Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Quiz of the Day, January 2018

Quiz of the Day, January 31, 2018

Which of the following is not true about Abraham?

a. his original name was Abram
b. he heard God tell him to sacrifice his son
c. he present his wife to the Pharaoh and his sister
d. he was the first Jewish person in the Bible
e. circumcision originated with him

Quiz of the Day, January 30, 2018

Of the following which pairs were not brothers?

a. Isaac and Ishmael
b. Jacob and Esau
c. Joseph and Benjamin
d. Manasseh and Reuben

Quiz of the Day, January 29, 2018

What biblical figure turned into a pillar of salt?

a. Ramses the Pharaoh in one of the plagues
b. Korah
c. Lot's wife
d. the prophet of Baal who opposed Elijah

Quiz of the Day, January 28, 2018

Why did Abraham want God to spare the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?

a. his nephew Lot and family lived there
b. it was part of the land that God had promise to him
c. Sarah's nephew Lot lived there
d. Abraham sold most of his flock in the markets there


Quiz of the Day, January 27, 2018

What did Abram and Sarai do when God's messengers told them that they were going to have a baby in their advanced age?

a. composed a song of praise
b. told their relatives
c. laughed
d. tried to help by obtaining Hagar as a surrogate mother

Quiz of the Day, January 26, 2018

Who of the following was not a colleague or companion of St. Paul?

a. Silas
b. Barnabas
c. Titus
d. Timothy
e. Nicodemus
f. John Mark

Quiz of the Day, January 25, 2018

The metaphor "Damascus Road Experience" derived from which New Testament personality?

a. Jesus
b. Paul
c. Peter
d. Philip

Quiz of the Day, January 24, 2018

Who was the biblical Hagar?

a. wife of Abram
b. mother of Ishmael
c. recipient of a theophany
d. slave of Sarai who was mistreated by her
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 23, 2018

Which of the following is not true of Phillips Brooks?

a. he wrote "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
b. he was Bishop of Massachusetts
c. he preached at Abraham Lincoln's funeral in Washington
d. he preached against slavery
e. he preached long sermons which were published

Quiz of the Day, January 22, 2018

In the text of Genesis, Melchizedek, was given a tithe by Abram aka Abraham.  How is the identity of Melchizedek listed in the book of Genesis?

a. High Priest of Salem
b. Judge of Salem
c. King of Salem
d. Patriarch of Salem

Quiz of the Day, January 21, 2018

Why did Paul rebuke Peter?

a. for not accepting the Gentile Mission
b. for hypocrisy in his interaction with Jewish and Gentile Christians
c. for not observing purity rules in Judaism
d. for differences on the circumcision requirement

Quiz of the Day, January 20, 2018

Who was the man who was elected to be the Pope when he was a layman and his selection was partially due to a dove landing on him in the middle of a crowd?

a. Fabian
b. Gregory I
c. Leo I
d. Pius I

Quiz of the Day January 19, 2018

Who was the father of Abra(ha)m?

a. Terah
b. Haran
c. Nahor
d. Melchizedek

Quiz of the Day, January 18, 2018

Peter's confession to Jesus, "You are the Christ, the Son of God" was inspired but what elements in its presentation indicates that Peter needed something more than inspiration?

a. Jesus rebuked him by saying, "Get behind me, Satan"
b. Peter did not understand the kind of Messiah Jesus was going to be
c. Peter wanted a triumphant Davidic King, not a Suffering Servant Messiah
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, January 17, 2017

Whom of the following is called the "Father of all Monks?"

a. Anthony of Padua
b. Anthony of the Desert
c. Anthony of Egypt
d. Anthony of Thebes
e. Anthony the Great
f. all of the above except a

Quiz of the Day, January 16, 2018

Whom of the following is most responsible for the revival of Anglican monastic orders?

a. King Henry VIII
b. King Charles I
c. Richard Benson and Charles Gore
d. Joseph Cowley, founder of the "Cowley Fathers"

Quiz of the Day, January 15, 2018

Why is there two possible commemorations for the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Episcopal Calendar of saints?

a. one on his birth date and one on the anniversary of his death
b. one for the national holiday and one on the anniversary of his death
c. one for the national holiday and one on the anniversary of his birth
d. one for the dedication date of his memorial and one for the national holiday

Quiz of the Day, January 14, 2018

In the stable of biblical hothead personalities, which of the twelve disciples were given the nickname by Jesus, "sons of thunder?"

a. Peter and Andrew
b. Philip and Thomas
c. James and John
d. Peter and Thomas

Quiz of the Day, January 13, 2018

Who were the biblical Nephilim?

a. a pre-Flood race of giants born from heavenly beings and women
b. foes of Israel across the Jordon River
c. Cain's descendents
d. foes of Noah's building of the ark

Quiz of the Day, January 12, 2018

Aelred of Rievaulx might be called the saint of which of the following?

a. Gregorian Chant
b. Monastic Rule
c. Holy friendships
d. Monastic theology

Quiz of the Day, January 11, 2018

Nathaniel is often identified as which of the 12 disciples?

a. Thaddaeus
b. Bartholomew
c. Jude
d. Matthew


Quiz of the Day, January 10, 2018

Which of the follow might best characterized William Laud's view of church and state?

a. establishmentarian
b. disestablishmentarian
c. antidisestablishmentarian
d. Arminian Calvinist

Quiz of the Day, January 9, 2018

The statements of belief of which Creed is used in question and answer form for the baptismal vows of the Book of Common Prayer?

a. Nicene Creed
b. Apostles' Creed
c. Chalcedonian Creed
d. Athanasian Creed

Quiz of the Day, January 8, 2018

Who of the following responded to the voice of God in the night, "Speak Lord, for your servant is listening?"

a. Moses
b. Paul
c. Jesus
d. Samuel
e. David
f. unknown person in the Psalms

Quiz of the Day, January 7, 2018

What is the meaning of "mikvah?"

a. a Jewish prayer shawl
b. ritual immersion bath in Judaism
c. the Hebrew name of the altar in the tabernacle
d. the name for the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea

Quiz of the Day, January 6, 2017

Which of the following is not a theme of the day and season of the Epiphany?

a. Baptism of Jesus
b. The visit of the Magi
c. The calling of the 12 disciples
d. The changing of water to wine by Jesus at a wedding in Cana

Quiz of the Day, January 5, 2018

Why is January 6th "Christmas" for many Christians in the world?

a. theological disagreement between the Eastern and Western Churches
b. Pope Gregory the Great changed the date
c. the Eastern Church reacted against using the pagan solstice date
d. the retaining of the date in the Julian calendar

Quiz of the Day, January 4, 2018

Whom of the following American Catholic saints has a university named after her/him?

a. Katharine Drexel
b. Elizabeth Ann Seton
c. Dorothy Day
d. Vincent R. Capadanno
e. a and b


Quiz of the Day, January 3, 2018

What biblical figure raised people from the dead, did not die, parted waters and called down fire from the sky to consume animal sacrifices?

a. Jesus
b. Moses
c. Jeremiah
d. Elijah

Quiz of the Day, January 2, 2018

Who issued a personal threat to the life of the prophet Elijah?

a. Ahab
b. Jezebel
c. the priests of Baal
d. the king of Judah

Quiz of the Day, January 1, 2018

What happened to Jesus on the "eighth" day of Christmas?

a. he made the flight to Egypt
b. he returned from the flight to Egypt
c. he was visited by the Magi
d. he was circumcised

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