Deck 12: Lukes Account of the Early Church: the Book of Acts

Question 1

At the first church conference,it was concluded that all converts had to observe all of the following,except

A)abstain from sexual misconduct.
B)circumcision.
C)certain Mosaic dietary prohibitions.
D)abstain from eating flesh that has been sacrificed to alien gods.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

After the martyrdom of Stephen,

A)persecutions drove Greek-speaking Jewish Christians from Jerusalem.
B)most of the Jerusalem church members were martyred.
C)Peter declared that only Aramaic-speaking Jews could become Christians.
D)Jesus raised him from the dead so that he could continue his missionary efforts.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Peter converted this Roman military officer and the first Gentile Christian.

A)Barnabas
B)Paul
C)Cornelius
D)Festus

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The overarching theme of the Acts of the Apostles is

A)the battle between Roman authority and Christian missionaries.
B)the Spirit-directed growth of the church and its expansion westward.
C)the works of Jesus after his resurrection.
D)the growth of the early church in Jerusalem.

Question 5

According to most scholars,the speeches by Peter,Paul,and others in Acts of the Apostles

A)are largely composed by Luke himself.
B)come mostly from records kept by secretaries who accompanied disciples.
C)are taken from an undiscovered compilation to sayings of the disciples called Q.
D)are borrowed from other works written before Acts.

Question 6

The resurrected Jesus remained on earth for __________,which symbolizes the period of time required for a major religious undertaking.

A)three days
B)seven days
C)twelve days
D)forty days

Question 7

The first martyr and the first disciple to convert a non-Jew were both

A)Sadducees.
B)Gnostics.
C)Hellenists.
D)Gentiles.

Question 8

The faithful of the Jerusalem Commune

A)relied upon Gentile churches for financial help.
B)sold their possessions to distribute money and goods according to each member's needs.
C)neither relied upon Gentile churches for financial help nor sold their possessions to distribute money and goods according to each member's needs.
D)both relied upon Gentile churches for financial help and sold their possessions to distribute money and goods according to each member's needs.

Question 9

Throughout Acts of the Apostles,Paul offers his message first to

A)Gentiles who protested the presence of Jews in their communities.
B)members of the cult of Mithras.
C)members of the local Jewish synagogue.
D)Roman citizens.

Question 10

The author of Acts makes it clear that missionaries like Paul were prosecuted in Roman courts

A)by Roman administrators and Roman citizens afraid that Christianity threatened the empire.
B)because of their ignorance of Roman laws as they missionized in the Empire.
C)because officials misunderstood them,and malicious enemies made false accusations.
D)by Hellenists intent on changing the message of the Church.

Question 11

During Paul's journey to Rome,a storm

A)was called upon by Paul to destroy his captors.
B)wrecked the ship but spared all aboard,including Paul.
C)was sent by the Holy Spirit to speed Paul toward martyrdom.
D)wrecked this ship,killing Paul's Roman captors.

Question 12

All of the following have trances or visions in Acts,in which Jesus speaks to them,except

A)Paul.
B)Luke.
C)Peter.
D)Ananias.

Question 13

All of the following are scenes of missionary activity in Acts of the Apostles,except

A)Greece.
B)Italy.
C)Samaria.
D)Egypt.

Question 14

All of the following are basic themes of the second half of Acts,except

A)that the Spirit controls the growth of the church with precise instructions.
B)that Gentiles respond favorably to Paul's message when he and other missionaries are not interfered with.
C)that Paul is strongly opposed to the church leaders in Jerusalem and fails to cooperate with them.
D)that Roman officials do not see Christianity as a threat to the Empire.

Question 15

This city was Paul's missionary headquarters.

A)Antioch
B)Jerusalem
C)Ephesus
D)Philippi

Question 16

The only place on his second journey where Paul was not mobbed or arrested was

A)Jerusalem.
B)Rome.
C)Ephesus.
D)Athens.

Question 17

The Christianity that Paul found in Ephesus was influenced by

A)Jewish followers of John the Baptist.
B)Nazarenes led by James.
C)Hellenist followers of Peter.
D)Gnostics led by Cephas.

Question 18

Paul and Barnabas were freed from prison in Philippi by

A)Roman officials who dismissed the charges against them.
B)Peter,who commanded the residents to free them.
C)an earthquake sent by God.
D)lightning that destroyed the roof of the building.

Question 19

According to Luke,the Holy Spirit

A)plays little role in the spread of Christianity once it empowers the disciples at Pentecost.
B)accompanies Jesus as he visits the earth after his resurrection.
C)is visited upon the disciples at Pentecost and every Sunday thereafter during services.
D)specifically guides the disciples,telling them where to go and whom to see.

Question 20

The great pride of Ephesus was its great temple dedicated to

A)Mithras.
B)Artemis.
C)Apollo.
D)Pharos.

Question 21

Luke portrays Roman officials as enemies of Christianity who were persecuting Paul.

Question 22

The author of Luke-Acts clearly conceived of his two-volume work,a narrative of Jesus' ministry followed by an account of the early church,as integrally linked.

Question 23

Acts shows Peter forgiving those who participated in the death of Jesus because they were unknowingly carrying out the will of God.

Question 24

According to Luke,women were not permitted to prophesy because no women received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

Question 25

Paul is martyred in Rome at the end of Acts of the Apostles,fulfilling his mission to bear witness to the Gentiles.

Question 26

According to Luke,the first church conference was a very orderly affair with all sides coming to a quick and calm agreement.

Question 27

Paul converted the first non-Jews shortly after his revelation on the road to Damascus.

Question 28

Luke recounts the missionary experiences of most of the apostles.

Question 29

Acts of the Apostles shows some of Jesus' disciples performing miracles,thereby demonstrating divine gifts virtually identical to those of Jesus.

Question 30

In Acts of the Apostles,Paul heals the sick.

Question 31

Simon Magus was the first Christian martyr when he asked Peter to buy his powers.

Question 32

When Paul and Barnabas were evangelizing in a Roman colony in Asia Minor,they were mistaken for gods in human form.

Question 33

Tradition and some historical evidence indicate that members of Jesus' family had a role in the early church,particularly in Jerusalem.

Question 34

According to Luke,an apostle must have physically accompanied Jesus during his entire ministry and witnessed his resurrection.

Question 35

Paul took twelve missionary journeys to commemorate the twelve apostles.

Question 36

Acts of the Apostles was written in the decade after the death of Jesus,in the first years of the early church.