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Religious Education Quiz - Christianity - The Bible (Questions)

This KS3 RE quiz takes a look at Christianity and the Bible. The Bible, despite appearing in one volume, is not really a single book. Instead, it is a whole collection of books, a bit like a mini-library. It is made up of Jewish scriptures, held in what Christians call the Old Testament, which is the first part of the Bible. The second collection of books in the Bible is called the New Testament. The Bible contains many different types of texts, including histories, laws, songs and poetry, letters, prophecies, visions and the gospels, which tell the life of Jesus.

The Bible was originally written in two languages, Hebrew for the Jewish scriptures, and Greek for what is now known as the New Testament. A Bible written in English has been translated from these two languages. Christians believe the Bible to have been inspired by God, which is what is meant by speaking of these writings as the "Word of God".

1. The Psalms were traditionally believed to have been written by .......
[ ] Abraham
[ ] King David
[ ] King Solomon
[ ] Moses
2. The Christian Bible is in two parts known as .......
[ ] The Creation and the New Testament
[ ] The Old Testament and the Apocrypha
[ ] The Old Testament and the New Testament
[ ] The Psalms and the New Testament
3. In the King James Bible, the Old Testament comprises .......
[ ] 1 book
[ ] 39 books
[ ] 56 books
[ ] 66 books
4. The New Testament comprises .......
[ ] 26 books: Gospels, Acts, Letters and Revelation
[ ] 27 books: Gospels, Acts, Letters and Revelation
[ ] 39 books: Gospels, Acts and Letters
[ ] 66 books: Gospels, Acts, Letters and Songs
5. The Gospels tell of .......
[ ] the deeds of the early church
[ ] the letters to the new churches
[ ] the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
[ ] the life, death and resurrection of the disciples
6. The Gospel writers are .......
[ ] Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
[ ] Matthew, Mark, Peter and John
[ ] Peter, Paul, Simon and John
[ ] Peter, Paul, Timothy and John
7. Some Old Testaments include additional books called .......
[ ] the apocrypha
[ ] the prophecies
[ ] the proverbs
[ ] the psalms
8. The word "Bible" means .......
[ ] books
[ ] holy
[ ] list
[ ] sacred
9. The Old Testament timeline spans .......
[ ] creation to a few centuries before Jesus's birth
[ ] creation to Jesus's birth
[ ] creation to Moses and the Ten Commandments
[ ] creation to 10 centuries before Jesus's birth
10. The first five books of the Old Testament are .......
[ ] Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Joshua
[ ] Genesis, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and Joshua
[ ] Genesis, Exodus, Isaiah, Psalms and Job
[ ] Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

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Religious Education Quiz - Christianity - The Bible (Answers)
1. The Psalms were traditionally believed to have been written by .......
[ ] Abraham
[x] King David
[ ] King Solomon
[ ] Moses
The Psalms are Jewish texts also included in the Christian Bible; there are approximately 150 Psalms
2. The Christian Bible is in two parts known as .......
[ ] The Creation and the New Testament
[ ] The Old Testament and the Apocrypha
[x] The Old Testament and the New Testament
[ ] The Psalms and the New Testament
"Testament" means "bond" between God and humankind
3. In the King James Bible, the Old Testament comprises .......
[ ] 1 book
[x] 39 books
[ ] 56 books
[ ] 66 books
From Genesis to Malachi are the Old Testament books. Because Christians have never been in full agreement about which books are scriptural, Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Old Testaments contain differing numbers of books
4. The New Testament comprises .......
[ ] 26 books: Gospels, Acts, Letters and Revelation
[x] 27 books: Gospels, Acts, Letters and Revelation
[ ] 39 books: Gospels, Acts and Letters
[ ] 66 books: Gospels, Acts, Letters and Songs
The whole (Western) Christian Bible typically comprises 66 books
5. The Gospels tell of .......
[ ] the deeds of the early church
[ ] the letters to the new churches
[x] the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
[ ] the life, death and resurrection of the disciples
The word "Gospel" means "good news"
6. The Gospel writers are .......
[x] Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
[ ] Matthew, Mark, Peter and John
[ ] Peter, Paul, Simon and John
[ ] Peter, Paul, Timothy and John
Luke (a doctor) is also considered to have written the Acts of the Apostles
7. Some Old Testaments include additional books called .......
[x] the apocrypha
[ ] the prophecies
[ ] the proverbs
[ ] the psalms
"Apocrypha" means "hidden". Christian traditions which include these books do not consider them to be extra, or hidden!
8. The word "Bible" means .......
[x] books
[ ] holy
[ ] list
[ ] sacred
The Bible is a library of books. The Greek word biblia means "books"
9. The Old Testament timeline spans .......
[x] creation to a few centuries before Jesus's birth
[ ] creation to Jesus's birth
[ ] creation to Moses and the Ten Commandments
[ ] creation to 10 centuries before Jesus's birth
Malachi was written between 440-400 BC
10. The first five books of the Old Testament are .......
[ ] Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Joshua
[ ] Genesis, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and Joshua
[ ] Genesis, Exodus, Isaiah, Psalms and Job
[x] Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
These first five books are called the Pentateuch
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