‘O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come’. These words were addressed to

A. Mary, the sister of Lazarus

B. Martha, Mary’s elder sister

C. The woman of Samaria

D. Mary Magdalene, after Jesus’ resurrection

E. Mary, the mother of Jesus

Which of the following was Jesus’ first sign according to John’s Gospel?

A. healing of the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years

B. turning of water into wine

C. healing of the man who was blind from his birth

D. raising of Lazarus from death

E. healing of the demoniac

By which of the following did Jesus best prove in Bethany that he was ‘the resurrection and life?

A. it was there that he first showed himself after his resurrection

B. he raised Lazarus from the dead, thus proven that believers who die will yet live

C. he emphasized in his teaching, that believers will never die

D. he deliberately delayed his arrival to allow Lazarus to die first

E. he showed his disciples that the death of a believer was a mere sleep

The apostles were motivated for their evangelization by

A. the reincarnation of saints

B. their fellowship and togetherness

C. the indwelling of the Holy Spirit

D. the continued physical presence of the Jesus

E. the serious persecution that faced them

Which of the following did not characterize the life of fellowship led by the Early Church?

A. memebers met regularly for prayers and thanksgiving

B. members devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching

C. members had all things in common

D. Those who sold their possession kept part of the proceeds to themselves

E. members shared in the problems of one another

From his experience on the road to Damascus, Saul learnt all the following except that

A. Persecuting the Church meant persecuting the Lord

B. In persecuting the Church, he was kicking against the pricks

C. His confidence in Judaism was misplaced

D. He was specially chosen to preach to the Gentiles

E. He could successfully promote his own will

‘Living a new life in Christ ‘, as used by Paul in his letter to the Colossians involves all the following except

A. Seeking the things that are above

B. Rejecting all canal desires

C. Putting away evil passions

D. Promoting racial discrimination

E. Putting on the garment of love

Paul’s ideal Christian family unit is the one in which all the following conditions prevail except

A. Wives are subject to their husbands

B. Husbands do love their wives

C. Children obey their parents

D. Husbands treat their wives as serfs

E. Fathers do not provoke their children

Paul regarded himself as the least of the apostle and unfit to be called an apostle, because he was

A. A very modest man

B. Appointed to replace Judas among the twelve

C. Formerly the greatest persecutor of the apostles

D. Not called by Jesus like the others

E. Not a Galilean, but a man of Lystra

According to Paul’s letter to the Galatians, man ceased to be ‘slave to the elemental spirit of the universe and became ‘children of God’ after

A. Attaining manhood

B. becoming Christians

C. Redemption by Jesus Christ

D. Rejecting the righteousness of the law

E. Receiving the Holy Spirit