"For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty." (2 Peter 1:16)

New Testament Survey Quiz

MULTIPLE CHOICE (Choose the BEST answer)

01. The Transfiguration is:

A. Another name for the resurrection.
B. Found in all four Gospels.
C. The account of the dazzling change in Jesus' appearance, and Noah's and Elijah's visit with Him.
D. None of the above.

02. False teachers in Galatia sought to:

A. Have Christians seek justication by works of the Law.
B. Persuade the Galatians to become Moslems.
C. Abolish the Law altogether.
D. Convince their hearers that the resurrection had already occured.

03. Cornelius sent for the apostle Peter because:

A. His wife kept after him to do it.
B. An angel of God commanded him to do it.
C. Philip the deacon counselled him to do it.
D. His conscience kept bothering him.

04. The Pastoral Epistles are:

A. I Peter, II Peter, and James.
B. I Timothy, II Timothy, and Titus.
C. Also known as the Seven Letters to the Seven Churches.
D. I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, and Philemon.

05. The Acts of the Apostles:

A. Is one of two New Testament books written for Theophilus.
B. Indicates that the apostle Thomas brought the Gospel to India.
C. Unlike the Gospels, has no accounts of demons being cast out of people.
D. Was co-authored by Silas and Timothy under Paul's oversight.

06. The book of I John:

A. Warns believers that many antichrists have already come.
B. Exalts love of the brethren as a sign of real Christianity.
C. Says we deceive ourselves if we believe we are without sin.
D. All of the above.

07. Select the three genuine Gospel messages of Jesus:

A. The Sermon on the Mount, The Sermon on the Plain, and the Mount Hebron Discourse.
B. The Upper Room Homily, The Rooftop Exhortation, and the Passover Sermon.
C. The Sermon on the Mount, the Olivet Discourse, and the Upper Room Discourse.
D. The Beattitudes, the True Bread Address, and the Great Prophecy.

08. Select the trio of places actually mentioned in the New Testament:

A. Decapolis, Idumea, and Syria.
B. Galilee, Genessaret, and Gath.
C. Judea, Spain, and Assyria.
D. Iberia, Italy, and Iturea.

TRUE OR FALSE

09. True or False: Jesus faced no temptations except the three with which Satan attacked Him in the wilderness.

10. True or False: There is no direct reference to the tower of Babel in the New Testament.

11. True or False: The Lord Jesus Christ refers to Himself as "the Bright and Morning star".

12. True or False: A conflict between two apostles is recorded in the New Testament.

FILL IN THE BLANK

13. _________ are the couple who actually lied to God the Holy Spirit when they were deceitful to the apostles regarding the sale of a property. (Answer)

14. ___________ is the name of the island where the apostle John received the book of Revelation. (Answer)

15. The disciples were first called Christians at ________ . (Answer)

16. The book of _________ teaches us that Christ is superior to angels, to Moses, and to the Aaronic priesthood. (Answer)

Matching

An alphabetized list follows. Match one letter with each of the final four questions (17-20)

A. Away with such a fellow from the earth
B. Barnabas
C. Open a scroll sealed with seven seals
D. Aquila and Priscilla
E. Take them to the Sanhedrin
F. Blow the seventh trumpet
G. Lydia the seller of purple
H. Death to the Christians
J. The apostle James
K. Pour out seven bowls of wrath

17. Taught that faith without works is dead

18. Came from the city of Thyatira

19. What the Lamb in the midst of the throne was found worthy to do.

20. The cry of an angry New Testament mob.

Click here for the answers to questions 17 - 18

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