Quiz of the Day, April 2024

Quiz of the Day, April 30, 2024

"Hypocrite" comes from a Greek word which means

a. under criticism

b. under performing

c. underhanded

d. actor

Quiz of the Day, April 29, 2024

The term scapegoat came from

a. in comparison with sheep goats were regarded to be inferior

b. Azazel

c. the first Temple sacrificial practices

d. Jethro, priest of Midian

Quiz of the Day, April 28, 2024

Which of the follow is not true?

a. all priests of Israel were Levites

b. all Levites of Israel were priests

c. Aaron was a Levite and a High Priest

d. Moses was a Levite but not allowed into the holy of holies in the tabernacle

Quiz of the Day, April 27, 2024

An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth is called?

a. the Golden Rule, do unto others as they do to you

b. lex talionis

c. the law of equal revenge

d. tough love justice

Quiz of the Day, April 26, 2024

Which of the following is not true about Moses' trips on Mount Sinai?

a. they lasted forty days 

b. he fasted

c. he wrote both sets of the law

d. his face shone from the divine presence

e. he had to take the second trip after destroying the first law tablets

Quiz of the Day, April 25, 2024

Which of the following is not true regarding the Gospel of Mark?

a. it was written by one of the 12 disciples of Jesus

b. it may have been written by a companion of Peter

c. it may have been written by the figure known as John Mark in Acts

d. it was written anonymously, without textual evidentiary "signature" of an author

Quiz of the Day, April 24, 2024

Jot and tittle in the King James version of the Bible in words of Jesus refer to what?

a. small pieces of bread

b. small strokes in the Hebrew Torah

c. legal minutiae

d. Greek accent marks

Quiz of the Day, April 23, 2024

How many Israelites were killed by their fellows as result of the golden calf incident?

a. 1000

b. 2000

c. 3000

d. 4000

Quiz of the Day, April 22, 2024

What happened to Aaron's golden calf?

a. it was burned up

b. it was ground to powder

c. it was thrown into water

d. the gold powder water was drunk by the Israelites

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, April 21, 2024

Which of the following was not part of Aaron's vestments?

a. bells

b. turban

c. loin cloth

d. breastpiece

e. robe

f.  ephod

g. sash

h. tunic

Quiz of the Day, April 20, 2024

What wood was the ark of the covenant constructed out of?

a. gopher wood

b. cedar

c. sycamore

d. acacia

Quiz of the Day, April 19, 2024

How long was Moses on Mount Sinai?

a. 7 days

b. 3 days

c. 30 days

d. 40 days

Quiz of the Day, April 18, 2024

Which Gospels have the most details on the temptation of Jesus?

a. Matthew and Mark

b. Matthew and Luke

c. Mark and Luke

d. Luke and John

e. Mark and John

f. Matthew and John

Quiz of the Day, April 17, 2024

Which of the following are not dominical sacraments?

a. baptism

b. matrimony

c. confirmation

d. reconciliation of a penitent

e. ordination

f.  eucharist

g. a and f

h. b-e

i. b-d

Quiz of the Day, April 16, 2024

Which was one of the divine threats concerning the holy maintain of Sinai?

a. touch it and die

b. touch it and become leprous

c. touch it and become childless

d. touch it become transfigured

Quiz of the Day, April 15, 2024

What is the advice that Moses received from his father-in-law?

a. shepherding instructions

b. return to Median to receive the law

c. delegate to ministerial colleagues

d. how to treat his spouse

Quiz of the Day, April 14, 2024

The road to Emmaus post-resurrection appearance happened

a. on Easter Day

b. Easter Monday

c. Easter Tuesday

d. a week after Easter

Quiz of the Day, April 13, 2024

The meals of Jesus in his post-resurrection appearances consisted of

a. bread

b. wine

c. water

d. fish

e. lamb

f. all of the above

g. a and d

h. a,c, and d

Quiz of the Day, April 12, 2024

What does "manna" mean?

a. heavenly bread

b. coriander seed

c. "what is it?"

d. flakes

Quiz of the Day, April 11, 2024

Which of the following was not provided by God for the people of Israel to partake of?

a. quail meat

b. manna

c. water

d. mutton

Quiz of the Day, April 10, 2024

Who wrote A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life?

a. Thomas Traherne

b. Thomas a Kempis

c. William Law

d. George Herbert

Quiz of the Day, April 9, 2024

Which of the following is not true regarding Dietrich Bonhoeffer?

a. he went to the USA to avoid military service

b. he was directly involved in the plot to assassinate Hitler

c. he was sent to prison and killed

d. he worked for a German intelligence agency when he returned to Germany

Quiz of the Day, April 8, 2024

Which of the following is true about the Annunciation?

a. the announcement to Mary is found in Luke

b. the announcement to Joseph is found in John

c. the annunciation is not found in John

d. the annunciation in not found in Mark

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, April 7, 2024

According to John's Gospel, when did Thomas encounter the Risen Christ?

a. on Easter

b. Easter Wednesday

c. Sabbath after Easter

d. first Sunday after Easter

Quiz of the Day, April 6, 2024

Of the following, who is best known for the ontological argument for the existence of God?

a. Peter Abelard

b. Thomas Aquinas

c.  Anselm

d.  Albert Magnus

Quiz of the Day, April 5, 2024

Which biblical writer wrote about the "Last Trumpet?"

a. John the Divine

b. Ezekiel

c. Daniel

d. Jeremiah

e. Paul

Quiz of the Day, April 4, 2024

Which of the following, have accounts of the Ascension?

a. Matthew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

e. Acts

f. all of the above

g. a,b,c,d

h. a and c.

i. c and e

Quiz of the Day, April 3, 2024

Which Gospel has the account of earthquakes happening at the crucifixion and the resurrection?

a. Mathew

b. Mark

c. Luke

d. John

e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, April 2, 2024

Before the people of Israel hastily left Egypt, what did they ask from their Egyptian neighbors?

a. for their gold and jewelry

b. donkeys for transportation

c. household gods

d. flour for bread

Quiz of the Day, April 1, 2024

Which of the following is not a synonym for the same holiday?

a. Feast of the Unleavened Bread

b. Passover

c. Sukkot

d. Festival of Matzot

e. Feast of Our Redemption