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1. How many books are there in the Bible?
        a. 2
        b. 40
        c. 66
        d. 144

2. Adam and Eve sinned by eating the fruit of what tree?
        a. apple
        b. fig
        c. Tree of Life
        d. Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

3. How many plagues did God send upon Pharaoh and Egypt?
        a. 5
        b. 8
        c. 10
        d. 12

4. Which of the following was NOT one of the plagues that God sent upon Pharaoh and Egypt?
        a. snakes
        b. gnats
        c. locusts
        d. hail

5. Which of the following is the first of the Ten Commandments?
        a. Do not worship any other gods besides me.
        b. Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
        c. Honor your father and mother.
        d. Do not murder.

6. Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?
        a. Abraham
        b. Moses
        c. David
        d. Solomon

7. In what book of the Bible will you find the words, "The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need?"
        a. Proverbs
        b. Psalms
        c. Daniel
        d. Job

8. Why was Daniel thrown into the lions' den?
        a. The king's wife falsely accused him of hurting her.
        b. The king wanted a dream interpreted but Daniel couldn't do it.
        c. The king arrested all Jews in his kingdom.
        d. Daniel refused to worship the king.

9. What book in the Bible begins with the words "In the beginning was the Word...?"
        a. Genesis
        b. Matthew
        c. John
        d. Revelation

10. Which books in the Bible tell about Jesus' birth?
        a. Genesis & Revelation
        b. Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
        c. Matthew & Luke
        d. Isaiah, Micah & Obadiah

11. How many Wise men came to visit baby Jesus?
        a. 1
        b. 3
        c. 5
        d. The Bible doesn't say.

12. Before Jesus began his ministry, he was let into the desert where he was tempted three times by the devil. Which of the following was NOT one of these temptations?
        a. to turn a stone into bread
        b. to turn water into wine
        c. to bow down and worship the devil
        d. jump from the highest part of the temple

13. According to the book of Luke, what was Peter doing when Jesus called him to come and be one of his disciples?
        a. He was planting crops in a field.
        b. He was sitting by the side of the road.
        c. He was on his way to bury his father.
        d. He was washing fishing nets.

14. Matthew was another of Jesus' disciples. What did he do before he was called to follow Jesus?
        a. He was a tax collector.
        b. He was a carpenter.
        c. He was a fisherman.
        d. He was a priest.

15. According to the book of John, what was Jesus' first miracle?
        a. feeding 5,000 people
        b. turning water into wine
        c. healing the Roman officer's servant
        d. raising the widow's son from the dead

16. Jesus fed 5,000 men with a small boy's lunch which consisted of...
        a. 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish
        b. 2 loaves of bread and 5 fish
        c. a loaf of bread and a jug of wine
        d. two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

17. Who was the disciple who doubted Jesus' resurrection?
        a. Peter
        b. John
        c. Andrew
        d. Thomas

18. The last two books in the New Testament are...
        a. James & Revelation
        b. Titus & Revelation
        c. Jude & Revelation
        d. John & Acts
 

ANSWERS... (The answers are printed upside down in a box following the last question.)

1. C; 2. D (read Gen. 2 & 3); 3. C (read Gen. 7-11); 4. A (read Gen. 7-11); 5. A (read Ex. 20); 6. D (read 1 Kings 6); 7. B (read Psalms 23); 8. D (read Dan. 6); 9. C (read John 1); 10. C (read Matt. 2 & Luke 2); 11. D (read Matt. 2); 12. B (read Luke 4); 13. D (read Luke 5); 14. A (read Luke 5); 15. B (read John 2); 16. A (read Matt. 14); 17. D (read John 20); 18. C.

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