Ch. 2

Question 1

Who was king when Jesus was born? (2:1)
A. Pontius
B. Herod
C. Caesar
D. Festus

Answer 1

B. Herod

Question 2

How many wise men went to visit Jesus? (2:1)
A. One 
B. Three
C. The Bible doesn't say
D. Ten

Answer 2

C. The Bible doesn’t say

Question 3

Why did the wise men come to see Jesus? (2:2)
A. Because Herod told them to
B. Because an angel told them to
C. Because they wanted to kill Him
D. Because they wanted to worship Him

Answer 3

D. Because they wanted to worship Him

Question 4

How did Herod feel when he heard of Jesus' birth? (2:3)
A. Happy
B. Angry
C. Sad
D. Troubled

Answer 4

D. Troubled

Question 5

Who told Herod where the Christ was to be born? (2:4)
A. The chief priests and scribes of the people
B. His wife
C. The apostles
D. The wise men

Answer 5

A. The chief priests and scribes of the people

Question 6

How did the chief priests and scribes know where Jesus would be born? (2:5)
A. It was revealed to them in a dream 
B. It was written by the prophet
C. They saw a vision
D. The really didn't know

Answer 6

B. It was written by the prophet

Question 7

What did the prophet say would come out of Bethlehem? (2:6)
A. A king
B. A man
C. A savior
D. A ruler

Answer 7

D. A ruler

Question 8

What did the prophet call the people of God? (2:6)
A. Judah
B. Esau
C. Jacob
D. Israel

Answer 8

D. Israel

Question 9

What did Herod learn from the wise men? (2:7)
A. Where Jesus was to be born
B. The time the star appeared
C. The name given to the baby
D. Which country they came from

Answer 9

B. The time the star appeared

Question 10

What was the reason Herod gave the wise men for wanting to find the baby Jesus? (2:8)
A. So that he could worship Him
B. So he could kill Him
C. So he could adopt Him
D. So he could send gifts to Him

Answer 10

A. So that he could worship him

Question 11

How where the wise men guided to the place where Jesus was born? (2:9)
A. A pillar of fire
B. A cloud
C. A star
D. An angel

Answer 11

C. A star

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a gift brought by the wise men? (2:11)
A. Gold
B. Frankincense 
C. Silver
D. Myrrh

Answer 12

C. Silver

Question 13

What warning by God was given to the wise men? (2:12)
A. Not to return to Herod
B. Not to tell where Jesus was born
C. Not to tell how they found Jesus
D. Not to tell anyone what they had seen

Answer 13

A. Not to return to Herod

Question 14

How did the wise men return to their own country? (2:12)
A. The way they came
B. Another way
C. Through Galilee
D. They did not return to their own country

Answer 14

B. Another way

Question 15

After the wise men left, who appeared to Joseph? (2:13)
A. Gabriel
B. Michael
C. God
D. An angel of the Lord

Answer 15

D. An angel of the Lord

Question 16

What did the angel tell Joseph to do? (2:13)
A. Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt
B. Take the Child and His mother to Herod
C. Take the Child and His mother home
D. Nothing

Answer 16

A. Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt

Question 17

Why was Joseph told to take Jesus and Mary and flee? (2:13)
A. To keep Herod from finding them
B. To keep Herod from killing Jesus
C. To keep Herod from killing Jesus and Mary
D. To escape the famine in the land

Answer 17

B. To keep Herod from killing Jesus

Question 18

What time of day did Joseph leave for Egypt? (2:14)
A. Dawn 
B. Night
C. Dusk
D. The third hour

Answer 18

B. Night

Question 19

How long did Mary , Joseph, and Jesus stay in Egypt? (2:15)
A. For three years
B. Until Jesus was 12
C. Until Jesus could walk
D. Until the death of Herod

Answer 19

D. Until the death of Herod

Question 20

From where did God call His Son? (2:15)
A. Out of Bethlehem 
B. Out of the wilderness
C. Out of Egypt 
D. Out of Nazareth

Answer 20

C. Out of Egypt

Question 21

Why did Herod become exceedingly angry? (2:16)
A. He could not find Jesus
B. The wise men gave him wrong information
C. He was deceived by the wise men
D. The wise men stole gold, frankincense, and myrrh from him

Answer 21

C. He was deceived by the wise men

Question 22

How old were the children Herod put to death in Bethlehem and its districts? (2:16) 
A. One year old
B. Two years old and under
C. Five years old 
D. Three years old and under

Answer 22

B. Two years old and under

Question 23

The killing of the children by Herod was prophesied by which prophet? (2:17)
A. Jeremiah
B. Moses
C. Ezekiel
D. Malachi

Answer 23

A. Jeremiah

Question 24

Whose voice was heard in Ramah? (2:18)
A. Joseph's 
B. The blind man'a
C. The Lord's
D. Rachel's

Answer 24

D. Rachel’s

Question 25

Why do Rachel weep? (2:18)
A. For her husband
B. For her children 
C. For her father
D. For her mother

Answer 25

B. For her children

Question 26

After Herod's death, where did Joseph take Mary and Jesus? (2:21)
A. To Galilee
B. To Bethlehem 
C. Into the land of Israel
D. Ramah

Answer 26

C. Into the land of Israel

Question 27

Which ruler of Judea did Joseph fear? (2:22)
A. Herod
B. Pilate
C. Caesar Augustus
D. Archelaus

Answer 27

D. Archelaus

Question 28

Why did Joseph move to Galilee? (2:22)
A. His family lived there
B. He was warned by God in a dream
C. He was warned by the wise men 
D. He like the hill country

Answer 28

B. He was warned by God in a dream

Question 29

Where did Joseph and his family reside? (2:23)
A. Nazareth 
B. Bethlehem 
C. Shechem
D. Samaria

Answer 29

A. Nazareth

Question 30

What did the prophets say Jesus would be called? (2:23)
A. A Prophet
B. A Samaritan 
C. A Nazarite 
D. A Nazarene

Answer 30

D. A Nazarene

Question 31

In what town was Jesus born? (2:1)
A. Nazareth
B. Judea
C. Bethlehem
D. Samaria

Answer 31

C. Bethlehem