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Basics of the Bible (Intro to Scripture

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the biggest selling book in all of history?

a)

the Bible

b)

Harry Potter

c)

The Lord of the Rings

d)

A Christmas Carol

2.

What does the word "Bible" mean?

a)

Holy

b)

Book

c)

Jesus

d)

Heaven

3.

The word "Biblos" is where we get the English word "Bible" from. What language is "Biblos" from?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Australian

d)

Russian

4.

Before the invention of the printing press, how was each book of the Bible written?

a)

The Bible was written on one incredibly long and continuous scroll. It was like 2 miles long when completely unrolled.

b)

Each book was carved into stone.

c)

Each book was written on its own separate scroll.

d)

The whole Old Testament was passed down by oral tradition by people with incredible memories.

5.

True or False. All the books contained in the Bible were written at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The Old Testament, from the beginning to its end, was written over a period of how many years?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

700 years

d)

1000 years

7.

What are the two major sections of the Bible?

a)

The Prophetic Books and The Gospels

b)

The Old Testament and The New Testament

c)

The Shire and Revelation

d)

The Torah and The Life of Christ

8.

What does the word "testament" mean?

a)

exam to be passed

b)

salvation history

c)

greatest story ever told

d)

covenant or solemn agreement

9.

What language was most of the New Testament originally written in?

a)

koine Greek

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Latin

10.

How many books are in the Catholic Old Testament?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

46

11.

What does the word "cannon" mean when the Church speaks about the "cannon of Scripture."

a)

a weapon of war used to sink ships

b)

it means holy

c)

it means officially recognized

d)

it means don't question it

12.

True or False: 4 Categories of books in the Old Testament are the Torah, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, and The Prophets.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What does the word "Genesis" mean?

a)

Universe

b)

Original Sin

c)

Divine Revelation

d)

Beginning or Origin

15.

The Book of Exodus largely speaks about what famous biblical person?

a)

Peter

b)

Abraham

c)

Moses

d)

Daniel

16.

True or False: The Book of Leviticus is named after the priestly tribe of Israel who is named after Levi.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: The Book of Numbers is named so because in it Moses takes a census of the people and counts them.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Learning about the Bible is fun!

a)

True

b)

False