QUIZ FOR ACTS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

QUIZ FOR ACTS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN1. According to Acts chapter seventeen, how many Sabbaths did St. Paul spend reasoning fromthe Scriptures in the synagogue of Thessalonica?a. Three.b. Five.c. Seven.2. When Paul went to the synagogue of the Jews in Thessalonica, he explained and proved thattwo things were necessary for the Christ to do. Name one of these two things.a. Be proclaimed king by the peopleb. Rise from the dead.c. Ascend into Heaven.3. Fill in the blank in this passage from Acts chapter seventeen: “And some of them werepersuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the _______________,joined Paul and Silas.”a. “Jews.”b. “Leaders of the city.”c. “Leading women.”4. According to Acts chapter seventeen, whose house was attacked by a mob in Thessalonica?a. Lydia’s.b. Jason’s.c. Silas’.5. According to Acts chapter seventeen, what allegation did the mob make against St. Jason andother Christians in Thessalonica?a. They said that Jason and the others criticized Zeus.b. They said that Jason and the others were possessed by demons.c. They said that Jason and the others claimed that Jesus is king, which was contrary to thedecrees of Caesar.6. According to Acts chapter seventeen, how frequently did the Jews in Berea search theScriptures to determine whether the things taught by Ss. Paul and Silas were so?a. Daily.b. Every Sabbath.c. Every time they spoke with Ss. Paul and Silas.7. Who, according to Acts chapter seventeen, stirred up trouble for St. Paul in Berea?a. The magistrates.b. The Philippian slave masters.c. The Jews of Thessalonica.

8. According to Acts chapter seventeen, who stayed in Berea after the Christians sent St. Paulaway?a. St. Silas.b. Ss. Silas and Timothy.c. St. Timothy.9. According to Acts chapter seventeen, why was St. Paul’s spirit provoked in Athens?a. He saw that the city was given over to idols.b. He saw that the city was given over to philosophers.c. He saw that the city was given over to atheism.10. Fill in the blanks in this passage from Acts chapter seventeen: “Then certain __________ and__________ philosophers encountered him. And some said, ‘What does this babbler want tosay?’ Others said, ‘He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,’ because he preached to themJesus and the resurrection.”a. Socratic; Platonic.b. Aristotelian; Cynic.c. Epicurean; Stoic.11. According to Acts chapter seventeen, where did the philosophers take St. Paul to hear himspeak about his “new doctrine?”a. The Acropolis.b. The Areopagus.c. The Parthenon.12. Paul found one particular altar in Athens very interesting and used it as a point of reference inhis sermon to the Athenians. What was the inscription on this altar?a. “TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.”b. “TO MIGHTY ATHENA.”c. “TO APOLLO, GOD OF THE SUN.”13. Fill in the blank in St. Paul’s speech on the Areopagus in Acts chapter seventeen: “And Hehas made from one blood[c] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hasdetermined their ____________ times and the boundaries of their dwellings.”a. “Complete.”b. “Fulfilled.”c. “Preappointed.”14. Fill in the blank in St. Paul’s speech on the Areopagus in Acts chapter seventeen: “…so thatthey should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He isnot far from each one of us; for in Him _______________________, as also some of your ownpoets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’a. “We are completed and perfected.”b. “We live and move and have our being.”c. “We are adopted and made worthy of eternal life.”

15. Fill in the blank in St. Paul’s speech on the Areopagus in Acts chapter seventeen: “Truly,these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Manwhom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by ________________.”a. “Raising Him from the dead.”b. “Sending the Son of Man into the world.”c. “The gift of the Holy Spirit.”16. According to Acts chapter seventeen, which of these individuals is NOT listed as havingbelieved St. Paul’s preaching on the Areopagus?a. Dionysius the Areopagite.b. Damaris.c. Cyril the Athenian.

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ FOR ACTS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN1. A (Acts 17:2)2. B (Acts 17:3)3. C (Acts 17:4)4. B (Acts 17:5)5. C (Acts 17:7)6. A (Acts 17:11)7. C (Acts 17:13)8. B (Acts 17:14)9. A (Acts 17:16)10. C (Acts 17:18)11. B (Acts 17:19)12. A (Acts 17:23)13. C (Acts 17:26)14. B (Acts 17:27-28)15. A (Acts 17:30-31)16. C (Acts 17:34)© 2006 Department of Youth Ministry — Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of NorthAmerica