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Biblical Literacy Test

BIBLICAL LITERACY TEST

Note: Do not panic. This is not an assessment that will make you and better or worse person. It is, however, a tool for me that I use so that I can figure the relative depth & breadth of biblical knowledge in my classes, and to clarify the importance of thinking biblically.

The test follows. The answers come afterward (for all except #90)

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1-5. Place the following in the order they appear in the Ten Commandments:
(A)         “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.”
(B)         “Honor your father and your mother.”
(C)          “You shall have no other gods before me.”
(D)         “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.”
(E)          “You shall not make for yourself any graven image.”

6-10. Place the following people in order of when they lived in Biblical times.
(A)         Moses
(B)         Abraham
(C)          John the Baptist
(D)         David
(E)          Noah

11. Sodom and Gomorrah were
            (A) nations that attacked Israel and made them slaves
            (B) incredibly wicked cities
            (C) husband and wife that served Moses
            (D) rivers on the borders of the territory God promised his people

12. This person encountered God in a burning bush.
(A)         Elijah
(B)         Paul
(C)          Moses
(D)         Joseph

13. This person encountered God on the road to Damascus.
(A)         Elijah
(B)         Paul
(C)          Moses
(D)         Joseph

14. This person encountered God in a still, small voice on a mountain.
(A)         Elijah
(B)         Paul
(C)          Moses
(D)         Joseph

15. This person was a ruler in a foreign land.
(A)         Elijah
(B)         Paul
(C)          Moses
(D)         Joseph

16-20. Place the following in the order they appear in the Ten Commandments:
(A)         “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
(B)         “You shall not covet.”
(C)          “You shall not steal.”
(D)         “You shall not murder.”
(E)          “You shall not commit adultery.”

21-25. Place the following people in the order of when they lived in Biblical times:
(A)         Gideon
(B)         Jeremiah
(C)          Peter
(D)         Solomon
(E)          Cain

26. “Unto us a child is born, to us a Son is given.” Who said this of the arrival of Jesus?
(A)         Isaiah
(B)         Paul
(C)          Micah
(D)         Daniel
(E)          David

27. Who said, “Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD”?
(A)         Adam
(B)         Job
(C)          Samson
(D)         Joshua
(E)          Elisha

28. Who wrote, “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession”?
(A)         Jeremiah
(B)         Paul
(C)          Peter
(D)         John
(E)          Andrew

29. Who said, “The LORD gives and the LORD takes away; blessed be the name of the LORD”?
(A)         Noah
(B)         Job
(C)          Daniel
(D)         Isaac
(E)          Jacob

30. Who preached the Sermon on the Mount?
(A)         Moses
(B)         Noah
(C)          Jesus
(D)         Paul
(E)          James

31-35: Place the following people in order of when they lived in Biblical times:
(A)  Isaac
(B)  Mary
(C)  Samuel
(D)  Adam
(E)  Daniel

36-40. Place the following events in order of how they occurred during Jesus’ life:
(A)  Jesus’ ascension
(B)  Jesus’ death
(C)  Jesus’ selection of his disciples
(D)  Jesus’ transfiguration
(E)  Jesus’ resurrection

41. Jesus’ first miracle occurred
(A)  when he fed 5000 people
(B)  when he raised a widow’s son from the dead
(C)  at a wedding party
(D)  in a storm at sea

42. Which of the following was NOT a judge of Israel?
            (A) Ehud
            (B) Asher
            (C) Deborah
            (D) Gideon
            (E) Samson

43. The promises “Blessed are the poor in spirit”, “Blessed are the meek”, and “Blessed are the merciful” are found in which New Testament book?
(A)  Matthew
(B)  John
(C)  Romans
(D)  Ephesians
(E)  Revelation

44. The warning “Behold I stand at the door and knock” is found in what New Testament book?
(A)  Matthew
(B)  John
(C)  Romans
(D)  Ephesians
(E)  Revelation

45. The truth “The righteous shall live by faith” is found in what New Testament book?
(A)  Matthew
(B)  John
(C)  Romans
(D)  Ephesians
(E)  Revelation

46. The truth “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God” is from which New Testament book?
(A)  Matthew
(B)  John
(C)  Romans
(D)  Ephesians
(E)  Revelation

47. The promise “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet he shall live” is from which New Testament book?
(A)  Matthew
(B)  John
(C)  Romans
(D)  Ephesians
(E)  Revelation

48-52. Place the following events in the order in which they occurred in the Old Testament:
(A)  The kingdom of Israel is divided into two kingdoms
(B)  The Great Flood
(C)  The people of Judah go into exile
(D)  The giving of the Ten Commandments
(E)  David is made king

53-57. Place the following events in the order in which they occurred in the New Testament:
(A)  Peter denies Jesus
(B)  The conversion of Paul
(C)  John has a vision on the island of Patmos
(D)  Jesus is baptized
(E)  The Holy Spirit descends at Pentecost



58. Which biblical book begins with the words “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”?
(A)  Genesis
(B)  Exodus
(C)  Matthew
(D)  Luke
(E)  John

59. Predicted a drought; had a “god contest” on Mt. Carmel; left Earth in a whirlwind.
(A)  Samuel
(B)  Elijah
(C)  Elisha
(D)  Jeremiah

60. Prophet who oversaw the exile of God’s people.
(A)  Samuel
(B)  Elijah
(C)  Elisha
(D)  Jeremiah

61. Led Israel to victory over the Philistines; anointed the first two kings of Israel.
(A)  Samuel
(B)  Elijah
(C)  Elisha
(D)  Jeremiah

62. Healed the Syrian general Naaman of leprosy; helped a woman multiply some oil; made an axehead float in the water.
(A)  Samuel
(B)  Elijah
(C)  Elisha
(D)  Jeremiah

63. Moabite widow who settled in Bethlehem, remarried, and was David’s great-grandmother.
(A)  Deborah
(B)  Ruth
(C)  Esther
(D)  Elizabeth
(E)  Mary Magdalene

64. One of Jesus’ many followers; first to see him after his resurrection.
(A)  Deborah
(B)  Ruth
(C)  Esther
(D)  Elizabeth
(E)  Mary Magdalene



65. She led Israel to victory in battle over the Canaanites.
(A)  Deborah
(B)  Ruth
(C)  Esther
(D)  Elizabeth
(E)  Mary Magdalene

66. Jesus’ relative; mother of John the Baptist.
(A)  Deborah
(B)  Ruth
(C)  Esther
(D)  Elizabeth
(E)  Mary Magdalene

67. Jewish queen; saved her people from destruction in Persia.
(A)  Deborah
(B)  Ruth
(C)  Esther
(D)  Elizabeth
(E)  Mary Magdalene

68. Which New Testament book contains the qualities known as the “fruit of the Spirit”?
            (A) Acts
            (B) Romans
            (C) Galatians
            (D) Philippians
            (E) Hebrews

69. Which New Testament book contains the repeated themes of “joy” and commands to “rejoice”?
            (A) Acts
            (B) Romans
            (C) Galatians
            (D) Philippians
            (E) Hebrews

70. Which New Testament book gives the clearest teaching about salvation?
            (A) Acts
            (B) Romans
            (C) Galatians
            (D) Philippians
            (E) Hebrews

71. Which New Testament book is a historical record of the early growth of the Church?
            (A) Acts
            (B) Romans
            (C) Galatians
            (D) Philippians
            (E) Hebrews

72. Which New Testament book emphasizes Christian endurance in suffering and the fact that Jesus made a final, lasting sacrifice on the cross?
            (A) Acts
            (B) Romans
            (C) Galatians
            (D) Philippians
            (E) Hebrews

73. Which of the following is NOT located in the book of Genesis?
            (A) Creation of the world
            (B) Ten Commandments
            (C) The near-sacrifice of Isaac
            (D) Jacob deceives his brother
            (E) Joseph interprets dreams

74. Who is known as the first Christian martyr (to be killed for his faith)?
            (A) Peter
            (B) Barnabas
            (C) Mark
            (D) Stephen
            (E) Jonah

75. Which Psalm contains the words “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want”?
            (A) Psalm 8
            (B) Psalm 23
            (C) Psalm 100
            (D) Psalm 119

76. Which Psalm contains the words “O LORD, our LORD, how majestic is your name in all the earth”?
            (A) Psalm 8
            (B) Psalm 23
            (C) Psalm 100
            (D) Psalm 119

77. Which Psalm commands God’s people to “Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth”?
            (A) Psalm 8
            (B) Psalm 23
            (C) Psalm 100
            (D) Psalm 119

78. Which Psalm states “Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”?
            (A) Psalm 8
            (B) Psalm 23
            (C) Psalm 100
            (D) Psalm 119

79. Which was NOT one of the ten plagues God sent on the land of Egypt?
            (A) river turned to blood
            (B) death of livestock
            (C) frogs
            (D) darkness
            (E) earthquake

80-84. Place the following events in order of their occurrence in the Bible:
(A)  Paul’s first missionary journey
(B)  The Tower of Babel
(C)  Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ
(D)  The entrance of the Israelites into the promised land of Canaan
(E)  The completion of Solomon’s Temple

85. Location of Satan’s temptation of Jesus:
            (A) Exodus 14
            (B) I Samuel 16
            (C) Daniel 5
            (D) Luke 4
            (E) John 19

86. Location of David being anointed as king:
            (A) Exodus 14
            (B) I Samuel 16
            (C) Daniel 5
            (D) Luke 4
            (E) John 19

87. Location of Jesus’ crucifixion:
            (A) Exodus 14
            (B) I Samuel 16
            (C) Daniel 5
            (D) Luke 4
            (E) John 19

88. Location of the fall of the Babylonian Empire:
            (A) Exodus 14
            (B) I Samuel 16
            (C) Daniel 5
            (D) Luke 4
            (E) John 19

89. Location of the Israelites’ crossing of the Red Sea:
            (A) Exodus 14
            (B) I Samuel 16
            (C) Daniel 5
            (D) Luke 4
            (E) John 19


90. Your honest assessment: Is the Bible your primary source for knowledge about God and faith?   (A) yes     (B) no

1. C
2. E
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. E
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. D
16. D
17. E
18. C
19. A
20. B
21. E
22. A
23. D
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. D
28. C
29. B
30. C
31. D
32. A
33. C
34. E
35. B
36. C
37. D
38. B
39. E
40. A
41. C
42. B
43. A
44. E
45. C
46. D
47. B
48. B
49. D
50. E
51. A
52. C
53. D
54. A
55. E
56. B
57. C
58. E
59. B
60. D
61. A
62. C
63. B
64. E
65. A
66. D
67. C
68. C
69. D
70. B
71. A
72. E
73. B
74. D
75. B
76. A
77. C
78. D
79. E
80. B
81. D
82. E
83. C
84. A
85. D
86. B
87. E
88. C
89. A

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