Classical Studies Quiz 1 Review Game

ABC Bible

MOH

Earth Science

Wordly Wise

Shurley English

Geography

100

What is the foundation we should use to understand truth?

A. Popular opinion
B. God’s Word- The Bible
C. A guess
D. A history book

B. God’s Word - The Bible

100

Who conquered a huge empire and spread Greek culture and language?

A. Herod the Great
B. Alexander the Great
C. Augustus Caesar
D. Tiberius Caesar

Answer: B. Alexander the Great

100

What branch of science studies the Earth?

A. Astronomy
B. Biology
C. Earth Science
D. Chemistry

Answer: C. Earth Science

100

Which word means to look at something closely and carefully?

A. Examine
B. Grasp
C. Vessel
D. Fatal

Answer: A.

Examine

100

Words that have the same or nearly the same meaning are called:

A. Antonyms
B. Homophones
C. Synonyms
D. Subjects

Answer: C. Synonyms

100

TRUE or FALSE?? There are 5 Continents and 7 Oceans.

A. True

B. False

B. False - There are 7 Continents and 5 Oceans

200

Which statement is true about God's attributes (something that descries Him)?

A. God's character can be known through what He has revealed about Himself.

B.God's attributes change whenever people change their opinions.'

C. People can create God's attributes.

D. We can known nothing about God.

A. God's character can be known through what He has revealed about Himself.

200

What happened to Alexander’s empire after his death?

A. It became one united kingdom
B. Rome immediately disappeared
C. It was divided among his generals
D. It became Egypt

Answer: C. It was divided among his generals

200

According to the biblical creation account, who created the universe?

A. Humans
B. God
C. Nature
D. Scientists

Answer: B. God

200

Which word means an object shaped like a tube or pipe?

A. Scar
B. Cylinder
C. Marine
D. Jet

Answer: B. Cylinder

200

Why did Un-Quigley have a frown on his face?

A. He was organized but he left his homework at home.

B. He was unorganized, he wasn't listening, he was day dreaming (his mind wasn't there), he didn't have a plan, he didn't have goals and his homework was unfinished.

We want to be like the happy version of Quigley :)

200

Why is Israel sometimes called a “land bridge”?

A. It is surrounded by oceans
B. It connects the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe
C. It has many bridges
D. It is an island

B. It connects the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe

300

When we observe the amazing order and design in creation, what should it cause us to recognize?

A. That creation IS God.

B. That there is a Creator who exist who is powerful.

C. That nothing has a cause.

D. That God's Word is unnecessary.

B. That there is a Creator who exist who is powerful.

300

What was the Septuagint?

A. A Roman law code
B. A Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures
C. A Roman army
D. A temple

Answer: B. A Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures

300

What is an observation?

A. An explanation of what happened
B. Something we see, measure, or detect
C. A personal opinion
D. A prediction

Answer: B. Something we see, measure, or detect

300

What is a tentacle?

A. A type of ship
B. A mark left by a wound
C. A long, flexible body part found on some animals
D. A type of engine

Answer: C.

A long, flexible body part found on some animals

300

Words that have opposite meanings are called:

A. Synonyms
B. Antonyms
C. Nouns
D. Predicates

B. Antonyms

Example: encourage and discourage

300

What river flows from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea?

A. Nile River
B. Euphrates River
C. Jordan River
D. Tigris River

Answer: C. Jordan River

400

How can we know about God?

A. Only by guessing
B. Through what God has revealed about Himself
C. By changing Scripture
D. By following popular ideas

Answer: B. Through what God has revealed about Himself

400

Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus formed which alliance?

A. Second Triumvirate
B. Roman Senate
C. First Triumvirate
D. Pax Romana

Answer: C. First Triumvirate

400

What is a worldview?

A. A type of microscope
B. A map of the world
C. A way of thinking about and understanding the world
D. A weather report

Answer: C.

A way of thinking about and understanding the world

400

Which word means causing death?

A. Marine
B. Fatal
C. Feature
D. Vessel

Answer: B. Fatal

400

TRUE or FALSE?? In an analogy

: means "as"

:: means "is to"

FALSE

: means "is to" and

:: means "as"

Example: big : large :: small : tiny

400

Which town was home to Mary, Martha, and Lazarus?

A. Bethany
B. Bethlehem
C. Nazareth
D. Jericho

Answer: A. Bethany

500

Which statement correctly describes the Trinity?

A. There are three separate gods.

B. There is one Person who changes into three different people.

C. God created two other gods.

D. There is one God who exist eternally in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

500

Which order is correct?

A. Battle of Actium → First Triumvirate → Caesar → Augustus

B. First Triumvirate → Julius Caesar → Second Triumvirate → Battle of Actium → Augustus

C. Augustus → Battle of Actium → Caesar → First Triumvirate

D. Second Triumvirate → Alexander → Caesar → Augustus

Answer: B.

First Triumvirate → Julius Caesar → Second Triumvirate → Battle of Actium → Augustus

500

What is a scientist that studies the weather called?

A. Geologist

B. Meteorologist

C. Paleontologist

D. Oceanographer

B. Meteorologist

500

Which word can mean both “to take hold of” and “to understand”?

A. Grasp
B. Examine
C. Scar
D. Jet

Answer: A. Grasp

500

To magnify something means to make something appear:

A. smaller

B. softer

C. larger

C. Larger

500

The body of water that resembles a duck is:

A. The Mediterranean Sea

B. The Black Sea

C. The Jordan River

D. Italy

A. The Mediterranean Sea

600

What warning does the Bible give about adding to or taking away from God's Word?

A. People should stay current with the trends of this world and continue to add new books to the Bible.

B. It's ok to only believe and obey parts of the Bible when it disagrees with my wants, lifestyle and choices.

C. Only adults are required to read and obey God's Word.

D. We should not add or take away from what God has commanded because His Word contains everything God intended to reveal in Scripture.

600

The Roman leader who crossed the Rubicon, became dictator, and was assassinated in 44 B.C.

A. Alexander the Great

B. John the Baptist

C. Pontius Pilate

D. Julius Caesar

600

All scientist have a/an ___________ that affects how they interpret facts.

A. hypothesis

B. bias (prejudice)

C. stubbornness

D. worldview

600

Sophie has interesting features. For example she has:

A. large feet

B. a nice family

C. many good books

D. long eyelashes

600

In the following analogy the word "book" is an example of which analogy category?

tree : forest :: page : book

A. synonym

B. antonym

C. rhyming

D. part - to whole

D. part-to-whole

600

In which city was Jesus and King David born in?

A. Jerusalem

B. Galilee

C. Egypt

D. Bethlehem

700

Which person of the Trinity became a man?

A. The Father

B. The Son, Jesus Christ

C. The Holy Spirit

D. An Angel

B. The Son, Jesus Christ

700

I was the last active ruler of the Ptolemy Kingdom of Egypt, but I was not born an Egyptian. I was one of the most famous women of antiquity and was known for being wealthy, ambitious and clever. I spoke many languages and was married to Mark Antony. Who am I?

A. Queen of Sheba

B. Cleopatra

C.. Eve

B. Cleopatra

700

An accurate listing of parent-child relationships and how old a parent was when a child was born is an example of a:

A. Observation

B. Histology

C. Chronogenealogy

D. Biography

C. Chronogenealogy

700

There is a glass vessel on the table. It is full of:

A. clothing

B. books

C. orange juice

D. bookcases

C. orange juice

700

TRUE or FALSE?? Remember the Sentence Jingle and decide if the following statement is True or False.

A sentence is complete when 4 simple rules it meets. It has a subject and a noun and it makes sense with each verb. Add a lower case letter and only a period and then your sentence will have all it's parts.

FALSE!!! The correct jingle is as follows:

A sentence is complete when 5 simple rules it meets. It has a subject and a verb, it makes sense with every word. Add a capital letter and a punctuation mark (can be more than just a period). And now our sentence has all it's parts.

700

What body of water was Jesus baptized in?

A. The Sea of Galilee

B. The Mediterranean Sea

C. The Jordan River

D. The Dead Sea

C. The Jordan River

800

Which event gives us an example of all three Persons of the Trinity being revealed together all at one time?

A. Noah entering the ark

B. Jesus' baptism

C. David fighting Goliath

D. Joseph interpreting dreams

B. Jesus' baptism

800

I defeated Cleopatra and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium. Who am I/

A. Augustus Caesar (A.K.A. Octavian)

B. Julius Caesar

C.. King Herod

D. Pontius Pilate

A. Augustus Caesar (A.K.A. Octavian)

800

The secular scientist idea of how the universe formed is called:

A. Biblical worldview

B. Big Bang

C. Creation

D. Naturalism

B. Big Bang

800

A jet is an airplane that:

A. is powered by a jet engine

B. flies like a helicopter

C. is powered by wind

D. goes straight up like a rocket

A. is powered by a jet engine

800

Types of analogies are:

A. synonym, antonym, rhyming, part-to-some

B. etymology, synonym, nouns, pronouns

C. synonym, antonym, rhyming, part-to-whole

800

TRUE or FALSE?? An island is a body of water that is surrounded by water on two sides and a peninsula is a body of land that is entirely surrounded by water.

A. True

B. False

900

Which list correctly gives the Seven C’s of History?

A. Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation
B. Creation, Covenant, Kings, Captivity, Christ, Church, Heaven
C. Creation, Cain, Canaan, Christ, Cross, Church, Consummation
D. Creation, Corruption, Covenant, Caesar, Christ, Cross, Consummation

Answer: A.

Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation

900

The long period of Roman Peace is also known as :

A. The Trinity

B. The Resurrection of Jesus

C. Pax Romana

D. The First Triumvirate

C. Pax Romana

900

Why should we distinguish an observation from an interpretation?

A. They always mean exactly the same thing
B. Observations are what we observe; interpretations explain what we observe
C. Interpretations are always wrong
D. Observations cannot be measured

Answer: B.

Observations are what we observe; interpretations explain what we observe

900

TRUE or FALSE?? A vessel can be both a glass that holds a beverage AND a boat.

A. True

B. False

A. True

900

Which analogy is the word "awake" represented by this example:

fire : ice :: asleep : awake

A. synonym

B. antonym

C. rhyming

D. part-to-whole

B. antonym

900

TRUE or FALSE?? Two-thirds of Jesus ministry took place in Galilee.

A. True'

B. False

A. True