Christianity | Assignment | MCQs

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1. The basic problem confronting Christianity can be expressed in one word. That word is
a) justification
b) inspiration
c) verification
d) liberation
Ans: 1. c
2. Which man commenced the sacred writings in the form we now have them?
a) Adam
b) Noah
c) Abraham
d) Moses
Ans: 2. d
3. The Greek words "ta biblia'. mean simply
a) holy writings
b) the books
c) the Bible
d) inspired words
Ans: 3. b
4. The arrangement of the books of the 0.T. into five sections was probably made

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a) by unknown persons about the middle of the 3rd century B.C.
b) by David when the kingdom was established.
c) by Ezra after the return of the Jews from exile.
d) by Malachi, the last of the prophets.
Ans: 4. a
5. The first N. T books to be written were probably
a) the four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
b) Luke's history of the church, the Book of Acts.
c) the letters of Peter and John.
d) the letter of James and some of Paul's letters.
Ans: 5. d
6. The Greek translators of the 0. T chose diatheke instead of suntheke because it enabled
them to convey the idea of a
a) guaranteed inheritance.
b) mutual agreement.
c) divine initiative.
d) never-ending covenant.
Ans: 6. c
7. What three terms did the Jews use to describe the 0.T. collectively?

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a) "Moses, David, and the Prophets"
b) "The writings, the songs, and the oracles"
c) "The law, the prophets, and the writings"
d) "The rolls, the scrolls, and the books"
Ans: 7. c
8. Which one of the following statements is false?
a) One of the marks of a genuine apostolic writing was prompt recognition throughout the
entire church.
b) The LXX was a Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, made by a group of 72 Jewish
scholars at Alexandria, circa 250 B.C.
c) Josephus reduced the number of books in the Jewish Bible, to make it conform to the
number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet.
d) The three-fold division in the Jewish Bible resulted from historical circumstances, not
from the contents of the books.
Ans: 8. a
9. The term "canon"
a) was invented by scholars; it does not occur in scripture.
b) comes from an ancient Latin word for an ox-goad.
c) was first used in its present meaning about 350 A.D.
d) should strictly be applied only to an ecclesiastical dignitary.

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Ans: 9. c
10. The only true criterion of a book's canonicity is its
a) apostolic endorsement.
b) historical veracity.
c) divine inspiration.
d) majority approval.
Ans: 10. c
11. It is true to say that –
a) each canonical book was at once recognised as being divinely inspired.
b) the process of canonisation sometimes took several centuries.
c) each canonical author knew he was writing scripture.
d) there has never been any serious quarrel about which books belong in the canon.
Ans: 11. B
12. The word "Pentateuch" describes
a) the first five books of the Bible.
b) the five books of poetry.
c) the five major prophets.
d) the four gospels and Acts.
Ans: 12. a

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13. Which one of the following statements is true?
a) In an age of unblushing plagiarism, one of the special marks of the canonical books was
their pure originality.
b) No book that contained evidence of being a collection of separate sayings or records was
ever admitted into the canon.
c) Our Bibles name Moses as the author of the Pentateuch, but textual evidence points more
toward Joshua as the main compiler.
d) The Pentateuch probably did not take its present shape until the time of Solomon, and after
that may still have undergone further emendation.
Ans: 13. d
14. The writings of Haggai and Zechariah were added to the canon
a) before the division of the tribes into two kingdoms.
b) at the time of the division of the tribes into two kingdoms.
c) after the commencement of the Christian era.
d) after the Jews' return from their captivity in Babylon.
Ans: 14. d
15. The word "apocrypha" signifies
a) hidden
b) revealed
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d) mysterious
Ans: 15. a
16. Which one of the following statements is false?
a) Despite their rejection from the Protestant canon, at least two books of the Apocrypha are
alluded to several times in the N.T.
b) Since the time of the Reformation, the Protestant churches have been unanimous in
rejecting the Apocrypha from the canon.
c) Even while the apostles were still alive, collections of their writings were being made and
recognised as "scripture".
d) One of the earliest lists we have of the N.T. books is dated near the end of the 2nd century,
and omits only five of our present books.
Ans: 16. b
17. Early in the fourth century Eusebius included among his list of disputed books
a) Acts.
b) James.
c) Romans.
d) Galatians.
Ans: 17. a
18. The canonicity of the Book of Revelation (the last book in the Bible) was
a) still being questioned as late as the early fourth century.

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b) accepted without question by the whole early church.
c) not accepted until the time of the Reformation.
d) questioned at first, but universally accepted by the second century.
Ans: 18. a
19. The letter to the Hebrews
a) was written by Paul.
b) was written by John.
c) was written by Matthew.
d) is anonymous.
Ans: 19. d
20. Which one of the following statements is false? By the latter part of the fourth century
a) almost unanimous agreement had been reached on the present collection of 27 N.T. books.
b) disputes about the apostolic authorship of the Revelation were ended, and its canonicity
confirmed.
c) the anonymity of the letter to the Hebrews was no longer reckoned a bar to its canonicity.
d) the 27 books of the N.T. were placed alongside the Hebrew canon and widely recognised
as scripture.
Ans: 20. a