Acts 23 Quiz

This quiz is based on Acts chapter 23 (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. What did the high priest command them to do to Paul when he spoke first at the council?

The high priest commanded that Paul should be bound.

The high priest commanded them to smite Paul on the mouth.

The high priest commanded that they should put Paul away for some time.

The high priest commanded that Paul should be flogged.

2. What was Paul's reaction when he heard what the high priest said should be done to him?

Paul told him that he could not treat a Jew like that.

Paul told him he was stiff-necked and unfair.

Paul told him the Lord would deal with him in this life and the next.

Paul told him he was a whitewashed wall and God would smite him.

3. Why did Paul react harshly toward the high priest?

He did that because he did not know he was the high priest.

He did that because he was angry.

He did that to get favor in the eyes of the Romans.

He did that out of fear.

4. What response did Paul get for speaking harshly to the high priest at the council?

They told him he would be punished without mercy for being rude to the high priest.

They said he deserved to die for speaking harshly to the high priest.

They said how dare you insult God’s high priest.

They said the Lord would strike him for speaking harshly to the high priest.

5. Why did Paul declare at the council that he was a Pharisee?

He did that because some council members were Sadducees and the rest were Pharisees.

He did that because all those seated there were Pharisees.

He did that because the Pharisees far outnumbered the other sects there.

He did that because he thought the Pharisees could buy him his freedom.

6. What happened at the council when Paul declared that he was a Pharisee?

The council wanted to stone him.

The council rejected his claims.

The council was dismissed.

There arose a great clamor.

7. What was the difference between the Pharisees and the Sadducees?

The Pharisees hate Christians, but the Sadducees don't.

The Sadducees do not believe in the resurrection, angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees do.

The Pharisees accept Jesus as the Messiah, but the Sadducees don't.

The Pharisees follow the law, but the Sadducees don't.

8. What was the reaction of the Pharisees when Paul declared that he was a Pharisee?

They said he was not worthy of them.

They stood up and spoke in Paul's defense.

They rejected his claims.

They were furious with him.

9. Why did the chief captain send soldiers to take Paul from the midst of the commotion in the council and bring him to the barracks?

It was because the absence of Paul would calm the council.

It was because he feared they would sentence Paul to death.

It was because he feared they would pull Paul into pieces.

It was because he feared that they would drag Paul out and stone him.

10. When did Jesus appear to Paul during his incarceration in Jerusalem?

Two days after the council

The night of the day following the council

The next morning

The night after the council

11. During Paul's incarceration in Jerusalem, Jesus appeared to him and spoke to him. What did the word of Jesus foretell?

It foretold that Paul would be set free.

It foretold that Paul would go to Rome.

It foretold that Paul would die in Jerusalem.

It foretold that Paul would die shortly after leaving Jerusalem.

12. What did Jesus tell Paul when He appeared to him during his incarceration in Jerusalem?

He told Paul to take courage; as he had testified about Him in Jerusalem, he must also testify in Rome.

He told Paul to wear his cloak and belt, for they would transfer him to a safe place.

He told Paul to speak no more to the Jews, for they were conspiring to kill him.

He told Paul to be strong and be of good courage, for the end of his suffering was near.

13. On which day did some Jews bind themselves under a curse to kill Paul?

The day before the council.

Two days after the council

On the day the council was held

The next day after the council

14. How many Jews had conspired to kill Paul?

Twenty

Around fifty

More than forty

Less than forty

15. What did those Jews swore not to do until they had killed Paul.

They swore not to eat until they had killed Paul.

They swore not to go into the temple until they had killed Paul.

They swore not to go into the synagogue until they had killed Paul.

They swore not to wear sandals until they had killed Paul.

16. Who did the Jewish conspirators want to use as bait to get to Paul and kill him?

The Asian Jews

The chief priests and elders

The Pharisees

The council

The roman soldiers

17. Who did the Jewish conspirators come to work their conspiracy with?

The Pharisees

The chief priests and elders

The Roman soldiers

The Hellenists

18. Who heard the conspiracy of the Jews and came to inform Paul in the barracks?

Paul's nephew

Paul's sister

One of the believers

A Roman soldier

19. What did Paul do when he heard from the informer about the conspiracy of the Jews?

He had the informer spread the news to all the Roman soldiers.

He had the informer disclose the identity of the conspirators to the centurion.

He had the informant secretly escape out of the barracks.

He had a centurion escort the informer to the chief captain.

20. What did the chief captain warn the informer to do?

The chief captain told him to inform all the soldiers.

The chief captain told the informer not to mention to any that he had disclosed the conspiracy to him.

The chief captain told him to leave the city immediately.

The chief captain told him to go into hiding.

21. Who told the chief captain about the plot and conspiracy of the Jews against Paul?

Paul himself

The soldiers

The centurion

Paul's nephew

22. What did the chief captain decide to do when he heard of the conspiracy of the Jews against Paul?

He decided to transfer Paul to Caesarea.

He decided to tighten the security of the barracks.

He decided to hunt down the conspirators.

He decided to free Paul.

23. How many centurions did the chief captain instruct to prepare to transfer Paul?

Four

One

Two

Three

24. What preparation did the chief captain tell the centurions to make?

He told them to prepare 70 horsemen

He told them to prepare 140 soldiers

He told them to prepare 200 soldiers

He told them to prepare 200 spearmen

He told them to get a hundred soldiers to patrol the streets.

He told them to train hard for the transport.

25. How many people escorted Paul out of the city, excluding the centurions?

300

500

470

230

26. What was the name of the chief captain?

Julius Dimitrius

Linus Assos

Publius Paulus

Claudius Lysias

27. The chief captain wrote a letter to the governor called at Caesarea called                               

Pompei

Felix

Festus

Segius

28. At what time would Paul's transfer begin?

Nine o'clock in the night

Three o'clock at dawn

Eleven o'clock in the night

Evening

29. To transfer Paul to Caesarea, he was first transported to where?

Gaza

Antipatris

Joppa

Bethany

30. From what happened at the council at the barracks, the chief captain perceived what?

He perceived that Paul had been excommunicated from the temple.

He perceived that Paul had not done anything worthy of death.

He perceived that Paul was a blasphemer.

He perceived that Paul was not acknowledged as a Jew.

He perceived that the Jews had an issue with Paul concerning their religious law.

31. At what point did the Roman soldiers leave the horsemen to transport Paul to Caesarea?

When they reached Lydda

When they reached Antioch

When they reached Gaza

When they reached Antipatris

32. Where was Paul kept in Caesarea as a prisoner?

Herod's judgment hall

The hall of the Palace

The colosseum

The basement

33. Which question did the governor at Caesarea ask Paul when Paul was delivered to him?

He asked Paul whether he was a Christian.

He asked Paul which city he came from.

He asked Paul which province he came from.

He asked Paul whether he was a Jew.

34. What was the name of the high priest around the time Paul was arrested in Jerusalem?

Gamaliel

Caiphas

Annas

Ananias

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