Dig Site 9 - Blue Level Questions

Question 1

What did King Herod intend to do with those he arrested?

Answer 1

Persecute them

(12:1)

– Make them his servants
– Persecute them
– Give them money
– Listen to them preach

Question 2

What did King Herod do when he saw that the Jews approved of James’s death?

Answer 2

He seized Peter also.

(12:2–3)

– He killed James’s brother, John, as well.
– He put many others to death.
– He seized Peter also.
– Herod believed and was baptized.

Question 3

How was Peter guarded in prison?

Answer 3

By four squads of four soldiers each

(12:4)

– By four squads of four soldiers each
– By two soldiers outside the gate
– By a full squadron of soldiers
– By King Herod himself

Question 4

What happened while Peter was kept in prison?

Answer 4

The church was earnestly praying for him.

(12:5)

– The church separated out of fear.
– The church was earnestly praying for him.
– King Herod seized and killed many more Christians.
– Barnabas and Saul raised money for his bail.

Question 5

What happened while Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains?

Answer 5

All of the above

“Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. ‘Quick, get up!’ he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.”

(12:6–7)

– “Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared.”
– “A light shone in the cell.”
– “The chains fell off Peter’s wrists.”
– All of the above

Question 6

In prison what did the angel tell Peter to do?

Answer 6

All of the above

“Then the angel said to him, ‘Put on your clothes and sandals.’ And Peter did so. ‘Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,’ the angel told him.”

(12:8–9)

– “‘Put on your clothes and sandals.’”
– “‘Wrap your cloak around you.’”
– “‘Follow me.’”
– All of the above

Question 7

What happened when the angel and Peter came to the iron gate leading to the city?

Answer 7

It opened by itself.

(12:10)

– It opened by itself.
– King Herod appeared out of the shadows.
– The guards caught up to them.
– Peter realized that he was dreaming.

Question 8

What did Peter say the Lord had rescued him from?

Answer 8

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

(12:11)

– “From pain”
– “From a life in prison”
– “From being sent to Rome to be killed”
– “From Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen”

Question 9

Where did Peter go when he realized he had been rescued from prison?

Answer 9

To the house of Mary the mother of John

(12:12)

– To the house of Cornelius
– To the house of Mary the mother of John
– To the synagogue to pray
– To his own home

Question 10

What did Rhoda do when she recognized Peter’s voice?

Answer 10

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

(12:13–14)

– She let Peter into the house.
– She called for the guard to arrest Peter.
– She “exclaimed, ‘Peter is at the door!’”
– She fainted in disbelief.

Question 11

Who did the people at Mary’s house think was at the door?

Answer 11

Peter’s angel

(12:15)

– Peter
– An angel of the Lord
– A guard looking for Peter
– Peter’s angel

Question 12

What did Peter do when the people opened the door and saw him?

Answer 12

All of the above

“Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. ‘Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,’ he said, and then he left for another place.”

(12:16–17)

– He “motioned with his hand for them to be quiet.”
– He “described how the Lord had brought him out of prison.”
– He told them to tell James and the other brothers and sisters about his rescue.
– All of the above

Question 13

What did Herod do to the solders after Peter escaped?

Answer 13

He ordered that they be executed.

(12:19)

– He ordered that they be executed.
– He fired them.
– He put them in prison.
– He did nothing.

Question 14

What happened while the prophets and teachers in Antioch were worshiping the Lord and fasting?

Answer 14

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

“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’”

(13:1–2)

– “They heard the news of Peter.”
– “The Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul.’”
– “They were filled with pain at the death of James.”
– “They were arrested and persecuted.”

Question 15

Who went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus?

Answer 15

Barnabas and Saul

(13:4)

– Barnabas and Saul
– Peter and John
– The apostles
– All of the prophets and teachers

Question 16

What did Barnabas and Saul do when they arrived at Salamis?

Answer 16

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

(13:5)

– “They preached to the Gentiles.”
– “They baptized both Jews and Gentiles alike.”
– “They proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.”
– “They healed people and cast out demons.”

Question 17

When did the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, believe the word of the Lord?

Answer 17

When Elymas became blind after Saul said he would

(13:6–12)

– As soon as he met Barnabas and Saul
– When Elymas became blind after Saul said he would
– When Sergius Paulus became blind
– He didn’t believe.

Question 18

In what story does Saul’s name change to Paul?

Answer 18

The story about Sergius Paulus and Bar-Jesus

(13:9)

– The story about Stephen’s stoning
– The story about Saul’s conversion
– The story about Pentecost
– The story about Sergius Paulus and Bar-Jesus