Bible Quiz: The Bible

1) What do most Christians believe about the Bible?

God carved the original Bible into stone atop Mount Sinai.

God dictated the Bible to Jesus, and Jesus' followers wrote it down.

It is inspired by God, but written by various human authors.

The New Testament is inspired by God, but the Old Testament is primarily historical background.

2) What else do Christians believe about the Bible?

It tells the history of God's salvation of His people.

It tells the history of the angels.

It tells the origins of God.

It tells why God created the universe.

3) Which of these is NOT part of the Bible?

The teachings of prophets

The teachings of Jesus

The history of the medieval Church

The history of Israel

4) Which of these is taught by the Bible?

The true path to prestige and influence

The true path to wealth and personal happiness

How to live in harmony with God and with all of humanity

Techniques of Christian Mysticism

5) Nearly all the events of the Bible occurred in one region of the world. Which region?

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

The Middle East

Central Asia

6) What can be said about the original writings that make up the Bible?

The complete set of the original documents is stored in the Vatican archives.

The complete set of original documents is stored partly at the Vatican, and partly in museums around the world.

Only a few of the original documents have been preserved to this day.

None of the original documents are known to exist.

7) The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves around the Dead Sea in 1947, and are considered a major source of knowledge about the Bible. What do they contain.?

The original documents of parts of the Old Testament of the Bible

The original documents of parts of the New Testament of the Bible

The oldest known copies of parts of the Old Testament of the Bible

The oldest known copies of parts of the New Testament of the Bible

8) In the 4th century Pope Damascus assigned his secretary, Jerome, the task of producing an accurate translation of the Bible in Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. Jerome completed the task in 405 A.D., and his translation became the standard Bible of Christianity for over 900 years. What was this version called?

The Geneva Bible

The King James Bible

The Sepuagint

The Vulgate

9) When was the whole Bible first translated into English?

973 A.D.

1102 A.D.

1380 A.D.

1580 A.D.

10) Who was responsible for producing the first printed version of the Bible?

Johann Gutenberg

John Wycliffe

King James of England

Pope Gregory the Great

11) What is the King James Version?

An English translation from the Latin version of the Bible that was a favorite of James I of England

An English translation commissioned by James I of England and first published in 1611

An English version of the Bible used by the Church of Scotland, but banned in England

The first English translation of the Bible produced in the American colonies, and dedicated to King James of England

12) About how many languages has the Bible been translated into?

400

800

1500

3000

13) What is the Apocrypha?

A popular book of the Middle Ages that gives fanciful descriptions of heaven and hell.

A group of Christian writings that were included in some early versions of the Bible, but were excluded from the official canon of Christianity

A group of Jewish writings that were included in some versions of Jewish scripture, but were excluded from the official canon of Judaism

A set of heretical writings from the first century that denies the divinity of Jesus

14) What is the difference between Catholic and Protestant Bibles?

Protestant Bibles contain the writings of Martin Luther, but Catholic Bibles do not.

The Catholic Bible contains the writings of several popes, but Protestant Bibles do not.

The New Testament of the Catholic Bible contains the Gospel of Thomas, but most Protestant Bibles do not.

The Old Testament of the Catholic Bible contains the books of the Apocrypha, but most Protestant Bibles do not.