Bible Quiz Luke Chapter 1-10
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. According to the angel, what sign will help the shepherds identify the newborn Savior?
A star will stop directly over the child
The child will be held by a priest in the temple
The baby will be wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger
The child will be surrounded by visiting rulers
2. A person in John the Baptist’s crowd has two tunics while someone else has none. Based on John’s teaching in Luke 3, what should that person do?
Keep both tunics as evidence of divine blessing
Share one tunic with the person who has none
Give both tunics to the temple treasury
Sell both tunics and leave the region
3. How does Simeon come to recognize the infant Jesus as the promised one?
The shepherds identify the child for him
The Holy Spirit guides and reveals this to him
He reads the child’s name in a Roman record
Zechariah sends him a written message
4. When a paralyzed man is lowered through a roof, what does Jesus do before healing his body?
He declares that the man’s sins are forgiven
He questions the man’s friends about the Sabbath
He asks the man to make an offering
He sends the scribes out of the house
5. Jesus’ response to criticism about his disciples picking grain on the Sabbath centers on which claim?
David permanently abolished Sabbath observance
The Sabbath applies only inside Jerusalem
Harvesting grain is never considered work
The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath
6. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, what ultimately identifies someone as a neighbor?
Belonging to the same religious community
Showing mercy to the person in need
Knowing the commandments about compassion
Living within the same town or region
7. At Simon the Pharisee’s meal, what contrast does Jesus draw between Simon and the woman who anoints his feet?
Simon understands forgiveness, while the woman rejects it
Simon offers costly perfume, while the woman offers only water
The woman shows loving hospitality that Simon did not provide
The woman knows the Law better than Simon does
8. What does the angel Gabriel tell Zechariah to name his promised son?
Jesus
Simeon
Joseph
John
9. In the parable of the sower, someone hears the word but becomes consumed by worries, riches, and life’s pleasures. Which soil does this resemble?
The path where birds take away the seed
The rocky soil where the plant lacks moisture
The thorny soil where competing growth chokes the plant
The good soil that produces a large crop
10. A centurion asks Jesus to heal his servant but says Jesus need not enter his house. What does this reveal about the centurion’s faith?
He trusts that Jesus’ word can heal from a distance
He expects the servant to recover without Jesus’ involvement
He thinks his military rank gives him authority over Jesus
He believes healing requires a priestly sacrifice
11. After the miraculous catch of fish, how does Simon Peter initially respond to Jesus?
He asks Jesus to make him the leader of the fishermen
He falls before Jesus and calls himself a sinful man
He immediately sells the entire catch in Capernaum
He challenges Jesus to repeat the miracle
12. Before feeding the large crowd, what does Jesus tell the disciples to have the people do?
Return after purchasing bread nearby
Line up according to their home towns
Sit in groups of about fifty
Gather around the boat in family groups
13. Why do the people in the Nazareth synagogue become furious after Jesus speaks about Elijah and Elisha?
His examples show God’s favor reaching outsiders beyond Israel
He declares that Moses was not a prophet
He announces that the Jerusalem temple will close immediately
He refuses to read from the prophet Isaiah
14. Which theme is most clearly expressed in Mary’s song, often called the Magnificat?
Only religious leaders can understand God’s purposes
Political rulers will establish God’s kingdom by force
Ritual sacrifice is more important than mercy
God lifts the humble and brings down the powerful
15. Across Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness, what method does he repeatedly use to answer the devil?
He accepts a smaller version of each offer
He performs a public miracle to prove his identity
He asks John the Baptist to intervene
He cites Scripture to reject the proposed action
16. What event does Gabriel offer Mary as evidence that nothing will be impossible with God?
Mary’s relative Elizabeth has conceived in her old age
Anna has received a vision in the temple
Zechariah has regained his speech
Joseph has been told to travel to Bethlehem