This Bible Quiz on Acts Chapter 1-10 with answers features 50 thought-provoking questions carefully crafted to cover the first ten chapters in the book of Acts.
Each question is followed by five possible answers, giving you ample opportunity to challenge your knowledge and understanding of this book of Acts chapter 1-10.
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Bible Quiz on Acts Chapter 1-10
50 Questions on Acts Chapter 1-10 with Answers
Question 1: Who was chosen to replace Judas as one of the twelve apostles?
a) Barnabas
b) Stephen
c) Matthias
d) Silas
e) Timothy
Answer:
c) Matthias
Explanation:
Acts 1:26 – “And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”
Question 2: On which Jewish feast did the Holy Spirit come upon the disciples?
a) Passover
b) Unleavened Bread
c) Firstfruits
d) Tabernacles
e) Pentecost
Answer:
e) Pentecost
Explanation:
Acts 2:1 – “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”
Question 3: How many languages are mentioned by name after the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles?
a) 12
b) 15
c) 16
d) 17
e) 18
Answer:
c) 16
Explanation:
Acts 2:9-11 lists 16 different nationalities or languages that heard the disciples speaking in their own language.
Question 4: To which prophet did Peter refer in his sermon on the day of Pentecost?
a) Isaiah
b) Daniel
c) Joel
d) Amos
e) Micah
Answer:
c) Joel
Explanation:
Acts 2:16 – “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;”
Question 5: True or False: Peter and John were arrested after healing a lame man at the Beautiful Gate.
a) True
b) False
Answer:
a) True
Explanation:
Acts 3 details the healing, and Acts 4:1-3 records their arrest afterward.
Question 6: Who, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God?
a) Philip
b) Ananias
c) Stephen
d) Barnabas
e) Priscilla
Answer:
c) Stephen
Explanation:
Acts 7:55 – “But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,”
Question 7: In Acts chapter 8, Philip explains the scripture from which Old Testament book to the Ethiopian eunuch?
a) Genesis
b) Psalms
c) Isaiah
d) Proverbs
e) Malachi
Answer:
c) Isaiah
Explanation:
Acts 8:30-34 references the prophet Isaiah’s writing.
Question 8: Which sorcerer opposed Paul and sought to turn the deputy away from the faith in Acts 13?
a) Elymas
b) Simon
c) Bar-Jesus
d) Both a and c
e) None of the above
Answer:
d) Both a and c
Explanation:
Acts 13:6-8 describes Elymas the sorcerer, who is also called Bar-Jesus, as opposing Paul and seeking to turn the deputy from the faith.
Question 9: Which of the following is NOT a reason the Jews in Thessalonica were envious of Paul and Silas?
a) The miracles they performed.
b) Their teaching about the resurrection.
c) The large number of people who believed their message.
d) Their association with Jason.
e) Their eloquent speech.
Answer:
a) The miracles they performed.
Explanation:
Acts 17:1-9 describes the jealousy of the Jews, but there’s no mention of miracles performed by Paul and Silas as the cause of envy in Thessalonica.
Question 10: Which Athenian location did Paul visit, where he encountered philosophers and gave a speech about the “Unknown God”?
a) The Athenian Agora
b) The Temple of Hephaestus
c) The Acropolis
d) The Areopagus
e) The Tower of the Winds
Answer:
d) The Areopagus (Mars Hill)
Explanation:
Acts 17:22 – “Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.” The “Mars’ hill” mentioned here is the Areopagus.
Question 11: Which apostle’s shadow was said to have healed people?
a) Peter
b) John
c) Paul
d) James
e) Thomas
Answer:
a) Peter
Explanation:
Acts 5:15 – “Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.”
Question 12: Fill in the blank: “Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him _.”
a) God
b) Jesus
c) The kingdom of heaven
d) Righteousness
e) Salvation
Answer:
b) Jesus
Explanation:
Acts 8:35 – “Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.”
Question 13: In whose house did Peter stay while in Joppa, according to Acts chapter 9?
a) Simon
b) Lydia
c) Cornelius
d) Ananias
e) Jason
Answer:
a) Simon the tanner
Explanation:
Acts 9:43 – “And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.”
Question 14: Who was NOT present during Peter’s rooftop vision in Acts chapter 10?
a) Cornelius’ two household servants
b) A devout soldier
c) Cornelius himself
d) The Spirit
e) All were present
Answer:
c) Cornelius himself
Explanation:
Acts 10:7-19 mentions Cornelius’ servants and a devout soldier who were sent to Joppa, and the Spirit speaking to Peter during his vision, but Cornelius was not present himself.
Question 15: Which of these foods is NOT mentioned in Peter’s vision as being unclean?
a) Four-footed beasts
b) Fowls of the air
c) Reptiles
d) Fish of the sea
e) Creeping things
Answer:
d) Fish of the sea
Explanation:
Acts 10:12 – “Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.”
Question 16: How many men did Cornelius send to Joppa?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
e) Six
Answer:
b) Three
Explanation:
Acts 10:7 – “And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;”
Question 17: True or False: An angel of the Lord struck Herod because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms.
a) True
b) False
Answer:
a) True
Explanation:
Acts 12:23 – “And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”
Question 18: Who assisted Paul and Barnabas in their missionary journey by carrying their letters?
a) Silas
b) Timothy
c) Mark
d) Luke
e) Priscilla
Answer:
c) Mark
Explanation:
Acts 12:25 – “And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.”
Question 19: In whose house did the believers meet to pray for Peter’s release from prison?
a) Mary, the mother of Jesus
b) Rhoda
c) Lydia
d) Mary, the mother of John Mark
e) Dorcas
Answer:
d) Mary, the mother of John Mark
Explanation:
Acts 12:12 – “And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.”
Question 20: Who said, “Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money”?
a) Peter
b) Paul
c) John
d) James
e) Stephen
Answer:
a) Peter
Explanation:
Acts 8:20 – “But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.”
Question 21: Fill in the blank: “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in _, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
a) Jerusalem
b) Galilee
c) Bethany
d) Damascus
e) Nazareth
Answer:
a) Jerusalem
Explanation:
Acts 1:8 – “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Question 22: Who was the first martyr among the apostles?
a) Stephen
b) James
c) Philip
d) Peter
e) Matthias
Answer:
b) James
Explanation:
Acts 12:2 – “And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.”
Question 23: Who, besides Peter, had a rooftop vision in Acts chapter 10?
a) Cornelius
b) John
c) Ananias
d) Philip
e) Simon the tanner
Answer:
a) Cornelius
Explanation:
Acts 10:3 – “He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.”
Question 24: True or False: The believers were first called Christians in Damascus.
a) True
b) False
Answer:
b) False
Explanation:
Acts 11:26 – “And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.”
Question 25: What did Simon the sorcerer offer the apostles in exchange for the power to lay hands on people to receive the Holy Spirit?
a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Jewels
d) Money
e) His loyalty
Answer:
d) Money
Explanation:
Acts 8:18-19 – “And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money.”
Question 26: Fill in the blank: “But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or _.”
a) Forbidden
b) Impure
c) Unclean
d) Defiled
e) Profane
Answer:
c) Unclean
Explanation:
Acts 10:14 – “But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.”
Question 27: In Acts chapter 5, which couple sold a possession and kept back part of the price?
a) Priscilla and Aquila
b) Ananias and Sapphira
c) Barnabas and Dorcas
d) Lydia and Silas
e) Phoebe and Timothy
Answer:
b) Ananias and Sapphira
Explanation:
Acts 5:1-2 – “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.”
Question 28: Who was the high priest who ordered the apostles to be beaten and not to speak in the name of Jesus?
a) Annas
b) Caiaphas
c) Gamaliel
d) Alexander
e) Ananias
Answer:
b) Caiaphas
Explanation:
Acts 5:17-18, 40 – “Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison…And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.”
Question 29: Who was the tetrarch of Galilee during the time of Peter’s miraculous escape from prison?
a) Herod Agrippa I
b) Pontius Pilate
c) Herod Antipas
d) Herod the Great
e) Herod Archelaus
Answer:
a) Herod Agrippa I
Explanation:
Acts 12:1 – “Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.”
Question 30: In Acts chapter 9, who healed Aeneas, a man bedridden for eight years?
a) Peter
b) Paul
c) John
d) Philip
e) Ananias
Answer:
a) Peter
Explanation:
Acts 9:33-34 – “And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.”
Question 31: Who said, “It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables”?
a) Peter
b) Paul
c) The Twelve
d) Stephen
e) Philip
Answer:
c) The Twelve
Explanation:
Acts 6:2 – “Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.”
Question 32: True or False: Philip baptized the Ethiopian eunuch in a river.
a) True
b) False
Answer:
a) True
Explanation:
Acts 8:38 – “And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.”
Question 33: Fill in the blank: “Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning _, which was guide to them that took Jesus.”
a) Judas
b) Pontius Pilate
c) Herod
d) Caiaphas
e) Ananias
Answer:
a) Judas
Explanation:
Acts 1:16 – “Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.”
Question 34: Who was selected by lot to replace Judas as an apostle?
a) Matthias
b) Barsabas
c) Timothy
d) Silas
e) Barnabas
Answer:
a) Matthias
Explanation:
Acts 1:26 – “And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.”
Question 35: In Acts chapter 5, who warned the Sanhedrin to be careful in dealing with the apostles, citing the examples of Theudas and Judas the Galilean?
a) Gamaliel
b) Nicodemus
c) Caiaphas
d) Joseph of Arimathea
e) Annas
Answer:
a) Gamaliel
Explanation:
Acts 5:34-39 – “Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.”
Question 36: Who did Peter heal at the gate called Beautiful?
a) A blind man
b) A lame man
c) A leper
d) A man with palsy
e) A man with a withered hand
Answer:
b) A lame man
Explanation:
Acts 3:2-6 – “And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us…Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”
Question 37: Which of the following was NOT a reason for the complaint of the Hellenists against the Hebrews?
a) Neglect in the daily ministration
b) Unequal distribution of food
c) Disagreement over doctrine
d) Cultural differences
e) Language barriers
Answer:
c) Disagreement over doctrine
Explanation:
Acts 6:1 – “And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.”
Question 38: True or False: The people of Lystra called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius.
a) True
b) False
Answer:
a) True
Explanation:
Acts 14:12 – “And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.”
Question 39: Who was sent to the apostles in Jerusalem to inform them of the conversion of the Gentiles in Antioch?
a) Paul and Barnabas
b) Silas and Timothy
c) Peter and John
d) Barnabas and Simeon
e) Judas and Silas
Answer:
a) Paul and Barnabas
Explanation:
Acts 11:22-23 – “Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”
Question 40: Fill in the blank: “For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. Then departed _______ to Tarsus, for to seek Saul.”
a) Peter
b) John
c) Barnabas
d) Philip
e) Ananias
Answer:
c) Barnabas
Explanation:
Acts 11:24-25 – “For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul.”
Question 41: In Acts chapter 10, Cornelius is described as a centurion of which band?
a) The Italian band
b) The Augustan band
c) The Macedonian band
d) The Praetorian band
e) The Judean band
Answer:
a) The Italian band
Explanation:
Acts 10:1 – “There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band.”
Question 42: True or False: The Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard Peter’s word in Cornelius’s house before they were baptized.
a) True
b) False
Answer:
a) True
Explanation:
Acts 10:44 – “While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.”
Question 43: Who exclaimed, “I perceive that God is no respecter of persons”?
a) Peter
b) Paul
c) Stephen
d) Philip
e) Cornelius
Answer:
a) Peter
Explanation:
Acts 10:34 – “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons.”
Question 44: Fill in the blank: “But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou _.”
a) Unclean
b) Forbidden
c) Common
d) Impure
e) Profane
Answer:
c) Common
Explanation:
Acts 11:9 – “But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.”
Question 45: Who fell asleep and fell down from the third loft while Paul was preaching until midnight?
a) Eutychus
b) Dorcas
c) Simeon
d) Stephanas
e) Trophimus
Answer:
a) Eutychus
Explanation:
Acts 20:9 – “And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.”
Question 46: Who was sent to heal Saul of Tarsus from his blindness?
a) Ananias of Damascus
b) Philip
c) Barnabas
d) Peter
e) John
Answer:
a) Ananias of Damascus
Explanation:
Acts 9:17 – “And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.”
Question 47: In Acts chapter 6, how many men were chosen to address the complaint of the Grecians against the Hebrews?
a) Five
b) Six
c) Seven
d) Eight
e) Twelve
Answer:
c) Seven
Explanation:
Acts 6:3 – “Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.”
Question 48: Which apostle was miraculously freed from prison by an angel in Acts chapter 12?
a) James
b) John
c) Peter
d) Paul
e) Andrew
Answer:
c) Peter
Explanation:
Acts 12:7-10 – “And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.”
Question 49: True or False: After healing Aeneas, Peter raised Tabitha (also known as Dorcas) from the dead in Joppa.
a) True
b) False
Answer:
a) True
Explanation:
Acts 9:36-40 – “Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas…But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.”
Question 50: Fill in the blank: “And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the _ had also received the word of God.”
a) Samaritans
b) Gentiles
c) Romans
d) Greeks
e) Jews
Answer:
b) Gentiles
Explanation:
Acts 11:1 – “And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.”
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