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Acts 1-8 Tests 2.0 Credit Hours
Chapter One Test
1. Who wrote the book of Acts?
2. What gospel is Acts a continuation of?
3. Who are the two main characters that make up the books two main divisions?
4. When was Acts written?
5. Who wrote most of the “New Testament”? * Tricky Question
6. What is the former Treatise that Luke wrote of to Theophilus?
7. Jesus spent his last forty days on Earth teaching his disciples things pertaining to what? Acts 1:3
8. Did Jesus have to die before an official offer of the Kingdom could be made to Israel?
9. What commandment was specifically mentioned by Christ that the Apostles were obeying in Jerusalem?
10. What did the eleven ask Jesus if he was about to restore?
11. Why didn’t Jesus respond with either a yes or a no to their question?
12. How did the two men in white robes say that Jesus would return one day?
13. Was the return that they spoke of the Rapture of the body of Christ or the Revelation of Christ?
14. Was the choice of Matthias as Judas’ replacement the correct choice?
15. Why did the disciples immediately choose Judas’ replacement?
16. Was Paul qualified to be the twelfth Apostle to Israel?
17. Does Paul state anywhere that he is not one of the twelve Apostles?
Chapter Two Test
1. In what two books and chapters is the feast of Pentecost (First Fruits) first mentioned?
2. What book is always read in Jewish homes at Pentecost?
3. The Jewish name for Pentecost is ____________ and it means __________?
4. What Feast Day is 50 days earlier than Pentecost? Give the Hebrew name and the English equivalent. Clue: It is not the Day of Atonement.
5. Were the cloven tongues made of actual fire?
6. In Acts 1:5 it says they were to wait in Jerusalem to be ____________ with the Holy Ghost and in chapter two verse four it says they were all ____________ with the Holy Ghost. Are these two occurances the same?
7.On the day of Pentecost, could the people understand the tongues spoken by the Apostles according to verses 6-8?
8. Who were gathered on the day pf Pentecost?
A. Jews and Gentiles or B. Jews and Proselytes
9. The filling of the Holy Ghost enabled the Apostles to do what according to verse four?
10. Was the gift of interpretation of tongues needed on the day of Pentecost? Why or why not?
11. A Gentile who turned to Judaism was called a ______________.
12. What did those Jews from sixteen different nations hear spoken unto them according to verse eleven?
13. Did everything that Joel prophesied come to past on Pentecost?
14. When will the rest of what Peter mentioned come to past?
15. In verses twenty-two and twenty-three was the good news of the cross being preached (the gospel of the grace of God) or was Peter convicting Israel of their sin?
16. Who did Peter site as a source of proof of Christ's resurrection in the Old Testament scriptures?
17. Did David ascend into the heavens according to verse thirty-four?
18. How long will Jesus have to sit at the right hand of the Father before returning according to verse thirty-five?
19. In verse thirty-six who is Peter directly speaking to?
20. According to verse thirty-eight, "was" water baptism required for salvation? Is baptism required today under the gospel of the grace of God?
21. Whose doctrine were the disciples obedient to in verse forty-two?
22. Did these Pentecostal Saints sell their possessions and have all things in common?
Why?
23. Did the Church which is Christ's body begin on Pentecost? Did any Church begin on Pentecost?
24. What kind of Church was "added" unto on the day of Pentecost?
Chapter Three Test
1. Why was Peter and John still going up to the Temple at the hour of Prayer in verse 1 when they had already trusted in the Messiah for their salvation?
2. Why are we not able to heal someone who was born lame today?
3. Whose faith healed this man?
4. Who did Peter preach to on this day?
A. Ye Gentiles or B. Ye men of Israel
5. Is Peter speaking of the rapture of the Church in verses 20 and 21?
6. Did the prophets see the Church Age coming?
7. Was an offer of the kingdom made to the nation of Israel in verses 19-21?
8. Will the Jews ever bless all the nations in the future, and if so, when and how?
Chapter Four Test
1. Who was Peter preaching the resurrection of the dead through?
2. How many men believed the preaching on that day?
3. Type out Psalm 118:22 from memory:
4. Was Peter telling Israel to trust in the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Christ here, or was he convicting Israel of their sin?
5. Did the disciples pray for protection from persecution, or for boldness to witness?
6. What practice were the disciples practicing at the end of chapter four, and should it still be practiced today?
Chapter Five Test
1. When Ananias lied to the Holy Ghost he was also lying to whom?
2. Why did God slay these two people for lying, and why does he not do that today?
3. By whose hands was it that God healed many people in Jerusalem during those days in verse 12?
4. Did the Apostle's miraculous jail break produce faith in the priests or something else?
5. Why did Peter say that Jesus came to bring repentance to Israel, but he made no mention of the Gentile world to them?
6. Why did the Apostles continue on teaching and preaching at the Temple?
Chapter Six Test
1. Are the Grecians mentioned in verse one Gentiles, or Jews?
2. In verse two what proof is there that Paul is not one of the Apostles to the Jews?
3. Were the names of the seven men chosen to help the widows Jewish names, or Greek names?
4. Were these men the first Deacons in this early Church?
5. Was Stephen able to perform wonders and miracles?
6. What was Paul most likely doing at this time as he was a disciple of Gamaliel?
7. Who was Stephen brought before to give an account of his words?
8. What two accusations were leveled against Stephen?
9. What does the scripture say the council saw when they saw Stephen's face?
Chapter Seven Test
1. Who lead the council that day?
2. Was Stephen speaking to the Gentiles on this day? Give two proofs from verse two:
3. What is significant about Joseph not being revealed to his brethren the first time they saw him in Egypt.
4. According to Stephen in verse twenty-five, did the children of Israel recognize Moses as their deliverer the first time he tried to deliver them when he had slew the Egyptian?
5. Why is Jesus' name found in verse forty-five instead of Joshua's?
6. Did Stephen share the Good News of Salvation with the Council in verse forty-five or something else? Be specific.
7. Was this the third major rejection of God by the nation of Israel and her leaders?
8. What was so significant about Stephen seeing Jesus standing on the right hand of God?
9. Who is mentioned for the first time in scripture in this chapter, and what is he doing?
10. What did Stephen say to God at his stoning, for the Jews sake?
Chapter Eight Test
1. Why does Stephen receive so much attention in the book of Acts when the Apostle James is killed and is only mentioned in one verse?
2. What did Stephen's death symbolize?
3. Who led (was the Chief of) the persecution of the Jerusalem Church?
4. Why did the twelve remain in Jerusalem when the multitude of disciples fled into other regions?
5. What was the result of Saul's persecution in verse four?
6. Who were the Samaritans?
7. Was Philip preaching the Kingdom message or Grace?
8. Were any Gentiles saved by grace through faith yet?
9. Why were Peter and John sent to Samaria?
10. Why did the Apostles have to lay hands on these believers to receive the Holy Ghost?
11. Was Simon the sorcerer saved?
12. Was the Ethiopian Eunuch a Gentile saved by Grace, or a Proselyte to Judaism, that believed Jesus was the Son of God?
13. What verse is missing in most versions of the bible concerning baptism in this chapter?
14. Did the Eunuch trust in the Death, Burial and Resurrection of Christ or something else?
