1). The New Testament is considered to be  

a. a secular document    b. a sacred text    c. a paraphrase    d. none of these

2). Many of the books from antiquity form a library of harmonizing histories just like our Holy Bible.

qTRUE  qFALSE

3). “Inerrancy” means that the New Testament is perfect as a text beyond human comprehension.   

qTRUE  qFALSE

4). Christianity is often considered to be

a. a text based religion or faith  b. a Roman mantra   c. a Gnostic foundation   d. none of these

5). There are theological teachings and implications all throughout the New Testament.

qTRUE  qFALSE

6). Athanasius led the theological discourse at …..

a. the upper room   b. Jerusalem     c. Council at Carthage    d. none of these

7). The English word “Gospel” means….

a. someone sent    b. Roman proclaimer    c.  a good message    d. none of these

8). Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are …..

a. records of Jesus’s life    b. good news    c. Gospels   d. all of these

9). Most Biblical scholars agree that both Matthew and Luke used…..

a. Paul’s letters   b. Mark’s Gospel    c. John’s Gospel   d. none of these

10). Luke writes a carefully researched epistle account from a Jewish mentality.

qTRUE  qFALSE

11). Luke’s Gospel and the book of Revelation can be so easily read in tandem.

qTRUE  qFALSE

12). For centuries Hebrews was generally thought to be from the pen of Paul.

qTRUE  qFALSE

13). Revelation is just a book of prophecy.

qTRUE  qFALSE

14). Dating a book can often be based on what is mentioned in the text and also by what is missing in the text.

qTRUE  qFALSE

15). In 70 AD the Roman General Titus led his troops into _______ and destroyed the city.

a. Alexandria   b. Rome     c. Jerusalem    d. none of these

16). We cannot rely on metaphors, idioms and specific phrases will give clues as to when a book or passage may have been written.

qTRUE  qFALSE

17). Most Biblical scholars and theologians agree that Paul wrote his letters between 49AD and…..

a. 100 AD   b. 55 AD     c. 312 AD   d. none of these

18). The content of the New Testament may have been written over a period of time of about 60-70 years.

qTRUE  qFALSE

19). The first century culture demanded such memorizational skills for survival.

qTRUE  qFALSE

20). Slowly over time these oral traditions about Jesus were…

a. lost to antiquity   b. written down     c. autographed   d. none of these

21). The New Testament canon took over three centuries to completely form.

qTRUE  qFALSE

22). In 312 AD Constantine convened what today we refer to as the Council of Nicaea.

qTRUE  qFALSE

23). Christian bishops at the Council of Carthage confirmed Athanasius’s canonical list in 

a. 325 AD   b. 312 AD     c. 397 AD   d. none of these

24). One standard of criteria was whether or not the book in question was in harmony with orthodox Christian beliefs and practices.

qTRUE  qFALSE

25). Constantine is probably most famous for his selection of the four New Testament Gospels.

qTRUE  qFALSE

26). Irenaeus defended the four Gospels in a proposed canon because of the four living creatures around the throne of God listed in …..

a. Matthew   b. Mark     c. Luke   d. none of these

27). Constantine the great conquered Rome in 312 AD.

qTRUE  qFALSE

28). A conservative dating of Mark’s Gospel is 45-50 AD

qTRUE  qFALSE

29). The Mount Olivet Discourse is found in Luke 24.

qTRUE  qFALSE

30). The New Testament contains 21 epistles which Paul wrote to various Churches and people.

qTRUE  qFALSE

31). The authorship of a book was also something that influenced the process of acceptance into the New Testament canon.

qTRUE  qFALSE

32).  Both liberal and conservative scholars agree that John’s Gospel may have been written in the early 90s AD.

qTRUE  qFALSE

33). Edict of Milan which legalized the practice of Christianity and brought the general persecution of Christians to an end.     

qTRUE  qFALSE

34). The German word “Quella” means “Gospel” in English.

qTRUE  qFALSE

35). This was one of the main criteria for a book to be accepted into the New Testament canon.

a. Constantine’s approval   b. authorship   c. autograph manuscript   d. none of these

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