Quiz of the Day, July 2023

Quiz of the Day, July 31, 2023

What might John's Gospel use in place of the Transfiguration?

a. Christ as Word

b. Christ as Resurrection

c. Christ as Light

d. Christ as Shepherd

e. Christ as Vine

Quiz of the Day, July 30, 2023

How many years did Jacob have to work for Laban to receive his daughter Rachel hand in marriage?

a.3

b.4

c.7

d.14

Quiz of the Day, July 29, 2023

Who in the biblical story was intentionally cremated to preserve the dignity of the dead person(s)?

a. Lot's wife

b. the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah

c. King Saul

d. the residents of Jericho

Quiz of the Day, July 28, 2023

Which of following is true about the masses composed by Johann Sebastian Bach?

a. as a Catholic, he composed them for the Catholic liturgy

b. as a Lutheran he composed all for Lutheran liturgical use

c. as a Lutheran and musician, he composed for the mixed Lutheran/Catholic environment

d. as a Lutheran, he forbade the use of his music in Catholic parishes

Quiz of the Day, July 27, 2023

What is the location of Endor known for?

a. the place of a famous battle

b. the place of King Saul's wizard

c. the cave where David visited Saul at night

d. the home of Uriah and Bathsheba

Quiz of the Day, July 26, 2023

What were the names of former husbands of King David's wives?

a. Uriah

b. Nabal

c. Adriel

d. all of the above

e. a and b

f. b and c

Quiz of the Day, July 25, 2023

How many possible Jameses could be referred to in the New Testament?

a. 3

b. 6

c. 4

d. 7

e. 8

Quiz of the Day, July 24, 2023

Which devotional classics has been translated into more languages than all books except the Bible?

a. Pilgrim's Progress

b. The Imitation of Christ

c. The Interior Castle

d. The Practice of the Presence of God

Quiz of the Day, July 23, 2023

The "Song of Moses" might be better called

a. The Song of Aaron

b. The Song of the Red Sea

c. The Song of Miriam

d. The Song Sinking Chariots

Quiz of the Day, July 22, 2023

Of the following, who was the first apostle of the resurrection?

a. Mary Magdalene

b. Peter

c. the disciple whom Jesus loved

d. angelic humanoid figure at the tomb of Jesus

Quiz of the Day, July 21, 2023

Which of the following would be David's chief ritual fault?

a. he used Goliath's sword

b. he danced naked in front of a crowd

c. he married Bathsheba

d. he ate the bread of Presence

Quiz of the Day, July 20, 2023

Of persons on the calendar of Episcopal saints, whom of the following was not at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 which dealt with women's right, abolition, and temperance?

a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b. Sojourner Truth

c. Harriet Ross Tubman

d. Amelia Bloomer

e. Frederick Douglass

Quiz of the Day, July 19, 2023

Who did David love as his "own life?"

a. Bathsheba

b. Samuel

c. Jonathan

d. Michal

e. Absalom

f.  Abigail

Quiz of the Day, July 18, 2028

David married the daughter of King Saul whose name was

a. Bathsheba

b. Tamar

c. Michal

d. Abigail

Quiz of the Day, July 17, 2023

Why did Jacob leave his home and travel to Haran?

a. to find a wife

b. to buy some livestock

c. to see angels in a dream

d. to escape his angry brother

Quiz of the Day, July 16, 2023

What ministry of Jesus is not explicit in the Gospel of John?

a. walking on water

b. multiplication of loves

c. casting out demons

d. healing blind person

Quiz of the Day, July 15, 2023

The sling shot wielding shepherd boy David took how many stones to fire at the Philistine Goliath?

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

e. five

Quiz of the Day, July 14, 2023

According to Mark's Gospel, what happened to Jesus after his baptism?

a. he began his public ministry

b. he went to Jerusalem

c. he made statements about the destruction of the Temple

d. he was driven to the wilderness to be tempted

Quiz of the Day, July 13, 2023

Which role was not David's for Saul before his battle with Goliath?

a. shepherd for Saul's flock

b. armor bearer

c. musician

d. being one in Saul's good favor

Quiz of the Day, July 12, 2023

What was the position of Cornelius?

a. Prefect

b. Centurion

c. Captain

d. Publican

Quiz of the Day, July 11, 2023

Benedict's Rule was most influenced by

a. the Psalms

b. St. Antony of the Desert

c. Athanasius

d. The Rule of the Master

Quiz of the Day, July 10, 2023

Which of the following is not true?

a. Saul was God's messiah for Israel

b. Saul was rejected as God's for Israel

c. Saul's son became the second king of Israel

d. Saul's son Jonathan supported David's kingship

Quiz of the Day, July 9, 2023

Where does the phrase "weeping and gnashing of teeth" occur in the Bible?

a. Genesis

b. Revelation

c. Psalms

d. the parables of Jesus

Quiz of the Day, July 8, 2023

For eating what was Jonathan under the curse of his father Saul?

a. grasshoppers

b. honey

c. Philistine lamb

d. figs from Philistine

Quiz of the Day, July 7, 2023

Who was David's best friend?

a. Samuel

b. Bathsheba

c. Abigail

d. Jonathan

Quiz of the Day, July 6, 2023

Rebekah was the wife of 

a. Moses

b. Isaac

c. Jacob

d. Joseph

Quiz of the Day, July 5, 2023

Which of the following is not true regarding the The Song of Solomon, aka Song of Songs, or the Canticles?

a. it is an erotic love poem

b. it includes the name of God

c. it does not mention God

d. it is read as an allegory by both Jewish and Christian commentators

Quiz of the Day, July 4, 2023

Isaac married

a. his first cousin

b. his first cousin, once removed

c. his first cousin, twice removed

d. his first cousin, thrice removed

Quiz of the Day, July 3, 2023

Who wrote the laws and duties of kingship for Israel?

a. Moses

b. Solomon

c. David

d. Samuel

Quiz of the Day, July 2, 2023

The root meaning of messiah comes from

a. presenting of mace to the king

b. pouring of oil

c. ritual water purification

d. the divine rights of the king

Quiz of the Day, July 1, 2023

What Episcopal priest did ground breaking legal work that was used by Thurgood Marshall in his judicial rulings?

a. William Porcher DuBose
b. Pauli Murray
c. John E. Hines
d. Absalom Jones