Multiple-choice questions from Main Study 3

Lesson 1:

Q: The city of Corinth was...
	A: A major seaport in Greece
	B: The geographical center of the Mediterranean
	C: A city known for its religion

Q: The theme of 1 Corinthians is that believers are to honor Christ by what?
	A: Holy living
	B: Moral living
	C: Earnest living

Q: What does Paul write about in 1 Corinthians 1:1-9?
	A: Problems in the church and God's remedy
	B: The resurrection
	C: The believer's position in Christ

Q: About what time did Paul write the book of 1 Corinthians?
	A: A.D. 55
	B: At the end of Paul's missionary work in Athens
	C: Just after Paul's second missionary trip

Q: Where was Paul preaching when he received the vision of the man from Macedonia?
	A: Ephesus
	B: Jerusalem
	C: Troas

Q: In which verse does God say “I have many people in this city”?
	A: 1 Corinthians 1:15
	B: Acts 18:10
	C: Romans 7:19

Q: What was the city of Corinth known for?
	A: Pride and deceit
	B: Vice and immorality
	C: Sexual sins and pagan beliefs

Q: Who did Paul have with him when he first preached in Europe?
	A: Titus and Timothy
	B: Timothy and Silas
	C: Silas and Barnabas

Q: Who were the chief rulers of the synagogue in Corinth?
	A: Crispus and Sosthenes
	B: Sosthenes and Nicodemus
	C: Nicodemus and Crispus

Q: Throughout 1 Corinthians, the apostle Paul has a lot to say about what?
	A: Relationships
	B: Immorality
	C: Forgiveness

Q: Why did Paul mention Sosthenes in his letter to the Corinthians?
	A: Because he was one of the most important men of the city
	B: Because Paul could relate to him better, also being a rabbi
	C: Because the Corinthians would know who he was

Q: Why did the Lord create the Church?
	A: So all Christians worldwide could have something to rally around
	B: To encourage and help each of us in our walk with the Lord
	C: Because Christians must fellowship with each other to truly grow in Christ

Lesson 2:

Q: Define Saint?
	A: A prophetic person, usually a prophet
	B: Someone who has trusted in Jesus Christ for salvation
	C: Anyone who goes out of their way to help others

Q: Before he delivered the “bad news”, what did Paul remind the Corinthian believers?
	A: That the blood of Jesus Christ covers all sins
	B: That Christ loves all Christians, regardless of what they've done
	C: That they were special in God's sight

Q: What does “sanctified” mean?
	A: “to be holy”
	B: “secure in Christ”
	C: “set apart”

Q: How had the early Corinthian Christians earned the privilege of being “set apart”?
	A: By being saved
	B: By being religious
	C: They hadn't, you can't earn that right

Q: Which of the following does not happen as the believer presents his life to the Lord as a living sacrifice?
	A: He becomes more interested in the things of heaven
	B: He becomes useful for God's service
	C: He becomes more like Christ in his character
	
Q: What is a spiritual gift?
	A: A talent used for the cause of Christ
	B: A special God-given ability for serving God and others
	C: Those fruits of the spirit which are used to serve others

Q: What is the evidence of the Holy Spirit in believers' lives?
	A: Spiritual gifts
	B: Fruits of the Spirit
	C: Being filled by the Spirit

Q: Because Christ paid the penalty for their sin, the Corinthian believers would be considered as what?
	A: “blameless”
	B: “justified”
	C: “forgiven”

Q: When is it OK to have unsaved friends?
	A: If you are influencing them to avoid sin
	B: If they are not influencing you to sin
	C: If, through your influence, they begin to spend time with other Christians

Q: If you live for the world, what does it have to offer you in return?
	A: Eternal punishment in hell
	B: Proof of how much greater Christ is
	C: A life without purpose

Q: For what specific purpose were you created by God?
	A: To praise Him
	B: To honor Him
	C: To love Him

Q: If your friends are influencing you to sin, what should you do?
	A: Flee from them
	B: Get counsel from other Christians
	C: Pray for God's help

Q: A sinful lifestyle prevents the believer from enjoying what?
	A: The fruits of a Godly life
	B: The full benefits of salvation
	C: Many of God's blessings

Lesson 3:

Q: What is the reason many non-Christians don't understand your faith
	A: Because they can't
	B: Because they don't really want to
	C: Because God hasn't opened their eyes

Q: According to your manual, which two men continued Paul's work after he left the Corinthian church?
	A: Apollos and Cephas
	B: Peter and Silas
	C: Peter and Timothy

Q: Why was Paul glad that he had not baptized many people in Corinth?
	A: So that the glory would go to God
	B: So no one could say that he had baptized in his own name
	C: So the ministry of those after him would not be stunted

Q: What was Paul's primary task?
	A: To encourage and exhort believers in Christ
	B: To preach the gospel
	C: To raise up new Christian leaders

Q: What does it mean to be carnal?
	A: Prone to immorality
	B: Longing after the world
	C: Acting like an unsaved person

Q: Which of the following is not the opposite of carnal?
	A: Spiritual
	B: Mature
	C: Wise

Q: What does the word “spiritual” mean?
	A: Being submissive to the Spirit's direction
	B: Having a solid knowledge of God's word
	C: Willing to give Jesus Christ your all

Q: Which of the following words is not used by your manual to describe Apollos?
	A: Humble
	B: Bold
	C: Eloquent

Q: What was the root of the Corinthians divisions?
	A: Inadequate knowledge of the scriptures
	B: Intellectual conceit and pride in men
	C: Interest in only their own agenda

Q: According to 1 Corinthians 1:18-23, what is the crucified Savior to the Greek?
	A: A stumbling block
	B: Worthless
	C: Foolishness

Q: The Corinthian saints had been chosen by God because of what?
	A: Their desire for God
	B: Paul's persistence in trying to reach them
	C: God's grace

Q: To whom are spiritual truths revealed?
	A: Believers in Christ
	B: All peoples
	C: Whomever God chooses

Q: Why can't the unsaved person understand the things of God?
	A: Because he does not have the Holy Spirit
	B: Because he does not wish to understand
	C: Because he is carnal

Q: Who gives believers the words they need to teach God's truths to others?
	A: God
	B: Jesus Christ
	C: Holy Spirit

Q: Why couldn't Paul teach the Corinthians the deep truths of God and the Christian life?
	A: Because they were not interested in Christian freedom
	B: Because so many of them were carnal
	C: Because God had not enabled them to see those truths

Q: When it came to spiritual matters, the Corinthians were what?
	A: Clueless
	B: Babes
	C: Carnal

Q: According to Paul's metaphor of God's field, who watered the seeds?
	A: Paul
	B: Apollos
	C: God

Q: According to Paul's metaphor of God's building, who laid the foundation?
	A: Paul
	B: Apollos
	C: God

Q: How did Paul caution those who built upon his foundation?
	A: By warning that God would test the quality of their efforts
	B: By saying that an immature Christian could not successfully add to his work
	C: By showing them the consequences of past failures

Q: What will happen to works of wood, hay or stubble?
	A: They will not be esteemed highly
	B: They will be destroyed
	C: They will accurately reflect the personality of their maker

Q: What is your responsibility in regards to relationships?
	A: To be a friend of the friendless
	B: To convince and reason with others from the scriptures
	C: To be an ambassador of Christ

Q: In trying to impress your friends with your own wisdom, you are being what?
	A: Persuasive
	B: Bold
	C: Prideful

Lesson 4:

Q: Which of the following lists are not mentioned in 1 Corinthians 3:12?
	A: Gold, silver, precious stones
	B: Gravel, mortar, clay
	C: Wood, hay, straw

Q: What is the “heavenly payday”?
	A: When Christians get to spend eternity with Christ
	B: When every Christian will be judged for work done since salvation
	C: When believers and non-believers get what they deserve

Q: What did Paul do to lay the foundation for the Corinthians faith?
	A: He preached Jesus Christ
	B: He sent Apollos and Cephas after him
	C: Both A and B

Q: If what a believer has built survives, he will receive what?
	A: A crown
	B: A blessing
	C: A promise

Q: What happens to a believer if his work is destroyed?
	A: His possessions are lost
	B: He himself is lost
	C: Nothing happens to him

Q: The rewards that Christians will receive are often described as what?
	A: Treasures
	B: Precious stones
	C: Crowns

Q: Which of the following are not one of the crowns referred to by your manual?
	A: Crowns of righteousness
	B: Crowns of holiness
	C: Crowns of glory

Q: What is the modern counterpart of the games which the Corinthians held every two years?
	A: Wimbledon
	B: The Indy 500
	C: The Olympics

Q: A crown of righteousness was given as a reward for what?
	A: A righteous life
	B: A righteous relationship
	C: A righteous deed

Q: To whom will Christ give a crown of glory?
	A: Those who have endured persecution for His sake
	B: Those who have reached others for Him
	C: Those who have faithfully served as shepherds under Him

Q: Which verse refers to the crown of life?
	A: James 1:12
	B: 1 Peter 3:2
	C: 1 Corinthians 6:20

Q: Why should we read the Word of God regularly?
	A: So we can know what it says
	B: So we can find out what the Lord's will is for us
	C: So we can understand the things from above

Q: How does the Great White Throne Judgement differ from the Judgment Seat of Christ?
	A: The former is the final judgment proclaimed upon those who hate God
	B: The latter is for the unsaved only and will take place after the Millennium
	C: The latter is when Satan is bound for a thousand years, before the Millennium

Q: The promise of rewards may motivate us to godly living, but it also reminds us of what?
	A: The extreme hardship many Christians must endure
	B: The privilege God has given us to serve Him
	C: The result of God's power and grace working in our lives

Q: What event does Revelation 4:10-11 picture?
	A: When the perfect one (Christ) is found to break the seals and read the scroll
	B: When believers will cast their crowns before the throne of Christ
	C: When John is commanded to seal up the words he had written

Q: Why do we often judge other Christians?
	A: Because they don't agree with us entirely on every moral issue
	B: Because we don't understand the culture of that Christian
	C: Because of our pride and sinful human nature

Q: Which chapter in the book of Revelation talks about the Millennium?
	A: Chapter 18
	B: Chapter 19
	C: Chapter 20

Lesson 5:

Q: What is fornication?
	A: Following the urges of sinful human nature
	B: Acting like an unsaved person
	C: Sexual activity outside of marriage

Q: What does the word “sanctified” mean?
	A: “set apart”
	B: “not guilty”
	C: “made holy”

Q: What disgusting sin were some of the Corinthian believers proud of?
	A: One man was living immorally with another man
	B: One man was living immorally with his father's wife
	C: One man was living immorally with his brother's wife

Q: Which of the following measures would not be taken against the man living immorally with his father's wife?
	A: Banned from any fellowship with God's people
	B: Threatened with hell
	C: Satan allowed to bring physical affliction on him

Q: What example did Paul use to illustrate the need for holiness and discipline?
	A: The golden calf
	B: The Passover feast
	C: The immorality in Shittim

Q: What does leaven usually stand for in Scripture?
	A: Yeast
	B: Bread
	C: Sin

Q: Why did Paul call on believers to get rid of the yeast of sin?
	A: Because they were an unleavened batch of dough
	B: Because they were unusually sinful
	C: Because they weren't disciplined enough to recognize their own sin

Q: In telling the Corinthians not to associate with an immoral man, Paul was not asking them to do what?
	A: Separate themselves from all nonbelievers also living immoral lives.
	B: Turn away any other fellow Christians also steeped in immorality
	C: Kick all unrepentant, immoral Christians out of the Church

Q: What verse in 1 Corinthians says that God will not allow uncleanness in His kingdom?
	A: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
	B: 1 Corinthians 6:11
	C: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Q: What interpretation did the Corinthians have of what it means to be free in Christ?
	A: The ability to live each day by the power of the Holy Spirit
	B: The right to do anything they pleased
	C: The need to come to God each day for guidance on running the race

Q: How should the Christian value his body?
	A: As a holy place where Christ dwells
	B: As an instrument used by God to accomplish His purposes
	C: As something to treat with respect

Q: Who is a person guilty of sexual sin sinning against?
	A: His own body
	B: The person he/she committed the act with
	C: His own soul

Q: To illustrate God's high regard for the body, Paul referred to what?
	A: The raising of Lazarus
	B: The resurrection of Christ
	C: The coming day when all those who have died will be raised

Q: How should a body that will be raised someday be treated?
	A: With honor and respect
	B: With love and care
	C: With dignity and respect

Q: Which of the following is a phrase that used to be popular among young Americans?
	A: “Just do it”
	B: “Don't worry about what others think”
	C: “If it feels good, do it”

Q: Why are all Christians free to obey in Christ?
	A: Because He has broken the power that sin held over you
	B: Because we no longer live for the world, but for Him
	C: Because He proved his dominance over sin through the resurrection

Q: Under what circumstance should you keep a friendship?
	A: If your friend is influencing you to sin
	B: If you are leading a friend toward good, while that same friend is leading you toward bad.
	C: If you are influencing a friend to avoid sin

Lesson 6:

Q: Where in the book of Genesis does God give us a clear definition of marriage?
	A: 3:8
	B: 2:15
	C: 2:24

Q: According to lesson 6, any misuse of the relationship of marriage is what?
	A: An abomination to God
	B: A perversion of God's plan
	C: A sin which will result in the fire of hell

Q: What word gives a picture of the relationship between Christ and the Church?
	A: Love
	B: Marriage
	C: Purity

Q: Where did visitors to Corinth practice sexual perversions?
	A: The church
	B: In secret places
	C: Pagan temples

Q: What Paul says about sex and marriage in 1 Corinthians 6-7 should be understood how?
	A: In the light of the culture the Corinthian Christians lived in
	B: According to other scriptures in the Bible on the subject
	C: With the realization that morals change from culture to culture

Q: Which of the following means “those who abuse themselves with others”?
	A: Homosexuality
	B: Effeminate
	C: Adulterers

Q: Which of the following is not a way things are different after we are saved?
	A: You are sanctified
	B: You are justified
	C: You are mortal

Q: What is the guilt of our sin replaced with?
	A: Hope of salvation
	B: Christ's righteousness
	C: Sanctification

Q: When we trust Christ, we are set apart for what special purpose?
	A: To proclaim Christ
	B: To glorify Christ
	C: To be like Christ

Q: What is stolen from you if you commit a sexual sin?
	A: Purity
	B: Love
	C: Self-control

Q: What type of sin cannot be removed or repaid?
	A: Stealing
	B: Slander
	C: Sexual sins

Q: What is "not license"?
	A: Christian freedom
	B: Grace
	C: Holiness

Q: What term is used to describe a marriage in which only one spouse is saved?
	A: Unequally yoked
	B: Divided
	C: Non-compatibility

Q: How can single Christians save themselves a lot of pain and grief?
	A: By remaining single
	B: By determining to date only believers
	C: By staying away from the opposite sex altogether until God intervenes

Q: What Christian couple found that marriage increased their outreach for Christ?
	A: Ananias and Sapphira
	B: Aquila and Priscilla
	C: There are no good examples given in the Bible

Q: What was Paul's advice to the unmarried widows in the hostile Corinthian society?
	A: That they remain unmarried
	B: That they find a good Christian spouse
	C: That they make vows of purity to the Lord

Q: What is fornication?
	A: Sex after marriage
	B: Sex with married people
	C: Sex before marriage

Q: In whatever situation they found themselves, Christians were to be what?
	A: Content
	B: Patient
	C: Active

Q: Fill in the blanks, “God is pleased when believers take advantage of ___ to improve their ___.
	A: people, lives
	B: sin, position in Christ
	C: opportunities, circumstances

Lesson 7:

Q: What word describes an uncivilized lifestyle that does not include respect for or knowledge of God?
	A: Primitive
	B: Fleshly
	C: Heathenism

Q: Which of the following words means “permissible”?
	A: Allowed
	B: Lawful
	C: Granted

Q: Who were the “wise” among the Corinthian Christians?
	A: Those who chose not to offend believers by eating meat offered to idols
	B: Those who knew the meat was the same as any other meat
	C: Those who simply stayed away from the meat altogether

Q: What could happen if a Corinthian believer ate the meat offered to idols?
	A: It showed that you were wise
	B: You harmed yourself spiritually
	C: You ran the risk of offending fellow believers

Q: Why was it wrong for a believer to eat meat sacrificed to idols against his conscience?
	A: Because it would become much easier to do wrong in other circumstances
	B: Because he would then be participating in idol worship
	C: Because he would run the risk of causing a weaker brother to stumble

Q: What happened to the meat left over from the heathen ceremonial feast?
	A: It was given to the priests
	B: It was burned on the pagan altars
	C: It was sold in the market

Q: How did Paul help the Corinthian believers know how to use their liberty in Christ?
	A: By referring to the Old Testament scriptures
	B: By showing them how he used his
	C: By sending them the great orator Apollos

Q: Christians are one body – one family - designed to do what?
	A: Love and support one another
	B: Congregate and request the Lord's help
	C: Help and be accountable to each other

Q: Which of the following is not one of the rights Paul had as an apostle
	A: Shelter
	B: Pay
	C: Salvation

Q: Which of the following is not one of the illustrations Paul used to defend the right of a pastor or missionary to receive support from local churches.
	A: Who ever goes to work at his own expense?
	B: Who plows a field and does not expect to harvest the crops?
	C: Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

Q: Why was Paul willing to give up certain pleasures?
	A: So he would have more opportunity to preach the gospel
	B: So he would discipline his body to not yearn after earthly things
	C: So other believers could benefit more from his example

Q: Did Apostles ever marry?
	A: Yes
	B: No
	C: The Bible never mentions it, so we can't be sure

Q: Why didn't Paul take money from the Corinthians?
	A: He wanted to make it clear that he was giving the gospel to them for free
	B: He was setting a model for foreign missionaries today
	C: Because his own personal habit was to never accept money from those to whom he preached the gospel

Q: What did Paul point out in 1 Cor. 9:13 about those who had worked in the temple?
	A: That Jesus Christ is now the only priest we need
	B: That they had been provided for
	C: That their job in the Jewish religion is similar to what Christian clergy do

Q: For whom was Deuteronomy 25:4 written?
	A: For the oxen treading out the grain
	B: For the sake of all domesticated animals
	C: For our sakes

Lesson 8:

Q: What was the most famous event in ancient Greece?
	A: The Olympics
	B: The Triathlon
	C: The Gladiator fights

Q: How soon before the meet did Olympic contestants come to train?
	A: Half a year
	B: A month
	C: Two weeks

Q: What did the winner of the Olympics receive?
	A: A crown of laurel leaves
	B: A crown of olive leaves
	C: A crown of fig leaves

Q: Why should the Christian life be treated with the same energy as the Olympics?
	A: Because we should go at everything in life with all we've got
	B: Because the Olympics and the Christian life have a lot in common
	C: Because we are running for an incorruptible crown in heaven

Q: How long did the Olympic crown of olive leaves last?
	A: Days
	B: A couple of weeks
	C: Years, because the leaves were dried

Q: What does the word “edify” mean?
	A: To build up
	B: To help through difficult times
	C: To praise

Q: What never fails according to 1 Corinthians 13:8?
	A: Faith
	B: Love
	C: Hope

Q: Paul compared the Christian life to a race which calls for what?
	A: Punishment and perseverance
	B: Hard work and self-control
	C: Striving and discipline

Q: What is God's free gift which can never be taken away?
	A: His Son
	B: Salvation
	C: Our faith

Q: Paul was not only concerned about receiving God's approval, but what?
	A: Causing another Christian to stumble
	B: Insulting a non-believer
	C: Losing his credibility with those to whom he ministered

Q: What did it mean for the Israelites to be baptized unto Moses?
	A: That they were subject to him as their deliver and leader
	B: That Moses' God was their God
	C: That they were willing to submit themselves to him

Q: Why did Paul refer to the manna and water God provided for the Israelites?
	A: He wanted to illustrate that God is gracious to those who are disobedient
	B: He wanted to depict the spiritual nourishment God continually provided
	C: He wanted the Corinthians to live by faith

Q: Why was God not pleased with many of the Israelites?
	A: Because they were a stubborn people
	B: Because they did not recognize God as even existing
	C: Because they continually failed to trust and obey Him

Q: What OT event did Paul use to tell the Corinthians not to lust after evil?
	A: The golden calf
	B: The immorality in Shittim
	C: The uprising of Dathan

Q: Why are we free from the law?
	A: Because we trusted Christ as savior
	B: Because nobody today is under the law
	C: Because Christ kept the law for us

Q: What principle was Paul trying to teach the Israelites through his depiction of Israel's  sin in Shittim?
	A: Don't lust after evil
	B: Don't commit sexual immorality
	C: Don't tempt the Lord

Q: Which of the following is not something the Israelites did in Shittim?
	A: Indulged in sexual immorality with Moabite women
	B: Ate meat sacrificed to Moabite idols
	C: Worshipped the Baal of Peor

Q: Which Baal did the Israelites worship while in Shittim?
	A: Peor
	B: Ashkelon
	C: Moab

Q: According to your manual, what is one of the most comforting verses in the Bible?
	A: Romans 6:23
	B: John 3:16
	C: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Q: What Greek word means adversity or trouble?
	A: “temptation”
	B: hardship
	C: difficulty

Q: God's escape is on what two levels?
	A: Earthly and Heavenly
	B: Spiritual and Eternal
	C: Morally and Immorally

Q: How can you escape the problem of adversity and trouble?
	A: With God's help
	B: Through prayer and fasting
	C: With the armor of God

Q: How many Israelites perished in Shittim by the command of God?
	A: Hundreds
	B: Thousands
	C: Tens of thousands

Q: How did God stop the constant complaining of the Israelites?
	A: He sent them manna, quail and water
	B: He threatened them with death
	C: He sent fiery serpents among them

Q: Give another word which means the same as “tempt”
	A: Deceive
	B: Lure
	C: Test

Q: How many times did Israel murmur against God and/or Moses?
	A: 8
	B: 9
	C: 10

Q: Where did Israel's 10 murmurings culminate?
	A: At the Jordan river
	B: At Kadesh-Barnea
	C: At Mount Sinai

Q: How did Paul illustrate the principle of determining your actions by what would bring glory to God?
	A: By urging the Corinthians to cease striving with one another
	B: By telling the Corinthians that they could eat the meat sold in markets
	C: By showing the Corinthians how the nation of Israel acted in the OT

Q: What did Paul mean when he said he “sought to please all men” in 1 Cor. 10:33?
	A: He would not offend anyone by anything he did in his daily life
	B: He would change his preaching of the gospel
	C: He would tolerate the culture of the Corinthians

Q: Without Christ, what is your value?
	A: Still priceless
	B: Worthless
	C: A “gem” under a pile of “rubble”

Q: What is the one simple thing Christ asks in regard to our relationship with others?
	A: Whatever we do, make sure it brings glory to God
	B: Ensure that our actions speak louder than words
	C: Have perfect relationships with everyone we meet

Q: What does God expect from us?
	A: Perfection
	B: Success
	C: Obedience

Q: How can others see Christ reflected in us?
	A: By being a Christian who spends daily time in meditation and scripture
	B: By spending time with Godly people
	C: By bring glory to God through our actions