QUIZ FOR LUKE CHAPTER ONE
1. According to Luke chapter one, why did Luke write his gospel?
a. “In order to record the mighty acts of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
b. “To set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us.”
c. “To testify to the life and power and glory of Jesus our Lord.”
2. According to Luke chapter one, who delivered to Luke the accounts of those things that had
been fulfilled among them?
a. Eyewitnesses and ministers of the word.
b. The apostles and the seventy.
c. The disciples of Jesus.
3. To whom did Luke write his gospel?
a. Theophilus.
b. Theodosius.
c. Theophan.
4. Fill in the blank in this passage from Luke chapter one: “That you may know the ________ of
those things in which you were instructed.
a. Truth.
b. Certainty.
c. Power.
5. According to Luke chapter one, the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus occurred during the
reign of which king of Judea?
a. Aeschylus.
b. Claudius.
c. Herod.
6. According to Luke chapter one, what was the job of Zacharias?
a. He was a priest.
b. He was a scribe.
c. He was a carpenter.
7. Who was the wife of Zacharias?
a. Martha.
b. Saphira.
c. Elizabeth.
8. According to Luke chapter one, Elizabeth was of the daughters of who?
a. David.
b. Aaron.
c. Ishmael.
9. Fill in the blank in this passage from Luke chapter one: “And they were both righteous before
God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord __________.”
a. “With joy.”
b. “Blameless.”
c. “Without complaint.”
10. According to Luke chapter one, why did Zacharias and Elizabeth have no child?
a. Because their faithfulness was being tested.
b. Because they lived as brother and sister in their service to the Lord.
c. Because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
11. According to Luke chapter one, why did Zacharias burn incense in the temple of the Lord?
a. His lot fell to burn incense.
b. He was the keeper of the incense.
c. Zacharias was forbidden from burning incense.
12. According to Luke chapter one, who appeared to Zacharias on the right side of the altar of
incense?
a. Herod.
b. The prophet Simeon.
c. An angel of the Lord.
13. According to Luke chapter one, what name was Zacharias commanded to give to his son?
a. John.
b. Andrew.
c. Simeon.
14. Fill in the blank in this passage from Luke chapter one: “For he will be _____________, and
shall drink neither wine nor strong drink.”
a. “A prophet of the Lord.”
b. “Great in the sight of the Lord.”
c. “The one who proclaims the coming of the Savior of Israel.”
15. According to Luke chapter one, with what would John, the son of Zacharias, be filled?
a. The joy of the Lord.
b. A zeal for the things of God.
c. The Holy Spirit.
16. According to Luke chapter one, John, the son of Zacharias, would go forth in the spirit and
power of who?
a. Isaiah.
b. Elijah.
c. Jeremiah.
17. Fill in the blank in this prophecy in Luke chapter one: “He will also go before Him in the spirit
and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the
wisdom of the just to ________________________________.”
a. “Make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
b. “Prepare the paths of the Lord.”
c. “Call the people of Israel to repentance.”
18. According to Luke chapter one, what was the name of the angel who spoke to Zacharias?
a. Gabriel.
b. Michael.
c. Raphael.
19. According to Luke chapter one, why was Zacharias mute and unable to speak?
a. To prepare him for preaching to the people of Israel.
b. Because he did not believe the words of the angel Gabriel.
c. Because his body was failing in his advanced age.
20. According to Luke chapter one, what did the people perceive because Zacharias was unable
to speak?
a. That Zacharias had improperly burned incense on the altar of the Lord.
b. That Zacharias would soon be a father.
c. That Zacharias had seen a vision in the temple.
21. According to Luke chapter one, in what month was the angel Gabriel sent to Nazareth?
a. The third month.
b. The sixth month.
c. The ninth month.
22. According to Luke chapter one, what was the virgin Mary’s relationship to Joseph?
a. She was married to him.
b. She was a member of the same tribe.
c. She was betrothed to him.
23. Fill in the blank in the angel Gabriel’s statement to Mary in Luke chapter one: “Rejoice,
_________, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
a. “Most holy Theotokos.”
b. “Handmaiden of the Lord.”
c. “Highly favored one.”
24. According to Luke chapter one, how did Mary respond to the angel Gabriel’s greeting?
a. She was troubled at his saying.
b. She rejoiced at his saying.
c. She was angered by his saying.
25. According to the angel Gabriel in Luke chapter one, what did Mary find with God?
a. Salvation.
b. Favor.
c. Redemption.
26. According to Luke chapter one, Jesus will be called the Son of Whom (choose the exact
word)?
a. The Heavenly King.
b. The Holy One of Israel.
c. The Highest.
27. According to Luke chapter one, what throne would be given to Jesus?
a. The throne of His father David.
b. A throne in heaven.
c. The throne at the right hand of the Father.
28. Fill in the blank in this statement by the angel Gabriel in Luke chapter one: “And the angel
answered and said to her, ‘The _________ will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will
overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.’”
a. “Glory of God.”
b. “Holy Spirit.”
c. “Spirit of the Lord.”
29. According to Luke chapter one, how far was Elizabeth into her pregnancy when the angel
Gabriel appeared to Mary?
a. Three months.
b. Six months.
c. Nine months.
30. Fill in the blank in the words of Mary in Luke chapter one: “Behold the maidservant of the
Lord! ___________ according to your word.”
a. “Let it be to me…”
b. “May everything occur...”
c. “May I be blessed...”
31. According to Luke chapter one, what did Elizabeth’s baby do when she was visited by Mary?
a. The baby was immediately born.
b. The baby became calm.
c. The baby leaped in her womb.
32. How did Elizabeth describe Mary in Luke chapter one? Choose the exact words.
a. “The mother of my Lord.”
b. “The chosen of the Lord.”
c. “The most blessed of the Lord.”
33. Fill in the blank in Mary’s words in Luke chapter one: “My soul _______________, and my
spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.”
a. “Is blessed by God.”
b. “Magnifies the Lord.”
c. “Is saved by the Lord.”
34. According to Luke chapter one, what will all generations call Mary?
a. Holy.
b. Righteous.
c. Blessed.
35. According to Luke chapter one, how long did Mary remain with Elizabeth?
a. About three months.
b. About six months.
c. About nine months.
36. According to Luke chapter one, how did Zacharias notify the men who came to circumcise his
son that the boy should be named John?
a. He spoke to them.
b. He instructed Elizabeth to tell them.
c. He wrote the words.
37. According to Luke chapter one, when did Zacharias regain his ability to speak?
a. Immediately after writing that his son should be named John.
b. Immediately after John was circumcised.
c. Immediately after he burned incense on the altar.
38. According to Luke chapter one, what was on John? Choose the exact words.
a. The glory of the Lord.
b. The hand of the Lord.
c. The blessing of the Lord.
39. According to Zacharias prophecy in Luke chapter one, how long have their been holy
prophets?
a. Since the world began.
b. Since Israel entered the promised land.
c. Since David was king over Israel.
40. Fill in the blank in Zacharias’ prophecy in Luke chapter one: “And you, child, will be called
the_____________________; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.”
a. “Forerunner of the Lord.”
b. “Prophet of the Highest.”
c. “The Baptist.”
41. Fill in the blank in Zacharias’ prophecy in Luke chapter one: “Through the tender mercy of our
God, With which the _____________ from on high has visited us.”
a. “Son of God.”
b. “Son of Righteousness.”
c. “Dayspring.”
42. According to Luke chapter one, John was in the deserts till what day? Choose the exact
words.
a. The day of his manifestation to Israel.
b. The day of the baptism of Jesus.
c. The day Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ FOR LUKE CHAPTER ONE
1. B (Luke 1:1).
2. A (Luke 1:2)
3. A (Luke 1:3)
4. B (Luke 1:4)
5. C (Luke 1:5)
6. A (Luke 1:5)
7. C (Luke 1:5)
8. B (Luke 1:5)
9. B (Luke 1:6)
10. C (Luke 1:7))
11. A (Luke 1:9)
12. C (Luke 1:11))
13. A (Luke 1:13)
14. B (Luke 1:15)
15. C (Luke 1:15)
16. B (Luke 1:17)
17. A (Luke 1:17)
18. A (Luke 1:19)
19. B (Luke 1:20)
20. C (Luke 1:22)
21. B (Luke 1:26)
22. C (Luke 1:27)
23. C (Luke 1:28)
24. A (Luke 1:29)
25. B (Luke 1:30)
26. C (Luke 1:32)
27. A (Luke 1:32)
28. B (Luke 1:35)
29. B (Luke 1:36)
30. A (Luke 1:38)
31. C (Luke 1:41, 44)
32. A (Luke 1:43)
33. B (Luke 1:46)
34. C (Luke 1:48)
35. A (Luke 1:56)
36. C (Luke 1:63)
37. A (Luke 1:64)
38. B (Luke 1:66)
39. A (Luke 1:70)
40. B (Luke 1:76)
41. C (Luke 1:78)
42. A (Luke 1:80)
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