Bible Quiz on Galatians
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which of these appears in Paul’s list of the fruit of the Spirit?
Rivalry
Envy
Jealousy
Love
2. Two groups argue that circumcision or uncircumcision determines who truly belongs. What emphasis from the conclusion of Galatians addresses their dispute?
Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; what matters is a new creation.
Uncircumcision is the mark that distinguishes mature believers.
Circumcision matters only for believers from Jewish families.
The issue must remain unsettled because Paul gives no alternative emphasis.
3. Someone argues that adding law observance to the gospel is simply an equally valid alternative. Which response best matches Galatians 1?
It is not another gospel but a distortion of the gospel of Christ.
The alternative is acceptable if sincere teachers support it.
Every community may define the gospel differently.
It should be accepted until church leaders formally reject it.
4. During a disagreement, a person repeatedly erupts in uncontrolled anger. Which item from Galatians 5 most closely describes this behavior?
Gentleness
Self-control
Fits of rage
Patience
5. A teacher says people establish their right standing with God by performing works of the law. Which statement most directly reflects Paul’s argument in Galatians 2?
Works of the law justify people when performed consistently.
People are justified through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works of the law.
Justification depends on belonging to Abraham’s physical family.
Justification is reserved for those taught personally by an apostle.
6. What conduct led Paul to oppose Cephas, or Peter, at Antioch?
Cephas collected money from the Gentile believers without authorization.
Cephas refused to allow Paul to speak in the synagogue.
Cephas demanded that Barnabas return to Jerusalem permanently.
Cephas withdrew from eating with Gentiles because he feared the circumcision group.
7. Which example does Paul use in Galatians 3 to connect faith with righteousness?
Moses struck the rock, and water came out.
David defeated Goliath while trusting God.
Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
Solomon asked God for wisdom rather than riches.
8. Which instruction appears in Galatians 6:2?
Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way fulfill the law of Christ.
Concentrate only on your own responsibilities and avoid others’ burdens.
Leave every personal burden for appointed leaders to resolve.
Offer help only after someone proves able to repay it.
9. According to Galatians 2, why did Paul go up to Jerusalem after fourteen years?
He had been summoned to stand trial before the apostles.
He intended to appeal a dispute to the Roman governor.
He went in response to a revelation and presented the gospel he preached among the Gentiles.
He went primarily to ask permission to preach outside Judea.
10. A community discovers that one member has been caught in wrongdoing. According to Galatians 6, how should those who live by the Spirit respond?
Exclude the person immediately so others will not be influenced.
Publicize the failure as a warning before offering help.
Restore the person gently while watching themselves so they are not tempted.
Ignore the situation because correction is always judgmental.
11. In the opening of Galatians, how does Paul describe the source of his apostleship?
It was granted by the Jerusalem church after a period of training.
It came through Jesus Christ and God the Father, not from human appointment.
It came from the Galatian congregations that selected him.
It was inherited from the apostles who had followed Jesus earlier.
12. Volunteers are discouraged because their good work has produced no visible result yet. Which counsel from Galatians 6 best applies?
Stop the work until success can be guaranteed.
Replace practical service with debate about who deserves help.
Continue only if the work earns public recognition.
Do not grow weary in doing good, because a harvest will come in due time if they do not give up.
13. To whom is the letter explicitly addressed?
The churches of Galatia
The church in Rome
The twelve tribes in the Dispersion
The believers in Philippi
14. A reader concludes that Paul presents the law as having no purpose at all. Which comparison from Galatians 3 best corrects that conclusion?
The law was a permanent replacement for the promise to Abraham.
The law served as a guardian until Christ came, leading toward justification by faith.
The law was a secret teaching reserved for mature believers.
The law was intended only to organize Roman civil society.
15. Believers from different ethnic and social backgrounds begin ranking their spiritual worth. Which teaching from Galatians 3 most directly challenges them?
Their spiritual rank depends on which apostle taught them.
Their standing should be determined by the customs of the oldest community.
Their differences disappear only after they master the law.
They are all one in Christ Jesus, whether Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female.
16. In the closing section of Galatians, what does Paul say he will boast in?
His education and knowledge of the law
The cross of the Lord Jesus Christ
His endurance during conflict with other teachers
The number of congregations he established