How Well Do You Know the Book of Acts?

1. Who was chosen as the 12/13th apostle?

a. Bartholomew 

b. Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus)

c. Matthias 

d. Mary, the mother of Jesus 

2. What year was the Book of Acts written?

a. 1 A.D.

b. 70-90 A.D.

c. 300 A.D.

d. 1829 A.D.

3. Stephen, from the Book of Acts, is to be considered the first…?

a. Martyr

b. Disney Annual Passholder

c. Missionary

d. Elder of the Church 

4. What strange event(s) happened when the Holy Spirit fell on the apostles?

a. Tongues of fire were above their heads.

b. A sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from Heaven.

c. A crowd came together in bewilderment because each one heard their own language being spoken.

d. All the above

5. Acts is presumably written by:

a. Matthew

b. Paul

c. Luke

d. Max Lucado

6. True or false, Luke wrote most of the New Testament.

a. True

b. False

7. Who gives the first evangelical sermon in the Book of Acts?

a. Peter

b. Paul

c. John

d. Martin Luther

8. What was the Apostle Paul’s original name before his conversion?

a. Maul

b. Simon

c. Eric

d. Saul

9. Which of these people joins Paul at any point in his many mission trips in the Book of Acts?

a. Barnabas

b. Silas

c. John Mark

d. Timothy

e. All the above 

10. The Book of Acts is addressed to:

a. The Church

b. Theophilus

c. Philip

d. Timothy

Answer Key:

1- (C) Matthias

2- (B) 70-90 A.D.

3- (A) Martyr

4- (D) All the above

5- (C) Luke

6- (A) True! Paul wrote more books in the New Testament, but when considering word count, Luke, in fact, wrote more words.

7- (A) Peter

8- (D) Saul

9- (D) All the above

10- (B) Theophilus