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April 3rd

An Easter Season Knowledge Check

1. The book of the Acts of the Apostles was written by a) Paul; b) Peter; c) Luke; d) Mary
2. Jesus was called ‘Rabbi’ or Rabbouni’ by his disciples, which means a) Lord; b) Teacher; c) Exalted One; d) Messiah
3. Peter healed the crippled man in the Temple (Acts 3:1-10) a) by asking him to dip in the pool; b) by calling on the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean; c) by taking his crutches from him; d) by crying “Alleluia!”
4. The disciples who met Jesus on the Road to Emmaus finally recognized him a) in the words he spoke to them; b) in his glorified form; c) when he spoke their names; d) in the breaking of the bread
5. Stephen, Philip, Prochurus, Timon, Parmenas and Nicholas of Antioch were a) members of the Sanhedrin; b) at the Crucifixion; c) Greek (Hellenistic) Jews chosen to serve the physical needs of the Christian community; d) Jewish priests
6. Another name for the apostle Thomas is a) Didymus; b) Theophilus; c) Titus; d) Tom
7. The apostle chosen by lots to take the place of Judas Iscariot was a) Simon the Zealot; b) Bartholomew; c) Thaddeus; d) Matthias
8. The other disciple who, along with the person above in #7, was considered to take Judas’ place but lost when the apostles cast lots was a) David; b) Boaz of Galilee; c) Joseph, also called Barsabbas or Justus; d) Ezra the Nazorean
9. We learn from the Acts of the Apostles that a) there were many more disciples of Jesus than we know their names; b) the Church evolved to meet needs; c) women and men were leaders; d) the Apostles provided the central leadership & authority, in the power of the Holy Spirit.


ANSWERS: 1-C, 2-B, 3-B, 4-D, 5-C, 6-A, 7-D, 8-C, 9-All of the above