INTRODUCTION
You may be a religious leader (priest, nun etc) or just a lay person who would like
to do your bit to proclaim the Word of God to your parishioners or any other
group. Here is an opportunity for you. The following Bible Study Quiz (BSQ) is
prepared from a set of 18 short 1 page articles on BIBLE STUDY FOR THE
SIMPLE articles uploaded on our website. You can ask well in advance the
participants to visit – www.stfrancisxavierpanvel.in - BIBLE QUEST section and
read these articles from the file BIBLE STUDY – part 1, and come prepared. The
objective type (just to tick a, b or c) BSQ questions on this part of the articles (with
50 questions) is given in the later pages.
To make you easier to conduct this quiz, the answers are given on the last page
below. Since answers are already in public domain, you are free to use your own
ideas (like replacing the questions at random etc) so that participants do not
simply learn their answers by heart from the website (tell the participants in
advance about your plan of replacing the questions). A sample blank answer sheet
is also enclosed as a help, for written quiz.
Besides following this method of quiz, you may conduct this quiz in many other
creative ways like group quiz, oral quiz etc. If preparing for BSQ by reading 18
articles is too much, you can prepare the quiz part by part.
ALSO SEE BIBLE QUEST SECTION OF THIS
WEBSITE AND CONDUCT MONTHLY BIBLE
QUIZ FOR YOUR PARISHIONERS/GROUPS
Fr Felix Rebello
Following are some of the quotes on Bible by
the great and holy people. These quotes are
published here below for you to read and be
inspired by these quotes!
 When you read God's Word, you must constantly be saying to
yourself, "It is talking to me, and about me." Soren Kierkegaard
 For some years now I have read through the Bible twice every
year. If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a
little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I
wanted to know what it was and what it meant. --Martin Luther
 Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our
duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to
understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but
because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a
lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy. --R. C. Sproul
 If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the
credit is due to my parents for instilling in me an early love of the
Scriptures. --Daniel Webster
 "So great is my veneration for the BIBLE that the earlier my
children begin to read it, the more confident will be my hope that
they will prove useful citizens to their country and respectable
members of society" John Quincy Adams
 "The Bible is God’s chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the
bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbour is, and
how to reach it without running on rocks and bars" Henry Ward
Beecher
 The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the
shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a
few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less
than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian. --AW. Tozer
 "The BIBLE holds up before us ideals that are within sight of the
weakest and the lowliest, and yet so high that the best and the
noblest are kept with their faces turned ever upward. It carries
the call of the Saviour to the remotest corners of the earth; on its
pages are written the assurances of the present and our hopes for
the future" – William Jennings Bryan
 “Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into
a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more
fundamental and enduring than the Bible.” President Ronald
Reagan, 40th President of the United States
 The longer you read the Bible, the more you will like it; it will
grow sweeter and sweeter; and the more you get into the spirit of
it, the more you will get into the spirit of Christ. –Romaine
 "To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the
imperishable truth to be found in this Treasure House, the
BIBLE?" Queen Elizabeth
 “I believe that the existence of the Bible is the greatest benefit to
the human race. Any attempt to belittle it, I believe, is a crime
against humanity.” Immanuel Kant, German idealist
philosopher, 1724-1804
 The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one
which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for
that. –Mccosh
 You may as well quit reading and hearing the Word of God, and
give it to the devil, if you do not desire to live according to it. -Martin Luther
 "The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the BIBLE,
"In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy
paths" - George Washington Carver
 The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever
will be known in the world. --Charles Dickens
 "For more than a thousand years the BIBLE, collectively taken,
has gone hand in hand with civilization, science, law… In short,
with the moral and intellectual cultivation of the species, always
supporting and often leading the way" - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an
intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter
into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and
know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core
and center of their hearts.-- A. W. Tozer
 Whatever merit there is in anything that I have written is simply
due to the fact that when I was a child my mother daily read me a
part of the Bible and daily made me learn a part of it by heart. -John Ruskin
 "After more than sixty years of almost daily reading of the
BIBLE, I never fail to find it always new and marvelously in tune
with the changing needs of every day" Cecil B. DeMille
 “We must not build on the sands of an uncertain and ever
changing science…but upon the rock of inspired Scriptures.” Sir
Ambrose Flemming,
 You may as well quit reading and hearing the Word of God, and
give it to the devil, if you do not desire to live according to it. -Martin Luther
 The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one
which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for
that. –Mccosh
 “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the
problems men face.” ― Ronald Reagan
 “If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you
don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.” ― Saint
Augustine of Hippo
 "Other books were given for our information, the BIBLE was
given for our transformation"- The Defender
 “I have a problem with people who take the Constitution loosely
and the Bible literally.” - Bill Maher
 “Reading the Bible will help you get to know the word, but it’s
when you put it down and live your life that you get to know the
author.” ― Steve Maraboli
 “You Christians look after a document containing enough
dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside
down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as
though it is nothing more than a piece of literature.” ― Mahatma
Gandhi
 “The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest of
all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.” - ―
Charles C. Ryrie
 “It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading
people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human
freedom.”
― Horace Greeley
 “England has two books, the Bible and Shakespeare. England
made Shakespeare, but the Bible made England.” ― Victor Hugo
 “If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you
don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself.” ―
Augustine of Hippo
 To get the full flavor of an herb, it must be pressed between the
fingers, so it is the same with the Scriptures; the more familiar
they become, the more they reveal their hidden treasures and
yield their indescribable riches. — John Chrysostom, A.D. 347407
 “The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever
will be known in the world.” - Charles Dickens
 “The primary purpose of reading the Bible is not to know the
Bible but to know God.” ― James Merritt
 “The Bible is meant to be down-to-earth. It was written for real
people facing real issues.” ― Judah Smith
 “I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All
the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us
through this Book.” ― Abraham Lincoln
 “Burn God's words into your heart, His thoughts into your mind
and His ways into your actions; and you'll have a Spirit-filled
life.” ― Alisa Hope Wagner
 “The Bible was not given for our information but for our
transformation.” ― D.L. Moody
 “The Bible is useful because it opens our eyes, and because it’s
highly impractical to walk through life with our eyes
closed.” ― Peter J. Leithart
 “First and foremost, God is the true hero of the story. No matter
how captivating the other characters may be, our top priority is
to discover what the Bible reveals about God.” ― Carolyn Custis
James
 “the bible gives me a deep comforting sense that (things seen are
temporal, and things unseen are eternal.” ― Helen Keller
 “The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners
mature, its meaning grows with them.” ― Augustine of
Hippo, Confessions
 “All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine
Book.”
― David Livingstone
 “The reason you don't like the Bible, you old sinner, is because it
knows all about you.” - ― Billy Sunday
Following are some of the feedbacks given by the St
Francis Xavier Church, Panvel participants of the
BIBLE STUDY QUIZ (B.S.Q.) held on 15/3/15
 Today’s Bible Study Quiz though difficult was interesting. I could learn
more on the contents, history and origin of Bible – Aju Morris
 From today’s BSQ I have benefitted a lot. I came to know about the
history of the Bible, how it had been compiled over the centuries. I feel
that, this will help me in understanding the Bible more and its relevance in
the present day world. It is really very informative – Holly Anthony
Mukkath
 The quiz held today benefited a lot as I gained much more knowledge
about bible because I could learn many more new things – Minolette
Lemos
 Today’s Bible Quiz has benefitted not only me, but also my team. First we
thought it was theological and dry and uninteresting. Then we had a
question-answer session among the participants on last Sunday. Then we
met this Friday and discussed and understood the articles, sharing our
views. The ultimate result is, the articles which we felt earlier uninteresting
has now created curiosity and interest to know more about the Bible –
Melina
 Today’s Bible Quiz was very interesting and challenging. It took a lot of
team work – Anasthacia Marcel
 Today’s Bible quiz has served as an evaluation of our Bible Study. The
preparation required reading of all the articles related to the subject. It is
a revision as well as summery. I feel this study should continue in order to
keep our parishioners updated on the knowledge of scriptures and be well
prepared to face the Christian fundamentalists. – Anil Bhosale
 While reading the articles, I found it very difficult to understand and
remember, but as I read it repeatedly I found the articles are very
interesting and very useful. Attempting the quiz made to realise how much
I know about the bible and the history behind it. So many things which I
ignored earlier, because of this quiz I felt it is important. I enjoyed this
quiz more than others because it is the real test of my bible knowledge. –
Rosy Joseph
 Through today’s bible quiz I got to know more about the bible – how it has
come into existence, who had written it and much more. I got a good
opportunity to understand the bible as some of the unanswered questions
are answered – Alina D’Cunha
 The BSQ was very informative. Every page I read I got to know many
facts. Now I feel confident to answer any kind of questions on Bible when
asked by others. It is indeed important to know about Bible as there are so
many who are deceived by satan to prove our faith wrong. Bible is so
important because it is the living word of God. By reading it over and over
again with interest, we will able to understand the hidden message of the
bible and gain wisdom. We need to live by His words, though written by
men , it was spoken and revealed by God. In bible we understand how
deep, boundless and unconditional our God’s love is. Praise the Lord –
Vidya Marina
 Today’s quiz enlightened me with the knowledge of how the Holy Bible
came into existence and how it helped the people to know God’s love
towards His people. The quiz was interesting, but confusing because each
article the meaning of the bible was different. But at the end bible teaches
us to make our lives enriching and fruitful – Precy Gonsalves
 Today’s bible quiz was quite different than earlier because it required more
knowledge to understand the origin and development of the bible through
the ages – Lancy Pinto
 Today’s bible quiz has made me understand that I need to devote more
time to understand how the bible came to be, the process, the contest,
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meaning etc. This bible study has given me an answer to 4-5 of my
questions on bible which I was not aware of earlier. It is a good exercise
and innovative way of learning – Vinod D’Cunha
Even though the portion was vast compared to monthly Bible Quest, I tried
to cover the portion. During my study, I came to know how God inspired
the writers to write His words – C. Dominic
Today’s Bible study helped me to know more about Bible. It cleared my
many doubts on the Bible. The articles have given very precise and apt
details about every aspect of the Bible. One of the major doubts of God’s
existence is also clarified in a subtle way while supporting the existence of
science – Debra Menezes
Today’ s bible quiz was a revelation of sorts. I came to know of many
aspects of bible, its contents, history etc. which I didn’t know earlier. Next
time when I read the bible I can read in a better way, have a good and
meaningful outlook towards it, draw inspiration from it and also reflect on
the love that the Lord has for me and how I am blessed – Dr Stephenson
Participation in today’s bible quest has great benefits for me. In the earlier
quiz, standard answers were provided. Hence the thirsts to seek more
details were absent. The articles that had to be read for this quiz forced
me to go through it. It opened a vast knowledge of the history and the
scientific approach to the bible. Reading these articles gave a good insight
from the inception of Christianity and its growth. The historical facts and
faith in God combined together has shed light in many aspects on the
bible. Truly the reading of such inspired articles will help to advance our
knowledge and intensify our faith – George Varghese
Today’s quiz has helped me discover and unravel the historical part of the
bible study. Many facts are very new and amazing – Dalia Neville
Today’s quiz was very interesting as I learnt many new facts about the
evolution of the Bible – Kevin Rodrigues
I loved reading the articles and came to know many things about the bible.
Next time if we have a sample question set would be helpful – Patricia
Chetiar
Today’s bible quiz helped me to understand how the bible came into being.
It was truly informative. It cleared few of my doubts on bible often came
across my mind – Nicolette Rodrigues
BSQ has helped me to know and understand the origin of the bible and
how it evolved in the present form. I came to know about the writers
involved in compiling the bible and points to be kept in mind while reading
the text. I am glad that I learnt a lot and inspired by those writers for all
their efforts and to appreciate them – Rita Rodrigues
When it comes to participation in the monthly bible quest, we are aware of
the portion and we read the specific chapters. On the other hand today’s
bible quiz is not on the content of the bible, but its origin, evolution and
knowledge on how we should read and understand the word of God. There
are many things to learn about bible. It is not just matter of faith, but
certain facts are proved by giving evidence. This is an in depth study of
the bible and it helped me to understand more on the Bible. Thank you
Father for such a quiz – Fiona Fernandes
Having shifted from some other parish, this is my first time participation in
the bible quiz. It is very enriching, inspiring and full of richness and thirst
for the Word of God. Though it was my last minute study, I have
thoroughly enjoyed the questions. Father I was already informed about
this kind of quiz when I was in the old parish. Though completed 4 years
theology course, but if not connected, theology study is a waste. This I
realised today. Most important, I promise to do better next time – Lynette
It was very hard to remember and to understand. But I tried my best it is
very useful for my family life and personal life – Anitha Monis
BIBLE STUDY QUIZ (BSQ) – March 15, 2015
(Questions for this BSQ are chosen from the articles of BIBLE STUDY – part 1 from our church website.
After each question, article no. reference is given for you to cross check your answers.
You have to simply tick (a,b or c) the correct answers in the answer sheet given separately).
1. During the centuries following Jesus' _____, these were collected together to form the Bible. (article 1)
a] death on the cross b] ascension into Heaven c] life on earth.
2. Bible is also available in English in many different translations, from the King James Version of ____ to the
modern, everyday language translations (article 1) a] 1611
b] 1800 c] 1921
3. The Old Testament was originally written in ____ and the New Testament in Greek. (article 2)
a] Aramaic b] Hebrew c] English
4. The New American Standard Bible, for example, was translated over 10 years, by over ___ scholars and was first
published in 1962 AD. (article 2) a] 85 b] 65 c] 45
5. The view that each translation of the Bible conveys a different message is also _____. (article 2)
a] correct
b] partly correct
c] incorrect
6. It was from the Catholic Church that the Protestants of the ____ century took their Bible and also their belief in its
divine inspiration.(article 3) a] 16th b] 17th c] 18th
7. It was only in ___ A.D. that the Council of Carthage finally decided which books belong to the Bible, and it was
about this time, too, that the books of the Bible were combined into one volume. (article 3) a] 450 B] 397 C] 557
8. Paul used the Greek word "theopneustos" for the idea of inspiration. This Greek word is composed of "theos,"
meaning God, and "pneo," meaning to _____ (article 4) a] spirit b] breath c] study
9. In writing of bible in most cases the minds of the writers became the laboratory in which God converted His _____,
as it were, into human language. (article 4) a] thoughts b] wisdom c] breath
10. Human and Divine sides of the ____ are expressed in the Scriptural language: ‘Holy men of God spake as they
were moved (borne along) by the Holy Spirit.’ (2 Pet. 1:21). (article 4) a] truth b] love b] justice
11. Bible is both authoritative and ____ (article 5) a] powerless b] historical c] fragile
12. A simple and obvious example of the need for context in any work is found in the fact that the words, "there is no
God", are found ___ times throughout the Bible (NIV). (article 5) a] 15 b] 18 c] 24
13. But a great deal of the time application for passages can be easily found simply by thinking and ____ about them.
(article 5) a] discussing b] sharing c] praying
14. Fundamentalist Christians have the utterly mistaken idea that the Bible is ______ (article 6).
a] perfect b] imperfect c] false
15. "There are at least ___ different authors, who wrote in three continents, in many countries, in three languages,
and from every possible human standpoint. (article 6) a] 23 b] 36
c] 42
16. The much of the history of the Bible may be divided up into simple segments around the lifetimes of ____
important Biblical figures (article 7) a] two b] three c] five
17. The general, simplified Biblical date connected with David is _____: (article 7) a] 2000 b] 1500 c] 1000
18. Understanding the ____ is important because it helps us to understand the message of God clearly and
accurately. (article 8) a] context
b] writer
c] language
19. When studying the books of the Bible, it is important to look not only at the information a book contains but also at
the ____ that the author has used. (Article 9) a] history b] literary form c] poems
20. Compare 1 Sam 1.1-28 and 1 Sam 2.1-10. These passages from the same book use ____ different kinds of
writing. (article 9) a] two b] three c] five
21. John begins with a ___ (1.1-14), which refers to Jesus as "the Word" and "the true light" that became "a human
being." (article 9) a] story b] poem c] fact
22. Complete Christian Bibles range from the ___ books of the Protestant canon to the 81 books in the Ethiopian
Orthodox Bible, to the 84 books of the Eastern Orthodox Bible. (article 10) a] 63 b] 65 c] 66
23. The first part of the Jewish Bible books - Torah means ____ (article 10) A] prophecy b] teaching c] philosophy
24. The oldest surviving Christian Bibles are Greek manuscripts from the ___ century (article 10) a] 2nd b] 3rd c] 4th
25. During the ____ centuries following the establishment of Christianity in the 1st century, Church Fathers compiled
the New Testament. (article 10) a] three b] five c] six
26. Actually the Bible is a collection of writings from about _____ contributors, thirty in the Old Testament and ten in
the New Testament. (article 11) a] forty b] fifty c] sixty
BSQ contd page 2/- pto
BSQ – page 2/27. The Psalms are a collection of the works of several authors, of whom _____, the "sweet singer of Israel", is the
best known. (article 11) a] Solomon b] David c] Moses
28. The ____ to the Christians in several cities were likely the earliest writings now found in the New Testament.
(article 11) a] letters of Paul b] letters of Peter
c] letters of John
29. The eternal God is the ______ author of the Bible. (article 11) A] important b] primary c] secondary
30. A second set of booklets had been assembled through the years, and these were given the name Apocrypha
(meaning _____). (article 12) a] extra
b] hidden
c] discovered
31. First Maccabees is an _____ of the struggle of the Maccabee family and their followers for Jewish independence
from 167 to 134 BC. (article 12) a] dramatic account b] imaginary account c] historical account
32. Since neither Jesus nor the apostles make any reference to the apocryphal books, most Christians have
regarded their authority as ____to that of the 39 books of the Old Testament. (article 12)
a] doubtful b] minimal c] secondary
33. In ______ in an obscure cave west of the Dead Sea, Bedouin shepherds discovered some scrolls carefully
placed in ten tall jars. (article 13) a] 1947 b] 1965 c] 1977
34. The new founds of Dead Scrolls provided _____ for the genuineness of God's revelation as given to us in the
Bible (article 13) a] partial support b] moral support c] convincing support
35. The Bible scholars are having intense debates about some of the Dead Scroll texts. For example, some new
Bible translations have added approximately ____ words to the end of 1 Samuel 10. (article 13) a] 120 b] 70 c] 60
36. God’s natural revelation can only give _____ knowledge of the attributes of God. (article 14)
a] partial b] empty c] wrong
37. The second way of God’s revelation of himself is known as ____ revelation that occurred through direct
communication from God to Abram and others (article 14) a] unnatural b] special c] great
38. No one is asked to believe the Bible is God's revelation without ____ that it is factual and true. (article 14)
a] evidence b] faith c] struggle
39. The Word of God is recorded in man's languages, with all the __ which that places upon the Scripture (article 15)
a] strengths b] attractions c] limitations
40. In the Bible the weights and measures and numbers are given in ____ as a general rule.(article 15)
a] exact figures b] round figures c] estimated figures
41. For God spoke through the prophets and through His Son, _____ human research unnecessary in any field of
human knowledge. (article 15) a] to make b] to stress c] not to make
42. People must be able to understand Scripture, and to do so they must have it in ____ (article 16).
a] their own language b] original language c] close to Greek language
43. When studying difficult passages ____ versions should be used (article 16) a] only one b] more than one c] all
44. Without the Old Testament the New Testament ____ (article 17).
a] is of no use b] is meaningless c] would be difficult to understand
45. Today we do not go to the Old Testament to learn what to do to be saved and how to ____ God. (article 17)
a] worship b] obey c] follow
46. So we see here the New Testament is a better covenant with better ____. (article 17)
a] ideas b] promises c] actions
47. If we try to justify ourselves by the Old Testament we will ___ and will be lost.(article 17)
a] fall from grace b] reject the grace c] prevent the grace
48. Every Christian should have ______ for the scientific method and accept its validity. (article 18)
a] great love b] great respect c] great desire
49. The Scientists who deny the existence of supernatural conclude that we got here _____ and will end up in
nothingness. (article 18) a] for a purpose b] to live life fully c] by chance
50. When it comes to miracles, it is fair to conclude that they lie outside of science, but are ____ science. (article 18)
a] contrary to b] against c] not opposed to
YEAR END FEEDBACK SECTION
Please answer the YEAR END FEEDBACK questions about 7 to 10 lines each in the normal size good handwriting
(in the reverse of your answer sheet). Besides 2 bonus points, inspiring answers will be uploaded in our website
which may encourage many more priests/parishes to organise this kind of quiz. For questions refer at the end of the
answer sheet.
Sample answer sheet is on the next page. Change as per the need of your
parish.
Answers for the quiz are printed on the last page
BIBLE STUDY QUIZ
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YEAR END FEEDBACK
Answer the following questions on the reverse of this page (in about 7 to 10 lines, normal size and good
handwriting). 15 minutes extra time is allotted to write this feedback.
Up to 2 bonus points will be given for the inspiring answers.
1] How did you benefit from your regular participation in the monthly Bible Quest? (your faith life/personal life/family
life etc)
2] How did you benefit from your participation in today’s Bible Study Quiz? Give your feedback and suggestions, if
any.
ANSWERS to BSQ HELD ON 15/3/2015, SFX church, Panvel
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