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This character dominates the second half of the Book of Acts. |
| | A) | Peter |
| | B) | Paul |
| | C) | Jesus |
| | D) | John the Apostle |
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The author of Acts concentrates so much on the missionary work of the apostle Paul because |
| | A) | Paul's work in Gentile areas represents the transition of Christianity from a Jewish to a Hellenistic environment. |
| | B) | Paul was the only Jewish Christian missionary. |
| | C) | Luke and Paul were blood relations. |
| | D) | Paul had been the leader of Jesus' disciples when Jesus ministered in Galilee. |
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The apparent reason the eleven remaining apostles elect Matthias as a replacement for Judas Iscariot after his suicide is that |
| | A) | Judas had decreed that Matthias should be his replacement |
| | B) | Matthias was on "standby" to become an apostle in the event one of them died. |
| | C) | Matthias was the only candidate for the job who was from Galilee. |
| | D) | the number twelve represents the twelve tribes of Israel, so the apostles represented a kind of "new Israel." |
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When the Holy Spirit fell upon the believers on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, the Spirit's presence was indicated when the believers began to |
| | A) | raise the dead. |
| | B) | walk on water. |
| | C) | heal the sick. |
| | D) | speak in tongues. |
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Luke's name for the early Christian movement is |
| | A) | the Way. |
| | B) | the Light. |
| | C) | the Gospel of Truth. |
| | D) | the Synagogue of Jesus. |
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Beginning in Acts 6, Luke distinguishes two different groups in the early Jerusalem church: Aramaic-speaking Jewish Christians and Greek-speaking Jewish Christians whom Luke calls |
| | A) | Sovereigns. |
| | B) | Hellenists. |
| | C) | Antiochenes. |
| | D) | Alexandrians. |
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While he is on his way to arrest Christians in Damascus, _______________ encounters the risen Christ in the form of a blinding light and heavenly voice. |
| | A) | Peter |
| | B) | Paul |
| | C) | Pontius Pilate |
| | D) | Herod Agrippa II |
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Followers of "the Way" first received the name of Christians in the city of |
| | A) | Antioch in Syria. |
| | B) | Rome. |
| | C) | Jerusalem. |
| | D) | Corinth |
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When the apostle Paul and his associate Barnabas confronted Jewish Christians in a conference in Jerusalem, the issue of debate was |
| | A) | whether Jesus' resurrection was bodily or spiritual. |
| | B) | whether the Hebrew Scriptures were indeed divinely inspired. |
| | C) | whether Gentiles could become Christians. |
| | D) | whether Gentiles could become Christians without being circumcised. |
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While in this city, Paul and Silas established the first Christian church in Europe. While there, they were wrongfully flogged and imprisoned without a trial. |
| | A) | Corinth |
| | B) | Jerusalem |
| | C) | Vienna |
| | D) | Philippi |
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While in this city, Paul was politely invited by the city's intellectuals to give an address concerning his philosophy at a public forum called the Areopagus. |
| | A) | Corinth |
| | B) | Philippi |
| | C) | Athens |
| | D) | Alexandria |
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Paul travels to Rome near the end of the Book of Acts because |
| | A) | he claims to have relatives there. |
| | B) | he received an invitation from the Roman emperor to discuss his religious views. |
| | C) | as a Roman citizen, Paul has the right to stand trial before the Roman emperor. |
| | D) | Paul hopes that a trip to Rome will improve his failing health. |
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Acts portrays the development of early Christianity from ___________ movement to a largely Gentile faith. |
| | A) | an Essene apocalyptic |
| | B) | a Jewish apocalyptic |
| | C) | a Jerusalem apocryphal |
| | D) | Hellene Gnostic |
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The Book of Acts was written about |
| | A) | 30 CE. |
| | B) | 60 CE. |
| | C) | 90 CE. |
| | D) | 120 CE. |
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In Ephesus, Paul competes with certain Jews to |
| | A) | preach to the crowd. |
| | B) | heal the sick. |
| | C) | enter the city's great temple. |
| | D) | raise the dead. |
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