Test: Acts 1-2, Luke 1-5

Question 0

The three synoptic Gospels are:

Answer 0

Mark Luke and Matthew

Question 1

The word “gospel” comes from the Old English “godspell” which means:

Answer 1

good news

Question 2

Tradition says that _____ wrote the first gospel in Aramaic but ____ wrote his first in Greek.

Answer 2

Matthew, Mark

Question 3

Whose gospel was the shortest, nicknamed the “action gospel?”

Answer 3

Mark

Question 4

Whose gospel is nicknamed the “Mystical Gospel?”

Answer 4

John

Question 5

The evangelist Luke was a disciple and friend of whom?

Answer 5

Paul

Question 6

Luke addresses his gospel and the Acts of the Apostle to whom?

Answer 6

Theophilus

Question 7

It is speculated that Luke had access to _____ or someone very close to him/her.

Answer 7

Mary

Question 8

Jesus ascends into heaven ___ days after his Ressurection at Easter

Answer 8

40

Question 9

Two images of the Holy Spirit that appear in the upper room at Pentecost:

Answer 9

wind and fire

Question 10

Who is chosen to take the place of Judas of Iscariot in the chosen Twelve?

Answer 10

matthias

Question 11

Even though he had denied knowing Jesus, who gives a stirring speech at Pentecost:

Answer 11

Peter

Question 12

The early Christian community would go to temple and then back home to..?

Answer 12

break the bread

Question 13

Where does the angel Gabriel appear to Zechariah?

Answer 13

in the sanctuary of the Temple

Question 14

With what word does the angel Gabriel greet the Virgin Mary?

Answer 14

Hail! Rejoice! Greetings!

Question 15

How does Mary respond to the angel Gabriel’s announcement?

Answer 15

I am the servant of the Lord
Let it be done as you have said
How can this be? I have not known any man

Question 16

Mary’s canticle/song/prayer response to her cousin Elizabeth is called the:

Answer 16

Magnificat

Question 17

Zechariah’s canticle/prayer after the birth of his son John is called the:

Answer 17

Benedictus

Question 18

The term “Incarnation” means:

Answer 18

God made flesh

Question 19

At the time of Jesus’ birth ___ was emperor and ___ was the city of David

Answer 19

Augustus, Bethlehem

Question 20

The angels appeared to lowly shepherds to announce the birth of Christ, singing:

Answer 20

Glory to God in the Highest

Question 21

The two elderly people who encounter the infant Messiah at the Temple:

Answer 21

Simeon and Anna

Question 22

Jesus begins his ministry during the time of the emperor _____ and governor ___

Answer 22

Tiberias, Pontius Pilate

Question 23

John: “I baptize you with water but they one coming after me will baptize you with:”

Answer 23

the Holy Spirit and fire

Question 24

In Luke's ggospel, a voice from heaven proclaims at Jesus' baptism:

Answer 24

"You are my Son" | "Today i have fathered you"

Question 25

Matthew traces Jesus' ancestry to ____ but Luke goes back to ____.

Answer 25

Abraham, Adam

Question 26

Jewish term for "teacher"

Answer 26

rabbi

Question 27

The ____ name of Jesus is ___.

Answer 27

Aramaic, Yeshua

Question 28

In Capernaum, Jesus cures the ____ of Simon

Answer 28

mother-in-law

Question 29

After the miraculous catch of fish, Jesus tells Simon that now he will be catching:

Answer 29

people

Question 30

The infancy narratives are found in the gospels of:

Answer 30

Luke and Matthew