Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The term "revelation" translates the Greek word apokalypsis, which means __________________.
		A)	unveiling.
		B)	prophecy.
		C)	left behind.
		D)	shaking.


2	An example of apocalyptic writing in the Hebrew Bible would be the Book of _____________.
		A)	2 Kings.
		B)	1 Chronicles.
		C)	Micah.
		D)	Daniel.


3	Apocalyptic literature typically portrays the future as gradually evolving toward the will and purpose of God.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Many apocalyptic writers viewed history as running in a straight line toward a predestined end.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Many apocalyptic books used bizarre symbols and code words because ______________________.
		A)	their authors wanted to shock or frighten their readers.
		B)	their authors wanted only believers and not the pagan persecutors of the faithful to understand what they were writing.
		C)	their authors wanted to confuse their readers.
		D)	their authors never thought very many people would read what they wrote.


6	Virtually all modern scholars believe that the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation stem from the same author.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The author of Revelation claims to be on the Mediterranean island of ________________ when he receives the visions recorded in his book.
		A)	Cyprus
		B)	Crete
		C)	Mykonos
		D)	Patmos


8	The author of the Book of Revelation is one of many New Testament authors who explicitly claimed divine inspiration for his work.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	If the image of the lamb represents Christ in the Book of Revelation, then the image of the ______________ represents Satan.
		A)	cow
		B)	eagle
		C)	unicorn
		D)	dragon


10	In the Book of Revelation, events happen most often in sets of ______________.
		A)	two.
		B)	three.
		C)	seven.
		D)	twelve.


11	In Rev. 12-16, a war in heaven parallels the battle of __________________, a climactic confrontation between Good and Evil on the earth.
		A)	Armageddon
		B)	Actium
		C)	Waterloo
		D)	Thermopylae


12	Most modern scholars believe that the beast in Rev. 13 is a symbol for __________________.
		A)	the Roman government.
		B)	Saddam Hussein.
		C)	Napoleon Bonaparte.
		D)	Adolf Hitler.


13	Many believe that the number 666 in the Book of Revelation is a symbolic representation of the emperor Nero.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	Modern-day apocalypticists tend to interpret the Book of Revelation predictively, holding that its many visions and symbols relate to contemporary events.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	Revelation 20 portrays the final place of the wicked as a lake of fire, which the author also calls the _______________.
		A)	deep six.
		B)	end of the line.
		C)	second death.
		D)	mark of the beast.


16	In Rev. 21-22, the author's image of heaven is described using the bizarre symbol of a wedding between a ____________________.
		A)	Prince and a Pauper.
		B)	Lamb and a Holy City.
		C)	Beast and a Dragon.
		D)	Lion and a Lamb.


17	A good example of an apocalyptic book outside the New Testament canon is ________________.
		A)	the Gospel of Thomas.
		B)	Secret Mark.
		C)	the Wisdom of Solomon.
		D)	1 Enoch.


18	This noncanonical apocalyptic book is quoted as scripture in the New Testament Book of Jude.
		A)	2 Esdras
		B)	1 Enoch
		C)	Daniel
		D)	Apocalypse of Peter


19	This apocalyptic book is a composite work, with its earlier chapters clearly Jewish in orientation and its last two chapters a Christian addition.
		A)	1 Enoch
		B)	2 Esdras
		C)	Daniel
		D)	Apocalypse of Peter


20	Some early Christian canon lists included the Apocalypse of Peter as canonical.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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