Monthly Bible Quiz Competitions
Quiz Number - 21
 Bible Section : The Acts of the Apostles 21, 22, 23
 Closing Date : 2015-09-30

 (Some questions have more than one correct answer, all correct answers must be selected)


1. .”We went into the house of Philip the evangelist”- Who is the Philip, who Paul referred here?

He was one of the Seven, the chosen.
One of the apostles of Jesus
He had four unmarried daughters
He was an Evangelist
His daughters had the gift of prophecy

2. Who were the people who urged Paul not to go to Jerusalem?

Philip
Agabus
Disciples in Caesarea
Disciples in Tyre
Mnason

3. How did Paul describe himself while he addressing people of Jerusalem?

I am a Jew
I am born in Tarsus in Cilicia
I was brought up in Jerusalem
I am educated at the feet of Gamaliel
I persecuted and put both men and women in Prison

4. How was Paul advised to save himself from the Jews of Jerusalem?

Circumcise yourself
Join these four men, go through the rite of purification with them.
Pay for the shaving of their heads
Thus all will know that you yourself observe and guard the law
Come and stay with us

5. What are the accusations by Jews against Paul?

Paul preached not to observe the custom of circumcision
Paul preached against the Law of Moses
Paul brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.
Paul persecuted Christians to death.
Paul preached them to circumcise their children

6. In which language did Paul preach in Jerusalem?

Greek
Latin
Aramaic
English
Hebrew

7. Give short notes on: Ananias

He was a devout man according to the law
He was well-spoken of by all the Jews living there
He prayed for Saul to regain his sight.
He lived in Damascus
He demanded Paul to be the witness of Jesus to the entire world


8. Who helped those who killed Stephen?

Peter
Mary
Paul
Philip
Matthew

9. What is the reaction of the people after the speech of Paul ?

They shouted, “Away with such a fellow from the earth”.
They were throwing off their cloaks
They were tossing dust into the air
They shouted, “For he should not be allowed to live”
They accepted Paul whole-heartedly

10. Who were the Pharisees?

They don’t have the hope of resurrection of the dead
They are not the Jews
They have the hope of resurrection of the dead
Paul is also a Pharisee
They say there is no angel

11. "We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food until we have killed Paul"- How many times did this statements of oath occur?

One
Two
Three
Four
Five

12. Fill in the blanks:
"I am a --------------."

Sadducee
Pharisee
Hebrew
Jew
Gentile

13. Why did the tribune hesitate to punish Paul?

Because Paul was a Jew
Because Paul was a Pharisee
Because Paul was a Christian
Because Paul learnt the Law of Moses
Because Paul was a Roman citizen

14. What is the name of the Tribune?

Felix
Ananias
Claudius Lysias
Saul
John

15. What did happen to Paul after having seen the resurrected Lord?

He could not see
He was killed
Those who were with him took his hand and led him to Damascus
He came himself with a horse to Damascus
Those who were around him attacked him