Acts Flashcards

1
Q

Who wrote the book of Acts?

A

Luke

Acts 1:1; Luke 1:3

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2
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How many chapters are in the book of Acts?

A

28

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3
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How many days after the resurrection did Jesus ascend to heaven?

A

40 days

Acts 1:3

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4
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Before His ascension, what did Jesus command the disciples?

A

Not to depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father

(Acts 1:4)

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5
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What did Jesus promise to the disciples before His ascension?

A

They will baptized with the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:5

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6
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What is the question that the disciples had asked Jesus before His ascension?

A

“when will you restore the kingdom to Israel?”

Acts 1:6

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7
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Who knows when the Day of Judgement will be/come?

A

Only the Father/God

Acts 1:7; Matthew 24:36

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8
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After the ascension of Jesus, how many followers gathered in Jerusalem?

A

120

Acts 1:15

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9
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Who took the place of Judas Iscariot as the 12th disciple?

A

Matthias

Acts 1:26

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10
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Who are the OT figures in Peter’s sermon in Acts 2?

A

Joel, David

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11
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What can we call the historic moment on the Day of Pentecost?

A

Coming of the Holy Spirit

Acts 2

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12
Q

Fill in the blank.

“And Peter said to them, ‘repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the _______, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit…”

A

Forgiveness of your sins

Acts 2:28

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13
Q

What are the characteristics of members of the early church?

A
Had everything in common;
Selling their possessions and belongings and sharing it with those in need;
Praising God;
Attending temple together;
Breaking bread in their homes

(Acts 2:43-47)

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14
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Who was the couple that dropped dead for deceiving the Holy Spirit?

A

Ananias and Sapphira

Acts 5:1-11

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15
Q

People took the sick to the street hoping for whose shadow might fall on them?

A

Peter

Acts 5:15

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16
Q

In Acts 5:33, who was the Pharisee that showed favor to the apostles?

A

Gamaliel

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17
Q

What are the qualifications of the 7 deacons who were established by the first church?

A

Good reputation;
Full of the Spirit;
Wise

(Acts 6:3)

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18
Q

What are the names of the 7 deacons who were selected by the Jerusalem church to serve the needy?

A
Stephen;
Philip;
Prochorus;
Nicanor;
Timon;
Parmenas;
Nicolaus

(Acts 6:5)

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19
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Who was the first martyr to die after Jesus’ ascension?

A

Stephen

Acts 7:57-60

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20
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When did the Church start dispersing to other regions?

A

After Stephen was martyred and the persecution of the church grew

(Acts 8:1-3)

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21
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What resulted in the persecution of the church of Jerusalem?

A

Believers scattered to different regions and preached the Word

(Acts 8:1-4)

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22
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After the Pentecost, who proclaimed the Christ in Samaria?

A

Philip

Acts 8:5

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23
Q

Who was the person who tried to buy the power of the Holy Spirit from the apostles in the book of Acts?

A

Simon

Acts 8:18-19

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24
Q

Who taught the meaning of the Scripture to the Ethiopian eunuch?

A

Philip

Acts 8:26-35

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25
Q

Which part of Scripture was the Ethiopian Eunuch reading?

A

Isaiah

Acts 8:28

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26
Q

Which of the following is NOT one of the acts of Philip in Acts 8?

1) Go down to Samaria and proclaim the Christ
2) Baptize the magician Simon
3) Baptize the Ethiopian eunuch who was the court official of the Ethiopian queen, Candace
4) Appeared in Azotus going through different citadel proclaiming the good news, and then traveled to Damascus

A

4)

Philip’s journey = Samaria –> Gaza –> Azotus –> Caesarea

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27
Q

Who did Saul (Paul) meet on the street called “straight”?

A

Ananias

Acts 9:11-12

28
Q

Who did Peter heal @ Lydda?

A

The paralytic

Acts 9:32-35

29
Q

In the book of Acts, what is the name of the paralytic that Peter healed?

A

Aeneas

Acts 9:33

30
Q

What was the name of the widow of Joppa who died and was raised from the dead through Peter?

A

Tabitha or Dorcas

Acts 9:40

31
Q

In which city did Simon the tanner live?

A

Joppa

9:43

32
Q

Which of the following is NOT a miracle of Peter in the book of Acts?

1) Healing of the lame at the temple gate
2) Healing of the paralytic Aeneas
3) Raising Tabitha from the dead
4) Healing the slave girl who had a spirit of divination

A

4)

Healing of the lame at the temple gate (Acts 3)
Healing of the paralytic Aeneas (Acts 9)
Raising Tabitha from the dead (Acts 9)

33
Q

Why did the angel of God meet Cornelius?

A

Because God had received his generosity to the needy and continual prayer to him

(Acts 10:4)

34
Q

In Acts 10, what time did Peter go up to the roof to pray?

A

The 6th hour

Acts 10:9

35
Q

Which unclean animals did Peter see descending on a sheet, when he fell into a trance while praying on a roof in Joppa?

A

Four legged animals, reptiles, and birds of the air

Acts 11:5-10

36
Q

In the book of Acts, what/where was the center of foreign missions?

A

Syria Antioch

Acts 11:19-26

37
Q

In the book of Acts - who was sent as a leader from the church of Jerusalem, upon hearing the news of the Antioch church?

A

Barnabas

Acts 11:22

38
Q

Where was the first place disciples were called “Christian”?

A

At the church of Antioch

Acts 11:26

39
Q

Who was the 2nd martyr since the days of the early church?

A

James, the brother of John

Acts 12:1

40
Q

What did the angel of the Lord say to Peter, when he came to wake up Peter in prison?

A

Get up quickly;
Dress and put on your sandals;
Wrap cloak around and follow

(Acts 12:1-19)

41
Q

Where did Peter go after being released from Herod’s prison?

A

House of Mary (mother of John, whose other name was Mark)

Acts 12:12

42
Q

What is the largest church established by believers scattered from Jerusalem?

A

The church of Antioch

Acts 12:1-3

43
Q

Who was the first missionaries commissioned by the church of Antioch?

A

Barnabas & Saul

Acts 13:2-3

44
Q

During his first missionary journey, where did Saul change his name to Paul?

A

Paphos

Acts 13:6, 9

45
Q

What is the meaning of the name, ‘Paul’?

A

Unworthy

Acts 13:9; 1 Corinthians 15:9

46
Q

Where was Paul, when he proclaimed the gospel / pronounce his mission in front of the Gentiles?

A

Antioch in Pisidia

Acts 13:14-16

47
Q

In the book of Acts, where did Paul heal a man “crippled from birth and had never walked”?

A

Lystra

Acts 14:8

48
Q

In the book of Acts, where was Barnabas, when he was mistaken for ‘Zeus’ and Paul, when he was mistaken for ‘Hermes’?

A

Lystra

Acts 14:12

49
Q

To which city did Paul go, after Paul was stoned and thrown out into the street (presumed to be dead)?

A

Derbe

Acts 14:20

50
Q

What is the ideological belief that Judaic Christians are asserting?

I.e. Judaizers

A

Unless you are circumcised, you cannot be saved

Acts 15:1

51
Q

Who left from the church of Antioch for their 2nd missionary journey?

A

Barnabas, John (aka Mark), Paul and Silas

Acts 15:36-41

52
Q

Where was Paul, when he saw a vision of the Macedonian man?

A

Troas

Acts 16:6-10

53
Q

How many times did Paul exercise his Roman rights/citizenship?

A

Twice

Acts 16:37, 22:25

54
Q

Where was Paul and his friends, when they were accused of this:

“These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also…”

A

Thessalonica

Acts 17:6

55
Q

Who were the people who received the word with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if things were so?

A

Bereans

Acts 17:10-11

56
Q

What is the name of the fellow tentmaker that Paul had met in Corinth?

A

Aquila and Priscilla

Acts 18:1-3

57
Q

Where was the place Paul cut his hair?

A

Cenchreae

Acts 18:18

58
Q

In the book of Acts, where did Paul meet the followers who did not know about the baptism of the Holy Spirit but only received the baptism from John the Baptist (the baptism of repentance)?

A

Ephesus

Acts 19:1-3

59
Q

Who were the men imitating Paul, trying to drive out evil spirits, but the evil spirit leaped onto them?

A

Sceva and his 7 sons

Acts 19:14

60
Q

What was the value of books which were burned by those who practiced magic?

A

50,000 pieces of silver

Acts 19:19

61
Q

In which chapter of Acts does Paul preach his sermon @ Troas?

A

Acts 20

62
Q

Who was the young man who dozed off during Paul’s sermon and fell from the 3rd story and died?

A

Eutychus

Acts 20:9

63
Q

In the book of Acts, to which church did Paul say, “therefore, be alert, remembering that for 3 years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears”?

A

Church of Ephesus

Acts 20:31

64
Q

What is the name of the ship Paul sailed to on his way to Rome, and how many people were in the ship?

A

Adramyttium;
276 passengers

(Acts 27:2, 37)

65
Q

What is the name of the island where Paul got bitten by a viper?

A

Malta

Acts 28:1-5)