Dig Site 16 - Blue Level Questions

Question 1

What did the Jews accuse Paul of to stir up the crowd?

Answer 1

All of the above

“shouting, ‘Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.’ (They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.)”

(21:28–29)

– Teaching everyone everywhere against the Jews and their law
– Bringing Greeks into the temple
– Defiling the holy place
– All of the above

Question 2

What happened while the rioters were trying to kill Paul?

Answer 2

News reached the commander of the Roman troops.

“While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar.”

(21:31)

– The Greeks took over the temple.
– News reached the commander of the Roman troops.
– Paul was taken into heaven.
– All of the Jews were seized.

Question 3

When did the rioters stop beating Paul?

Answer 3

When they saw the commander and his soldiers

“He at once took some officers and soldiers and ran down to the crowd. When the rioters saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.”

(21:32)

– When the commander shouted at them
– When the officers arrested Paul
– When they saw the commander and his soldiers
– All of the above

Question 4

What did the commander order for Paul?

Answer 4

That he be bound with two chains

“The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.”

(21:33)

– That he be bound with two chains
– That he be executed immediately
– That he be given a fair trial
– That he defend himself

Question 5

Why did the commander order that Paul be taken into the barracks?

Answer 5

Because he could not get at the truth because of the crowd’s uproar

“Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.”

(21:34)

– Because Paul was defiant
– Because he did not know what to do with Paul
– Because he could not get at the truth because of the crowd’s uproar
– All of the above

Question 6

In Jerusalem, what happened because the violence of the mob was so great?

Answer 6

Paul had to be carried by the soldiers.

“When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the mob was so great he had to be carried by the soldiers.”

(21:35)

– Paul was able to escape.
– Paul had to be carried by the soldiers.
– The commander ordered extra security.
– Paul was killed.

Question 7

What did Paul ask the commander as the soldiers were about to take him into the barracks?

Answer 7

“‘May I say something to you?’”

“As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, ‘May I say something to you?’ ‘Do you speak Greek?’ he replied.”

(21:37)

– “‘What are you doing to me?’”
– “‘May I say something to you?’”
– “‘When will I receive a fair trial?’”
– “‘Do you believe in Jesus Christ?’”

Question 8

Who did the commander think Paul was?

Answer 8

An Egyptian who started a revolt

“‘Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt and led four thousand terrorists out into the wilderness some time ago?’”

(21:38)

– A false prophet
– An escaped prisoner
– A very dangerous person
– An Egyptian who started a revolt

Question 9

Who did Paul tell the commander that he was?

Answer 9

All of the above

“Paul answered, ‘I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.’”

(21:39)

– A Jew
– From Tarsus in Cilicia
– A citizen of no ordinary city
– All of the above

Question 10

What happened when the crowd heard Paul speak to them in Aramaic?

Answer 10

They became very quiet.

“When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said:”

(22:2)

– They became very quiet.
– They were angry.
– The Holy Spirit came upon them all.
– The commander stopped him from speaking.

Question 11

What happened to Paul when he was praying in the Temple in Jerusalem?

Answer 11

All of the above

“‘When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance and saw the Lord speaking to me. “Quick!” he said. “Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.” “Lord,” I replied, “these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you. And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.” Then the Lord said to me, “Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.”’”

(22:17–21)

– Paul fell into a trance.
– The Lord told Paul to leave Jerusalem because the people would not accept his testimony about Him.
– The Lord said He was sending Paul to the Gentiles.
– All of the above

Question 12

What had Paul done when Stephen was killed?

Answer 12

He stood there giving his approval.

”‘“And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.”’’

(22:20)

– He attempted to stop those who were killing him.
– He turn his face so that he did not have to watch.
– He stood there giving his approval.
– He did nothing.

Question 13

Who did Paul say sent him to the Gentiles?

Answer 13

The Lord

“‘Then the Lord said to me, “Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.”’”

(22:21)

– The Lord
– Peter
– John
– Barnabas

Question 14

In Jerusalem, why did the commander order that Paul be flogged and interrogated?

Answer 14

In order to find out why the people were shouting at him

“the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.”

(22:24)

– In order to find out who he really was
– In order to find out the truth that he had been preaching
– In order to find out who was with him
– In order to find out why the people were shouting at him

Question 15

What did Paul ask the centurion if it was legal to do?

Answer 15

To flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t been found guilty

“As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, ‘Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?’”

(22:25)

– To flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t been found guilty
– To arrest someone without proof of their offense
– To kill him without notifying his family
– To flog anyone without a fair trial

Question 16

How did Paul answer when the commander asked, “‘Are you a Roman citizen?’”

Answer 16

“‘Yes, I am.’”

“The commander went to Paul and asked, ‘Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?’ ‘Yes, I am,’ he answered.”

(22:27)

– “‘No, I am not.’”
– “‘I was born a Roman citizen, but am no longer.’”
– “‘Yes, I am.’”
– “‘I will not tell you.’”

Question 17

Who had to pay a lot of money for his citizenship?

Answer 17

The commander

“Then the commander said, ‘I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.’ ‘But I was born a citizen,’ Paul replied.”

(22:28)

– Paul
– The centurion
– The commander
– All Roman citizens

Question 18

What happened when Paul told the commander that he was born a Roman citizen?

Answer 18

Those who were about to interrogate Paul withdrew immediately.

“Then the commander said, ‘I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.’ ‘But I was born a citizen,’ Paul replied. Those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.”

(22:28–29)

– Paul was arrested.
– Those who were about to interrogate Paul withdrew immediately.
– The commander got angry.
– All of the above

Question 19

In Jerusalem, why was the commander alarmed?

Answer 19

Because he had put a Roman citizen in chains

“Those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.”

(22:29)

– Because Paul got sick in prison
– Because Paul escaped from prison
– Because he didn’t know what to do with Paul
– Because he had put a Roman citizen in chains