic church under the aegis of the Roman Catholic Church?
a. Aidan
b. Chad
c. Augustine of Canterbury
d. Hilda of Whitby
Quiz of the Day, November 17, 2916
What is the qualifying disclaimer in prayer for any proposed human enterprise according to the writer of the Epistle of James?
a. I will act in faith
b. I will act in hope
c. If the Lord wishes
d. I will act in love
Quiz of the Day, November 16, 2016
Who might be said to be Scotland's most beloved saint?
a. Andrew
b. Cuthbert
c. Columba
d. Margaret, Queen of Scotland
Quiz of the Day, November 15, 2016
Francis Asbury and George Whitefield are associated with which of the following?
a. the First Great Awakening
b. the Second Great Awakening
c. the Third Great Awakening
d. the Fourth Great Awakening
Quiz of the Day, November 14, 2016
Why is the Scottish Cross of St. Andrew on the Episcopal Church flag?
a. the first American Episcopalians were Scottish
b. the State Church of Scotland ordained the first Episcopal Bishop
c. The Episcopal Church of Scotland consecrated the American Episcopal Bishop
d. Scotland was not influenced by the English crown and thus could act independently in forming a new Episcopal Church after the Revolutionary War
Quiz of the Day, November 13, 2016
To whom is Jesus presented as saying, "You neglect the weightier matters of the law.....you strain out a gnat but swallow a camel?"
a. Pontius Pilate
b. The Sanhedrin
c. religious hypocrites
d. Judas Iscariot
Quiz of the Day, November 12, 2016
"Beating swords into plowshares" is a phrase of hopeful transformation from a military "industrial" complex into a enterprise of feeding all of the people. Which of the following prophets used this phrase expressing the aspiration for transformation?
a. Isaiah
b. Micah
c. Joel
d. Amos
e. Jeremiah
f. Ezekiel
h. a, b, and c
I. d, e, and f
Quiz of the Day, November 11, 2016
Which of the books listed did Martin Luther try to remove from "his" Bible because they did not seem to support the doctrine of "faith alone?"
a. Hebrews
b. James
c. Jude
d. Revelation
e. all of the above
Quiz of the Day, November 10, 2016
To whom is the letter of James addressed?
a. the church in Jerusalem
b. the twelve tribes of the Dispersion
c. the Gentile Church
d. the Jewish followers of Jesus
Quiz of the Day, November 9, 2016
In the cryptic visualizations in the Book of Revelations, who was thrown into the lake of fire that burned with sulfur?
a. the beast
b. the false prophet
c. the devil
d. the sons of Korah
e. a and b
f. c and d
Quiz of the Day, November 8, 2016
On election day, we ask what was the method of choosing the replacement disciple for Judas?
a. majority vote among the eleven
b. drawing lots
c. drawing lots after vetting the candidates to two
d. chose the one on whom the pigeon perched
Quiz of the Day, November 7, 2016
"Kenosis" is from a Greek word and refers to what?
a. a location in Asia Minor
b. the self-emptying of divinity in the incarnation of Christ
c. the action of the Holy Spirit in the interior life
d. Another name for the hymn, "te deum"
Quiz of the Day, November 6, 2016
Why was the proto-Episcopal Church divided in the United States after the American Revolution?
a. the southern church wanted to retain slavery
b. the southern church did not want to have bishops
c. the northern church clergy included many "Tories"
d. the northern church wanted Anglicanism to be the established religion of the new country
Quiz of the Day, November 5, 2016
Which Anglican theologians are associated with Christian socialism and a social theology?
a. William Temple
b. F. D. Maurice
c. Charles Gore
d. Richard Niebuhr
e. a and b
f. c and d
g. a and d
Quiz of the Day, November 4, 2016
In what book of the Bible can one find a reference to the "whore sitting on many waters?"
a. Daniel
b. Isaiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Malachi
e. Jude
f. Revelation
Quiz of the Day, November 3, 2016
Which of the following theologians is responsible for establishing the "classical" Anglican identity?
a. Lancelot Andrewes
b. Jeremy Taylor
c. Charles Gore
d. George Berkeley
e. Joseph Butler
g. F.D. Maurice
h. Richard Hooker
Quiz of the Day, November 2, 2016
In the book of Revelations how many kinds of fruits does the "tree of life" have?
a. 3
b. seven
c. twelve
d. six
Quiz of the Day, November 1, 2016
Which of the following genre of literature refers to writing about the saints?
a. pseudepigrapha
b. hagiography
c. apocryphal
d. gnosticism
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