February 28, 2018
Which canonical Gospel does not include the Parable of the Sower?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
February 27, 2018
Who wrote the poem in the work often called "The Country Parson?"
a. Nicholas Ferrar
b. John Bunyan
c. John Donne
d. George Herbert
February 26, 2018
Which two tribal heads of Israel had an Egyptian mother?
a. Manasseh and Ephraim
b. Manasseh and Reuben
c. Reuben and Asher
d. Dan and Ephraim
February 25, 2018
"He gained authority over the land of Egypt." About whom was this said?
a. Abraham
b. Melchizedek
c. Moses
d. Joseph
February 24, 2018
Joseph Barsabbas is known in church tradition for what?
a. for being the released prisoner instead of Jesus
b. for being one of the false messiahs in a revolt put down by the Romans
c. for losing a drawing of the lots to replace Judas Iscariot in the 12
d. for being an early convert through the ministry of Peter
February 23, 2018
According to Tertullian, Polycarp was a disciple of which disciple of Jesus?
a. Thomas
b. James the Greater
c. John
d. Peter
February 22, 2018
Who was Potiphar?
a. an Egyptian officer of the Pharaoh
b. owner of Joseph when he was a slave
c. husband of the woman who tried to seduce Joseph
d. the man who incarcerated Joseph
e. all of the above
February 21, 2018
Who wrote this in reference to doctrinal "innovation" in the church: "To be perfect is to have changed often?"
a. Hegel
b. Kant
c. Augustine
d. Thomas Aquinas
e. John Henry Newman
February 20, 2018
Which son of Jacob was known as "the dreamer?"
a. Benjamin
b. Levi
c. Reuben
d. Joseph
February 19, 2018
On which two occasions in the life of Jesus do the Gospels record a heavenly voice saying, "You are my son, the beloved...?"
a. Birth and Transfiguration
b. Birth and Baptism
c. Baptism and Transfiguration
d. Transfiguration and Glorification
e. Transfiguration and Resurrection
February 18, 2018
Which book in the Hebrew Scriptures purports to have been written in the time of the ancient Persian Empire but whose internal evidence pertains more to the events that occurred during the time of Antiochus Epiphanes?
a. Job
b. 2 Kings
c. Daniel
d. Esther
February 17, 2018
Janani Luwum, martyred archbishop of Uganda, was murdered by whom?
a. Idi Amin
b. Robert Mogabe
c. Mwanda II
d. Muteesa I
February 16, 2018
Which Gospel presents the longest prayer of Jesus?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
February 15, 2018
What biblical person inspired both the Kyrie and the famous "Jesus Prayer" tradition in the Orthodox traditions?
a. St. Paul
b. St. Peter
c. a penitential tax collector in a parable of Jesus
d. a Roman Centurion
February 14, 2018
What is the Orthodox Church equivalent of Ash Wednesday?
a. Clean Monday
b. Fasting Friday
c. Penitential Tuesday
d. Mourning Thursday
February 13, 2018
Which Bishop ordained Absalom Jones as the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church?
a. Samuel Seabury
b. William White
c. Samuel Proovost
d. James Madison
e. Thomas John Clagget
February 12, 2018
What is the biblical meaning of "kenosis?
a. eventful time
b. fellowship and befriending
c. renunciation of the Divine to take the form of humanity
d. sanctification
February 11, 2018
Which canonical Gospel does not include an account of the Transfiguration?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
February 10, 2018
"Some believe in eating anything while the weak only eat vegetable." Who wrote this?
a. the writer of Proverbs
b. Ben Sirach
c. St. Paul
d. writer of the Epistle of James
February 9, 2018
The place where Jacob had his dream about angels descending from heaven is called what?
a. Bethel
b. Luz
c. Beer-sheba
d. Mamre
e. a and b
February 8, 2018
Who was Laban?
a. Rachael's father
b. Leah's father
c. Rebekah's brother
d. Jacob's father in law
e. the father of Jacob's cousins whom he married
f. all of the above
February 7, 2018
Who was the first Gentile convert to the Gospel for Peter?
a. Simon the tanner
b. an unknown Ethiopian eunuch
c. Cornelius
d. Sapphira
February 6, 2018
Beersheba, Sitnah, Rehoboth, Esek are associated with Isaac the Patriarch for what features?
a. the oases
b. groves of trees
c. the wells he dug
d. sites of contention with the Philistines
February 5, 2018
Which biblical figure could have had the nickname, "Red?"
a. Esau
b. Boaz
c. Reuben
d. Benjamin
e. Samuel
February 4, 2018
Who of the following was not a wife of a Patriarch?
a. Ruth
b. Sarah
c. Hagar
d. Rachael
e. Rebekah
f. Leah
February 3, 2018
Who did Abraham send to his homeland to find a wife for his son Isaac?
a. Isaac himself
b. Sarah
c. Lot
d. his chief servant Eliezer
February 2, 2018
The Presentation of Christ event inspired which of the following liturgical rites in the liturgical history of the Anglican Church?
a. mandatory circumcision
b. the Churching of Women
c. a dedication service for new born babies in lieu of a postponed baptism
d. the Churching of Fathers
February 1, 2018
The heroes of faith went to become part of great cloud of witnesses. Where in the Bible can the metaphor "cloud of witnesses" be found?
a. Romans
b. Acts
c. Jude
d. Hebrews
Which canonical Gospel does not include the Parable of the Sower?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
February 27, 2018
Who wrote the poem in the work often called "The Country Parson?"
a. Nicholas Ferrar
b. John Bunyan
c. John Donne
d. George Herbert
February 26, 2018
Which two tribal heads of Israel had an Egyptian mother?
a. Manasseh and Ephraim
b. Manasseh and Reuben
c. Reuben and Asher
d. Dan and Ephraim
February 25, 2018
"He gained authority over the land of Egypt." About whom was this said?
a. Abraham
b. Melchizedek
c. Moses
d. Joseph
February 24, 2018
Joseph Barsabbas is known in church tradition for what?
a. for being the released prisoner instead of Jesus
b. for being one of the false messiahs in a revolt put down by the Romans
c. for losing a drawing of the lots to replace Judas Iscariot in the 12
d. for being an early convert through the ministry of Peter
February 23, 2018
According to Tertullian, Polycarp was a disciple of which disciple of Jesus?
a. Thomas
b. James the Greater
c. John
d. Peter
February 22, 2018
Who was Potiphar?
a. an Egyptian officer of the Pharaoh
b. owner of Joseph when he was a slave
c. husband of the woman who tried to seduce Joseph
d. the man who incarcerated Joseph
e. all of the above
February 21, 2018
Who wrote this in reference to doctrinal "innovation" in the church: "To be perfect is to have changed often?"
a. Hegel
b. Kant
c. Augustine
d. Thomas Aquinas
e. John Henry Newman
February 20, 2018
Which son of Jacob was known as "the dreamer?"
a. Benjamin
b. Levi
c. Reuben
d. Joseph
February 19, 2018
On which two occasions in the life of Jesus do the Gospels record a heavenly voice saying, "You are my son, the beloved...?"
a. Birth and Transfiguration
b. Birth and Baptism
c. Baptism and Transfiguration
d. Transfiguration and Glorification
e. Transfiguration and Resurrection
February 18, 2018
Which book in the Hebrew Scriptures purports to have been written in the time of the ancient Persian Empire but whose internal evidence pertains more to the events that occurred during the time of Antiochus Epiphanes?
a. Job
b. 2 Kings
c. Daniel
d. Esther
February 17, 2018
Janani Luwum, martyred archbishop of Uganda, was murdered by whom?
a. Idi Amin
b. Robert Mogabe
c. Mwanda II
d. Muteesa I
February 16, 2018
Which Gospel presents the longest prayer of Jesus?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
February 15, 2018
What biblical person inspired both the Kyrie and the famous "Jesus Prayer" tradition in the Orthodox traditions?
a. St. Paul
b. St. Peter
c. a penitential tax collector in a parable of Jesus
d. a Roman Centurion
February 14, 2018
What is the Orthodox Church equivalent of Ash Wednesday?
a. Clean Monday
b. Fasting Friday
c. Penitential Tuesday
d. Mourning Thursday
February 13, 2018
Which Bishop ordained Absalom Jones as the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church?
a. Samuel Seabury
b. William White
c. Samuel Proovost
d. James Madison
e. Thomas John Clagget
February 12, 2018
What is the biblical meaning of "kenosis?
a. eventful time
b. fellowship and befriending
c. renunciation of the Divine to take the form of humanity
d. sanctification
February 11, 2018
Which canonical Gospel does not include an account of the Transfiguration?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
February 10, 2018
"Some believe in eating anything while the weak only eat vegetable." Who wrote this?
a. the writer of Proverbs
b. Ben Sirach
c. St. Paul
d. writer of the Epistle of James
February 9, 2018
The place where Jacob had his dream about angels descending from heaven is called what?
a. Bethel
b. Luz
c. Beer-sheba
d. Mamre
e. a and b
February 8, 2018
Who was Laban?
a. Rachael's father
b. Leah's father
c. Rebekah's brother
d. Jacob's father in law
e. the father of Jacob's cousins whom he married
f. all of the above
February 7, 2018
Who was the first Gentile convert to the Gospel for Peter?
a. Simon the tanner
b. an unknown Ethiopian eunuch
c. Cornelius
d. Sapphira
February 6, 2018
Beersheba, Sitnah, Rehoboth, Esek are associated with Isaac the Patriarch for what features?
a. the oases
b. groves of trees
c. the wells he dug
d. sites of contention with the Philistines
February 5, 2018
Which biblical figure could have had the nickname, "Red?"
a. Esau
b. Boaz
c. Reuben
d. Benjamin
e. Samuel
February 4, 2018
Who of the following was not a wife of a Patriarch?
a. Ruth
b. Sarah
c. Hagar
d. Rachael
e. Rebekah
f. Leah
February 3, 2018
Who did Abraham send to his homeland to find a wife for his son Isaac?
a. Isaac himself
b. Sarah
c. Lot
d. his chief servant Eliezer
February 2, 2018
The Presentation of Christ event inspired which of the following liturgical rites in the liturgical history of the Anglican Church?
a. mandatory circumcision
b. the Churching of Women
c. a dedication service for new born babies in lieu of a postponed baptism
d. the Churching of Fathers
February 1, 2018
The heroes of faith went to become part of great cloud of witnesses. Where in the Bible can the metaphor "cloud of witnesses" be found?
a. Romans
b. Acts
c. Jude
d. Hebrews
