Please select the most accurate answer for each question.
1.
What term did the learned Nicodemus use to address Jesus in his nightly encounter with him?
Sir
Friend
Rabbi
Citizen
2.
Abraham foresaw the future day of Christ's coming and atonement.
True
False
3.
What major sign revealed to Jesus that His hour had come?
a voice from heaven
a dove
Peter's confession of Him as the Christ
the Gentiles being drawn to His message
4.
Which of the following is essential for one's own personal salvation?
believe in Jesus' ability to perform miracles
believe in Jesus' words spoken on earth
believe Jesus was the product of a virgin birth
believe in Jesus
5.
The greek word for the wine served at the marriage in Cana is oinois, which means "the intoxicating kind."
True
False
6.
The blind man who was healed by Jesus, later finds Jesus and falls to his feet in worship.
True
False
7.
When Jesus' call goes out to someone for their entry into His kingdom, they will respond by:
questioning who He is
recognizing His voice and responding to it in faith
seeking His verification through another means
placing Him to a test of His authenticity
8.
What Old Testament parallel is seen with Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well?
David with Bathsheba
Abraham's servant's encounter with the future bride for Isaac
Elijah's meeting with King Ahab's wife, Jezebel
There is none
9.
How many Jewish temples are identified in the Bible?
8
1
2
3
4
10.
How many Marys are mentioned in the Gospels?
2
4
8
6
11.
Jesus' earthly brothers came to believe in Him as the Christ early on in His ministry.
True
False
12.
To the Jew of John's day, the term, "Word of the Lord," implied more than that which was written about Him; it also had the meaning of the Pre-incarnate Christ.
True
False
13.
In Jesus' own testimony, what did He say would have to happen before all men would be drawn to Him?
Him clearly identified to the ruling Jews that He was their Messiah
His recognition by the High Priest of His Divinity
His being lifted up
A miracle from God
14.
Lazarus' time in death was significant to refute a belief held by the Sadducees.
True
False
15.
How many resurrections performed by Jesus are recorded in the New Testament?
1
6
3
only His own
16.
What was Jesus' first act upon arriving in Jerusalem from a short visit in Capernaum after the miracle in Cana?
share a meal with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
heal a blind man from birth
reclaim His Father's house of prayer
meet with his 12 disciples
17.
When Jesus encounterd the man by the mysterious pool, what was His one word command to him after commanding him to "take up your bed"?
Believe
Come
Walk
None of the above
18.
What young law student studied under the Jewish scholar, Gamaliel, who would later play a significant role in the church's persecution?
Caiaphas
Herod
Barabbas
Stephen
Saul of Tarsus
19.
Jesus accuses anyone of fraud who attempts to enter His kingdom in any way other than through Him.
True
False
20.
How many of the 12 chosen disciples do John introduce in his opening chapter, and is again mentioned in his epilogue?
2
all 12
6
3
none
21.
What was significant about the water Christ offered the woman who had come to draw from the well?
It would come from Jacob's well
He had would specially bless it after she would draw it
It was that which had come from their capital in Jerusalem
It was incapable of being detected with the human senses
22.
Which of the following was not a representation of the 12 leftover baskets from the feeding of the 5,000?
To show there was plenty for all
A miscalculation in the number to be fed
To feed the 12 disciples after the 5000
To teach that nothing be wasted that is sanctified
To represent the ingathering of the 12 tribes of Israel following the Gentile's time
23.
What did Jesus convey to Nicodemus that was missing in his descendancy from Abraham that made him a full heir to Abraham's promises?
birth in the Levite tribe
negligent in his annual atonement requirements
giving to the poor
being born from above
none of the above
24.
In ancient custom, a slave could be adopted as a son only after being set free by his master.
True
False
25.
Jesus' miracle on the Sabbath was the point at which the ruling Jews began to plot Jesus' death.
True
False
26.
Jewish women were not permitted access to any part of the Jewish Temple in Christ's time.
True
False
27.
In Jewish measurements, what was the number of miles in one day's journey?
1
3
6
50
24
28.
The Jewish Feast of Dedication is also called:
Mishnah
Hanukah
Booths
Pentecost
29.
What was the greatest fear of the typical Jew toward the ruling Jewish Council?
Name the city in which Matthew (Levi) was called from the tax-collecting business to follow Jesus.
Capernaum
Nazareth
Antioch
Philipi
Macedonia
31.
All of Jesus' miracles required a literal touch, or laying on of hands, to be conveyed to the recipient.
True
False
32.
Which of the following was not a reason for Jesus having the man healed from blindness enter the Pool of Siloam?
It was a test of the man's faith
It was a symbolic baptism in Christ
It is a public witness for obedience to Christ
It was another challenge to the Jews' Sabbath priorities
To simply dismiss him from His presence
33.
To the Jew, being "cut off" from Israel meant "death."
True
False
34.
Mary's use of the ointment in bathing Jesus' feet was in preparation for His future burial.
True
False
35.
What one greek word did the writer John use in his gospel to identify for the greek gnostic the origin of all life?
Anathema
Oinois
Logos
Ecclesia
36.
According to Jesus in John 3, a person is condemned to an eternal death because:
they may never hear of Jesus Christ
Jesus failed to convey the full meaning of the Father's message
they fail to live up to the standards of God's 10 commandments
that person does not believe that Jesus was the son sent from the Father
37.
Which of the following was the indignant rejection by the Jews of Jesus in the miracle performed by Him for the lame man by the pool?
the man was not a Jew
he was a beggar
he had been excommunicated from Israel
the miracle was done on the Jewish Sabbath
38.
What one thing was distinct in Jesus' realtionship to the Temple that set him apart from all other male Jews?
He had never seen it before this encounter in John's gospel
He had not participated in its reconstruction under Herod the Great
He had kin who was in the priesthood
He had never offered annual atonement for his sin as required of all others
39.
Unlike the response to Him by his own fellow-citizens of Nazareth, the Samaritans took Jesus into their homes and He was able to do a great work in their community.
True
False
40.
The Feast of Tabernacles is also called the Feast of:
Booths
Ingathering
Atonement
Pentecost
Hanukah
41.
Samaria was a regular stop in a Jew's travel to and from Jerusalem.
True
False
42.
There are 3 basic modes of Jewish marriage identified by Trepp in his book. Which of the following is not one?
double-ring ceremony
money exchange
a written contract
sexual consummation
43.
According to many scholars, there were 2 Bethsaidas during Christ's time, one on the eastern shore of Galilee and one on its western side.
True
False
44.
In all likelihood, Nicodemus was not a Jew from Jerusalem?
True
False
45.
When Peter declared Jesus to be the Christ sent from the Father, Jesus realized that Peter had come to know this through his own power of reasoning.
True
False
46.
The reason for Jesus' delay in going to the aid of Lazarus before his death is not given in scripture.
True
False
47.
During his entire life, Jesus never traveled more than 70 miles beyond his home.
True
False
48.
The body of the Jewish Chief Priests was made up primarily of:
Pharisees
Sadducees
Essenes
Zealots
49.
Even though the Jews plotted Jesus' death, no attempt was made on His life until the events of His betrayal by Judas.
True
False
50.
What does the acronymn "COBE" represent?
Clan Of Brothers Enlightened
Cosmic Background Explorer
Center Of Biblical Enlightment
Christians Of Blessed Events
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