1.
In which language was the New Testament mainly written?
Correct Answer
B. Greek
Explanation
Parts were written in aramaic but it was mainly written in Greek which was the mainly used language in the east of the Roman Empire.
2.
How many books are contained in the Bible (protestant Canon)?
Correct Answer
A. 66
Explanation
66 books are contained in the protestant canon. Catholics understand 7 more books as part of the bible, the so called "deuterocanonical books": Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Baruch, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees.
3.
The people of Israel contains how many tribes?
Correct Answer
C. 13
Explanation
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasse. Joseph's sons counted as 2 tribes. Only 12 tribes got land in Israel after the Exodus though, because the Levites were assigned as priesthood tribe.
4.
How was the city of Jerusalem called before the Israelites conquered it?
Correct Answer
D. Jebus
Explanation
Judges 19:10 mentions this former name of the city of Jerusalem.
5.
The trinity is a biblical doctrine, supported by the message of the Bible.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
The trinity is never mentioned in the Bible. This doctrine came up and was canonized at the Concile of Nicaea in the 4th century. Before that, most christians did NOT believe in it.
6.
Which of the following is NOT the name of a direct son of Abraham?
Correct Answer
C. Mizraim
Explanation
Abraham's sons were: Isaac, Ishmael, Jokshan, Zimran, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah and Medan.
Mizraim, the forefather of Egypt, was one of the 4 sons of Ham, Noah's son. Abraham came from the family of Noah's other son Shem.
7.
What was the name of Jonah's father?
Correct Answer
A. Amittai
Explanation
Jonah 1:1 "Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah, the son of Amittai." (KJV)
8.
What did Ananias and his wife Sapphira do wrong?
Correct Answer
A. They lied to the Holy Ghost
Explanation
Acts 5:3
"But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land."
9.
Which Prophet lived during the time of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hesekiah, kings of Judah?
Correct Answer
D. Hosea
Explanation
"The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kongs of Judah,..." (Hosea 1:1)
10.
Moses was the son of an egyptian father and a hebrew mother.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
"And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi." (Exodus 1:1).
Moses's parents were both hebrews, both from the tribe of Levi.
11.
When Joseph, the son of Jacob became Pharaoh's steward, he got a new name. Which name was it?
Correct Answer
B. ZapHnath-paaneach
Explanation
"And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneach; and he gave him to wife Potiphera priest of On." (Genesis 41:45)
12.
Which is not the name of one of Christ's original 12 apostles?
Correct Answer
E. Mark
Explanation
Mark is not the name of one of Christ's original 12 apostles. The 12 original apostles were Nathanael, Thomas, Andrew, Philip, Simon, and others. Mark is not mentioned as one of the original apostles in the Bible.
13.
Nahor was Abraham's brother.
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
According to Genesis 24, Nahor was Abraham's brother
14.
From which tribe did the first king of Israel, Saul, come from?
Correct Answer
A. Benjamin
Explanation
"Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people."
1 Samuel 9:1-2