The Birth of Jesus

1) Who was John the Baptist’s father?

a) Zacharias Luke 1:13

b) Herod

c) Simeon

d) Zephaniah

2) Zacharias was a priest of what division?

a) Gamaliel

b) Abijah Luke 1:5

c) Nazaren

d) Aaronic

3) Why did they have no children?

a) Their children were dead

b) They were old

c) Elizabeth was barren

d) Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years Luke 1:7

4) Where was Zacharias when the Angel appeared to him?

a) At his home

b) In the field

c) In the temple of the Lord Luke 1:8-11

d) It doesn’t say

5) What was Zacharias going to do in the temple when the angel appeared to him?

a) Offer a sacrifice

b) Burn incense Luke 1:9

c) Sabbath ceremony

d) Teach from the Torah

6) According to the angel, how would John the Baptist be like Elijah?

a) In the spirit and power of Elijah Luke 1:17

b) The recreation of Elijah

c) A forerunner like Elijah

d) A prophet like Elijah

7) John the Baptist was to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children and the disobedient back to the righteous for what purpose?

a) To point to Jesus

b) To teach about baptism

c) To fulfill prophecy

d) To make ready a people prepared for the Lord Luke 1:17

8) Who was the angel who spoke to Zacharias?

a) The angel is unnamed

b) Michael

c) Gabriel Luke 1:19

d) Fred

9) What was the sign given to Zacharias?

a) That he would have dreams confirming the words

b) That the incense would not burn

c) That Elizabeth would not be able to speak until the day when these things take place

d) That he would be unable to speak until the day when these things take place Luke 1:20

10) In what month was Gabriel sent to Mary?

a) Second

b) Third

c) Sixth Luke 1:26

d) Eighth

11) What throne did Gabriel promise Mary would be given to Jesus?

a) The throne of God

b) The throne of David Luke 1:32

c) The throne in heaven

d) The throne of Israel

12) What Gabriel say Jesus would be called?

a) Messiah

b) The Promised One

c) Son of the Most High Luke 1:32

d) He didn’t mention anything

13) Whose house would Jesus reign over forever?

a) The house of Jacob Luke 1:33

b) The house of Jesse

c) The house of David

d) The house of Abraham

14) What did Elizabeth’s baby do in the womb when Mary came to visit?

a) The baby settled down

b) The baby leaped Luke 1:41

c) The baby rejoiced

d) The baby did nothing

15) What would generations do to Mary per her words at her cousin Elizabeths home?

a) Rejoice for her

b) Weep for her

c) Count her blessed Luke 1:48

d) Nothing

16) How long did Mary stay with Elizabeth?

a) Three months Luke 1:56

b) Four months

c) Six months

d) Doesn’t say

17) What did the people want to name Elizabeths baby instead of John?

a) Zephaniah

b) Joseph

c) Jacob

d) Zacharias Luke 1:59

18) How did Zacharias tell them what to name the baby?

a) He signed

b) He spoke

c) He wrote on a tablet Luke 1:63

d) He didn’t tell them

19) Where did John the Baptist live until the time came for his ministry?

a) In Bethlehem

b) In Jerusalem

c) In his house

d) In the desert Luke 1:80

20) Who decreed a census to be taken?

a) Herod

b) Caesar Augustus Luke 2:1-3

c) Aquinas

d) Caesar Salade

21) Who was governor of Syria?

a) Quirinius Luke 2:2

b) Herod

c) Aquealus

d) Augustus

22) To what town did Mary and Joseph go to be counted in the census?

a) Jerusalem

b) Bethlehem Luke 2:4-5

c) Capernaum

d) Nazareth

23) Why did Mary lay Him in a manger?

a) To fulfill prophecy

b) It was the best place for Him

c) No room for them at the inn Luke 2:7

d) No room for them at the Holiday Inn

24) What were the shepherds doing when the angel appeared?

a) Sleeping

b) Tending their flocks Luke 2:8

c) Eating

d) Shearing sheep

25) What was the sign to the Shepherds?

a) The star

b) A baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger Luke 2:12

c) Angels singing

d) A glow of light around Jesus

26) After the angels left, what did the shepherds do?

a) Ate dinner

b) Praised God

c) They went to Bethlehem to find Jesus Luke 2:15-16

d) Told others what the angel said

27) When the infant Jesus was brought to the temple, who was the righteous and devout man who looked for the consolation of Israel?

a) Simeon Luke 2:25

b) Zacharias

c) Caiaphas

d) Nicodemus

28) Who was the prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher?

a) Anna Luke 2:36

b) Elizabeth

c) Miriam

d) Mary

29) How did Anna serve in the temple?

a) She served the priests

b) She didn’t serve in the temple

c) With prayer and fasting Luke 2:37

d) She donated to the coffers

30) How did Joseph learn about Jesus?

a) An angel told him

b) In a dream Matthew 1:20

c) In a vision

d) From Mary

31) Who spoke to him in that dream?

a) God

b) Jesus

c) An angel Matthew 1:20

d) A Voice

32) How many magi came to Jerusalem looking for Jesus?

a) Three

b) Four

c) A dozen

d) Unknown Matthew 2:1

33) When answering Herod, the priests told him where Jesus would be found based on what prophecy?

a) Isaiah 52:10

b) Isaiah 53:7

c) Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:5-6 and Micah 5:2

d) Zephaniah 10:12

34) How did the Magi find Jesus?

a) The star showed them Matthew 2:2

b) The priests told them

c) The prophecies told them

d) Herod told them

35) Where did they find Jesus?

a) In a manger

b) In Nazareth

c) In the Inn

d) In a house Matthew 2:11

36) How did the Magi know not to return to Herod?

a) They were warned in a dream Matthew 2:12

b) An angel warned them in person

c) Joseph told them

d) Prophecy told them

37) Where did Joseph take Mary and Jesus to escape Herod?

a) Egypt Matthew 2:13

b) Syria

c) Jerusalem

d) They stayed put

38) How did they know to leave?

a) An angel told them

b) God told them

c) In a dream Matthew 2:13

d) In a vision

39) Why did Herod want to find Jesus?

a) To worship Him

b) To see Him

c) To kill Him Matthew 2:13

d) To see if He was real

40) What did Herod do when he learned that the Magi had tricked him?

a) He killed all the male children younger than 2 yrs old Matthew 2:16

b) He outlawed Magi

c) He fined them

d) He imprisoned them

41) Which prophet said "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."?

a) Jeremiah Matthew 2:17-18

b) Isaiah

c) Ezekiel

d) Daniel

42) Why did Joseph leave Egypt?

a) He had no work there

b) Famine

c) Jesus said it was time to go

d) Herod died Matthew 2:19-20

43) How did he know Herod died?

a) God said so

b) An angel told him

c) From a dream Matthew 2:19

d) From a vision

44) Why did they go to Nazareth?

a) An angel said so

b) God warned them in a dream Matthew 2:22-23

c) To fulfill prophecy

d) Jesus told them