WorksheetsBasics of the Bible (Intro to Scripture
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the biggest selling book in all of history?
the Bible
Harry Potter
The Lord of the Rings
A Christmas Carol
What does the word "Bible" mean?
Holy
Book
Jesus
Heaven
The word "Biblos" is where we get the English word "Bible" from. What language is "Biblos" from?
Latin
Greek
Australian
Russian
Before the invention of the printing press, how was each book of the Bible written?
The Bible was written on one incredibly long and continuous scroll. It was like 2 miles long when completely unrolled.
Each book was carved into stone.
Each book was written on its own separate scroll.
The whole Old Testament was passed down by oral tradition by people with incredible memories.
True or False. All the books contained in the Bible were written at the same time.
True
False
The Old Testament, from the beginning to its end, was written over a period of how many years?
10 years
100 years
700 years
1000 years
What are the two major sections of the Bible?
The Prophetic Books and The Gospels
The Old Testament and The New Testament
The Shire and Revelation
The Torah and The Life of Christ
What does the word "testament" mean?
exam to be passed
salvation history
greatest story ever told
covenant or solemn agreement
What language was most of the New Testament originally written in?
koine Greek
English
Spanish
Latin
How many books are in the Catholic Old Testament?
1
2
3
46
What does the word "cannon" mean when the Church speaks about the "cannon of Scripture."
a weapon of war used to sink ships
it means holy
it means officially recognized
it means don't question it
True or False: 4 Categories of books in the Old Testament are the Torah, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, and The Prophets.
True
False
True or False: The five books that compose The Torah are Genesis, Exodus, The Gospel of Matthew, The Gospel of Mark, and The Gospel of Luke.
True
False
What does the word "Genesis" mean?
Universe
Original Sin
Divine Revelation
Beginning or Origin
The Book of Exodus largely speaks about what famous biblical person?
Peter
Abraham
Moses
Daniel
True or False: The Book of Leviticus is named after the priestly tribe of Israel who is named after Levi.
True
False
True or False: The Book of Numbers is named so because in it Moses takes a census of the people and counts them.
True
False
True or False: Learning about the Bible is fun!
True
False
