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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sold his land and laid the money from the sale at the apostles' feet, thereby giving it to the church?
(a) Barnabas.
(b) Simeon.
(c) Paul.
(d) Timothy.

2. What did the wise woman of Tekoah persuade King David to do?
(a) Release her son from prison.
(b) Go to war with the Hittites.
(c) Take Pharoah's daughter as his wife.
(d) Forgive his son Absalom and end Absalom's banishment.

3. How did Jesus heal Simon Peter's mother-in-law?
(a) By giving her a special healing herb.
(b) By touching her hand.
(c) By giving her a healing glance.
(d) By praying for her.

4. What illness did Simon Peter's mother-in-law have?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) A high fever.

5. Who were James the less and Joses?
(a) The cousins of the disciple Matthew.
(b) The sons of Elisabeth and Zacharias.
(c) The Roman centurions who hung Christ on the cross.
(d) The sons of Mary and Cleophas.

6. Who was Herodias?
(a) The wife of Judas Iscariot.
(b) The mother of the apostle Paul.
(c) The wife of King Herod.
(d) A woman healed by Jesus.

7. Who were Salome's children?
(a) James and John, two of Christ's disciples.
(b) Matthew and Mark.
(c) Luke and Jeremiah.
(d) Ananias and Sapphira.

8. With what color hair have master painters depicted Mary Magdalene?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Auburn.
(d) Black.

9. What happened to Sapphira and her husband when their dishonest act was discovered?
(a) They were arrested.
(b) They were publicly denounced by the apostles.
(c) They fell over dead.
(d) They were excommunicated from the church.

10. What have some biblical commentators speculated that Mary Magdalene's devils were instead of demons?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Seven tumors.
(c) A nervous disorder.
(d) A split personality.

11. What did Simon Peter's mother-in-law do once she was healed?
(a) She begged Jesus to heal the whole town.
(b) She tried to pay Jesus for healing her.
(c) She sang a song of joy.
(d) She ministered to the others present in her room.

12. How many times had the Samaritan woman been married?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

13. Who was the wife of the prophet Hosea?
(a) Lois.
(b) Gomer.
(c) Eunice.
(d) Naomi.

14. What was Pontius Pilate's job during the time of Christ?
(a) He was a Roman centurion.
(b) He was a wealthy wheat farmer.
(c) He was a silk merchant.
(d) He was the Roman governor of Judea.

15. What sin did Solomon's wives influence him to commit?
(a) The worship of idols.
(b) Murder.
(c) Lying.
(d) Stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Jesus initially want to help the Syro-Phoenician woman?

2. For what did Jesus ask the Samaritan woman?

3. What did Jesus say made the woman with the issue of blood whole?

4. On the basis of what did Pilate's wife give her husband a warning?

5. Of what name was Joses the Greek from?

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