Bible Knowledge Assessment
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By Jeff Miller
Old Testament
Multiple Choice
1.
The man who wrestled with an angel at Peniel was:
a. Jacob
2.
c. Genesis
d. 1 Kings
b. Balaam
c. Ephraim
d. Jephthah
a.
Isaac to be offered as a sacrifice by Abraham
b.
Joseph is made a ruler in Egypt
c.
Sodom destroyed
d.
Jacob wrestles with the angel
e.
“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good”
b. c,d,e,a,b
c. d,a,c,b,e
d. c,d,a,b,e
e. c,a,d,b,e
Which of the following is NOT a book in the Old Testament:
a. Obadiah
6.
b. Exodus
The following item lists events out of chronological order. Which letter indicates the order in
which the events actually occurred:
a. b,e,a,c,d
5.
d. Samuel
The man whose donkey spoke prophecy was:
a. Jacob
4.
c. Noah
The life of Abraham is found in the book of:
a. Judges
3.
b. Joshua
b. Hezekiah
c. Zephaniah
d. Ezra
“Have you but one blessing my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.”
a. Cain
b. Jacob
c. Esau
d. Joseph
e. Isaac
Matching
7.
______ One of the twelve tribes of Israel.
8.
______ The fourth king of Israel.
9.
______ The man who did not experience normal death.
10. ______ King of Judah who came into power at the age of eight and about
whom the Scriptures say, “He did right in the eyes of the Lord.”
11. ______ One of Eli’s two sons who was punished by death.
12. ______ The first judge of Israel, following the period of Joshua’s leadership.
a. Othniel
f. Gad
b. Phinehas
g. Bartholomew
c. Samuel
h. Matthias
d. Josiah
i. Enoch
e. Rehoboam
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True/False
13. T F
Ruth was the great grandmother of King David.
14. T F
Habakkuk is classified as a minor prophet.
15. T F
Manasseh is remembered as one of the good and faithful kings.
16. T F
Gomer is the unfaithful wife of the prophet Joel.
17. T F
The ten plagues against the Egyptians are recorded in the book of Exodus.
18. T F
The first king of Israel was David.
19. T F
The man who assumed leadership of Israel after Moses was Joshua.
20. T F
The ten commandments are recorded in Exodus.
Arrange the persons or events in chronological order by placing an “a” before the earliest, then a “b,”
etc.
21. _____ The giving of the law on Sinai.
22. _____ The building of the temple by Solomon.
23. _____ The call of Abraham.
24. _____ The Babylonian captivity.
25. _____ The Exodus from Egypt.
From which book:
Write the Old Testament book from which the quotation comes. A book may be used more than once.
26. __________________ “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked …”
27. __________________ The Ten Commandments (name one of the two books).
28. __________________ “When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor,
he was enraged.”
29. __________________ “Meaningless! Meaningless! Utterly meaningless! Everything is
meaningless.”
30. __________________ “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.”
31. __________________ “Seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish
transgression.”
32. __________________ “There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from
within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.”
33. __________________ “One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and
Satan also came with them.”
34. __________________ “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before you.”
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35. __________________ David’s sin with Bathsheba.
36. __________________ “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”
37. __________________ “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it
day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be
prosperous and successful.”
38. __________________ “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands
forever.”
39. __________________ “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its
wickedness has come up before me.”
40. __________________ “For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters
increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.”
New Testament
Multiple Choice
41. The Gospel with the most number of chapters is:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. None of these
42. The Gospel that is different from the other three is:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. None of these
43. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” is from:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. None of these
44. The Gospel written by a Gentile physician was:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. None of these
45. The Gospel containing the Upper Room Discourse, describing the role and function of the Holy
Spirit is:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. None of these
46. The Gospel that emphasizes the miracles of Christ is:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. None of these
47. The Gospel that does not record the death and resurrection of Jesus is:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. None of these
d. John
e. None of these
48. The Great Commission is recorded in:
a. Matthew b. Mark
c. Luke
49. The man who was dragged out of the city and left for dead, only to get up and go back into the
same city was:
a. Paul
b. Stephen
c. Peter
d. John
e. Nicodemus
c. Peter
d. John
e. Nicodemus
50. The first Christian martyr was:
a. Paul
b. Stephen
51. The only one of the original 12 disciples that did not die prematurely was:
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a. James
b. Thomas
c. Peter
d. John
e. Phillip
52. Those who were with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration were:
a.
Moses, Elisha, John, Peter, James
b.
Moses, Elijah, John, Peter, Matthew
c.
Moses, Elisha, John, Peter, Matthew
d.
Moses, Elijah, John, Peter, James
e.
None of these
True/False
James was one of the “sons of thunder.”
53. T
F
54. T
F
Paul’s shipwreck occurred on the island of Patmos.
55. T
F
The Gospel of Luke records the Sermon on the Mount.
56. T
F
Lydia was a seller of purple and dyes.
57. T
F
Titus is one of Paul’s Pastoral Epistles.
58. T
F
The “faith” chapter is in the book of Romans.
59. T
F
Luke wrote the Book of Acts.
60. T
F
Peter wrote the Book of Revelation.
Arrange the events in chronological order by placing an “a” before the earliest, then a “b,” etc.
61. _____ Jesus appears to Paul.
62. _____ Jesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount.
63. _____ Pentecost.
64. _____ The ascension.
65. _____ Jesus is baptized by John.
66. _____ The Last Supper.
67. _____ Jesus appears to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
68. _____ The resurrection.
From which book:
Write the New Testament book from which the quotation comes. A book may be used more than once.
69. __________________ “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
70. __________________ “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me.”
71. __________________ “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you
will be my witnesses.”
72. __________________ “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
73. __________________ “I am the resurrection and the life.”
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74. __________________ “Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the
beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent
Theophilus.”
75. __________________ “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness”
76. __________________ “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
77. __________________ “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants
what must soon take place.”
78. __________________ “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give
the reason for the hope that you have.”
79. __________________ “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your
bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God.”
80. __________________ “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his
body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a
temple of the Holy Spirit?”
Theology/Apologetics
Multiple Choice
81. The unchangeableness of God is called His:
a. Immutability
b. Aseity
c. Sovereignty
d. omnipotence
c. justification
d. sanctification
82. The notion of being born again is called:
a. regeneration
b. glorification
83. The doctrine of the Trinity teaches that God is:
a. 3 in essence and 1 in person
c. 1 in essence and 3 in person
b. 1 in essence and 1 in person
d. none of the above
84. The notion that God knows everything—past, present, and future—is called:
a. omnipresence
b. omniscience
c. omnipotence
d. omnitheater
85. The doctrine of sanctification teaches that in this life true believers:
a. cooperate with the work of the
Holy Spirit
c. make genuine progress in striving
after perfection
b. are not able to achieve perfection
d. All of the above
86. The science of properly interpreting the Scriptures is called:
a. homiletics
b. hermeneutics
c. heresy
d. hamartiology
87. The study of the end times and the second coming of Christ is called:
a. pneumatology
b. Christology
c. hamartiology
d. eschatology
88. The term describing God’s ability and right of being “in control” of the universe is:
a. aseity
b. justification
c. sovereignty
d. watchmaker
89. The notion that God is all-powerful is called:
a. omnipresence
b. omniscience
c. omnipotence
d. omnitheater
90. Which theory is not a known attempt to explain the resurrection:
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a. “swoon” theory
c. “wrong tomb” theory
b. “stolen body” theory
d. all are attempted explanations
True/False
91. T F The Bible as it exists today is word-for-word identical to the Bible as it was originally
written.
92. T F First Corinthians 15:3-5 is a chief passage dealing with the resurrection of Christ.
93. T F The Bible claims to be the Word of God.
94. T F
Jesus Himself claimed to be God when he said, “Before Moses was, I AM.”
95. T F Satan is described in the Bible as masquerading as an angel of light in order to deceive
mankind.
Respond to the following topics, referring to specific verses of Scripture to support
your answer:
96. I go to church and pray and I’m basically a good person, so I hope I will go to heaven when I die.
97. Why do Christians suffer?
98. Do those who have never had the opportunity to hear of Jesus go to hell when they die? Explain your
answer using Scripture verses.
99. God´s sovereignty and man´s free will.
100. How can I have a personal relationship with God?
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