Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Quiz of the Day, October 2018

Quiz of the Day, October 31, 2018

Where is reference to the woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet found?

a. Daniel
b. Ezekiel
c. Revelation of John the Divine
d. Isaiah

Quiz of the Day, October 30, 2018

John Wycliffe translated the Bible into English using what as a source?

a. original codices of the Hebrew Scriptures and Greek New Testament
b. Latin Vulgate
c. Septuagint Old Testament and Luther's German New Testament
d. The Coptic Bible

Quiz of the Day, October 29, 2018

What is anachronistic about the words of Jesus when he said, "I will build my church and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it?"

a. the church did not exist in the time of Jesus
b. the word church did not exist in the Aramaic language
c. Hades was a Greek word for hell, not Aramaic


Quiz of the Day, October 28, 2018

Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray?

a. because he knew the proper rituals
b. because John the Baptist taught his followers how to pray
c. because all rabbis in his day taught prayer
d. they said it was an important commandment

Quiz of the Day, October 27, 2018

In the monastic orders, what do Mary and Martha of Bethany symbolize?

a. resurrection and life
b. sisterly care for their brother
c. contemplative orders and "working" orders
d. matron saints of all convents

Quiz of the Day, October 26, 2018

Which of the following monarch of England is called the "Great?"

a. Elizabeth I
b. Richard I
c. Alfred
d. Cnut
e. c and d


Quiz of the Day, October 25, 2018

Where can the following quote be found, "In appearance the locusts were like horses equipped for battle?"

a. Tolkien's "Lord of the Ring"
b. Lewis's Narnia Stories
c. Book of Daniel
d. Revelation of St. John the Divine

Quiz of the Day, October 24, 2018

What does incense symbolize in the Bible?

a. the sweet fragrance of God
b. the ascending prayers
c. the fragrance used to cover the smell of animal sacrifices
d. a gift of the Magi

Quiz of the Day, October 23, 2018

St. James of Jerusalem is not known for which of the following?

a. being a brother of our Lord
b. being a son of Zebedee
c. known as James the Just
d. died a martyr

Quiz of the Day, October 22, 2018

According to the vision of St. John the Divine, how many persons from each tribe of Israel received the "seal of the living God" on their foreheads?

a. 700
b. 7000
c. 70,000
d. 12, 000

Quiz of the Day, October 21,  2018

Which of the transliterated words are used to refer to "hell" in the New Testament?

a. Gehenna
b. Hades
c. Tartarus
d. a, b, c
e. a, b

Quiz of the Day, October 20, 2018

Where did St. Paul live for two years under house arrest?

a. Jerusalem
b. Ephesus
c. Corinth
d. Rome

Quiz of the Day, October 19, 2018

Which of the following languages was not in the biblical translation work of Henry Martyn?

a. Hindi (Hindustani)
b. Urdu
c. Armenian
d. Persian

Quiz of the Day, October 18, 2018

Which animal represents the Gospel evangelist, St. Luke?

a. Winged man
b. Winged Ox
c. Winged Lion
d. Eagle 

Quiz of the Day, October 17, 2018

Which of the theological issues would Ignatius of Antioch be most associated with?

a. monarchical episcopate
b. sins after baptism
c. the Holy Trinity
d. the dual nature of Christ

Quiz of the Day, October 16, 2018

Bishops Latimer and Ridley were burnt at stake in the reign of which monarch?

a. Elizabeth I
b. Mary, Queen of Scots
c. Edward I
d. Henry VIII

Quiz of the Day, October 15, 2018

Whom of the following is not an "official" woman Doctor of the Church?

a. Térèse of Lisieux
b. Teresa of Avila
c. Clare of Assisi
d. Hildegard of Bingen
e. Catherine of Siena

Quiz of the Day, October 14, 2018

Which prophet wrote the following: "...what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God?"


a. Joel
b. Amos
c. Obadiah
d. Micah

Quiz of the Day, October 13, 2018

According to the Gospel of Luke, what is reported about the women Mary Magdalene, Chuza, Susanna and Joanna?

a. they were first witnesses of the resurrection
b. they were present at the crucifixion of Jesus
c. they were with the twelve on the preaching missions
d. they had demons cast out of them

Quiz of the Day, October 12, 2018

Which of the following prophetic writing does not make reference to "beating swords into ploughshares?"

a. Joel
b. Jeremiah
c. Micah
d. Isaiah


Quiz of the Day, October 11, 2018


What do Annas, Caiaphas and Ananias have in common?

a. famous Pharisees named in the New Testament
b. they were High Priests named in the New Testament writings
c. they belonged to the Herodian party
d. they were present for the trial of Jesus

Quiz of the Day, October 10, 2018

"Speak the word and my servant (or I) shall be healed," are the words found where?

a. A centurion's word to Jesus
b. Words in the Canon of the Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy
c. Words in the Byzantine liturgy
d. b and c
e. a and b

Quiz of the Day, October 9, 2018

"My God, why have you forsaken me?" are words of Jesus from the cross.  Where can one find these words in another place in the Bible?

a. the Pauline Epistles
b. Jeremiah
c. Psalms
d. Isaiah

Quiz of the Day, October 8, 2018

What topic did Paul use to cause division between the Pharisees and Sadducees?

a. baptism of the Holy Spirit
b. Jesus as the Messiah
c. the resurrection from the dead
d. legitimacy of worship in the synagogue versus worship in the Temple

Quiz of the Day, October 7, 2018

What are biblical scholars referring to when they say, "the Matthean exception?"

a. the resurrection
b. the continuing legitimacy of all the laws in Hebrew Scriptures
c. divorce
d. the meaning of wealth

Quiz of the Day, October 6, 2018

Whom of the following was not a Bible translator?

a. Martin Luther
b. Jerome
c. Alcuin
d. Miles Coverdale
e. John Wycliffe
f. William Tyndale
g. Lancelot Andrewes

Quiz of the Day, October 5, 2018

What rabbi did Saul of Tarsus study with?

a. Shammai
b. Jesus
c. Gamaliel
d. Nicodemus
e. Caiaphas
f. Annas 

Quiz of the Day, October 4, 2018

Which of the following is not true about St. Francis of Assisi?

a. his name was Giovanni
b. his nickname was Francesco
c. his received the name Francesco at his baptism
d. his nickname means "the Frenchman"

Quiz of the Day, October 3, 2018

Mikvah in Judaism corresponds with what Christian sacrament?

a. Confirmation
b. Ordination
c. Baptism
d. Holy Unction


Quiz of the Day, October 2, 2018

Of the following, which does not have a list of the twelve disciples?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. Acts of the Apostles

Quiz of the Day, October 1, 2018

Which apostle quoted Jesus as having said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive?"

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

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