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Question 1

1. What happened when Paul and his companions tried to enter Bithynia? (16:7)
2. They passed easily through the border.
3. The border guards questioned them heavily.
4. The Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to enter.
5. They changed their minds and left.

Answer 1

3. The Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to enter.

Question 2

2. Who said, “‘Come over to Macedonia and help us”’? (16:9)
3. The Macedonian man in Paul’s vision
4. A Macedonian beggar on the road to Troas
5. The Macedonian government
6. The church in Macedonia

Answer 2

1. The Macedonian man in Paul’s vision

Question 3

3. When did Paul and his companions get ready to leave for Macedonia? (16:10)
4. At once after Paul had seen the vision
5. After they preached in Bithynia
6. After praying about it
7. A few days after Paul had seen the vision

Answer 3

1. At once after Paul had seen the vision

Question 4

4. What did Paul and his companions expect to find outside the city gate at the river? (16:3)
5. People to talk to
6. A place of prayer
7. Something to eat
8. All of the above

Answer 4

2. A place of prayer

Question 5

5. Who was Lydia? (16:14)
6. A dealer in purple cloth
7. A woman from Thyatira
8. A worshiper of God
9. All of the above

Answer 5

4. All of the above

Question 6

6. What did the Lord do to Lydia? (16:14)
7. “He gave her a vision.”
8. He hardened her heart as a sign to Paul that they should not be there.
9. He “opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.”
10. He gave her the ability to tell the future.

Answer 6

3. He “opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.”

Question 7

7. What happened after Paul became annoyed and said to the spirit, “‘In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her”’? (16:18-20)
8. The spirit left the slave.
9. The owners of the slave seized Paul and Silas.
10. Paul and Silas were brought before the magistrates.
11. All of the above

Answer 7

4. All of the above

Question 8

8. Who dragged Paul and Silas into the marketplace when they realized that their hope of making money was gone? (16:19)
9. The shopkeepers
10. The high priests
11. The owners of the slave
12. The government leaders

Answer 8

3. The owners of the slave

Question 9

9. What did the magistrates order to be done to Paul and Silas? (16:22)
10. To be stripped and beaten
11. To be set free
12. To be fined to pay for their damages
13. To be exiled from their country

Answer 9

1. To be stripped and beaten

Question 10

10. What happened to Paul and Silas after they were ordered to be stripped and beaten? (16:22-24)
11. They were severely flogged.
12. They were thrown into prison.
    3.Their feet were fastened in the stocks.
13. All of the above

Answer 10

4. All of the above

Question 11

11. What did Paul and Silas do at about midnight in prison? (16:25)
12. Chanted, “Set us free!”
13. Begged the jailer to set them free
14. Prayed and sang hymns to God
15. Asked for something to eat

Answer 11

3. Prayed and sang hymns to God

Question 12

12. What happened when a violent earthquake shook the foundations of the prison? (16:26-27)
13. The prison doors flew open.
14. Everyone’s chains came loose.
15. The jailer woke up.
16. All of the above

Answer 12

4. All of the above

Question 13

13. Why did Paul shout, ‘“Don’t harm yourself! We are all here”’? (16:27-28)
14. Silas thought Paul had abandoned him.
15. The jailer was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.
16. The other prisoners began to fight each other.
17. The magistrate was about to beat the jailer for setting them free.

Answer 13

2. The jailer was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.

Question 14

14. What did the jailer ask Paul and Silas? (16:29-30)
15. ‘“How did this happen?”’
16. “‘Are you magicians?’”
17. “‘What must I do to be saved?”’
18. “‘Where did you come from?’”

Answer 14

3. “‘What must I do to be saved?”’

Question 15

15. Who washed Paul and Silas’s wounds? (16:33)
16. The jailer’s wife
17. The jailer
18. Barnabas and Mark
19. The apostles

Answer 15

2. The jailer

Question 16

16. Why was the jailer filled with joy? (16:34)
17. Because he and his whole household had come to believe in God
18. Because the prisoners had not escaped
19. Because he was safe and had not been killed
20. Because Paul and Silas were safe

Answer 16

1. Because he and his whole household had come to believe in God

Question 17

17. When did the magistrates order for Paul and Silas to be released? (16:35)
18. At daylight
19. That very night
20. A week later
21. After a fortnight

Answer 17

1. At daylight

Question 18

18. What did Paul want the magistrates to do? (16:37)
19. Let them sneak out of town
20. Come themselves and escort Paul and Silas out of prison
21. Publicly apologize for beating them
22. All of the above

Answer 18

2. Come themselves and escort Paul and Silas out of prison

Question 19

19. Finish this verse: “Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive…’” (Acts 2:38)
20. “’…life everlasting.’”
21. “’…the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”
22. “’…riches of unknown measure.’”
23. “’…everything the Lord has promised to you.’”

Answer 19

2. “’…the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”

Question 20

20. Why were the magistrates alarmed? (16:37-38)
21. Because they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens
22. Because they did not understand how the earthquake had happened
23. Because the jailer believed in Jesus
24. All of the above

Answer 20

1. Because they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens