Acts-Dig Site 9-Blue

Question 1

1. What did King Herod intend to do with those he arrested? (12:1)
2. Make them his servants
3. Persecute them
4. Give them money
5. Listen to them preach

Answer 1

2. Persecute them

Question 2

2. What did King Herod do when he saw that the Jews approved of James’s death? (12:2-3)
3. He killed James’s brother, John, as well.
4. He put many others to death.
5. He seized Peter also.
6. Herod believed and was baptized.

Answer 2

3. He seized Peter also.

Question 3

3. How was Peter guarded in prison? (12:4)
4. By four squads of four soldiers each
5. By two soldiers outside the gate
6. By a full squadron of soldiers
7. By King Herod himself

Answer 3

1. By four squads of four soldiers each

Question 4

4. What happened while Peter was kept in prison? (12:5)
5. The church separated out of fear.
6. The church was earnestly praying for him.
7. King Herod seized and killed many more Christians.
8. Barnabas and Saul raised money for his bail.

Answer 4

2. The church was earnestly praying for him.

Question 5

5. What happened while Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains? (12:6-7)
6. “Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared.”
7. “A light shone in the cell.”
8. “The chains fell off Peter’s wrists.”
9. All of the above

Answer 5

4. All of the above

Question 6

6. In prison what did the angel tell Peter to do? (12:8-9)
7. “‘Put on your clothes and sandals.”’
8. ‘“Wrap your cloak around you.”’
9. ‘“Follow me.”’
10. All of the above

Answer 6

4. All of the above

Question 7

7. What happened when the angel and Peter came to the iron gate leading to the city? (12:10)
8. It opened by itself.
9. King Herod appeared out of the shadows.
10. The guards caught up to them.
11. Peter realized that he was dreaming.

Answer 7

1. It opened by itself.

Question 8

8. What did Peter say the Lord had rescued him from? (12:11)
9. “From pain”
10. “From a life in prison”
11. “From being sent to Rome to be killed”
12. “From Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen”

Answer 8

4. “From Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen”

Question 9

9. Where did Peter go when he realized he had been rescued from prison? (12:12)
10. To the house of Cornelius
11. To the house of Mary the mother of John
12. To the synagogue to pray
13. To his own house

Answer 9

2. To the house of Mary the mother of John

Question 10

10. What did Rhoda do when she recognized Peter’s voice? (12:13-14)
11. She let Peter into the house.
12. She called for the guards to arrest Peter.
13. She “exclaimed, ‘Peter is at the door!”’
14. She fainted in disbelief.

Answer 10

3. She “exclaimed, ‘Peter is at the door!”’

Question 11

11. Who did the people at Mary’s house think was at the door? (12:15)
12. Peter
13. An angel of the Lord
14. A guard looking for Peter
15. Peter’s angel

Answer 11

4. Peter’s angel

Question 12

12. What did Peter do when the people opened the door and saw him? (12:16-17)
13. He “motioned with his hand for them to be quiet.”
14. He “described how the Lord had brought him out of prison.”
15. He told them to tell James and the other brothers and sisters about his rescue.
16. All of the above

Answer 12

4. All of the above

Question 13

13. What did Herod do to the soldiers after Peter escaped? (12:19)
14. He ordered that they be executed.
15. He fired them.
16. He put them in prison.
17. He did nothing.

Answer 13

1. He ordered that they be executed.

Question 14

14. What happened while the prophets and teachers in Antioch were worshiping the Lord and fasting? (13:1-2)
15. “They heard the news of Peter.”
16. “The Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul.”’
17. “They were filled with pain at the death of James.”
18. “They were arrested and persecuted.”

Answer 14

2. “The Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul.”’

Question 15

15. Who went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus? (13:4)
16. Barnabas and Saul
17. Peter and John
18. The apostles
19. All of the prophets and teachers

Answer 15

1. Barnabas and Saul

Question 16

16. What did Barnabas and Saul do when they arrived at Salamis? (13:5)
17. “They preached to the Gentiles.”
18. “They baptized both Jews and Gentiles alike.”
19. “They proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.”
20. “They healed people and cast out demons.”

Answer 16

3. “They proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.”

Question 17

17. When did the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, believe the word of the Lord? (13:6-12)
18. As soon as he met Barnabas and Saul
19. When Elymas became blind after Saul said he would
20. When Sergius Paulus became blind
21. He didn’t believe.

Answer 17

2. When Elymas became blind after Saul said he would

Question 18

18. In what story does Saul’s name change to Paul? (13:9)
19. The story about Stephen’s stoning
20. The story about Saul’s conversion
21. The story about Pentecost
22. The story about Sergius Paulus and Bar-Jesus

Answer 18

4. The story about Sergius Paulus and Bar-Jesus

Question 19

19. Who went with Barnabas and Saul as their helper? (13:5)
20. Peter
21. John
22. Simeon
23. Luke
    *Adapted from Red Level

Answer 19

2. John

Question 20

20. When did King Herod seize Peter? (12:3)
21. Around Christmas time
22. In the first month of the year
23. During the Fesitval of Unleavened Bread
24. At the beginning of Passover
    *Adapted from Red Level

Answer 20

3. During the Fesitval of Unleavened Bread