Bible Knowledge Quiz Original Questions

Which of the following Bible versions is officially used by the Roman Catholic Church?

• New International Version

• Geneva Bible

• King James Version

• The New American Bible

What is the canon of scriptures?

• All of the above

• The standardized books regarded as sacred and authoritative by the Church

• The complete list of books in the Old and New Testaments recognized by the Church as divinely inspired

• A term derived from a Greek word that originally meant 'a stalk of reed' used for measuring

Before the written Bible existed, the stories within it were largely derived from what?

• Oral Tradition

• The Hebrew Canon

• The Septuagint

• The Apocrypha

How many books does the Protestant Old Testament contain?

• 24

• 50

• 39

• 46

The Hebrew Bible, sometimes called the Tanak or Tanakh, is made up of three sections. What are they?

• None of the above

• Torah (the Pentateuch), Nevi'im (the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Writings)

• Pentateuch, Historical Books, and Prophetic Books

• Historical Books, Poetic & Wisdom, and Prophets

The Jewish canon contains 24 books because many books are not divided. Which of the following is a single book in the Jewish canon?

• Ezra

• Chronicles

• All of the above

• The twelve minor prophets

The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures. From what language does the name Septuagint originate?

• Latin

• Aramaic

• Hebrew

• Greek

The Septuagint contains fifteen books that are not included in the Hebrew Scriptures. What is the meaning of the Greek word apocrypha?

• "Second canon"

• "Agreement"

• "Secret" or "hidden"

• "Sacred writings"

Why did the Reformers reject the deuterocanonical books?

• They were not written by the apostles

• They were written in Greek, not Hebrew

• They were not included in the Septuagint

• They were not received by the Jewish elders into the Hebrew Canon

At what event did the Roman Catholic Church give full canonical status to twelve of the Apocryphal books to counter the Reformer's rejection of them?

• The Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century

• Great Schism in 1054 AD

• Council of Trent in 1546

• Council of Ephesus in 431 AD