Carl S. Shoup - Test Your Bible Knowledge

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Scripture quotations in this volume are from the King James Version of the Bible. Published by Barbour Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 719, Uhrichsville, Ohio 44683, www.barbourbooks.com Our mission is to publish and distribute inspirational products offering exceptional value and biblical encouragement to the masses. Printed in the United States of America.

If you have some knowledge of the Bible, or would like to learn something about it, this book invites you to a game of multiple choice. A statement based on the Scriptures is begun and is completed by four different endings.

Only one of the endings is correct. Which one? A Biblical scholar will probably have no difficulty in selecting the right ending for virtually every one of the 1,437 statements presented here. Those who are fairly well acquainted with the Bible will no doubt pick the correct ending in the majority of cases. Others presumably will have more difficulty. But even one who is not at all acquainted with the Scriptures will find in these statements so much that is familiar he may well score better than he might expect. Bible tests have hitherto consisted of a series of questions, sometimes to be answered by yes or no, sometimes requiring a rather detailed reply.

But questions piled one upon another tend to become wearisome. Also, there is not much fun in searching ones memory repeatedly. To test our powers of recognition, on the other hand, rather than our powers of recall, can become an enjoyable pastime in which the reader matches wits with the author. Therefore, the three incorrect endings have usually been worded with an eye to making them seem as plausible as possible. Sometimes these false endings are merely passages lifted from nearby Scripture verses. More often they are pure fabrication.

This test had its origin in the writers realization that he had been harboring a vast number of misconceptions and garbled memories of a book he thought he had absorbed so freely in his youth. Some of these misconceptions suggested incorrect yet plausible endings to statements based on the Scriptures. Error is not always a promising base from which to evoke truth, but discovery of error proved in this instance to have a certain stimulative value. All of the statements and the correct endings, as well as some of the incorrect endings, are either based on or quoted directly from the King James Version of the Bible. When reference to a Bible dictionary was needed, A Dictionary of the Bible by John D. Davis was used.

This multiple-choice test could not have been produced without the editorial and research assistance provided by Mrs. Carolyn S. Scott. She has contributed immeasurably to the final product. CARL S. On the first day, God [Genesis 1:35] a said, Let there be light b created the dry land called Earth c made the two great lights, to rule the day and the night d created the firmament 2. The firmament was [Genesis 1:68] a Earth b the space between Heaven and Earth c Heaven d the two great lights 3. On the third day, God [Genesis 1:1113] a created the great whales b said, Let the earth bring forth grass c created cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth d created man 4. On the sixth day, God [Genesis 1:2627, 31] a said, Let fowl fly above the earth b created herbs and fruit trees c created man d rested 5. God formed man of [Genesis 2:7] a clay b mud c dust d detritus 6. The tree, the fruit of which man was forbidden to eat, was the tree of [Genesis 2:9, 17] a knowledge of good and evil b knowledge of evil c evil d life 7. Of the four rivers that branched from the river of Eden, one was the [Genesis 2:1014] a Euphrates b Abanan c Jordan d Halys 8. God made woman [Genesis 2:1822] a to aid man in his struggle against the serpent b because no help meet for man was found among the beasts of the field and the fowl of the air c because man had been created with too many ribs d to endow mankind with the symmetry of the heavenly bodies 9. God made woman by taking from Adam [Genesis 2:2122] a one rib b two ribs c three ribs d four ribs 10. In the specific language of Genesis, a man and his wife become one flesh, as the father and mother are left by [Genesis 2:24] a the man, who cleaves to his wife b the woman, who cleaves to her husband c both the man and woman, who cleave to each other d neither, who nevertheless cleave to each other 11. Adam and the woman became aware that they were naked [Genesis 3:68] a after talking with the serpent, but before eating the forbidden fruit b after talking with the Lord God c just before talking with the serpent d after eating the forbidden fruit, but before talking with the Lord God 12. When the Lord God made inquiry, the [Genesis 3:1213] a man blamed the woman b woman blamed the man c man blamed the serpent d serpent claimed he had said not a word 13. For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, said the Lord God to [Genesis 3:17, 19] a Adam b the woman c Adam and the woman d the serpent 14. Adam called his wife Eve because [Genesis 3:20] a she came after God had caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam b she was the mother of all living c it was evening, when the Lord God questioned them d the word eve signifies in Hebrew, woman 15. When Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden, they were wearing [Genesis 3:21] a coats of skins b aprons of fig leaves c sandals of snake skin d nothing 16. Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden to prevent them from [Genesis 3:2223] a repeating their previous offense b eating of the tree of life c remaining under the influence of the serpent d believing they could disregard the Lords edicts with impunity 17. Cain quarrelled with Abel because [Genesis 4:35] a Abel had been made a keeper of sheep, but Cain only a tiller of the ground b Abel claimed a half-share in the property set aside for the sons c Abel taunted Cain on his vicious habits d the Lord accepted Abels offering, but not Cains 18. Am I my brothers keeper? asked [Genesis 4:9] a Abel of Adam b Abel of the Lord c Cain of Adam d Cain of the Lord 19. The Lord set a mark upon Cain to [Genesis 4:1415] a protect him against murder b warn others against him c identify him as a tiller of the soil d disfigure him 20. The land of Nod was