Quiz of the Day, October 2021

Quiz of the Day, October 31, 2021

What might the moral of Eutychus be?

a. Don't lie to the church about your property.

b. Don't sleep on open window sills during a sermon.

c. Don't try to bribe an apostle for a gift of the Spirit.

d. The love of money is the root of all evil.

Quiz of the Day, October 30, 2021

Why were Tobiah and Sanballat not popular in Jerusalem?

a. they were agents of the Assyrians

b. they actively opposed rebuilding of the Temple

c. they claim falsely to be of Levite lineage

d. they were agents of the Egyptians

Quiz of the Day, October 29, 2021

What was the job of Nehemiah for the king of Persia?

a. advisor

b. cup bearer

c. prophet

d. emissary to Judah

Quiz of the Day, October 28, 2021

Who is said to be the saint of "lost causes?"

a. Simon

b. Jude

c. Anthony

d. Herman

Quiz of the Day, October 27, 2021

What was an ulterior motive of King Darius to finance the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem?

a. the collection of taxes in the Province

b. the stationing of more soldiers in the Province

c. his marriage with a daughter of Jerusalem family

d. the offering of daily prayers in the Temple for him and his family

Quiz of the Day, October 26, 2021

What happened to the Temple vessels which were taken when the Babylonian army invaded Jerusalem?

a. they were carried away to Babylon

b. they were placed in Babylonian temples to their gods

c. they were returned to the Temple in Jerusalem by Cyrus

d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, October 25, 2021

John the Divine, the writer of the Book of Revelations was where when he received his visions?

a. in the Spirit

b. Patmos

c. Laodicea

d. Ephesus

Quiz of the Day, October 24, 2021

The prophet Haggai prophesied when?

a. at the time of rebuilding of the Temple

b. during the reign of Saul

c. during the reign of Ahab

d. during the reign of Asa

Quiz of the Day, October 23, 2021

Which of the following James is called the brother of our Lord?

a. James the Great

b. James the Less

c. James the Just

d. James the son of Alphaeus

Quiz of the Day, October 22, 2021

How did the people respond to the laying of the foundation of the Temple?

a. shouts of joy

b. weeping

c. no expression, just kept on working

d. set up guards to protect from marauders

e. c and d

f. a and b

Quiz of the Day, October 21, 2021

Why was Cyrus the Great called a messiah?

a. because of his religious beliefs

b. he worshipped the God of Israel

c. he preserved the exiles from Judah 

d. he allowed and sponsored the rebuilding of the Temple

e. he was anointed with the holy oil of investiture

f. c and d

g. b,c, and d

Quiz of the Day, October 20, 2021

Jesus was criticized for working on Sabbath; which work was he criticized for?

a. forgiving a sinner

b. harvesting grain with his fingers

c. rescuing a sheep in a pit

d. healing a man

e. two of the above

Quiz of the Day, October 19, 2021

Who translated the Bible into Persian and Hindi?

a. Roberto Nobili

b. Richard Burton

c. Max Mueller

d. Henry Martyn

Quiz of the Day, October 18, 2021

Who were the books of Luke and Acts specifically addressed to?

a. the churchers

b. Theophilus

c. the church in Corinth

d. the church gathered in Rome

Quiz of the Day, October 17, 2021

What do the words of Jeremiah recommend to the exiles taken to Babylong?

a. resist the enemy

b. settle in and wait for a return to the homeland

c. change from a Temple based faith to synagogue gatherings

d. listen to all of the prophets who are with you

Quiz of the Day, October 16, 2021

Where in the Bible is found a verse to support vicarious baptism as is practiced by the Mormons,  the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints?

a. Hebrews

b. Revelations

c. 1 Corinthians

d. 1 Thessalonians

Quiz of the Day, October 15, 2021

What did Jeremiah say to King Zedekiah?

a. surrender to the Chaldeans

b. fight against the Chaldeans

c. give the gold vessels of the Temple to the Chaldeans

d. send the best craftsmen of Judah to Babylon

Quiz of the Day, October 14, 2021

Another name for the "Magnificat" is

a. the song of Mary

b. the song of Simeon

c. the song of Zechariah

d. the song of Miriam

Quiz of the Day, October 13, 2021

Which prophet was imprisoned in a cistern because he prophesied the success of the Babylonian armies against Judah?

a. Isaiah

b. Jeremiah

c. Ezekiel

d. Amos

Quiz of the Day, October 12, 2021

What does the New Testament term "glossolalia" refer to?

a. the polyglottic ability of Jesus

b. the tongues of angel spoken by the Spirit inspired

c. the oral traditions of Jesus

d. the language which Gabriel spoke to Mary in

Quiz of the Day, October 11, 2021

What did King Jehoiakim do to the scroll with the writings of Jeremiah?

a. cut them with a penknife

b. declared a public reading of the words

c. had them recopied and sent throughout the land

d. burned them

e. b and c

f.  a and d

Quiz of the Day, October 10, 2021

Who was Baruch?

a. a scribe for Jeremiah

b. a wisdom teacher

c. a son of Solomon

d. a Minor prophet

Quiz of the Day, October 9, 2021

What biblical person said, "I know in part...?

a. David

b. Nathan

c. Jeremiah

d. Jesus

e. Paul

Quiz of the Day, October 8, 2021

Who was King of Judah when Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem?

a. Josiah

b. Amon

c. Jehoiakim

d. Jehoiachin

Quiz of the Day, October 7, 2021

The writer of the Epistle refers to something sharper than a two-edged sword?  What was the writer referring to?

a. the law

b. the Hebrew Scriptures

c. the writer's own writing

d. the Word of God

Quiz of Day, October 6, 2021

Which of the following is not true about William Tyndale?

a. he did most of the work for the English Bible translation which became the Coverdale Bible

b. he was burnt at the stake

c. he was strangled 

d. his body was burnt at the stake

e. he was not in the favor of Henry VIII

Quiz of the Day, October 5, 2021

What is perhaps the most shocking discovery of the reign of King Josiah?

a. the temple in disrepair

b. the re-discovery of the Torah

c. the recovery of the Ark of the Covenant

d. the finding of an underground water aqueduct to the sea

Quiz of the Day, October 4, 2021

What was St. Francis' baptismal name?

a. Giuseppe

b. Leonardo

c. Giovanni

d. Francesco

Quiz of the Day, October 3, 2021

King Hezekiah gave visitors from which eventual conquering country a tour of all the treasure of Jerusalem?

a. Assyria
b. Babylon

c. Elam

d. Persia

Quiz of the Day, 

October 2,2021

Remigius is patron saint of which country?

a. Belgium
b. France
c. The Netherlands
d. Switzerland

Quiz of the Day, October 1, 2021

Which of the following conquerors sent a threatening letter to King Hezekiah?

a. Cyrus the Great
b. Darius
c. Nebuchadnezzar
d. Sennacherib