Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Quiz of the Day, January 2017

Quiz of the Day, January 31, 2017

The following quote from Isaiah is found in what others books of the Bible: "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace,  who brings good news..?"

a. Matthew
b. Luke
c. Romans
d. Hebrews
e. Psalms

Quiz of the Day, January 30, 2017

The theology called "Thomism" derives from which Thomas?

a. Becket
b. Thomas, the apostle
c. Aquinas
d. Thomas Merton

Quiz of the Day, January 29, 2017

Where does the word "beatitude" come from?

a. Greek for "blessed"
b. Vulgate title for the Sermon on the Mount
c. Latin for happiness
d. Greek for favored
e. a and d
f. b and c

Quiz of the Day, January 28, 2017

Of the following, who is the most prolific writer?

a. Thomas Aquinas
b. Anselm of Canterbury
c. Peter Abelard
d. Albert Magnus
e. Bernard of Clairvaux

Quiz of the Day, January 27, 2017

Match the person with her biographic facts:

a. Lydia
b. Dorcas
c. Phoebe
1- Joppan, helper of widows, healed by Peter
2- Paul's first European convert, business woman, seller of purple
3- minister in church in Cenchreae

Quiz of the Day, January 26, 2017

Timothy, Titus and Silas are associated with what mentor and companion?

a. Peter
b. John
c. Paul
d. Barnabas

Quiz of the Day, January 25, 2017

The week from the Feast of the Confession of Peter to the Feast of the Conversion of Paul is called what on the Episcopal liturgical calendar?

a. Ember Days
b. Rogation Days
c. Candlemas
d. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Quiz of the Day, January 24, 2017

Who was the first woman priest ordained in the Anglican Communion?

a. Carter Heyward
b. Li Tim-Oi
c. Alla Bozarth-Campbell
d. Jeannette Piccard

Quiz of the Day, January 23, 2017

The Beatitudes are found in which Gospel(s)?

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

Quiz of the Day, January 22, 2017

Who in the New Testament was named "Legion?"

a. no one, that was the an army size
b. a disciple of Paul
c. Philemon's slave
d. the name spoken through the Gerasene demoniac


Quiz of the Day, January 21, 2017

Who are the "patron saints" of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.?

a. St. Alban and St. Peter
b. St. Peter and St. Paul
c. St. John and St. James
d. St. Andrew and St. Peter

Quiz of the Day, January 20, 2017

Which of the following is not true about George Washington's inauguration?

a. It was held in New York city
b. They forgot the Bible for the oath and had to get one from the Masonic Lodge
c. The oath was administered by the Supreme Court Justice
d. Samuel Provoost, chaplain of the senate, led a prayer service at St. Paul's Chapel, following the inauguration

Quiz of the Day, January 19, 2017

To whom did Jesus say the following: "But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go?”

a. James
b.  John
c. Peter
d. Paul

Quiz of the Day, January 18, 2017

What could be said to be ironic about the confession of Peter accounts in the various Gospels?

a. Peter did not understand what he confessed
b. Jesus rebuked Peter by saying, "Get behind me Satan."
c. Jesus told Peter he would build the church when it did not exist
d. all of the above


Quiz of the Day, January 17, 2017

Antony of Egypt is regarded to be Father of the Monks and a Desert Father.  Which of the following is not a desert father?

a. Paul of Thebes
b. Pachomius
c. Shenouda the Archimandrate
d. Amma Syncletica of Alexandria.


Quiz of the Day, January 16, 2017

What is unique about the names "Peter" and "Boanerges?"

a. They are Simon, James and John
b. They were names given by Jesus
c. They are Galilean in origin
d. The names were given at the Transfiguration

Quiz of the Day, January 15, 2017

Which of the following books of the Bible make reference to Melchizedek?

a. Genesis
b. Joshua
c. Psalms
d. Hebrews
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 14, 2017

Who said, "The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath?"

a. Paul
b. Hillel
c. Jesus
d. Peter
e. Moses


Quiz of the Day, January 13, 2017

"Apple of one's eye" might refer to the sensitive pupil in the eye and in Hebrew can be literally translated as "Little man of the eye 'iyshown 'ayin (אישון עין).  It is used as a phrase of intimate endearment and can be found in all but one of the following?

a. Deuteronomy
b. Shakespeare
c. Bruce Springsteen
d. Psalms
e. Proverbs
f.  Lamentations
g. Zechariah

Quiz of the Day, January 12, 2017

Which of the following is not pertinent to the life of Aelred Rievaulx?

a. Patron of gall bladder stone sufferers
b. author of "Spiritual Friendship
c. was known by Bernard Clairvaux
d. strong proponent of the Crusades

Quiz of the Day, January 11, 2017

Archbishop William Laud served during the reign of what monarch?

a. Elizabeth I
b. Henry VIII
c. Charles I
d. James I

Quiz of the Day, January 10, 2017

Which prophet wrote the following: those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint."

a. Jeremiah
b. Ezekiel
c. Daniel
d. Isaiah

Quiz of the Day, January 9, 2017

What Episcopal organization is known for its little blue "mite" boxes?

a. ERD
b. UTO
c. SPG
d. ECF

Quiz of the Day, January 8, 2017

Which of the following is not a mode of baptism?

a. immersion
b. intinction
c. affusion
d. submersion
e. aspersion


Quiz of the Day, January 7, 2017

What does the Gospel of John call the changing of water into wine at the wedding in Cana of Galilee?

a. a miracle
b. a work of wonder
c. the first sign
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 6, 2017

Which of the following is not a traditional theme of the season of the Epiphany?

a. Visit of the Magi
b. Baptism of Jesus
c. Multiplication of the loaves and fish
d. Miracle at a wedding in Cana

Quiz of the Day, January 5, 2017

What was the eastern boundary of the land that God promised to Joshua as he took over for Moses?

a. Jordan River
b. Damascus
c. Euphrates River
d. Syrian Border

Quiz of the Day, January 4, 2017

The following is a quite anachronistic sentiment in a quote from the Epistle to the Hebrews: "He considered abuse suffered for the Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt."  Whom does this refer to?

a. Joseph, husband of Mary after the flight to Egypt
b. Joseph son of Jacob
c. Moses
d. Jacob, when he resided in Egypt

Quiz of the Day, January 3, 2017

What did Jacob call the place where he had his famous dream about the ascending and descending angels from heaven?

a. Mamre
b. Zion
c. Bethel
d. Shechem

Quiz of the Day, January 2, 2017

The eleventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews revisits the deeds of the heroes of the Hebrew Scriptures by highlight one particular virtue in their lives.  What is that virtue?

a. Love
b. Hope
c. Peace
d. Faith

Quiz of the Day, January 1, 2017

The practice and rite of circumcision for males on the eighth day derived from what person of the Hebrew Scriptures?

a. Adam
b. Moses
c. Jacob
d. Aaron
e. Abraham

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