Welcome to our Bible Quiz on Acts Chapter 8! This chapter from the New Testament is full of fascinating stories and significant moments, from Philip’s miraculous works in Samaria to his encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch. Whether you’re studying for a Bible study group, preparing for a church activity, or simply want to test your knowledge of the Bible, this quiz is an engaging and enlightening way to dive into the rich narratives of Acts 8. Let’s test your understanding and see how well you know this remarkable chapter.
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Bible Quiz on Acts Chapter 8
Questions 1 to 50
Question 1: Who was the first person mentioned in Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 8?
a) Stephen
b) Philip
c) Peter
d) Simon
e) Saul
Question 2: In verse 1, who consented to Stephen’s death?
a) Philip
b) The High Priest
c) The Apostles
d) Saul
e) The Samaritans
Question 3: What is the city to which the disciples were scattered, according to verse 1?
a) Jerusalem
b) Judea
c) Samaria
d) Galilee
e) Damascus
Question 4: Who carried Stephen to his burial?
a) The apostles
b) Devout men
c) The Samaritans
d) Philip
e) Saul
Question 5: Who did not scatter from Jerusalem after the persecution began, according to verse 2?
a) The apostles
b) Philip
c) Simon
d) The Ethiopian eunuch
e) The High Priest
Question 6: What did Saul do to the church according to verse 3?
a) He joined the church
b) He made havoc of the church
c) He supported the church
d) He built the church
e) He ignored the church
Question 7: Who went about preaching the word after the scattering of the disciples?
a) Peter
b) Stephen
c) Saul
d) The apostles
e) Philip
Question 8: In which city did Philip go to proclaim the Christ?
a) Jerusalem
b) Judea
c) Samaria
d) Galilee
e) Damascus
Question 9: What was the reaction of the people when they heard Philip and saw the miracles he performed?
a) They were indifferent
b) They were confused
c) They gave heed and were baptized
d) They ran away
e) They did not believe him
Question 10: What was the condition of those possessed with unclean spirits and palsied when Philip performed miracles?
a) They were healed
b) They were confused
c) They were ignored
d) They ran away
e) They did not believe him
Question 11: How is the city’s reaction to Philip’s miracles described in verse 8?
a) There was great joy in that city
b) The city was indifferent
c) The city was in confusion
d) The city was in sorrow
e) The city was in chaos
Question 12: Before Philip arrived, who had previously amazed the people of Samaria?
a) Peter
b) Stephen
c) Saul
d) Simon
e) The Ethiopian eunuch
Question 13: How did Simon describe himself to the people of Samaria?
a) As a humble man
b) As an apostle of Christ
c) As a great one
d) As a prophet
e) As a servant of God
Question 14: What did Simon do when he saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given?
a) He requested for the same power
b) He repented of his ways
c) He offered them money
d) He left the city
e) He ignored them
Question 15: What was Peter’s response to Simon’s offer of money?
a) He accepted it
b) He rejected it
c) He asked Simon to give more
d) He asked Simon to repent
e) He ignored
Question 16: According to Peter, why was Simon’s money bound to perish with him?
a) Because he lied
b) Because he thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money
c) Because he was not a believer
d) Because he was a sorcerer
e) Because he was greedy
Question 17: What was Peter’s advice to Simon after rejecting his offer?
a) To pray and ask for forgiveness
b) To leave the city
c) To stop performing magic
d) To offer more money
e) To repent and pray God if perhaps the thought of his heart may be forgiven
Question 18: How did Simon react to Peter’s rebuke and advice?
a) He left the city
b) He stopped performing magic
c) He asked Peter to pray for him
d) He offered more money
e) He ignored Peter
Question 19: After Philip had preached in many Samaritan villages, where did the angel of the Lord send him next?
a) To Jerusalem
b) To Judea
c) To the desert
d) Back to Samaria
e) To Galilee
Question 20: Who did Philip encounter on the desert road?
a) A man of Ethiopia
b) Saul
c) Simon
d) Peter
e) The High Priest
Question 21: What was the Ethiopian man’s position in his home country?
a) He was a farmer
b) He was a treasurer
c) He was a sorcerer
d) He was a priest
e) He was a soldier
Question 22: What was the Ethiopian man doing when Philip found him?
a) He was sleeping
b) He was reading
c) He was praying
d) He was eating
e) He was traveling
Question 23: Who guided Philip to approach the Ethiopian’s chariot?
a) An angel
b) The Holy Spirit
c) Peter
d) Simon
e) Saul
Question 24: What did Philip hear the Ethiopian man reading?
a) The book of Genesis
b) The Psalms
c) The book of Isaiah
d) The book of Exodus
e) The book of Revelation
Question 25: What question did Philip ask the Ethiopian man?
a) “Do you believe in Jesus?”
b) “Do you understand what you are reading?”
c) “Can I join you in your chariot?”
d) “Where are you going?”
e) “Who told you about Isaiah?”
Question 26: How did the Ethiopian man respond to Philip’s question?
a) He said, “Yes, I do.”
b) He said, “No, I do not.”
c) He asked Philip to explain
d) He ignored Philip
e) He told Philip to leave
Question 27: What part of Isaiah was the Ethiopian man reading?
a) The prophecy of the coming Messiah
b) The prophecy of the end times
c) The prophecy of the Babylonian exile
d) The prophecy of the resurrection
e) The prophecy of the virgin birth
Question 28: What question did the Ethiopian man ask Philip about the passage he was reading?
a) “Who is the prophet speaking about?”
b) “What does this prophecy mean?”
c) “When was this prophecy fulfilled?”
d) “Where did this prophecy happen?”
e) “Why did Isaiah write this prophecy?”
Question 29: How did Philip respond to the Ethiopian man’s question?
a) He said he didn’t know
b) He started from that scripture and preached unto him Jesus
c) He told him to ask the Holy Spirit
d) He said the prophecy was about Isaiah himself
e) He said the prophecy was not yet fulfilled
Question 30: What did they see as they were going on their way?
a) A group of soldiers
b) A cloud
c) A fire
d) A body of water
e) A crowd of people
Question 31: What did the Ethiopian man propose when they saw the body of water?
a) To rest
b) To wash his face
c) To baptize Philip
d) To be baptized
e) To catch fish
Question 32: What did Philip say when the Ethiopian man asked to be baptized?
a) “You cannot be baptized.”
b) “You need to go to the church.”
c) “You must believe with all your heart.”
d) “You need to repent first.”
e) “You need to give alms first.”
Question 33: What did the Ethiopian man declare before he was baptized?
a) “I believe that God exists.”
b) “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
c) “I believe in the Holy Spirit.”
d) “I believe that Philip is a prophet.”
e) “I believe that I am a sinner.”
Question 34: What happened when they came up out of the water after the baptism?
a) The Ethiopian man thanked Philip
b) The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip
c) The Ethiopian man saw a vision
d) Philip went back to Jerusalem
e) The Ethiopian man fell ill
Question 35: After Philip was caught away, what did the Ethiopian man do?
a) He searched for Philip
b) He went on his way rejoicing
c) He returned to the water
d) He sat down and wept
e) He went to Jerusalem
Question 36: Where was Philip found after the Spirit of the Lord caught him away?
a) In Jerusalem
b) In Azotus
c) In Samaria
d) In Judea
e) In Damascus
Question 37: What did Philip do when he was found in Azotus?
a) He searched for the Ethiopian man
b) He preached in all the cities until he came to Caesarea
c) He took a ship to Rome
d) He wrote a letter to the apostles in Jerusalem
e) He prayed and fasted for forty days
Question 38: What is the last city mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 8?
a) Jerusalem
b) Samaria
c) Azotus
d) Caesarea
e) Damascus
Question 39: Who was the person that Philip had the longest interaction with in this chapter?
a) Peter
b) Simon
c) The Ethiopian man
d) An angel
e) Saul
Question 40: Who did not appear at all in Acts of the Apostles Chapter 8?
a) Peter
b) Simon
c) The Ethiopian man
d) An angel
e) John
Question 41: What did Philip do that amazed the people of Samaria?
a) He performed miracles
b) He interpreted dreams
c) He walked on water
d) He levitated
e) He made a blind man see
Question 42: What effect did Philip’s miracles have on the spirits possessing many people?
a) They became louder
b) They fled from the people
c) They fell silent
d) They began to speak in tongues
e) They began to prophesy
Question 43: What was the occupation of Simon before he believed Philip’s teachings?
a) He was a tax collector
b) He was a fisherman
c) He was a sorcerer
d) He was a scribe
e) He was a soldier
Question 44: Who rebuked Simon for trying to buy the gift of God?
a) Philip
b) Peter
c) Paul
d) John
e) An angel
Question 45: What was the reaction of the Samaritans to Philip’s preaching?
a) They ignored him
b) They drove him out of the city
c) They tried to arrest him
d) They believed and were baptized
e) They argued with him
Question 46: What book of the Bible was the Ethiopian man reading when Philip approached him?
a) Genesis
b) Psalms
c) Isaiah
d) Proverbs
e) Revelation
Question 47: Who did the Ethiopian man think the prophet Isaiah was speaking about in the passage he was reading?
a) Himself
b) Isaiah
c) Jesus
d) The Jewish people
e) He didn’t know
Question 48: What did the Ethiopian man do immediately after his baptism?
a) He invited Philip to his home
b) He gave thanks to God
c) He went on his way rejoicing
d) He fell asleep
e) He returned to Ethiopia
Question 49: Who guided Philip on his journey after he left the Ethiopian man?
a) The Ethiopian man
b) The Holy Spirit
c) An angel of the Lord
d) Peter
e) Saul
Question 50: What was Philip’s main activity in all the cities from Azotus to Caesarea?
a) He was learning the local languages
b) He was establishing churches
c) He was debating with the local leaders
d) He was preaching the gospel
e) He was performing miracles
Answers to Questions to 1 to 50
Question 1: e) Saul ( Acts 8:1)
Questions 2: d) Saul ( Acts 8:1).
Question 3: c) Samaria ( Acts 8:1)
Question 4: b) Devout men ( Acts 8:2)
Question 5: a) The apostles (Acts 8:2)
Question 6: b) He made havoc of the church (Acts 8:3)
Question 7: e) Philip ( Acts 8:5)
Question 8: c) Samaria (Acts 8:5)
Question 9: c) They gave heed and were baptized (Acts 8:6).
Question 10: a) They were healed (Acts 8:7)
Question 11: a) There was great joy in that city (Acts 8:8)
Question 12: d) Simon (Acts 8:9)
Question 13: c) As a great one (Acts 8:9)
Question 14: c) He offered them money (Acts 8:18).
Question 15: b) He rejected it (Acts 8:20)
Question 16: b) Because he thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money ( Acts 8:20)
Question 17: e) To repent and pray God if perhaps the thought of his heart may be forgiven. (Acts 8:22).
Question 18: c) He asked Peter to pray for him (Acts 8:24)
Question 19: c) To the desert (Acts 8:26)
Question 20: a) A man of Ethiopia
(Acts 8:27)
Question 21: b) He was a treasurer (Acts 8:27)
Question 22: b) He was reading (Acts 8:28)
Question 23: b) The Holy Spirit (Acts 8:29)
Question 24: c) The book of Isaiah (Acts 8:30)
Question 25: b) “Do you understand what you are reading?” (Acts 8:30)
Question 26: c) He asked Philip to explain (Acts 8:31)
Question 27: a) The prophecy of the coming Messiah (Acts 8:32-33)
Question 28: a) “Who is the prophet speaking about?” (Acts 8:34)
Question 29: b) He started from that scripture and preached unto him Jesus (Acts 8:35)
Question 30: d) A body of water (Acts 8:36)
Question 31: d) To be baptized (Acts 8:36)
Question 32: c) “You must believe with all your heart.” (Acts 8:37)
Question 33: b) “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” (Acts 8:37)
Question 34: b) The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip (Acts 8:39)
Question 35: b) He went on his way rejoicing (Acts 8:39)
Question 36: b) In Azotus (Acts 8:40)
Question 37: b) He preached in all the cities until he came to Caesarea (Acts 8:40)
Question 38: d) Caesarea (Acts 8:40)
Question 39: c) The Ethiopian man (Acts 8:27-39)
Question 40: e) John (No mention of John in Acts 8)
Question 41: a) He performed miracles (Acts 8:6)
Question 42: b) They fled from the people (Acts 8:7)
Question 43: c) He was a sorcerer (Acts 8:9)
Question 44: b) Peter (Acts 8:20)
Question 45: d) They believed and were baptized (Acts 8:12)
Question 46: c) Isaiah (Acts 8:28)
Question 47: e) He didn’t know (Acts 8:34)
Question 48: c) He went on his way rejoicing (Acts 8:39)
Question 49: b) The Holy Spirit (Acts 8:29 for the initial direction and Acts 8:40 for the continued journey)
Question 50: d) He was preaching the gospel (Acts 8:40)
Conclusion
Thank you for participating in our Bible Quiz on Acts Chapter 8! We hope this quiz has enriched your understanding of this important chapter and the stories it contains. Whether you’re a Bible scholar or a casual reader, quizzes like this can bring the scripture to life and offer new insights into the teachings of the Bible. Keep exploring, keep learning, and keep testing your knowledge. Remember, the journey through the Bible is as rewarding as the knowledge gained.