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