Conversion of Paul the Apostle - Quiz
Conversion of Paul the Apostle
  • 1. In which chapter of Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel Invisible Man is the Saul to Paul conversion literary device included?
A) Chapter seven
B) Chapter seventeen
C) Chapter twenty-one
D) Chapter one
  • 2. According to the grandfather in Invisible Man, what do you start out as?
A) Invisible
B) Saul
C) Paul
D) A youngun
  • 3. What is the subject of the medieval play The Digby Conversion of Saint Paul?
A) Paul's conversion
B) The Road to Damascus in science fiction
C) The life of Ralph Ellison
D) The Feast of Saint Peter
  • 4. Who composed the oratorio Paulus (St. Paul), Op. 36?
A) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
B) Ralph Ellison
C) Giaches de Wert
D) Z. Randall Stroope
  • 5. Between which years was Mendelssohn's oratorio Paulus composed?
A) 1952–1955
B) 1833–36
C) 1535–1596
D) 1908–1912
  • 6. Who composed the choral motet Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris?
A) Giaches de Wert
B) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
C) Z. Randall Stroope
D) Norman Wilson
  • 7. What type of musical piece is The Conversion of Saul by Z. Randall Stroope?
A) An eight part mixed choir a cappella piece
B) A medieval opera
C) An orchestral symphony
D) A solo piano sonata
  • 8. What metaphorical reference comes from the conversion of Paul?
A) Groundhog Day
B) Week of Prayer
C) Feast of the Chair
D) Road to Damascus
  • 9. What does the phrase "Road to Damascus" mean in popular usage?
A) A sudden or radical conversion of thought or a change of heart or mind
B) A political election campaign
C) A meteorological prophecy for farming
D) A physical journey across the desert
  • 10. Which Australian politician was described as being on his own road to Damascus after pledging increased mental health funding?
A) Rupert Bond
B) Bill Rawls
C) Norman Wilson
D) Tony Abbott
  • 11. What was the profession of the New Zealand person who was described as taking the first step on the road to Damascus after turning into a police officer?
A) Drug dealer
B) Tank commander
C) Boxer
D) Politician
  • 12. In science fiction, what is the book The Road to Damascus based on?
A) A medieval play about Saint Paul
B) A sudden political conversion of a self-aware tank
C) A real historical battle in Rome
D) A Christian ecumenical prayer week
  • 13. What is the name of the self-aware Mark XX Bolo tank that undergoes a sudden political conversion in science fiction?
A) Paul, Unit SAUL-1952
B) Judd, Unit DUP-2023
C) Sonny, Unit SOL-0045
D) Bill, Unit RAWL-30
  • 14. In what TV show does the finale episode named "-30-" feature Norman Wilson talking about Bill Rawls?
A) Wake Up Dead Man
B) Downton Abbey
C) The Wire
D) Invisible Man
  • 15. Who tells attorney Rupert Bond that he believes police commissioner Bill Rawls is about to have a Road to Damascus moment?
A) Tony Abbott
B) Norman Wilson
C) Lord Grantham
D) Judd Duplenticy
  • 16. In Downton Abbey, Season 4 Episode 3, who referred to Lord Grantham's change of heart as a "Damascene Conversion"?
A) Rupert Bond
B) Lady Grantham
C) Norman Wilson
D) Edith
  • 17. Whose boyfriend did Lord Grantham experience a change of heart towards in Downton Abbey?
A) The maid's
B) Sybil's
C) Edith's
D) Mary's
  • 18. In the mystery film Wake Up Dead Man, what was Judd Duplenticy's former profession before becoming a Catholic priest?
A) Drug dealer
B) Police commissioner
C) Politician
D) Boxer
  • 19. What incident does Judd Duplenticy liken Paul's persecution of Christians to in Wake Up Dead Man?
A) His accidental killing of another boxer in the ring due to a personal grudge
B) His failure to predict weather prophecies in rural England
C) His political conversion during a tank battle
D) His disagreement with Norman Wilson over police policy
  • 20. On what date in the liturgical year is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle celebrated?
A) 18 January
B) 25 January
C) 25 December
D) 18 December
  • 21. Since at least which century has the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul been celebrated?
A) 16th century
B) 4th century
C) 8th century
D) 12th century
  • 22. Which Christian church traditions celebrate the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul?
A) Only the Roman Catholic Church
B) Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches
C) Only Protestant non-denominational churches
D) Eastern Orthodox churches exclusively
  • 23. What yearly international Christian ecumenical event does the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul conclude?
A) Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
B) The Digby Play celebration
C) Groundhog Day festival
D) The Boli Tank convention
  • 24. In what year did the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begin?
A) 1952
B) 1535
C) 1908
D) 1833
  • 25. How many days long is the octave observance that begins on 18 January?
A) Seven days
B) Twelve days
C) Twenty-five days
D) Eight days
  • 26. What is observed in the Anglican and Lutheran tradition on 18 January?
A) The ending of the Week of Prayer
B) Confession of Peter
C) Wake Up Dead Man release
D) Feast of the Conversion of Paul
  • 27. What was observed on 18 January in the pre-Vatican II Catholic calendar?
A) Groundhog Day
B) Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Rome
C) The writing of Invisible Man
D) The martyrdom of Stephen
  • 28. In rural England, what modern United States holiday did the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul once function like?
A) Independence Day
B) Easter
C) Thanksgiving
D) Groundhog Day
  • 29. In rural English tradition on Saint Paul's feast day, what did fine days predict?
A) Heavy snowstorms
B) Sudden political conversions
C) Pestilence and war
D) Good harvests
  • 30. In rural English tradition on Saint Paul's feast day, what did clouds and mists signify for the coming months?
A) Better mental health funding
B) Pestilence and war
C) Good harvests and peace
D) A successful boxing match
  • 31. Who is addressed in the collect of the day found in the Roman Missal for the feast?
A) O God
B) Saint Peter
C) Ralph Ellison
D) Felix Mendelssohn
  • 32. According to the Roman Missal's collect, who taught the whole world through preaching?
A) Tony Abbott
B) The blessed Apostle Paul
C) Norman Wilson
D) Judd Duplenticy
  • 33. What does the collect ask God to make believers through the example of Paul's conversion?
A) Writers of medieval plays
B) Commanders of Mark XX Bolo tanks
C) Successful fighters in the ring
D) Witnesses to your truth in the world
  • 34. Where was Paul traveling from when his conversion journey took place?
A) Antioch
B) Jerusalem
C) Rome
D) Damascus
  • 35. Who issued the mandate for Paul's journey to Damascus?
A) King Agrippa
B) Ananias
C) The High Priest
D) Roman Governor
  • 36. How does Acts 9 present the story of Paul's conversion?
A) As a parable
B) As a first-person letter
C) As a third-person narrative
D) As a poetic song
  • 37. What did Paul fall to when the light flashed around him?
A) A river
B) His knees in prayer
C) The ground
D) His horse
  • 38. How did Paul respond to the divine voice?
A) I will obey
B) Have mercy on me
C) I am the High Priest
D) Who are you, Lord?
  • 39. How did the men traveling with Paul react to the event?
A) They began to argue
B) They fell down and worshipped
C) They stood there speechless
D) They ran away in fear
  • 40. What sensory experience did Paul's traveling companions have?
A) They saw Jesus clearly
B) They heard the sound but did not see anyone
C) They saw the light and heard nothing
D) They experienced nothing unusual
  • 41. What happened to Paul's vision after he got up from the ground?
A) He lost his vision permanently
B) He could see nothing
C) He could only see shadows
D) His eyes became twice as sharp
  • 42. How did Paul get into Damascus?
A) They led him by the hand
B) He was carried on a stretcher
C) He rode a horse
D) He walked alone
  • 43. At whose house on the Street Called Straight was Paul staying?
A) Saul
B) Ananias
C) Simon
D) Judas
  • 44. What was Ananias initially when told to visit Paul?
A) Angry
B) Eager
C) Reluctant
D) Confused
  • 45. What fell from Saul's eyes when Ananias healed him?
A) Dust from the road
B) Something like scales
C) A thick bandage
D) Blood and tears
  • 46. What happened to Paul immediately after his sight was restored?
A) He left Damascus
B) He was baptized
C) He wrote a letter
D) He fell asleep
  • 47. When did Paul regain his physical strength?
A) While speaking to Ananias
B) After taking some food
C) During his baptism
D) Before opening his eyes
  • 48. For what audience is Paul's speech in Acts 22 clearly tailored?
A) A group of Greek philosophers
B) A Jewish audience
C) A gathering of Gentiles
D) A Roman ruler
  • 49. What accusations is Paul defending himself against when addressing King Agrippa?
A) Worshiping Roman gods
B) Stealing temple funds
C) Starting a political rebellion
D) Antinomianism
  • 50. How does the third account of conversion compare in length to the others?
A) It is exactly the same length
B) It is missing the ending
C) It is much longer
D) It is briefer
  • 51. What does Paul reassure King Agrippa about in his third speech?
A) Christians paid their taxes to Rome
B) He had the support of the Roman army
C) He was a Roman citizen by birth
D) Christians were not a secret society
  • 52. Did Paul know Jesus before his crucifixion?
A) No
B) He was his childhood friend
C) Yes
D) He was his student
  • 53. What religious group did Paul belong to before his conversion?
A) Zealots
B) Sadducees
C) Pharisees
D) Essenes
  • 54. In which Pauline epistle does Paul describe his previous way of life in Judaism and his persecution of the church?
A) Galatians
B) Colossians
C) Romans
D) Ephesians
  • 55. Besides Galatians, in which other epistle does Paul discuss his pre-conversion life?
A) Hebrews
B) Titus
C) Philippians
D) Philemon
  • 56. Which translation uses the phrase 'revelations from the Lord' in 2 Corinthians?
A) Septuagint
B) NASB
C) NIV
D) KJV
  • 57. In 2 Corinthians, when Paul talks about a man caught up to the third heaven, who is he actually speaking of?
A) Stephen
B) An unknown Gentile
C) Cephas
D) Himself
  • 58. What is Craig Keener's stated point regarding the differing details in the accounts?
A) Memory loss of the author
B) Selective revelation
C) Historical inaccuracy
D) Translation differences
  • 59. Who argues that first century readers might have understood that everybody heard the sound, but only Paul understood the words?
A) Craig Keener
B) Nigel Turner
C) Daniel B. Wallace
D) Richard Longenecker
  • 60. What is the normal Greek word for an inarticulate sound?
A) μὲν
B) φωνή
C) ψόφος
D) ἀκούω
  • 61. What is the primary meaning of the Greek verb ἀκούω?
A) Understand
B) Hear
C) See
D) Speak
  • 62. In which New Testament verse is ἀκούω translated with the secondary meaning of 'understand' in standard translations?
A) Acts 9:7
B) Acts 22:9
C) 1 Cor. 14:2
D) Romans 8:1
  • 63. Which version renders Acts 9:7 as 'The men who were traveling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one'?
A) Luther's German translation
B) NRSVue
C) NIV
D) NET Bible
  • 64. Since what decade have some Bible versions attempted a harmonizing translation of the conversion accounts?
A) The 1950s
B) The 1980s
C) The 1970s
D) The 1930s
  • 65. In Acts 9:7, in what grammatical construction does ἀκούω appear?
A) Imperative with a dative object
B) Participle construction with a genitive
C) Infinitive with a nominative subject
D) Finite verb with an accusative object
  • 66. Who suggests that the use of the accusative case indicates hearing with understanding?
A) Craig Keener
B) Richard Longenecker
C) Nigel Turner
D) Daniel B. Wallace
  • 67. What does God's power use to achieve the divine purpose, according to the text?
A) Everything, even the hostile persecutor
B) Only righteous followers
C) Preaching without divine grace
D) Solely the Council of Trent
  • 68. What symptom following Paul's conversion did Landsborough suggest might be post-ictal?
A) The blindness
B) The falling to the ground
C) The change in religious belief
D) The hearing of a voice
  • 69. What did the authors of the 2012 paper propose as the context for Paul's auditory and visual experiences?
A) A deliberate attempt to deceive followers
B) Divine intervention without natural causes
C) Mood disorder associated psychotic spectrum symptoms
D) Severe dehydration and exhaustion from travel
  • 70. Whose commentary emphasizes the power of divine grace in Paul's conversion?
A) Justus Knecht
B) Thomas Aquinas
C) James R. Brorson
D) D. Landsborough
  • 71. In which work does Thomas Aquinas discuss the sudden grace of God in Paul's conversion?
A) Journal of Neurology
B) Acts of the Apostles
C) Pastoral Letters
D) Summa Theologiae
  • 72. Which biblical passage does Thomas Aquinas cite to illustrate that God can make a poor man rich on a sudden?
A) Ecclus. 11:23
B) 1 Cor. 15:10
C) Acts 9:7
D) Jn. 6:45
  • 73. Which biblical verse does Thomas Aquinas reference regarding everyone who has heard of the Father coming to Him?
A) Acts 9:7
B) 1 Cor. 15:10
C) Jn. 6:45
D) Ecclus. 11:23
  • 74. When did the subject gradually become popular for larger paintings?
A) In early Christianity
B) From the Renaissance
C) In the 20th century
D) During the medieval period
  • 75. Which group of painters was especially drawn to the drama of the event?
A) Cubist painters
B) Baroque painters
C) Surrealist painters
D) Impressionist painters
  • 76. Who painted a fresco of the conversion in the Vatican Cappella Paolina in the 1540s?
A) Michelangelo
B) Albrecht Dürer
C) Caravaggio
D) Peter Paul Rubens
  • 77. With which event did Michelangelo pair his conversion fresco?
A) Peter's denial
B) The ascension of Christ
C) The martyrdom of Stephen
D) Peter's Crucifixion
  • 78. What color of horse is Paul most often shown riding?
A) A spotted horse
B) A brown horse
C) A black horse
D) A white horse
  • 79. What distance of travel might the inclusion of horses reflect?
A) 300 miles
B) 500 miles
C) 50 miles
D) 135 miles
  • 80. What is the equivalent distance in kilometers of Paul's journey mentioned in the text?
A) 100 km
B) 218 km
C) 450 km
D) 350 km
  • 81. Which of these artists is listed as having depicted the conversion?
A) Rembrandt van Rijn
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Claude Monet
D) Albrecht Dürer
  • 82. Which Spanish artist is mentioned among those who depicted the subject?
A) Francisco Camilo
B) Diego Velázquez
C) Salvador Dalí
D) Pablo Picasso
  • 83. Did Giovanni Bellini depict the conversion of Paul?
A) Only in drawings
B) No
C) Yes
D) Only in his later years
  • 84. Which early Italian painter named Fra is listed in the text?
A) Fra Angelico
B) Fra Mauro
C) Fra Filippo Lippi
D) Fra Giovanni
  • 85. Who, alongside Fra Angelico, is mentioned as an artist who depicted the event?
A) Fra Girolamo
B) Fra Luca
C) Fra Salimbene
D) Fra Bartolomeo
  • 86. Which Northern Renaissance painter is noted in the text for depicting the conversion?
A) Hieronymus Bosch
B) Pieter Bruegel the Elder
C) Rogier van der Weyden
D) Jan van Eyck
  • 87. Which English visionary artist and poet is mentioned in the text?
A) William Blake
B) John Constable
C) John Milton
D) J. M. W. Turner
  • 88. Which Italian artist whose last name starts with G is listed among the painters?
A) Gentile da Fabriano
B) Giorgione
C) Luca Giordano
D) Giotto di Bondone
  • 89. Which artist named Sante is mentioned in the text?
A) Sante Titian
B) Sante Raphael
C) Sante Botticelli
D) Sante Peranda
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