Quiz of the Day, September 2018

Quiz of the Day, September 30, 2018

In what way was the marriage of the prophet Hosea symbolic?

a. God told him to marry a harlot to rehabilitate her
b. God told him to marry a harlot to illumine Israel relationship with God
c. to symbolize the god Baal
d. to symbolize God's mercy

Quiz of the Day, September 29, 2018

Is the angel Uriel mentioned in the Bible?

a. yes
b. no
c. yes, if you include the Apocrypha
d. Maybe, depending on how you read a certain Hebrew word

Quiz of the Day, September 28, 2018

Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich were best known for what?

a. being disciples of Hildegard
b. spiritual revelations
c. members of the same convent
d. pilgrimages to the Holy Land

Quiz of the Day, September 27, 2018

Why is Haman a name of infamy for the Jews?

a. he was a general of the Pharaoh
b. he plotted to kill the Jews in Persia
c. he opposed the Jews who were trying to rebuild the temple
d. he was a Philistine commander

Quiz of the Day, September 26, 2018

Which of the following is not true about Lancelot Andrewes?

a. he was chief editor of the King James Bible
b. he served during the reign of Elizabeth I
c. he served during the reign of King James I
d. he was responsible for the rise of Oliver Cromwell
e. he maintained the validity of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

Quiz of the Day September 25, 2018

Apollos came from what Jewish religious sect?

a. Zealots
b. Sadducees
c. Community of John the Baptist
d. Pharisees

Quiz of the Day, September 24, 2018

Aquila had the same occupation of Paul.  What was it?

a. scribe
b. rope maker
c. fishing net maker
d. tentmaker

Quiz of the Day, September 23, 2018

Which two Gospels contain versions of the "Our Father?"

a. Matthew and Mark
b. Mark and Luke
c. Luke and John
d. Matthew and John
e. Mark and John
f.  Matthew and Luke

Quiz of the Day, September 22, 2018

The Jewish feast of Purim derives from which book in the Bible and one that does not mention the name of God?

a. Job
b. Song of Solomon
c. Judith
d. Esther

Quiz of the Day, September 21, 2018

Which of the canonical Gospels do scholars say is aimed at a Jewish audience?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John

Quiz of the Day, September 20, 2018

In a closing discourse, what occupation did Job use as a contrast for the search for wisdom?

a. fishing
b. mining
c. detective work
d. teaching

Quiz of the Day, September 19, 2018

The historical church often moved their clergy to serve far from home and they could use Latin as the lingua franca of the church scholarship even serving in places where the tongue would be "foreign."  An old man from Tarsus in Turkey was appointed to be Archbishop of Canterbury.  Who was he?

a. Augustine
b. Theodore
c. Thomas a Becket
d. Alcuin

Quiz of the Day, September 18, 2018

The specific waving of palms on the Sunday before Passover is supported by which of the four Gospels?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John


Quiz of the Day, September 17, 2018

Paul and his mission companion Barnabas came to a disagreement over what?

a. circumcision required for the Gentiles
b. religious dietary laws
c. whether to take John Mark with them on a mission
d. the destination of their next mission

Quiz of the Day, September 16, 2018

Whom of the following did the best known illustrations of the Book of Job?

a. Albrecht Durer
b. Rembrandt
c. William Blake
d. Raphael

Quiz of the Day, September 15, 2018

Where was St. Cyprian from?

a. Hippo
b. Alexandria
c. Antioch
d. Carthage

Quiz of the Day, September 14, 2018

According to Christian tradition who is credited with the discovery/re-discovery of the cross of Christ?

a. Monnica, mother of Augustine
b. Helena, mother of Constantine
c. St. Paul
d. Cornelius, the centurion

Quiz of the Day, September 13, 2018

In which Church, does the biblical figure not have a feast day?

a. Coptic Orthodox
b. Armenian Apostolic
c. Catholic Church
d. Missouri Synod Lutheran
e. The Episcopal Church

Quiz of the Day, September 12, 2018

Lazarus of Bethany had two sisters.  Who were they?

a. Mary and Martha
b. Magdala and Martha
c. Chloe and Mary
d. Dorcus and Mary

Quiz of the Day, September 11, 2018

What did some of the people come to call Barnabas and Paul?

a. Zeus and Hermes
b. Grace and Truth
c. Moses and David
d. Deacon and Apostle

Quiz of the Day, September 10, 2018

What did the writer of the Epistle of James think couldn't be tamed?

a. lust of the flesh
b. love of money
c. the tongue
d. pride of power

Quiz of the Day, September 9, 2018

When God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, this dilemma was called "the teleological suspension of the ethical" by whom?

a. Reinhold Niebuhr
b. Soren Kierkegaard
c. Karl Barth
d. Immanuel Kant

Quiz of the Day, September 8, 2018

What is the specific etiology of "catholic?"

a. the official church centered in the Vatican
b. derives from the Greek "katholou" and "katholicos" meaning on the whole or universal
c. derives from the Apostles Creed which first exemplified its official meaning
d. refers to the churches which subscribe to the teachings of the ecumenical councils

Quiz of the Day, September 7, 2018

"Escaping by the skin of my teeth," is a metaphor found in what book of the Bible?

a. Psalms
b. Jeremiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Job

Quiz of the Day, September 6, 2018

Who was sent to the Pool of Siloam to be healed?

a. blind man
b. a lame man
c. a centurion's son
d. Bartimaeus

Quiz of the Day, September 5, 2018

In the Acts of the Apostles, it is written that Peter, when released by an angel from prison, visited the home of Mary.  Who was this Mary?

a. Mary, mother of Jesus
b. Mary, mother of John Mark
c. Mary Magdalene
d. Mary of Bethany

Quiz of the Day, September 4, 2018

Which of the following is not true about Albert Schweitzer?

a. he was an accomplished organist
b. he was a physician, humanitarian who founded a hospital in Africa
c. he was a New Testament scholar who saw Jesus mainly as an apocalyptic prophet proclaiming the imminent ending of the world
d. he received the Nobel Peace Prize
e. he regarded Paul most important message to be about justification by faith

Quiz of the Day, September 3, 2018

Which biblical person said the following about God, "He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.He strips understanding from the leaders of the earth,..?"

a. David
b. Psalmist
c. writer of Proverbs
d. writer of Ecclesiastes
e. Job

Quiz of the Day, September 2, 2018

In the Gospel Sermons of Jesus, where does he say, "blessed are the poor," and not "blessed are the poor in spirit?"

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John

Quiz of the Day, September 1, 2018

What biblical person asked God, "Why did you bring me forth from the womb?"

a. Adam
b. Jeremiah
c. Elijah
d. Job
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, August 2018

Quiz of the Day, August 31, 2018

Which of the following is not true about Lindisfarne?

a. it's call The Holy Island
b. Aidan and Cuthbert were saints who resided there
c. a famous monastery was founded there
d. it is off the coast of Scotland
e. it was an important center of Celtic Christianity


Quiz of the Day, August 30, 2018

Which apostles needed to be prepared in a dream to approach and preach to an "unclean" Gentile Roman officer who had the "profane" customs of the Gentiles?

a. Barnabas
b. Simon Peter
c. Paul
d. Luke

 Quiz of the Day, August 29, 2018

Why did John Bunyan write "Pilgrim's Progress" in prison?

a. he refused to conform to Anglican requirements in the Restoration
b. he fought with Cromwell
c. he was a Baptist minister
d. he refused allegiance to Charles II

Quiz of the Day, August 28, 2018

Which of the following is not a quote from St. Augustine?

a. Love God and do what you want.
b. That love is all there is, is all we know of love.
c. O Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet.
d. He who created us without our help, will not save us without our consent.

Quiz of the Day, August 27, 2018

When Paul was being sought in Damascus to be killed, how did he escape from the city?

a. angels escorted him from the city
b. he was hidden in a cart of hay
c. he was let down the city wall in a basket
d. he climbed down a rope on they city wall

Quiz of the Day, August 26, 2018

Who were Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar?

a. the names that came to be given to the three wisemen
b. the friends of Job
c. Daniel's three friends
d. along with Caleb and Joshua, spies sent to the Promised Land

Quiz of the Day, August 25, 2018

Why is the name Ananias both associated with lying and with intercessor for St. Paul?

a. there were two different men in Acts of the Apostle with same name
b. Ananias the liar converted to become Ananias the friend of Paul
c. Ananias lied to protect the life of Saul of Tarsus
d. Ananias only lied to cover for his wife Sapphira

Quiz of the Day, August 24, 2018

Who declared a place to be the "house of God" and the "gate of heaven?"

a. Moses
b. Solomon
c. Jesus
d. Jacob
e. David


Quiz of the Day, August 23, 2018

Which of the following books of the Bible might be considered the quintessential personal study of the meaning of human suffering?

a. Psalms
b. Job
c. Proverbs
d. Ecclesiastes

Quiz of the Day, August 22, 2018

Simony, the selling of ecclesiastical offices derives from what biblical person?

a. Simon Magus
b. Simon Peter
c. Simon the tanner
d. Simon the Zealot

Quiz of the Day, August 21, 2018

Whom of the following was asked to judge between papal rivals?

a. St. Ignatius Loyola
b. St. Francis of Assisi
c. St. Teresa of Avila
d. St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Quiz of the Day, August 20, 2018

Whom of the following is known for his sermons retained in a book on the Song of Songs in which the spiritual meanings are explicated?

a. Ignatius Loyola
b. Bernard of Clairvaux
c. Julian of Norwich
d. John of the Cross

Quiz of the Day, August 19, 2018

Which of the following is not true about Samson?

a. he was a Judge of Israel
b. he was blinded by the Philistines
c. he committed suicide
d. he pulled a house down on 3000 Philistines and killed them
e. Delilah was his wife and childhood family friend

Quiz of the Day, August 18, 2018

What was the source of Samson's supernatural strength?

a. he was bigger and stronger in physical size
b. he grew up wrestling wild animals
c. his long hair due to his nazirite vow
d. his holy life style and chaste behavior

Quiz of the Day, August 17, 2018

Samuel Johnson, became rector of the first Anglican parish in the 13 colonies and then went on to become president of King's College.  What happened to King's College?

a. after the Revolutionary War, the College returned to their Cambridge England campus
b. It closed after the Revolution since America could not have an institution with ties to the English monarch
c. It became Columbia University in New York City
d. It became Columbia College and then became Columbia University

Quiz of the Day, August 16, 2018

Samson ate honey collected from an unusual location and he made a riddle about that location?  From where did Samson collect the honey?

a. from the carcass of a dead lion that he had previously killed
b. from a hive in the shrine
c. from a hive on the tomb of his father
d. from the quiver for his arrows

Quiz of the Day, August 15, 2018

What do various Christians disagree about regarding the Virgin Mary?

a. her perpetual virginity
b. her Assumption into heaven
c. her sinlessness
d. her role as Co-redemptrix of the world
e. her immaculate conception
f.  all of the above

Quiz of the Day, August 14, 2018

Who was Manoah?

a. the father of Samuel
b. the father of Gideon
c. the father of Samson
d. the father of Boaz

Quiz of the Day, August 13, 2018

What is the Shibboleth and Sibboleth pronunciation controversy?

a. rabbis argued about sh versus s and change in meaning of the text
b. It was used as a Jordan crossing password, since the lispers revealed their regional identity with mispronunciation
c. it is the difference between a sword and a knife
d. it was devised by the rabbis as a way of choosing their students based upon their ability to pronounce words

Quiz of the Day, August 12, 2018

In a vow that came back to haunt him, what raider-leader of Israel gave his daughter to God as a burnt offering?

a. David
b. Saul
c. Jephthah
d. Samson

Quiz of the Day, August 11, 2018

Which of the following is not true about Clare of Assisi?

a. she was a sister of St. Francis
b. she founded an order called the Poor Ladies or later called the Poor Clares
c. she was the first known writer of Rules for a religious Order
d. established a convent in San Damiano

Quiz of the Day, August 10, 2018

Who was the earliest king of Israel?

a. Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal
b. Gideon
c. Saul
d. Samuel

Quiz of the Day, August 9, 2018

What was the main fault in the life of Gideon?

a. many wives
b. compromised with the Midianites
c. he made an ephod (idol) out of gold
d. he refused to be made King of Israel

Quiz of the Day, August 8, 2018

Of four founders of monasteries/monastic movevments, who came first?

a. Francis
b. Dominic
c. Benedict
d. Ignatius

Quiz of the Day, August 7, 2018

What was the criteria for the selection of the troops of Gideon for battle?

a. good archers
b. drank water with cupped hands
c. good swordsmen
d. lapped water like a dog

Quiz of the Day, August 6, 2018

Mount Tabor is sometimes cited as the possible location for this event.

a. The Sermon on the Mount
b. The place of the return of the Son of Man
c. The Transfiguration
d. The Ascension

Quiz of the Day, August 5, 2018

Gideon was inspired by God for what?

a. to fight the Midians
b. to deliver Bibles in public facilities
c. to fight the Moabites
d. to divine God's will with fleece

Quiz of the Day, August 4, 2018

In the lectionary, which two days always use the Transfiguration periscope from the Gospels?

a. Feast of the Transfiguration and First Sunday after Easter
b. Feast of the Transfiguration and Last Sunday after Pentecost
c. Feast of the Transfiguration and Last Sunday after the Epiphany
d. Feast of the Transfiguration and Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Quiz of the Day, August 3, 2018

What couple in Hebrew Scriptures were part of a singing duet?

a. Abraham and Sarah
b. Moses and Miriam
c. Hannah and Eli
d. Deborah and Barak

Quiz of the Day, August 2, 2018

How did Sisera die?

a. of leprosy
b. a woman drove a tent peg into his temple while he slept
c. sword wound
d. hit by an arrow in battle

Quiz of the Day, August 1, 2018

Whom of the following would be the most logical patron saint of morticians?

a. Ezekiel, of dry bones fame
b. Elijah, of chariot of fire fame
c. Enoch, of deathless fame
d. Joseph of Arimathea 

Quiz of the Day, July 2018

Quiz of the Day, July 31, 2018

The "Spiritual Exercises" which derived from Ignatius Loyola might best be characterized as which of the following?

a. achieving no mind
b. devotional reading of the Bible
c. visualization of one's participation in Gospel events
d. fasting, solitude and repetition of mantras

Quiz of the Day, July 30, 2018

Where did the sibling trio of Mary, Martha and Lazarus live?

a. Bethphage
b. Emmaus
c. Jerusalem
d. Bethany

Quiz of the Day, July 29, 2018

Who did God ordain as the immediate successor of Joshua after his death?

a. Caleb
b. Judah
c. a series of Judges
d. high priests
e. no one in particular

Quiz of the Day, July 28, 2018

Whom of the following was the most prolific composer?

a. J.S. Bach
b. G.F. Handel
c. H. Purcell
d. G.P. Telemann

Quiz of the Day, July 27, 2018

Which leader of Israel commanded the sun and the moon to "stand still" so that a battle could be prolonged?

a. Moses
b. David
c. Gideon
d. Deborah
e. Joshua

Quiz of the Day, July 26, 2018

The government of which dictator was responsible for the martyrdom of Charles Raymond Barnes?

a. Duvalier
b. Trujillo
c. Castro
d. Somoza 

Quiz of the Day, July 25, 2018

Which of the following is not true about James the Apostle?

a. first martyred apostle
b. one of the sons of Thunder
c. son of Zebedee
d. present at the Transfiguration
e. challenged Judas for his mismanagement of money

Quiz of the Day, July 24, 2018

Which Thomas wrote "The Imitation of Christ?"

a. Becket
b. Aquinas
c.  à Kempis
d. the Apostle

Quiz of the Day, July 23, 2018

In Dan Brown's novel, "The Da Vinci Code," which of the following is not presented as true of Mary Magdalene?

a. she was the wife of Jesus
b. she bore a child by Jesus
c. she was the beloved disciple in the Gospel of John
d. she was a member of the priestly tribe of Levi

Quiz of the Day, July 22, 2018

When Paul went on trial before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, he was able to divide the Sadducees and Pharisees over what?

a. belief in angels
b. belief in the resurrection
c. belief in spirit
d. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, July 21, 2018

Which of the following was not part of the battle plan to take the fortified city of Jericho?

a. archers raining down arrows
b. marching around the city led by the ark of the covenant
c. blowing rams' horns
d. making a loud sustain shout

Quiz of the Day, July 20, 2018

Stanton, Bloomer, Truth and Tubman are famous women associated with which of the following?

a. women's right
b. abolition
c. temperance
d. women's under clothing
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, July 19, 2018

Of the following, which might be the best appellation of Macrina the Elder and Macrina the Younger?

a. Syrian women saints
b. Founders of convents
c. Cappadocian Mothers
d. Anchoress saints

Quiz of the Day, July 18, 2018

When did the waters of the Jordan part for the people of Israel to cross over?

a. when Joshua gave the command
b. when Moses gave the command
c. when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant stepped into the water
d. when the ram's horn was blown

Quiz of the Day, July 17, 2018

Which American bishop was responsible for crafting the polity of the young Episcopal Church in the former British Colonies, to mimic the bicameral democratic process of the American government?

a. Samuel Seabury
b. Philander Chase
c. William White
d. James Madison
e. Samuel Provoost

Quiz of the Day, July 16, 2018

Which of the following is not true about Rahab?

a. she was resident of Jericho
b. she was a prostitute
c. she predicted the defeat of Jericho by Israel
d. she died when Joshua led the attack on Jericho
e. she harbored two spies of Israel in Jericho

Quiz of the Day, July 15, 2018

What was the last barrier for the Israelites to enter the "Promised Land?"

a.  the warring Moabites
b. Mount Nebo
c. the Jordan River
d. the Red Sea

Quiz of the Day, July 14, 2018

How did Moses die?

a. of old age
b. a battle wound
c. at the command of the Lord
d. his heart was broken for not being allowed to enter the Promise Land

Quiz of the Day, July 13, 2018

Who was the young girl who danced for King Herod and was coaxed by her mother to ask for the head of John the Baptist?

a. Salome
b. Herodias
c. daughter of Herodias
d. wife of Philip 
e. all of the above

Quiz of the Day, July 12, 2018

Moses was not permitted to go into the Promise Land for what reason?

a. Joshua was the chosen one to do that
b. God punished Moses because he struck the Rock to get water instead of speaking to it
c. Moses died before reaching the Promised Land
d. Aaron the High Priest prophesied that Moses would not reach the Promised Land

Quiz of the Day, July 11, 2018

What saint is credited with "The Rule?"

a. St. Francis
b. St. Bernard
c. St. Benedict
d. St. Ignatius Loyola

Quiz of the Day, July 10, 2018

What was a city of refuge designated for in the book of Numbers?

a. a sanctuary city for the poor
b. a place for one who killed to be protected until proper trial
c. a place for the provision of food
d. a place for aliens to be integrated

Quiz of the Day, July 9, 2018

Why did the Gadites and the Reubenites have a disagreement with Moses?

a. they did not want to go into the Promised Land
b. they wanted to remain on the east side of the Jordon to graze their herds
c. they were in a disagreement with the tribe of Dan
d. they did not want Joshua as their new leader

Quiz of the Day, July 8, 2018

How was the successor to Moses chosen?

a. the High Priest Aaron received the message from God in the Holiest of Holies of the tabernacle
b. the people voted
c. God told Noah to make Joshua his successor
d. Joshua became the heir apparent when Caleb withdrew

Quiz of the Day, July 7, 2018

Who said that in heaven we will not marry but that we will be like angels?

a. Paul
b. John the Baptist
c. Jesus
d. Solomon

Quiz of the Day, July 6, 2018

Which Church Council decided to put to death the reformer preacher, John Hus?

a. Lyon
b. Trent
c. Constance
d. Vatican I

Quiz of the Day, July 5, 2018

In a parable of Jesus, a King saw a man without proper wedding dress at the feast.  What did the King do?

a. he provided a wedding garment
b. he made him leave the room
c. he had him sit next to him 
d. he had him bound and cast into outer darkness

Quiz of the Day, July 4, 2018

Which of the following is not true about the life of faith of first President, George Washington?

a. he was baptized into the Church of England
b. he serve on the vestry of his parish
c. he paid for pews at several churches
d. from his diaries he indicates that he went to church 14 or 16 times in a year
e. he would leave church before communion
f.  he did not have a Masonic rite burial

Quiz of the Day, July 3, 2018

Why did Balaam's donkey refuse to continue on the road forward?

a. the donkey was busying talking to Balaam
b. Balaam's donkey saw an angel blocking passage
c. Balaam's donkey was resisting Balaam's beating
d. the King of Moab brought mad dogs to stop him

Quiz of the Day, July 2, 2018

Which of the following is not true about the prophet Balaam?

a. he took a bribe from the King of Moab
b. he heard a donkey speak to him
c. he refused a bribe to issue a curse
d. the King of Moab wanted him to issue a curse against Israel

Quiz of the Day, July 1, 2018

Whom of the following made connections with the Greek poets by stating that we live and move and have our being in God and that we are God's offspring?

a. Peter
b. Ben Sirach
c. Paul
d. Timothy