1) We best approach the mystery of the Incarnation by thinking of our Lord as being:

a) Two persons, one divine and one human, with one nature.
b) Human in body, but divine in spirit.
c) One person with two natures, the divine and the human.
d) A mixture of the divine and human forming a composite nature.

2) The Holy Spirit is:

a) A divine person equal to the Father and the Son and one with them.
b) The dynamic power or force of God.
c) A created, invisible being.
d) The Spirit of the Father only.

3) Providence is best defined as:

a) God's amazing ability to control events even He did not foresee.
b) Direct Divine intervention.
c) God's upholding, governing, and disposing of all things.
d) Luck.

4) The Church is best defined as:

a) The replacement for ancient Israel.
b) All the denominations considered as a whole.
c) The full number of God's elect people of all ages.
d) A building where worship services are held.

5) Christ's heavenly session is:

a) The group of 24 elders of whom we read in the book of Revelation.
b) His having sat down at the Father's right hand.
c) His eternal communion with the Father.
d) Also known as His heavenly intercession.

6) Salvation for those who lived before Jesus in history was:

a) Impossible.
b) Fully accomplished by the sacrifice of animals.
c) Uncertain until Jesus said "It is finished" on the cross.
d) Based on His then future saving work.

7) when a redeemed person dies, his soul:

a) Sleeps.
b) Is present with the Lord.
c) Ceases to exist.
d) Goes to Limbo.

8) God created the world:

a) Out of nothing.
b) Billions of years ago.
c) In cooperation with the eternal angels.
d) Out of previously existing matter.

9) Original sin is:

a) satan's sinful act of tempting Eve.
b) Pride.
c) The sinful nature with which all humans are born.
d) Cain's murder of Abel.

10) Identify the non-Biblical title for Jesus Christ:

a) Apostle and High Priest of our Confession.
b) Imperial Pontifex.
c) Shepherd and Bishop of Souls.
d) Prince of Life.

11) "Limited Atonement":

a) Means that when Christ returns, God's offer of salvation ends.
b) Refers to the temporary efficacy of the Levitical animal sacrifices.
c) Means Christ's sacrifice was insufficient to save all men.
d) Can also be called "Definite Atonement".

12) Homiletics is:

a) The study of preaching.
b) The study of interpretation.
c) The study of domestic life.
d) The study of ugliness.

13) Pneumatics is:

a) The study of the mechanical properties of air and other gases.
b) The branch of theology concerned with evil spirits.
c) The branch of theology concerned with angels.
d) The branch of theology concerned with the human spirit.

14) The experience of the "Perseverance of the Saints":

a) Is only finally realized in heaven.
b) Does not eliminate tribulation, trial, and struggle from the Christian life.
c) Is only attained by the holiest true believers.
d) Is not related to ongoing sanctification at all.

15) satan (name intentionally not capitalized) is:

a) Opposed to, but equal to God in every way.
b) Destined to eventually cease to exist.
c) Able to produce "lying wonders".
d) The ruler of the eternal lake of fire.

16) In the Bible, the Church is called:

a) The body of Christ.
b) A and D.
c) The power of Christ.
d) The bride of Christ.

17) "Total Depravity" means:

a) That the image of God has been utterly eradicated.
b) The same thing as reprobate.
c) Can't get any worse, morally.
d) That sin's corruption extends to every part of the entire sinner.

18) The attributes of God are:

a) Characteristics or qualities of His being.
b) Exactly seven in quantity.
c) Incapable of being revealed.
d) Always increasing.

19) When referring to the Bible, inspired means:

a) Suitable to many interpretations.
b) Soul stirring.
c) Dictated by God to the human writers.
d) God-breathed.

20) "Irresistible Grace":

a) Refers to the great beauty of the Gospel message.
b) Can be defeated by only one thing, the human will (Acts 7:51).
c) Is seen when someone is brought to faith as if in a trance.
d) Means those the Father has given to Christ will come to Him (John 6:37).

21) When theologians say God is immense, they mean:

a) That He is inconceivably gigantic.
b) That His mind is indivisible from His other parts.
c) That He is immeasurable.
d) That after He created the universe, God became invisible.

22) Select the best three adjectives for true Christian theology:

a) Biblical, Monotheistic, Hedonistic.
b) Henotheistic, Historic, Holistic.
c) Polytheistic, Polyandrous, and Pollywannacrackerist.
d) Biblical, Monotheistic, Trinitarian.

23) "Unconditional Election" means:

a) That God will have mercy on whom He wills (Exodus 33:19, Romans 9:15).
b) That God elects those He first foresaw would make the right choice.
c) That God's love is universal and undistinguishing to all men.
d) That sometimes political candidates face no opposition.

24) God is:

a) Omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent.
b) In need of nothing "outside" of Himself.
c) Holy, changeless, righteous, good, and just.
d) All of the above.

25) The best definition of God's omnipresence is:

a) Like an invisible gas, the presence of God fills every place.
b) Every place is equally present to the being of God.
c) His amazing ability to be in multiple places at the same time.
d) His huge size makes all creation like a speck in comparison.