Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Quiz of the Day, February 2017

Quiz of the Day, February 28, 2017

If one has been shriven on Shrove Tuesday, what does that mean?

a. one has eaten pancakes
b. one has taken Lenten vows
c. one has given up fat/lard for Lent
d. one has been absolved

Quiz of the Day, February 27, 2017

Which of the following generated "patterned" poems or the presentation of written poetry in a silhouetted shape of the subject matter?

a. C.S. Lewis
b. George Herbert
c. John Donne
d. Richard Baxter

Quiz of the Day, February 26, 2017

Father John Roberts is associated with his life among which Native American peoples?

a. Huron and Iroquois
b. Lakota and Sioux
c. Arapahoe and Shoshone
d. Hopi and Navaho


Quiz of the Day, February 25, 2017

Which of the following would best fit the meaning of "transfiguration?"

a. shining
b. brilliant
c. elevated
d. metamorphosis

Quiz of Quiz of the Day, February 24, 2017

According to the Gospels and the writings of Paul, there were many eye-witnesses to Jesus who were called and sent and yet it became symbolically correct at some time for the church to have 12 disciples/apostles as the church reinterpreted a "new" Israel with 12 symbolic leaders.  When Judas was replaced by the drawing of lots among candidates and Matthias was the "lucky chooser" of the lot, who lost?

a. Joseph
b. Barsabbas
c. Justus
d. all of the above, a man with three names



Quiz of the Day, February 23, 2017

The Apostolic Father Polycarp was a disciple of what disciple of Jesus?

a. Peter
b. James
c. Thomas
d. John

Quiz of the Day, February 22, 2017

Which of the following is not true about Eric Liddell?

a. a Scottish Episcopal priest
b. an Olympic Champion
c. a Sabbatarian
d. "Chariots of Fire," is movie based on his life
e. a missionary to China


Quiz of the Day, February 21, 2017

The Anglican Reformation of Catholicism included a critique of Roman Catholic "innovations" not supported by Scriptures or found in the early Church Fathers.  Which famous Anglican convert to Roman Catholicism wrote as an apology for such "innovations,"  "To be perfect is to have changed often?"

a. Thomas Merton
b. Malcolm Muggeridge
c. Dorothy Day
d. Elizabeth Ann Seton
e. John Henry Newman

Quiz of the Day, February 20, 2017

Which church was President George Washington a member of?

a. Congregational
b. Baptist
c. Methodist
d. Episcopal

Quiz of the Day, February 19, 2017

Where in the Bible is Jesus referred to specifically as the Good Shepherd?

a. Genesis
b. Psalm 23
c. Gospel of John
d. Hebrews
e. 1 Peter

Quiz of the Day, February 18, 2017

2017 is the 500th anniversary year for what important religious event?

a. publication of the Guttenberg Bible
b. the first Book of Common Prayer
c. the nailing of the 97 Theses by Luther on the church door of Wittenberg Castle
d. the burning of John Hus at the stake

Quiz of the Day, February 17, 2017

Which of the following is not true about Junani Luwum?

a. he was archbishop of Uganda
b. he was martyred through the cruel of Idi Amin
c. he was killed by one who called himself the "King of Scotland"
d. he served as a bishop in Nigeria

Quiz of the Day, February 16, 2017

When Jesus referred to a coin with the head of the Caesar imprinted on it and said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's...." which Caesar was he most likely referring to?

a. Augustus
b. Tiberius
c.  Nero
d. Claudius

Quiz of the Day, February 15, 2017

S.P.G and S.P.C.K were missionary societies founded by whom?

a. William Wilberforce
b. Charles Simeon
c. Thomas Bray
d. John Wesley

Quiz of the Day, February 14, 2017

Which of the following expresses the meaning of "lex talionis" or law of the claw?

a. possession is nine tenth of the law
b. do unto others as you would have them do unto you
c. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
d. love your neighbor, hate your enemies

Quiz of the Day, February 13, 2017

Where is "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" found in the Bible?

a. Leviticus
b. Matthew
c. Mark
d. Luke
e. Romans
f. Galatians
g. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, February 12, 2017

The Book of Sirach is found where?

a. the Hebrew Scriptures
b. the Apocrypha
c. the Babylonian Talmud
d. The Samaritan Torah

Quiz of the Day, February 11, 2017

What was the impairment of the man Bartimaeus who encountered Jesus?

a. deafness
b. blindness
c. speech impairment
d. epilepsy

Quiz of the Day, February 10, 2017

Which of the following is not true of Apollos?

a. he was from Alexandria
b. he had the baptism of John the Baptist
c. he ministered in the churches at Corinth and Ephesus
d. he is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles only

Quiz of the Day, February 9, 2017

In New Testament studies, what does the Matthean exception refer to?

a. the beatitudes
b. the kingdom of heaven
c. the miracles
d. divorce

Quiz of the Day, February 8, 2017

Which Gospel uses kingdom of heaven and not kingdom of God?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John

Quiz of the Day, February 7, 2017

Which of the following is not true of St. Cornelius?

a. he is the first recorded Gentile convert
b. he was converted after Peter had a dream
c. he was a Roman centurion
d. he help Paul with his tent making

Quiz of the Day, February 6, 2017

St. Paul wrote, "I carry the marks of Jesus branded on my body."  This phrase has relevance to which of the following?

a. martyrdom
b. making the sign of the cross
c. chrismation and sealing at baptism
d. the stigmata

Quiz of the Day, February 5, 2017

Aspects of what is called the Sermon on the Mount can be found in all but one of the following.  Which one does not have parallels?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. Q or the Source for writings not found in Mark or Luke
e. Thomas
f.  Jude

Quiz of the Day, February 4, 2017

Of the following, who might be call the saint of the Vikings?

a. Boniface
b. Wilfrid
c. Willibrord
d. Anskar

Quiz of the Day, February 3, 2017

The Dorchester Chaplains were from four different faith communities.  Which of the following was not one of those four communities?

a. Episcopalian
b. Methodist
c. Roman Catholic
d. Jewish
e. Baptist

Quiz of the Day, February 2, 2017

What Anglican ceremonial rite is based upon the Presentation?

a. Blessing of the Candles at Candlemas
b. The Churching of Women
c.  Infant Baptism
d.  Confirmation

Quiz of the Day, February 1, 2017

Yeast or leaven in the Bible is used as a metaphor for what?

a. the surprising hidden growth of the kingdom of God/heaven
b. the corruption of the scribes and Pharisees
c. sin
d. all of the above

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