Acts 27 Quiz

This quiz is based on Acts chapter 27 (KJV). All questions are compulsory and should be answered before submission. Select the correct answers from the options given. We wish you all the best.

1. Paul and the other prisoners were given into whose custody?

Paulus

Lycian

Julius

Lysius

2. To begin their journey to Rome, which ship were Paul and co put on board in Caesarea?

A ship from Adramyttium

Mayflower

Colone

A ship from Kemet

3. Which person, though not a prisoner, went with Paul and the other prisoners?

Silas

John Mark

Aristarchus

Demas

4. Upon sailing from Caesarea, the next day, where did Paul and the other prisoners arrive?

Lystra

Coos

Tyre

Sidon

5. What did the centurion allow Paul to do as a favor?

He freed Paul secretly.

He allowed Paul to go to his friends so they could provide for his needs.

He gave Paul gifts.

He took off the chains around Paul's hands and feet.

6. On their voyage, why did they sail close to Cyprus?

It was because they wanted to avoid sandbanks and jagged rocks in the ocean.

It was because the waters there were deep.

It was because they had to stop there.

It was because the wind was against them.

7. Which of these cities is in Lycia?

Tarsus

Myra

Derbe

Coos

8. After sailing over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, they came to where?

Philippi

Derbe

Myra

Tarsus

9. The second ship Paul and co boarded for Italy was from where?

Alexandria

Cyprus

Syria

Ethiopia

10. Where did Paul predict that their voyage would be dangerous?

The Bay of Crete

The Haven of Lasea

Alexandria

The Fair Havens

11. The centurion responsible for transferring Paul and the other prisoners belonged to which band?

Seleucius Band

Palestinian Band

Italian Band

Augustan Band

12. While Paul and co were on the voyage to Rome, where did they plan to spend the winter?

Phenice

Sicili

Malta

Alexandria

13. The tempestuous wind that came against their ship was called what?

Harmattan

Euroclydon

Monsoon

Mediterranean Waves

14. When Paul and co could not see the sun or stars for many days because of the tempest, what became of them?

They were astonished.

They were discouraged.

They lost all hope of surviving.

They were dumbfounded.

15. Who was from Macedonia?

Julius

Aristarchus

Lysian

Governor Festus

16. Though Paul foretold a dangerous journey, why did they sail still?

It was because should they tarry where they were, they would be attacked by pirates.

It was because they though they could get to a safe haven before the tempest strikes.

It was because the centurion believed the ship's owner more than what Paul said.

It was because they were in a hurry to get to Rome.

17. While they were in the tempest, what did Paul say to rebuke the officers?

He told them they were too carefree about what was happening.

He told them they should have listened to him and not sailed from Crete.

He told them they did not do well for carelessly running the ship into the course of a tempest.

He said they should forget about the journey and run the ship into the shore for safety's sake.

18. How did Paul know that none of them would die in the tempest?

He had a dream about it.

Jesus visited him and told him.

An angel of God informed him about it.

He saw a vision about it.

19. What did Paul tell them to do since they were not going to die?

He told them to be of good cheer.

He told them to be careful.

He told them to eat.

He told them to pray.

20. What information was delivered to Paul about himself when he had a heavenly visitation on the ship?

He was told he would die shortly after reaching Rome.

He was told he would have his liberty when they got to Rome.

He was told he would go scot-free after the tempest.

He was told he must be brought before Caesar.

21. What did Paul tell those aboard the ship based on the heavenly visitation?

He said they would be shipwrecked on an island.

He said they would run aground somewhere on the ocean but the Lord would help them.

He said none would die but the ship would be destroyed.

He said the sun would appear the next day and they would see their way.

He said they had to abandon the ship for the tempest would carry it away.

22. How would God save Paul and co from dying in the tempest?

God would make them find their course.

God would make the tempest cease the next day.

God would order the tempest to carry them to Rome without any loss of life.

God would make them shipwreck on an island.

23. On which day, since the beginning of the tempest, did the sailors see that they were drawing near to some land?

The tenth day

The seventh day

The twelfth day

The fourteenth day

24. Where had they got to when the sailor realized they had come near to some land?

Sardinia

Macedonia

Adria

Cartage

25. While Paul and co were on the troubled ship, what was the depth of the sea when the sailors did the first sounded?

Thirty fathoms

Twenty fathoms

Forty fathoms

Sixty fathoms

26. While Paul and co were on the troubled ship, what was the depth of the sea when the sailors sounded the second time?

Twelve fathoms

Fifteen fathoms

Twenty fathoms

Nineteen fathoms

27. While Paul and co were on the troubled ship, why did the sailors cast four anchors?

So that the ship would find its course.

So that their ship would land safely on the shore.

So that the strong winds would not destroy the ship.

So that their ship would not be dashed against the rocks.

28. While Paul and co were on the troubled ship, how did the sailors attempt to flee the troubled ship?

They dropped their things overboard.

They intentionally gathered around the stir of the ship.

They let down a lifeboat into the sea, pretending to be casting anchors from the bow.

They intentionally said they would dive deep to see whether the ship had grounded.

29. What could have happened if the sailors fled from the troubled ship?

Those on the ship would have all died.

The ship would have capsized.

The centurion would have died trying to save the prisoners in his care.

The soldiers would have killed the prisoners.

30. What was done to prevent the sailors from fleeing the ship?

The prisoners talked them into not leaving the ship.

The centurion threatened to kill their captain.

The soldiers cut off the ropes of their lifeboat and let it drift away.

The soldiers surrounded them.

31. How many days had those on the troubled ship fasted since the tempest began?

Seven days

Fourteen days

Fifteen days

Twelve days

32. Who encouraged those on the troubled ship to eat some food?

The sailors

The centurion

The captain of the ship

Paul

33. According to Acts 27, how many people were on the troubled ship?

276

300

360

250

34. On the troubled ship, who was the first to take some food after many days of fasting?

One of the sailors

Paul

The ship captain

The centurion

35. How did the sailors make the ship lightweight to keep her afloat?

They threw the ship's wheat cargo into the sea.

They threw the ship's gold cargo into the sea.

They threw some of the prisoners overboard.

They threw the coal cargo into the sea.

36. Where did the sailors try to run the ship into?

Into the midst of some reefs

In between two stalks

Into the harbor of the land

Into a bay which had a beach

37. On the troubled ship, why did the Roman soldiers want to kill the prisoners?

It came to the point where they had to kill the prisoners to save themselves.

They wanted to kill them to relieve themselves of the burden of transferring them.

They wanted to kill them, lest they would escape.

They wanted to kill them so that they would cease going on that dangerous journey to Rome.

38. Why did the centurions stopped them from killing the prisoners?

He did that because he would face a death sentence if he lost any of the prisoners.

He did that to save Paul.

He did that because it was not right to kill uncondemned prisoners.

He did that because their voyage was almost ending.

39. How were all the prisoners on the troubled ship saved?

They made it to the shore on lifeboats.

Those who could swim jumped overboard and swam to the shore.

The sailors helped them to swim to the shore.

Some of them made it to the shore on boards and some on broken pieces of the ship.

They made it to the shore with the help of ropes.

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