Bible Translation Quiz

What is one of the main challenges of translating ancient languages into English?

• Finding a comparable phrase in English

• Understanding modern slang

• Translating scientific terms

• Translating modern languages

What is the term used for the official list of inspired books of the Bible?

• Apocrypha

• Canon

• Septuagint

• Vulgate

Which translation of the Bible is used for readings at Mass and other liturgies in the United States?

• New International Version

• New Jerusalem Bible

• New American Bible, Revised Edition

• King James Version

What does the term "apocrypha" mean?

• Inspired

• Hidden

• Canonical

• Translated

Which council decreed that the canon of the Bible would be closed?

• First Vatican Council

• Council of Trent

• Council of Nicaea

• Second Vatican Council

Which translation of the Bible was completed in 1611 and is popular among Protestants?

• New Revised Standard Version

• New International Version

• King James Version

• Revised English Bible

What is the name of the translation of the Bible that was inspired by the Holy Spirit and used by Catholics until the twentieth century?

• Vulgate

• Septuagint

• Douay-Rheims

• New American Bible

What is the term for the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures?

• Vulgate

• Septuagint

• Apocrypha

• Canon

Which council in 1965 further explained the Church's understanding of biblical interpretation?

• First Vatican Council

• Council of Trent

• Council of Nicaea

• Second Vatican Council

What is the main difference between Protestant and Catholic Bibles?

• The language they are written in

• The number of Old Testament books

• The number of New Testament books

• The translation style