THE 15th NATIONAL POSTAL BIBLE KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 2014

Produced by Scripture Union in Semenanjung Malaysia and sponsored by

Malayan Christian Schools Council (MCSC)
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Bible texts: Genesis 37, 39 41 & The Gospel of Luke 1 8
in the Good News translation. The Bible reference is given in the brackets.
FILL IN THE BLANKS (SECTION A)
Write your answer clearly in the blank spaces provided.
The correct answer in each bracketed space (_____________) scores one mark
Questions 1 5 from Genesis 37, 39 41
1. One night Joseph had a _____________, and when he told his brothers about it,
they _____________him even more. (37:5)
2. The ______________ was with ______________ and made him successful.
(39:2)
3. It is ______________who gives the ability to interpret______________, Joseph
said to the chief baker and the wine steward who each had a dream. (40:8)
4. After Joseph interpreted the kings dream he was appointed
______________over all______________. (41:43)
5. The seven years of plenty that the land of ______________ had enjoyed came
to an end, and the seven years of ______________ began, just as Joseph had
said. (41:53-54)

Questions 6 15 from Luke 1 8

6. The angel said to her, Don't be afraid, ______________; God has been
gracious to you. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will
name him ______________. (1:30-31)

7.

An eighty-four year old prophetess and widow named ______________

prophesied over the child Jesus when He was brought by His parents to
the ______________. (2:36-38)

8.

Jesus returned from the Jordan full of the Holy Spirit and was led by the
______________ into the desert, where he was tempted by the Devil for
______________ days. (4:1-2)

9.

After Jesus healed the man with the dreaded skin disease He said to
the man, "Don't tell anyone, but go straight to the ______________ and
let him examine you; then to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer
the sacrifice as ______________ ordered." (5:14)

10. Love your ______________, do good to those who hate you, bless those
who curse you, and ______________ for those who mistreat you.
(6:27-28)
11. Why do you look at the ______________ in your brother's eye, but pay
no attention to the ______________ in your own eye? (6:41)
12. After Jesus had brought to life the dead son of a widow, the people were
filled with ______________ and praised God. A great ______________
has appeared among us! they said; God has come to save his people!
(7:16)
13. While Jesus was at the home of Simon the Pharisee, a woman who had
lived a ______________ life poured perfume on His feet. Jesus said to all
present, I tell you, then, the great ______________ she has shown
proves that her many sins have been forgiven. (7:37-47)
14. The seeds that fell in ______________ soil stand for those who hear the
message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until
they bear ______________. (8:15)
15. The disciples were amazed and afraid, and said to one another, "Who is
this man? He gives ______________ to the winds and waves, and they
______________ him! (8:25)

THE 15th NATIONAL POSTAL BIBLE KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 2014

Produced by Scripture Union in Semenanjung Malaysia and sponsored by
Malayan Christian Schools Council (MCSC)
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (SECTION B)
Make your selection (A, B or C) and mark your answers on page 3
Questions 1 7 from Genesis 37, 39 41
1.

Jacob made Joseph a ____. (37:3)

A long robe with full sleeves
B long sash with beautiful tassels
C pair of long pants with an embroidered border

2.

Joseph said that in his dream, the sun, moon and eleven stars ____. (37:9)
A fell from heaven
B joined together
C bowed down to him

3.

Joseph was finally sold by his brothers to some Ishmaelites travelling from
Gilead to Egypt for ____. (37:28)
A
10 pieces of silver
B 20 pieces of silver
C 30 pieces of silver

4.

The captain of the palace guard who bought Joseph from the Ishmaelites was
____. (39:1)
A Potiphar
B Potiphera
C Paneah

5.

Joseph was well-built and good-looking, and after a while his master's wife
began to desire Joseph and asked him to ____. (39:6-7)
A sing and dance for her
B go to bed with her
C go out with her

6.

The person who forgot to mention Joseph to the king was the ____. (40:14-23)
A wine steward
B chief baker
C captain of the guard

7.

In the King of Egypts first dream, he saw seven thin ____. (41:1-4)
A goats eating up seven fat ones
B cows eating up seven fat ones
C horses eating up seven fat ones

Questions 8 35 from Luke 18

8.

When Zechariah who was a priest went into the Temple to burn incense on the
altar an angel of the Lord appeared to him and told him that his wife Elizabeth
will ____. (1:13)
A bear him a son
B never have children
C be visited by her relative Mary

9.

The angel said that John (the Baptist) will go ahead of the Lord, strong and
mighty like the prophet ____. (1:17)
A
Isaiah
B Jeremiah
C Elijah.

10. When Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman
Empire, Joseph and his pregnant wife, Mary being descendants of King David
went from Nazareth to the kings birthplace in ____. (2:4)
A
Bethlehem
B Jerusalem
C Jericho
11. The Holy Spirit was with Simeon and had assured him that he would not die
before he had seen the Lord's promised Messiah. He was led by the Spirit to
the child Jesus who was with His parents in ____. (2:25-27)
A
the Temple
B
Bethlehem
C
their home in Nazareth
12. When Jesus was twelve years old, He stayed behind in the Temple, sitting with
the Jewish teachers, listening to them and asking questions. He had gone there
earlier with His parents to celebrate ____. (2:41-46)
A
the Feast of Shelters B Pentecost
C the Passover Festival
13. The following words: The axe is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every
tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire. were
spoken by ____. (3:7-9)
A
John the Baptist
B Jesus
C the Apostle Paul
14. Speaking of Jesus, John the Baptist said ____. (3:16c)
A He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and water
B He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire
C He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit
15. To whom did Jesus say the following words: The scripture says, Worship the
Lord your God and serve only him!? (4:1-8)
A
The Devil
B The Pharisees
C A Roman Soldier
16. Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he
went to the synagogue where He stood up to read the Scriptures and was
handed the book of the prophet ____. (4:17)
A
Jeremiah
B Ezekiel
C Isaiah
17. When the people in the synagogue heard Jesus relate how Elijah and Elisha
ministered to people outside Israel (Elijah to the widow living in Zarephath and
Elisha to Naaman the Syrian) rather than the people of Israel they were filled
with ____. (4:25-28)
A shame
B anger
C joy
18. He (Jesus) went and stood at her bedside and ordered the fever to leave her.
The fever left her, and she got up at once and began to wait on them. (4:39) She
was Simons ____. (4:38)
A sister
B mother
C mother-in-law

19. Upon casting out the demons Jesus gave them an order and would not let them
speak, because they knew He ____. (4:41)
A was the Messiah
B would defeat Satan
C was going to send them to hell
20. The news about Jesus spread all the more widely, and crowds of people came
to hear Him and be healed from their diseases. But Jesus would go away to
lonely places, where He ____. (5:15-16)
l
fasted
ll
prayed
lll meditated
A l and ll
B ll only
C all of the above
21. In what order were the following words spoken? (5:20-24)
l
Is it easier to say, Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, "Get up and
walk'?
ll
Who is this man who speaks such blasphemy! God is the only one who
can forgive sins!"
lll I tell you, get up, pick up your bed, and go home!
A (I), (II), (llI)
B (II), (I), (lIl)
C (IIl), (I), (II)
22. When Jesus told the paralysed man to pick up his bed and go home, the man
did just that, praising God. Before He performed this miracle Jesus told the
Pharisees and Teachers of the Law that He had authority on earth to ____.
(5:24)
A heal
B forgive sins
C cast out demons
23. When Jesus asked Levi who was sitting in his office to follow Him, Levi got up,
left everything, and followed Him. He was a ____. (5:27-28)
A tax collector
B doctor
C lawyer
24. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath concluded Jesus after He shared with
the Pharisees (who were angry that the disciples were eating corn from the
cornfields on the Sabbath) an incident in the life of ____. (6:1-3)
A King David
B King Solomon
C King Saul
25. Jesus called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He named
apostles. Among them were two pairs of brothers; Peter and Andrew and
____.( 5:10, 6:14)
A Matthew and Thomas
B James and John
C Philip and Bartholomew
26. Jesus told them this parable: One blind man cannot lead another one; if he
does, both will fall into a ditch. No pupil is greater than his teacher; but all pupils
when they have completed their training, will be ____.(6:39-40)
A transformed
B like their teacher
C good trainers

27. This man really deserves your help. He loves our people and he himself built a
synagogue for us. (7:4-5)
This plea to Jesus was made by some ____. (7:2-3)
A Jewish elders
B Gentile converts
C Disciples of Jesus
28. Jesus said, Young man! Get up, I tell you! The dead man sat up and began to
talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. (7:14-15)
This miracle took place in a town called ____. (7:11)
A Nain
B Nazareth
C Neah
29. There were some people who said Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine
drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!' (7:34). They were talking
about ____.
A Jesus
B Peter
C Judas
30. The women who accompanied Jesus and His disciples were ____. (8:2-3)
A Mary Magdalene, Joanna and Susanna
B Joanna, Martha and her sister, Mary
C Mary the mother of James, Susanna and Martha
31. As Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a man from the town who had
demons in him. (8:27)
The town was in the territory of ____. (8:26)
A Galatia
B Galilee
C Gerasa
32. For a long time the demon possessed man had ____. (8:27)
l
gone without clothes
ll
attacked women and children
lll spent his time in the burial caves
A l and ll only
B all of the above
C l and lll only
33. Jesus asked the demon possessed man, What is your name? My name is
Mob, he answered because many demons had ____. (8:30)
A gone into him
B gone out of him
C control of him
34. The demons begged Jesus not to send them into the ____ (8:31)
A pigs
B lake
C abyss
35. People went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus,
they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of
Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all ____ (8:35)
l
amazed
ll
praising God
lll afraid
A l only
B l and ll
C lll only

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