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Charles Wesley - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year did Charles Wesley marry Sarah Gwynne?
A) 1753
B) 1771
C) 1749
D) 1778
  • 2. Who was Sarah Gwynne's father?
A) Howell Harris
B) Charles Wesley senior
C) John Wesley
D) Marmaduke Gwynne
  • 3. Howell Harris converted Sarah Gwynne's father to which movement?
A) Anglicanism
B) Presbyterianism
C) Baptism
D) Methodism
  • 4. Where did the couple move in September 1749?
A) Wheatley Street, Marylebone
B) The Haymarket, Bristol
C) 4 Charles Street, Bristol
D) 1 Great Chesterfield Street, London
  • 5. Until at least what year did Sarah accompany the brothers on their journeys?
A) 1753
B) 1771
C) 1749
D) 1757
  • 6. When did the Wesley family move to the London house at 1 Great Chesterfield Street?
A) 1778
B) 1822
C) 1753
D) 1771
  • 7. What is the modern name of 1 Great Chesterfield Street?
A) Wheatley Street
B) Charles Street
C) The Haymarket
D) Lewis Mead
  • 8. How many of Charles and Sarah Wesley's children survived infancy?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Two
D) Eight
  • 9. Which of the following children survived infancy?
A) Martha Maria
B) John James
C) Susannah
D) Samuel Wesley
  • 10. Where are the children who died between 1753 and 1768 buried?
A) Wales
B) Marylebone
C) Bristol
D) London
  • 11. What profession did Charles Wesley junior hold for the Royal Family?
A) Composer
B) Magistrate
C) Personal organist
D) Methodist preacher
  • 12. Who was Samuel Sebastian Wesley?
A) Charles Wesley's father
B) Sarah Gwynne's brother
C) Charles Wesley junior's son
D) Samuel Wesley's son
  • 13. What happened to the London house on Great Chesterfield Street in the mid 19th century?
A) It was restored
B) It became a monument
C) It was converted into a church
D) It was demolished
  • 14. What is the status of the house at 4 Charles Street in Bristol?
A) It still stands and has been restored
B) It was turned into a museum for Howell Harris
C) It was demolished
D) It is a private ruin
  • 15. In what year did Charles Wesley experience an evangelical conversion?
A) 1780
B) 1739
C) 1738
D) 1743
  • 16. On what date in 1738 did Charles Wesley experience his conversion?
A) December 25th
B) January 1st
C) May 24th
D) May 21st
  • 17. Whose house is reputed to be the site of Charles Wesley's conversion?
A) John Bray
B) John Wesley
C) St Botolph
D) George Whitefield
  • 18. How many stanzas were in the poem Wesley wrote to commemorate his first anniversary of conversion?
A) 7
B) 17
C) 21
D) 18
  • 19. Which hymn verse begins with the words 'O for a thousand tongues to sing'?
A) The eighteenth
B) The seventh
C) The fourth
D) The first
  • 20. In what year was Charles Wesley appointed as curate to St Mary's Church, Islington?
A) 1743
B) 1740
C) 1739
D) 1738
  • 21. Why was Charles Wesley forced to resign from his curacy at St Mary's Church?
A) He moved to Bristol
B) He fell ill
C) He retired from ministry
D) Churchwardens objected to his preaching
  • 22. Who influenced the Wesley brothers to begin open-air preaching?
A) The curate of Islington
B) George Whitefield
C) John Bray
D) The Bishop of London
  • 23. What group of people in Bristol did George Whitefield preach to?
A) Fishermen
B) Colliers
C) Merchants
D) Farmers
  • 24. In what year did Charles and John Wesley become joint leaders of the Methodist Revival?
A) 1747
B) 1756
C) 1738
D) 1740
  • 25. Where did Charles Wesley establish the first Methodist society?
A) London
B) Islington
C) Newcastle upon Tyne
D) Bristol
  • 26. In which city did Charles Wesley face mob violence in 1747?
A) Sheffield
B) Wednesbury
C) Devizes
D) Newcastle
  • 27. After what year did Charles Wesley stop making long journeys?
A) 1747
B) 1756
C) 1738
D) 1780
  • 28. What did Charles Wesley oppose regarding the future of Methodism?
A) Hymn writing
B) Open-air preaching
C) Separation from Anglican roots
D) Lay preachers
  • 29. What action taken by John Wesley in the 1780s dismayed Charles Wesley?
A) Retirement to Bristol
B) Writing a new creed
C) Ordination of ministers for America
D) His marriage
  • 30. What was the total number of hymns Charles Wesley wrote during his lifetime?
A) Over 6,500
B) Over 10,000
C) Over 1,000
D) Exactly 5,000
  • 31. In what year did Charles Wesley form the Holy Club at Oxford?
A) 1735
B) 1738
C) 1725
D) 1729
  • 32. Which carol was written by Charles Wesley?
A) Silent Night
B) Joy to the World
C) Away in a Manger
D) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • 33. Where was Charles Wesley born?
A) Savannah
B) Bristol
C) Epworth, Lincolnshire
D) London
  • 34. What was Charles Wesley's relationship to John Wesley?
A) Father
B) Cousin
C) Elder brother
D) Younger brother
  • 35. What was the name of the group Charles Wesley formed at Oxford?
A) The Revivalists
B) The Methodists
C) The Scholars
D) Holy Club
  • 36. Charles Wesley travelled to which American colony in 1735?
A) Pennsylvania
B) Massachusetts
C) Virginia
D) Georgia
  • 37. What was Charles Wesley strongly opposed to regarding the Church of England?
A) The study of Greek
B) Preaching in Bristol
C) A formal breach
D) Hymn singing
  • 38. What was the name of the ship Charles and John Wesley sailed on to America?
A) The Wesley
B) The Simmonds
C) The Savannah
D) The Mayflower
  • 39. At what age did Charles Wesley die?
A) 88
B) 80
C) 72
D) 75
  • 40. On what date did Charles Wesley die?
A) 15 April 1790
B) 29 March 1788
C) 29 March 1780
D) 25 December 1788
  • 41. What is the name of the hymn collection published by Wesley in 1745?
A) Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures
B) Hymns and Prayers to the Trinity
C) Hymns on the Lord's Supper
D) Hymns on God's Everlasting Love
  • 42. According to Jason E. Vickers, which event in 1738 had a clear impact on Wesley's doctrine?
A) Moving to London
B) Ordination as a priest
C) Conversion experience
D) Marriage
  • 43. In which city is the memorial stone to Charles Wesley located?
A) Stockholm
B) London
C) Chicago
D) New York
  • 44. Where was the Swedish Metodist-Episkopal-Kyrkans Psalmbok printed in 1892?
A) Chicago
B) Stockholm
C) London
D) New York
  • 45. Besides hymns, what other type of poetry did Wesley write?
A) Epistles
B) Legal briefs
C) Science fiction
D) Cooking recipes
  • 46. Where are Charles Wesley's manuscript Psalms held?
A) The Vatican Library
B) British Library
C) Pitts Theology Library at Emory University
D) Oxford University Archives
  • 47. In what year was Charles Wesley listed in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame?
A) 1995
B) 1950
C) 2007
D) 2009
  • 48. When was Charles Wesley actually born?
A) December 1708
B) May 1708
C) May 1707
D) December 1707
  • 49. Who played Charles Wesley in the 2009 film 'Wesley'?
A) R. Keith Harris
B) T. N. Mohan
C) Kevin McCarthy
D) Burgess Jenkins
  • 50. What is the significance of the date 24 May to Methodists?
A) Aldersgate Day
B) The release of the commemorative stamp
C) The opening of Epworth by the Sea
D) Charles Wesley's birthday
  • 51. Which organization issued a 78-cent stamp in 2007 to commemorate Wesley?
A) An Post
B) Georgia Postal Bureau
C) United States Postal Service
D) Royal Mail
  • 52. Which church has adopted Charles Wesley's hymns?
A) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B) Roman Catholic Church
C) The Society of Friends
D) Eastern Orthodox Church
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