Acts 16 Quiz

This quiz is based on Acts chapter 16 (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. Where did Paul meet Timothy?

In Jopper

In Sidon

In Tyre

In Derbe and Lystra

2. Timothy's mother was a                                   

Roman

Arab

Jewess

Greek

3. Timothy's father was a                                

Ethiopian

Jew

Roman

Greek

4. Who spoke well of Timothy?

The Christians in Lystra and Iconium

The Christians in Derbe

Titus and Barnabas

The believers in Crete

5. Why did Paul circumcise Timothy?

Paul did that to make Timothy more acceptable to the believers in that area.

Paul did that to avoid the opposition and reproaches of the Jews in that area.

Paul did that to make Timothy more acceptable to the Gentiles.

Paul did that to announce that Timothy was a genuine Jewish believer.

6. What did Paul and company tell the churches in the cities they went through?

They told them that circumcision was wrong.

They told them the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.

They told them the laws of Moses and the writings of the prophets had been abolished.

They told them to be careful not to have anything to do with the Jews.

7. According to Acts 16, what was the result of what Paul and company told the churches in the cities they visited?

The believers withdrew from the unbelievers.

The Jews were provoked to fight against the churches.

The churches were established in the faith and increased in number daily.

The churches forsook the scriptures of old.

8. Where did the Holy Spirit forbid them to preach the word?

In Egypt

In Rome

In Greek

In Asia

9. Why couldn't Paul and co go to Bithynia?

The Holy Spirit prevented them from doing so.

They were not well resourced to travel there.

They were not sure which way would take them there.

The Jews had stirred up the people in Bithynia to persecute Paul.

10. Where were Paul and co before they came to Troas?

Derbe

Lystra

Phrygia

Mysia

11. Why did Paul and co go to Macedonia?

They went there because the whole region of Macedonia was given to idol worship.

They heard that there were no Christians in Macedonia which is why they went there.

They went there because God spoke to Paul in a vision to go to Macedonia.

They went there because they found a ship which was going there.

12. Where did Paul begin his journey to Macedonia?

Samothracia

Philippi

Mysia

Troas

13. Which of these places did Paul and co pass to get to Macedonia?

Neapolis and Troas

Troas and Neapolis

Samothracia

Samothracia and Neapolis

14. Which of these cities can be found in Macedonia?

Samothracia and Neapolis

Neapolis and Philippi

Samothracia, Neapolis, and Philippi

Troas and Neapolis

15. On which day did Paul and co go to the riverside to preach when they were in Philippi?

On the Sabbath

On the third of their arrival

On the second day of the week

On the first day of the week

16. Who did Paul and co preach to when they came to the riverside?

They preached to the Roman soldiers there.

They preached to the wealthy men there.

They preached to the Jews who were there.

They preached to the women there.

17. When Paul and co went to the riverside, what were they expecting to find there?

A place of sacrifices

A place of prayer

A holy ground

A shrine

18. Lydia believed the message of Paul at the riverside. How was she led to believe?

The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.

God made her see that Paul's face shines like an angel's.

God showed her a vision that what Paul preached was true.

God moved her to look into the scriptures and see that Paul was speaking the truth.

19. What kind gesture did Lydia show to Paul and co?

She gave gifts to them.

She gave money to support Paul's ministry.

She was hospitable to them.

She secured a voyage by ship for Paul to Syria.

20. What followed immediately after Lydia accepted the message of Paul?

Immediately after she accepted it, Paul and co boarded a ship and left that region.

Immediately after she accepted it, she departed with joy, praising God.

Immediately after she accepted it, they lay hands on her and she received the infilling of the Holy Spirit.

Immediately after she accepted it, she was baptized along with her household.

21. What was the occupation of Lydia?

She was a trader of grains.

She was a seller of purple cloth.

She was a gold dealer.

She was the owner of lands.

22. Where did Lydia come from?

Colosse

Ephesus

Philippi

Thyatira

23. In Philippi, how did Paul and co meet the girl possessed by the spirit of divination?

They met her when they were going to pray.

They met her on the way to the marketplace where they preach.

They met her while preaching in the streets.

They met her when leaving the city.

24. In Philippi, why did Paul cast out the spirit of divination in the slave girl?

He did it because the spirit was killing the girl.

He did it because she disturbed them for many days when they met her.

He did it because the spirit had made her a slave.

He did it because she requested deliverance.

25. Who had Paul and Silas caught in Philippi?

The Jews in Philippi

The masters of the slave girl

The Hellenist

The atheist

26. What charge was brought against Paul and Silas when they were caught in Philippi?

They were charged with deception.

They were charged with teaching customs which are not lawful for Romans to receive and observe.

They were charged with inciting the people of Philippi.

They were charged with speaking against the traditions and religion of the people of Philippi.

They were charged with troubling the city exceedingly.

27. Why did some people have Paul and Silas caught in Philippi?

They were caught for preaching Christianity.

They were caught for teaching against the gods of the city.

They were caught for teaching against circumcision.

They were caught for delivering a slave girl who was demon-possessed.

28. What was done to Paul and Silas when they were caught and given to the magistrate?

They bound them with chains and put them on a ship to Rome.

They flogged and cast them into prison.

They led them outside the city and beat them.

They put them in chains and sent them to Jerusalem.

29. Why did the jailer put Paul and Silas in the inner cell and bind them with chains?

He was charged to keep them safe.

He wanted to ill-treat them.

He wanted to protect them from the other prisoners.

He did not want them to suffer from the cold weather.

30. What did Paul and Silas do in the Philippian jail at midnight?

They sought a way to escape.

They gnashed their teeth, for they were in great pain.

They boldly spoke the word of God to the prisoners.

They prayed and sang praises to God.

31. An earthquake happened while Paul and Silas were in prison in Philippi. What effect did the earthquake have on the prison?

The earthquake caused the foundations of the prison to shake.

The earthquake caused the prison walls to fall flat.

The earthquake caused the prison doors to open.

The earthquake caused everyone's chains to come loose.

The earthquake caused the prison to cave in.

The earthquake ruined the roof of the prison.

32. When the jailor woke up, seeing what the earthquake had caused, what did he think had happened with the prisoners?

He thought the prisoners were rioting.

He thought the prisoners were injured.

He thought that the prisoners had fled.

He thought the prisoners were dead.

33. Why did the jailor want to kill himself when he saw what had happened?

He wanted to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had all fled.

He wanted to kill himself because he thought the prison blocks were collapsing.

He wanted to kill himself because he thought the prisoners would linch him and run away.

He wanted to kill himself because he thought the building was surrounded by an insurrection.

34. What prevented the jailor from killing himself?

He could not kill himself because he could not find his sword in the dark.

He could not kill himself because the prisoners cried out to him not to do it.

He could not kill himself because he saw that he was wrong about the prisoners.

He could not kill himself because Paul called to him to stop for the prisoners were all in their cells.

35. What request did the jailor make to Paul and Silas?

He asked what happened during the earthquake.

He asked what he should do to be saved.

He asked to know the number of prisoners who had escaped.

He asked to know how many prisoners were dead.

36. What answer did Paul and Silas give the jailor upon his request?

They told him that none of the prisoners had escaped.

They told him that none of the prisoners was dead.

They told him to pray for forgiveness of sins.

They told him to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for his salvation and that of his household.

37. What was the magistrate's order for Paul and Silas the day following their arrest?

He ordered that they should be set free.

He ordered that they should be banished from the town.

He ordered that they should be hanged.

He ordered that they should be beaten with whips.

38. Who communicated to Paul and Silas the decision of the magistrate on the day following their arrest?

The Christian brothers

The officers

The jailer

The Jews

39. What was Paul's response to the magistrate's order?

He expressed his gratitude to him for freeing him and Silas.

He said God would not pardon them for treating him and Silas unjustly.

He said that having been publicly beaten and imprisoned, they should not free them secretly. Therefore the magistrate and his officers themselves should come and release him and Silas from prison.

He said he had forgiven them for their offenses.

40. Why did the magistrate and the serjeants become afraid because of Paul and Silas?

They learned that Paul and Silas were Roman.

They learned that Paul and Silas were missionaries.

They learned that Paul and Silas were apostles.

They learned that Paul and Silas were from Jerusalem.

41. What was common between Lydia and the jailor who encountered Paul's ministry?

They were hospitable to Paul and company.

They were rich.

They and their household were led to Christ.

They feared the Lord.

They and their household were baptized.

They fought for Paul and Silas' release from prison.

They were Jews living among the Gentiles.

42. What did the jailor do for Paul and Silas as a kind gesture?

He showed them hospitality.

He gave them money and helped them escape.

He released them from prison at dawn.

He washed their stripes.

He hid them in his house for days.

43. What did the magistrate and the officers ask Paul and Silas to do after releasing them from prison?

They asked them to stay and preach in the city.

They asked them to depart from the city.

They asked them to forgive what had been done to them.

They asked them to keep quiet about what happened in prison.

44. When Paul and Silas left Philippi prison, they went where next?

The house of Lydia

The sea shore

The synagogue

The riverside where they preach

45. Who communicated Paul's reply to the magistrate?

The prisoners

The Christian brothers

Serjeants whom the magistrate sent

The jailor

46. What did Paul and Silas do for the jailor?

They baptized him and his household upon believing.

They helped him to get after sustaining injuries from the earthquake.

They protected him from being lynched by prisoners.

They washed the wounds he sustained from his own sword.

They led him to Christ.

They saved him from committing suicide.

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