Religion Test #1

Front 1

Jesus was called the “Firstborn” because other children were born to Mary (Matt 13:55 x John 7:5).

Back 1

True

Front 2

The distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem is about: (see maps in student manual)
a. 70 miles
b. 170 miles
c. 7 miles
d. 17 miles

Back 2

a. 70 miles

Front 3

The distance from Bethlehem to Jerusalem is about: (see maps in student manual)
a. 7 miles
b. 57 miles
c. 170 miles
d. 17 miles

Back 3

A. Seven miles

Front 4

Judea is between Samaria and the Galilee. (see maps in student manual)

Back 4

False

Front 5

The Jordan River flows from east to west(see maps in student manual)

Back 5

False

Front 6

Only Luke mentions the Savior’s actual birth. (see the Harmony in the BD)

Back 6

True

Front 7

The Savior was born: (student manual 3-4)
a. 1B.C.
b. 0 A.D.
c. 1 A.D.
d. 4-6 B.C.

Back 7

A. 1 BC

Front 8

Who was Zacharias’ wife? (Luke 1:5)
a. Mary
b. Elizabeth
c. She is not named
d. Zebedee

Back 8

B. Elizabeth

Front 9

There was no room in the Inn in Bethlehem because (Luke 2:4)
a. King David had a great number of descendants
b. It was a great Jewish feast day and many were in the town
c. Only Jews were allowed in Inns in those days
d. Jesus wanted to be born in a stable

Back 9

A. King David had a great number of descendants

Front 10

Luke was present at the Savior’s birth.

Back 10

False

Front 11

Zacharias’ son was named by an angel. (Luke 5:13)

Back 11

T

Front 12

We Become Sons (or Daughters!) of God by receiving Christ. (John 1:12)

Back 12

True

Front 13

Christ was fathered by the Holy Ghost. (John 1:14)

Back 13

False

Front 14

) That Jesus and The Father are the same personage is a true fact that the scriptures make clear. (John 17:1-5)

Back 14

False

Front 15

Jesus did not exist before He was born. (John 17:5)

Back 15

False

Front 16

Noah was Gabriel’s name when he was in mortality (see the BD on “Gabriel”)

Back 16

True

Front 17

The angel who spoke to Mary is not named. (Luke 1:26-27)

Back 17

False

Front 18

Gabriel told Mary her son’s name was to be Jesus, which is the Greek translation of: (see BD)
a. Jezebel
b. John
c. Joshua
d. Savior

Back 18

C. Joshua

Front 19

) Verse 35: The Holy Ghost was the protecting influence Mary needed so that the “power of the Highest” could overshadow her. (Luke 1:35)

Back 19

True

Front 20

Zacharias prophesied only about his own son. (Luke 1:68-75)

Back 20

False

Front 21

Your conscience is your ability to think

Back 21

False

Front 22

The Light of Christ is more than just your “conscience”. (see BD)

Back 22

True

Front 23

The Holy Ghost influence people even before the Savior was baptized (Luke 2:25)

Back 23

True

Front 24

Noah was Gabriel’s name when he was in mortality (see the BD on “Gabriel”)

Back 24

True

Front 25

Although Jesus’ parents were from Nazareth, He never lived there himself. (Luke 2:39-40)

Back 25

False

Front 26

The angel who spoke to Mary is not named. (Luke 1:26-27)

Back 26

False

Front 27

Mary and Joseph were faithful Jews. (Luke 2:41)

Back 27

True

Front 28

Gabriel told Mary her son’s name was to be Jesus, which is the Greek translation of: (see BD)
a. Jezebel
b. John
c. Joshua
d. Savior

Back 28

C. Joshua

Front 29

Jesus and his parents kept themselves apart from other people. (Luke 2:43-45)

Back 29

False

Front 30

) Verse 35: The Holy Ghost was the protecting influence Mary needed so that the “power of the Highest” could overshadow her. (Luke 1:35)

Back 30

True

Front 31

When Jesus was twelve years old, he disappeared while in Jerusalem. (Luke 242-45)

Back 31

True

Front 32

Zacharias prophesied only about his own son. (Luke 1:68-75)

Back 32

False

Front 33

) It was three days of searching before Mary and Joseph found Jesus in the temple. (Luke 2:46)

Back 33

True

Front 34

Your conscience is your ability to think

Back 34

False

Front 35

Jesus was no longer required to be obedient to Mary & Joseph after he visited the Jerusalem Temple. (Luke 2:49-51)

Back 35

False

Front 36

The Light of Christ is more than just your “conscience”. (see BD)

Back 36

True

Front 37

Jesus knew all about the gospel even as a little boy. (Luke 2:52)

Back 37

False

Front 38

The Holy Ghost influence people even before the Savior was baptized (Luke 2:25)

Back 38

True

Front 39

Although Jesus’ parents were from Nazareth, He never lived there himself. (Luke 2:39-40)

Back 39

False

Front 40

Mary and Joseph were faithful Jews. (Luke 2:41)

Back 40

True

Front 41

Jesus and his parents kept themselves apart from other people. (Luke 2:43-45)

Back 41

False

Front 42

When Jesus was twelve years old, he disappeared while in Jerusalem. (Luke 242-45)

Back 42

True

Front 43

) It was three days of searching before Mary and Joseph found Jesus in the temple. (Luke 2:46)

Back 43

True

Front 44

Jesus was no longer required to be obedient to Mary & Joseph after he visited the Jerusalem Temple. (Luke 2:49-51)

Back 44

False

Front 45

Jesus knew all about the gospel even as a little boy. (Luke 2:52)

Back 45

False

Front 46

) “Repent” means to say you’re sorry. (Matt 3:2, see the footnote)

Back 46

False

Front 47

“Christ” (see BD)
a. Is Jesus’ last name
b. Is a word Jews were not permitted to say out loud.
c. Means “Anointed One”
d. Tells us that Jesus was from the town of Christos

Back 47

C. "Anointed One"

Front 48

Although John the Baptist preached powerfully, only a few people believed him. (Matt 3:5-6)

Back 48

False

Front 49

) The Pharisees were strict about obeying the rules of the Jewish law. (BD)

Back 49

True

Front 50

The Sadducees were the Jewish aristocracy. (BD)

Back 50

True

Front 51

If your Patriarchal Blessing says you are of the seed of Abraham, you will be exalted. (Matt 3:9)

Back 51

False

Front 52

According to John “good fruit” is a decent income. (Luke 3:9-11)

Back 52

false

Front 53

In the days of John the Baptist, a publican was a bartender. (BD)

Back 53

False

Front 54

John the Baptist taught that true disciples could not serve in the military. (Luke 3:14)

Back 54

False

Front 55

) John the Baptist had no idea that his “cousin” Jesus might be the Savior. (Matt 3:14)

Back 55

False

Front 56

Jesus said that those who were baptized must “suffer”, that is, must suffer pain. (Matt 3:15)

Back 56

False

Front 57

We can see from Jesus’ baptism that getting down into water was not part of the ordinance. (Matt 3:16)

Back 57

False

Front 58

When Jesus was baptized, His Father spoke out loud from Heaven. (Matt 3:17)

Back 58

True

Front 59

) Jesus went into the desert so the devil could tempt him. (Matt 4:1 JST footnote)

Back 59

False

Front 60

) “Command these stones to be made bread” is the devil’s appeal about “getting something for nothing”. (Matt 4:3)

Back 60

True

Front 61

) “Cast thyself down” is the devil’s appeal about recklessness regarding the commandments. (Matt 4:5-6)

Back 61

True

Front 62

“The kingdoms and the glory of them” is the devil’s appeal regarding power and wealth. (Matt 4:8-10)

Back 62

True

Front 63

According to the JST corrections in Matthew 4:1-11, Satan was able to take Jesus to different places.

Back 63

False

Front 64

Andrew’s brother was (John 1:40)
a. Simon, called Peter
b. Zebedee
c. Zacharias
d. Jesus

Back 64

Simon, Called Peter

Front 65

Cana is a city in
a. Judea
b. Jerusalem
c. Samaria
d. Galilee

Back 65

Galilee

Front 66

Cana is famous because Jesus
a. healed a woman who was to be married
b. invented wine
c. changed water to wine
d. and his mother attended a marriage feast

Back 66

changed water to wine

Front 67

) After the miracle at Cana, Jesus went to Capernaum because his father was there. (BD)

Back 67

False

Front 68

To go from Cana to Jerusalem, you would have to travel about
a. 70 miles
b. 7 miles
c. 170 miles
d. 1700 miles

Back 68

70 miles

Front 69

Jesus was meek and mild and never acted harshly toward anyone. (John 2:14-16)

Back 69

False

Front 70

) When Jesus cleansed the temple, he claimed the right to do so because the temple was his. (John 2:16)

Back 70

False

Front 71

While Jesus was in Jerusalem, besides cleansing the temple, all He did was preach the true gospel. (John 2:23)

Back 71

False

Front 72

Nicodemus was
a. a Jewish ruler
b. a Pharisee
c. afraid to be seen asking Jesus questions
d. all of the above

Back 72

d. all of the above

Front 73

Nicodemus understood the need to be born again. (John 3:4)

Back 73

false

Front 74

You can be LDS and still not enter into the Kingdom of God. (John 3:3,5)

Back 74

true

Front 75

) John 3:16 shows that the Father and the Son are One Being.

Back 75

false

Front 76

People love darkness because (John 3:19)
a. it is safer than being in the sunlight
b. dark skin is better than light skin
c. their deeds are evil
d. it means it’s time to have a rest

Back 76

their deeds are evil

Front 77

Actually, Jesus never baptized anybody. (John 3:22)

Back 77

false

Front 78

The publicans were among those who hated Jesus the most. (Luke 5:29)

Back 78

false

Front 79

Matthew’s Jewish name was Levi
a. Which shows he was the inventor of Levi jeans
b. And he was the writer of the Gospel of Matthew
c. And he was a tax collector
d. Both b & c

Back 79

d. both b and c

Front 80

To the Pharisees the most impressive event of the man with the palsy was that
a. he came down through the roof
b. the man had friends
c. the Lord forgave his sins
d. the Lord healed him

Back 80

d. the Lord healed him

Front 81

Simon and Andrew had partners in the fishing business: (Luke 5:10)
a. James and Joses
b. James and John
c. James and Paul
d. James and Saul

Back 81

James and John

Front 82

Simon refused to go fishing again after a whole night of failure to catch anything. (Luke 5:5)

Back 82

false

Front 83

Jesus expected people to come to him, so he didn’t wander about the towns in Galilee. (Luke 4:44)

Back 83

false

Front 84

) One thing is sure, the devils have no idea who the Savior is. (Luke 4:33)

Back 84

false

Front 85

The people of Nazareth were thrilled to have Jesus among them, teaching them. (Luke 4: 28-30)

Back 85

false

Front 86

Jesus, being an uneducated son of a carpenter did not impress the Jews with his speaking ability. (Luke 4:22)

Back 86

false

Front 87

Jesus was modest and never claimed that He was the Messiah. (John 4:26)

Back 87

true

Front 88

Jesus honored this woman because he called her “Woman”. (John 4:21)

Back 88

true?

Front 89

Jesus never wasted his time talking to people living in sin. (John 4:18)

Back 89

false

Front 90

John, the Apostle, stayed to hear the interchange between Jesus and the Samaritan woman.(John 4:8)

Back 90

false

Front 91

John, the Apostle, stayed to hear the interchange between Jesus and the Samaritan woman.(John 4:8)

Back 91

false

Front 92

Jesus had been waiting at the Samaritan well for 6 hours.(John 4:6)

Back 92

false

Front 93

Jesus visited Samaria because
a. It was on the way to the Galilee
b. The Samaritan Woman was there
c. The Holy Ghost inspired Him
d. The Devil tempted Him

Back 93

a. it was on the way to Galilee

Front 94

) The Samaritans are a mysterious people and little is known about them. (BD)

Back 94

false

Front 95

) Anyone who claims authority to baptize others should be able to prove he has such authority from heaven and not from men. (John 3:27)

Back 95

true