Paul and Silas in prison quiz

This quiz is based on the events of Paul and Silas’ imprisonment found in Acts 16:16-26 NIV.
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1. How many days did the slave girl follow Paul and his companions?

Many days

Three days

One week

A month

2. What did the slave girl say when she followed Paul and his companions?

She said, “These men are kind to the people of this town."

She said, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”

She said, “These men are not enemies but friends."

She said, “These men are Christians from Israel."

3. Because the slave girl kept following Paul and his companions, Paul became                            .

sick

uncomfortable

happy

annoyed

4. The slave girl was described as what?

She was calm and full of the Holy Spirit.

She was tall and beautiful.

She was a person who had a spirit by which she predicted the future.

She was dirty and had bad manners.

5. Who had Paul and Silas arrested for delivering the slave girl from the evil spirit?

The governor

Her owners

The army captain

Her parents

6. What accusation was leveled against Paul and Silas when they were arrested for casting out the demons in the slave girl?

The people accused them of murder.

The people accused them of abusing the slave girl.

The people accused them of throwing their city into an uproar.

The people accused them of stealing.

7. When they were arrested, where were Paul and Silas taken to face the authorities?

The palace of the king

The city center

The temple

The marketplace

8. What did the magistrate have them do to Paul and Silas before they were sent to prison?

He had them stripped and beaten with rods.

He had them stabbed with knives.

He teased them.

He had them interrogated.

9. What instruction was given to the jailer when Paul and Silas were brought to him?

The jailer was commanded to release them in the morning.

The jailer was commanded to take good care of them.

The jailer was commanded to beat them.

The jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.

10. Where did the jailer put Paul and Silas?

He put them in boxes.

He put them in cages.

He put them in the inner cell.

He put them in the basement.

11. At what time did Paul and Silas pray and sing hymns?

Morning

midnight

Afternoon

Evening

12. What happened when Paul and Silas prayed and sang hymns?

A violent earthquake occurred in the prison.

Fighting erupted in the prison.

The prison caught fire.

The prisoners repented.

13. What caused the prison doors to fly open and everyone’s chains to come loose?

The earthquake

The flames of the fire.

A great wind

The strength of the prisoners

14. What were the other prisoners doing while Paul and Silas were singing hymns?

They were dancing.

They were listening.

They were shouting.

They were crying.

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