1 & 2 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1. From whom did Paul hear that there were quarrels among those in Corinth? (1 Cor 1:11)
A) Apollo’s household
B) Epaphroditus’s household
C) Syntyche’s household
D) Timothy’s household
E) Chloe’s household

E) Chloe’s household

1 Corinthians 2. Fill in the blank: 1 Corinthians 1:18 - “For _____ is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Cor 1:18)
A) The word of the cross
B) The gospel
C) The prophet
D) The king
E) The law

A) The word of the cross

1 Corinthians 3. Fill in the blanks: 1 Corinthians 1:24 - “But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the _____ of God and the _____ of God.” (1 Cor 1:24)
A) Wisdom, power
B) Power, wisdom
C) Life, light
D) Light, life
E) Power, life

B) Power, wisdom

1 Corinthians 4. Fill in the blank: In 1 Corinthians 1:24, Paul says, “to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, _____ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Cor 1:24)
A) The law
B) The command
C) Christ
D) Worship
E) The angel

C) Christ

1 Corinthians 5. Which is NOT related to Paul’s proclamation of the gospel in Corinth? (1 Cor 2:1-5)
A) Only Jesus
B) Paul came to Corinth in weakness and fear with much trembling
C) Paul’s message and preaching were with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power
D) Paul preached his message with the power of the Spirit, so that the faith of Corinth church might rest on the power of God
E) Paul preached the message of the gospel with persuasion in the words of wisdom

E) Paul preached the message of the gospel with persuasion in the words of wisdom

1 Corinthians 6. In this passage in 1 Corinthians, from where does Paul quote, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”? (1 Cor 2:9; Isa 64:4)
A) Leviticus
B) Deuteronomy
C) Habakkuk
D) Isaiah
E) Genesis

D) Isaiah

1 Corinthians 7. Which is NOT related to “people of the flesh” in 1 Corinthians 3? (1 Cor 3:1-15)
A) Infants in Christ
B) Jealousy in mind
C) Quarreling
D) Respect the leaders of the church
E) Honor the leaders of the church, as if they could save people

D) Respect the leaders of the church

1 Corinthians 8. “According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid….” What is this “foundation”? (1 Cor 3:10-11)
A) Jesus Christ
B) The place of ministry
C) Corinth church
D) The way on the Rome
E) Calling from God

A) Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 9. Fill in the blanks: 1 Corinthians 4:19-20 - “But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these _____ but their _____. For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power” (1 Cor 4:19-20)
A) Arrogant people, power
B) Leaders, gift
C) Leaders, talent
D) Modest people, gift
E) Arrogant people, wealth

A) Arrogant people, power

1 Corinthians 10. Fill in the blanks: In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes, “For the kingdom of God does not consist in _____ but in _____.” (1 Cor 4:20)
A) Talk, power
B) Man’s wisdom, God’s wisdom
C) The earthly world, heavenly world
D) Visible world, invisible world
E) Nations, belief

A) Talk, power

1 Corinthians 11. Which sins are warned about in 1 Corinthians 5 and 6?
A) Sexual immorality, a dispute in the church taken before the ungodly for judgment
B) Jealousy, dispute
C) Arrogant, jealousy
D) Dispute, pride
E) Laziness, jealousy

A) Sexual immorality, a dispute in the church taken before the ungodly for judgment

Which book contains the following, “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful”?
A) Acts
B) 1 Corinthians
C) 2 Corinthians
D) Ephesians
E) Philippians

B) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 13. Which is NOT related to the description of the believer’s body? (1 Cor 6:12-20)
A) The body is for the Lord
B) The Lord is for the body
C) Our bodies are members of Christ
D) Sexual immorality does not have influence on our bodies
E) Our bodies are the temple of the Lord

D) Sexual immorality does not have influence on our bodies

1 Corinthians 14. In which book does Paul describe our body as “a temple of the Holy Spirit”? (1 Cor 6:19)
A) Romans
B) 2 Thessalonians
C) Ephesians
D) Titus
E) 1 Corinthians

E) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 15. Which statement is NOT one of Paul’s on marriage in 1 Corinthians? (1 Cor 7)
A) It is good for a man or the unmarried women or the widows to stay unmarried.
B) Since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife.
C) When the married people want to deprive each other, it is necessary to make mutual consent.
D) It is good for an unmarried or widows to remain to be unmarried.
E) Although the unbelieving husband or wife wants to leave, the Christian wife or husband should not leave their spouse.

E) Although the unbelieving husband or wife wants to leave, the Christian wife or husband should not leave their spouse.

1 Corinthians 16. In 1 Corinthians, what is the main reason that Paul encourages believers to remain married to unbelieving spouses?
A) Because of the order of God
B) As an opportunity to sanctify their spouse
C) Because of their children
D) Because of God’s law
E) Because of Satan’s temptation

B) As an opportunity to sanctify their spouse

1 Corinthians 17. Fill in the blanks (same word repeated): 1 Corinthians 7:21-22 - “Were you a _____ when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.) For he who was called in the Lord as a _____ is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a _____ of Christ.” (1 Cor 7:21-22)
A) Bondservant
B) Sinner
C) Apostle
D) Fellow worker
E) Co-worker

A) Bondservant

1 Corinthians 18. Paul’s recommendation to the unmarried is found in which of the following letters? (1 Cor 7)
A) Romans
B) 1 Corinthians
C) Galatians
D) Ephesians
E) 2 Corinthians

B) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 19. Paul’s counsel not to marry if one is not already married is found in which book? (1 Cor 7)
A) Romans
B) 1 Corinthians
C) Galatians
D) Ephesians
E) 2 Corinthians

B) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 20. In what letter does Paul talk about the relation between “food” and “idol sacrifice”? (1 Cor 8, 10)
A) Galatians
B) 1 Corinthians
C) Romans
D) 2 Corinthians
E) 2 Timothy

B) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 21. Fill in the blanks: “Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that ‘all of us possess _____.’ This ‘_____’ puffs up, but _____ builds up.” (1 Cor 8:1)
A) Love, Love, love
B) Knowledge, Knowledge, love
C) Knowledge, Love, love
D) Love, Knowledge, knowledge
E) Love, Knowledge, love

B) Knowledge, Knowledge, love

Where does one find, “yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist”?
A) 1 Corinthians
B) Ephesus
C) Galatia
D) 2 Thessalonica
E) Romans

A) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 23. In what circumstance does Paul write, “Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife”? (1 Cor 9:5)
A) When addressing his rights as an apostle
B) When addressing the issue of the food sacrificed to idols
C) When addressing the issue of offering
D) When addressing slaves and freedom
E) When addressing the believing family

A) When addressing his rights as an apostle

1 Corinthians 24. Which is NOT something Paul did to win many people? (1 Cor 9:19-23) A) Though Paul was free, yet became a slave to all the people
B) To the Jews he became like a Jew
C) Paul did not come near to those who were under the law
D) To those who did not have the law he became like one not having the law
E) Paul has become all things to all men

C) Paul did not come near to those who were under the law

1 Corinthians 25. Fill in the blanks: 1 Corinthians 9:27 - “But I discipline my _____ and keep it _____, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” (1 Cor 9:27) A) Mind, my slave
B) Body, my master
C) Mind, under control
D) Body, under control
E) Thought, my slave

D) Body, under control

1 Corinthians 26. Which is related to the reason why Paul did not use his right as an apostle when he proclaimed the gospel? (1 Cor 9)
A) Not to hinder the gospel of Christ
B) To be humble
C) To add the righteousness
D) To keep the law
E) To do lots of works

A) Not to hinder the gospel of Christ

1 Corinthians 27. The Israelites drank from the rock in the desert. According to Paul, who (what) is this rock? (1 Cor 10:4)
A) Christ
B) Moses
C) Faith
D) Grace
E) Angel

A) Christ

1 Corinthians 28. Fill in the blank: 1 Corinthians 10:6 - “Now these things took place as _____ for us, that we might not desire evil as they did.” (1 Cor 10:6, 11)
A) Unconnected
B) Examples
C) Remembrance
D) Recollection
E) Obstacles

B) Examples

1 Corinthians 29. In which letter does Paul warn, “Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall”? (1 Cor 10:12)
A) Romans
B) Colossians
C) Ephesians
D) 1 Timothy
E) 1 Corinthians

E) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 30. To what does Paul’s instruction, “If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home,” pertain? (1 Cor 11:34)
A) Conditioning for the trip to Corinth
B) Eating of food offered to idols
C) Preparation for Jewish feasts
D) The Lord’s Supper
E) The fellowship with Christians

D) The Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 31. Fill the blanks: 1 Corinthians 10:6-9 - “Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, ‘_____.’ … We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and _____.” (1 Cor 10:6-9)
A) The people not to set their hearts on evil things as they did; were destroyed in the desert
B) The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play; were destroyed by serpents
C) The people were destroyed by the destroyer; were destroyed in the desert
D) The man not to be a person whom God is not pleased with; were destroyed in the desert
E) The man not to be a person who enjoys the evil; were killed by snakes

B) The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play; were destroyed by serpents

1 Corinthians 32. Fill in the blanks: “Be imitators of _____, as I am of _____.” (1 Cor 11:1) A) My, Moses B) Elijah, Christ C) Me, Christ D) Moses, Christ E) Job, Christ

C) Me, Christ

1 Corinthians 33. In 1 Corinthians, who are the heads of man, woman, and Christ respectively? (1 Cor 11:3) A) Woman, husband, God B) Christ, husband, God C) Christ, husband, woman D) Christ, the church, God E) Christ, husband, the church

B) Christ, husband, God

1 Corinthians 34. In which letter does Paul teach about the Lord’s Supper? (1 Cor 11:17-34)
A) 1 Corinthians
B) Ephesians
C) Philippians
D) Colossians
E) 2 Corinthians

A) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 35. “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” Which letter is this quotation from? (1 Cor 11:26)
A) Romans B) 1 Corinthians C) Ephesians D) 1 Timothy E) 2 Timothy

B) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 36. According to 1 Corinthians 12, which is NOT a correct description of spiritual gifts? (1 Cor 12:1-11)
A) The spiritual gifts are given to us for the benefit of the nation
B) There are different kinds of spiritual gifts
C) The same Spirit gives different kinds of gifts
D) The Spirit gives all the spiritual gifts to each as he determines
E) The Spirit gives each one the message of wisdom, the message of knowledge, or of faith and so on

A) The spiritual gifts are given to us for the benefit of the nation

1 Corinthians 37. Which of these claims is found in 1 Corinthians? (1 Cor 12:4)
A) “…work out your own salvation in fear and trembling..”
B) “now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit…”
C) “three times I was shipwrecked…”
D) “for through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God”
E) “I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks…”

B) “now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit…”

1 Corinthians 38. Which one does not belong to the nine gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12? (1 Cor 12:8-10)
A) The knowledge of wisdom
B) The hope
C) Faith
D) Miraculous power
E) Prophecy

B) The hope

1 Corinthians 39. Fill in the blank: 1 Corinthians 12:12 - “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with _____.” (1 Cor 12:12)
A) Our church
B) Our spirit
C) The Holy Spirit
D) Many parts
E) Christ

E) Christ

1 Corinthians 40. Fill in the blank: 1 Corinthians 12:27 - “Now you are _____ and individually members of it.” (1 Cor 12:27)
A) The head of Christ
B) The one
C) The body of Christ
D) The different bodies
E) The heart of Christ

C) The body of Christ

1 Corinthians 41. What is the context of Paul’s discussion of the “body of Christ” in 1 Corinthians 12-13?
A) Apostolic authority
B) Marital ethics
C) Spiritual gifts
D) The resurrection
E) Church division

C) Spiritual gifts

1 Corinthians 42. Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians concerning the excellence of love come in the midst of a discussion concerning what? (1 Cor 12-13)
A) marriage
B) salvation of the gentiles
C) spiritual gifts
D) the resurrection of Christ
E) the obedience

C) spiritual gifts

1 Corinthians 43. In what context within 1 Corinthians does Paul write about “the body of Christ”? (1 Cor 12)
A) In a discussion of the resurrection B) In a discussion of marital ethics C) In a discussion of duty of slaves D) In a discussion apostolic authority E) In a discussion of spiritual gifts

E) In a discussion of spiritual gifts

Which letter contains this quotation? “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
A) 1 Corinthians B) Philippians C) Colossians D) 2 Corinthians E) 1 Timothy

A) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 45. What is 1 Corinthians 13 about?
A) Marriage B) Lord’s Supper C) Spiritual Gifts D) Love

D) Love

1 Corinthians 46. Which is unrelated to the love of God in 1 Corinthians 13? (1 Cor 13)
A) If without love I give something to the needy, I gain nothing
B) If without love I have a faith to move mountains, I am nothing
C) Love is not rude
D) Love rejoices with the truth
E) Love will pass away with this world

E) Love will pass away with this world

1 Corinthians 47. According to 1 Corinthians 14, what should those who speak in a tongue pray for? (1 Cor 14:13)
A) The power to heal
B) The power to interpret
C) The power to exorcize demons
D) The power to convert
E) The power to help others

B) The power to interpret

1 Corinthians 48. To which church did Paul write, “…I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.”? (1 Cor 14:19)
A) Corinth B) Ephesus C) Galatia D) Jerusalem E) Rome

A) Corinth

1 Corinthians 49. What attitude is needed when believers prophesy, speak a tongue, and interpret a tongue in church gatherings? (1 Cor 14:40)
A) Everything should be done at anytime
B) Everything should be done with a loud voice
C) Everything should be done quietly
D) Everything should be done with all together, with one voice
E) Everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way

E) Everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way

Where does Paul cite these words as being “…of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,”?
A) 1 Corinthians B) Galatians C) Philippians D) Colossians E) 2 Corinthians

A) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 51. In 1 Corinthians, Paul says that after Christ was raised on the third day, he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, how many people did Christ appear to at one time? (1 Cor 15:6)
A) About 70 brothers
B) About 300 brothers
C) About 120 brothers
D) About 3000 brothers
E) About 500 brothers

E) About 500 brothers

1 Corinthians 52. Fill in the blank: “For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by _____ I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but _____ that is with me.” (1 Cor 15:9-10)
A) The love of Christ B) The righteousness of God C) The grace of God D) The endurance of God E) The redemption through Jesus Christ

C) The grace of God

1 Corinthians 53. Fill in the blank: Paul writes, “If there is a natural body, there is also _____.” (1 Cor 15:44)
A) A terrestrial body B) A spiritual body C) A perishable soul D) An immortal soul E) New creation

B) A spiritual body

1 Corinthians 54. Which of the following books devotes the most attention to divisions within the “body of Christ”?
A) Acts B) Romans C) 1 Corinthians D) Galatians E) 2 Corinthians

C) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 55. Which book contains a discourse on the unity of the body of Christ?
A) Romans B) 1 Corinthians C) 2 Corinthians D) Galatians E) None of the above

B) 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 56. What was most lacking in the Corinthian church? (1 Cor 1, 12-14)
A) Eloquence B) All knowledge C) All gifts D) Tongues E) Love

E) Love

2 Corinthians 1. In 2 Corinthians 1:3, what three expressions does Paul use to describe God?
A) Father of our Savior, God of healing, God of all comfort
B) Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, God of all comfort
C) God of power, the Father of grace, God of the Savior
D) God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob
E) God of power, God of healing, God of all comfort

B) Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, God of all comfort

2 Corinthians 2. Which of the following words is NOT related to 2 Corinthians 1?
A) Hardship B) Comfort C) Trust in God D) Thankfulness E) Onesimus

E) Onesimus

In which letter does Paul speak of a “painful visit” to a congregation and of a letter he wrote “out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears”? (2 Cor 2:1-4)
A) 1 Corinthians B) 2 Corinthians C) Galatians D) Romans E) Philemon

B) 2 Corinthians

In which letter does Paul say that believers are “the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life”? (2 Cor 2:15-16)
A) Philemon B) 2 Corinthians C) Galatians D) Romans E) 1 Corinthians

B) 2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 5. Fill the blanks: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 - “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the _____ of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of _____ to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” (2 Cor 3:17-18)
A) Glory, glory B) Face, glory C) Glory, salvation D) Salvation, salvation E) Glory, joy

A) Glory, glory

2 Corinthians 6. Which is NOT related to the ministry of the new covenant? (2 Cor 3)
A) The ministry is of the letter of the law
B) The ministry is of the Spirit
C) The ministry is of righteousness
D) The ministry is lasting
E) The ministry is glorious

A) The ministry is of the letter of the law

2 Corinthians 7. Fill in the blanks: 2 Corinthians 4:10 - “…always carrying in the body _____ of Jesus, so that _____ of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.” (2 Cor 4:10)
A) The trouble, the mind
B) The death, the life
C) The mind, the cross
D) The command, the law
E) The cross, the command

B) The death, the life

Where is this verse found? “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
A) 2 Corinthians
B) Ephesians
C) Philippians
D) Colossians
E) Romans

A) 2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 9. Which is NOT a correct description of Paul’s teaching of reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5? (2 Cor 5:18-21)
A) God reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ
B) God gave us the ministry of reconciliation
C) God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ
D) God has committed to us the message of reconciliation
E) The reconciliation in the family is dependent upon how we communicate to each other

E) The reconciliation in the family is dependent upon how we communicate to each other

2 Corinthians 10. Fill in the blank: 2 Corinthians 5:20 - “We are _____ for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” (2 Cor 5:20)
A) A letter B) An aroma C) Ambassadors D) Friends E) Servants

C) Ambassadors

2 Corinthians 11. In 2 Corinthians, Paul exhorts the saints in Corinth to be reconciled to God. With what did Paul and his co-workers compare themselves? (2 Cor 5:20)
A) Contenders for the faith B) Shepherds of the flock C) Soldiers of the cross D) Ambassadors for Christ E) Lovely friends to one another

D) Ambassadors for Christ

2 Corinthians 12. In 2 Corinthians, Paul asserts that Christ was made sin for us so that we might be what? (2 Cor 5:21)
A) The glory of God B) The righteousness of God C) Reconciled to God D) Sanctified by God E) Called by God

B) The righteousness of God

2 Corinthians 13. In 2 Corinthians 6, Paul uses several contrasts to exhort the believers not to be “unequally yoked with unbelievers.” Which is NOT one of those contrasts? (2 Cor 6:14-18)
A) Righteousness and wickedness
B) Light and darkness
C) Christ and Belial
D) Philosophy and history
E) The temple of God and idols

D) Philosophy and history

2 Corinthians 14. Fill in the blanks: 2 Corinthians 7:10 - “For godly grief produces a _____ that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces _____.” (2 Cor 7:10) A) Law, law
B) Repentance, achievement
C) Repentance, death
D) Life, achievement
E) Life, result

C) Repentance, death

2 Corinthians 15. According to 2 Corinthians 8, for what does Christ become poor? (2 Cor 8:9)
A) To make us rich through his poverty
B) To help us become like the poor
C) To be a sign of the holiness
D) To show how apostles must live in poverty
E) To help us come into the kingdom of God

A) To make us rich through his poverty

What does Paul address in 2 Corinthians 8-9?
A) Brotherly love
B) His co-workers
C) New comers in the church
D) Generous giving
E) Power of the Holy Spirit

D) Generous giving

Which is unrelated to Paul’s description of the generosity of the Macedonia churches? (2 Cor 8)
A) Their generosity was out of the most severe trial
B) Their generosity was with overflowing joy
C) Their generosity was in extreme poverty
D) Their generosity was overflowingly rich
E) Their generosity was for the Corinthian church

E) Their generosity was for the Corinthian church

2 Corinthians 18. To which church did Paul write: “So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised”? (2 Cor 9:5)
A) Corinth
B) Ephesus
C) Galatia
D) Jerusalem
E) Romans

A) Corinth

2 Corinthians 19. Fill in the blanks: 2 Corinthians 9:8 - “And God is able to make _____ grace abound to you, so that having _____ sufficiency in _____ things at all times, you may abound in _____ good work” (2 Cor 9:8)
A) All, good, all, your
B) God’s, God’s, all, every
C) His, his, all, God’s
D) All, all, all, every
E) All, the Lord’s, all, each other’s

D) All, all, all, every

What is a statement by Paul in his defense of his apostleship in 2 Corinthians 10-12? (2 Cor 10-12)
A) “I will not boast myself beyond proper limit”
B) “I do not think I am in the least inferior to those super-apostles”
C) “I may not be a trained speaker, but I do have knowledge”
D) “Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord”
E) All of the above

E) All of the above

When Paul wrote, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness,” to what was he referring? (2 Cor 12:7-10)
A) A quotation from the Gospels
B) A quotation from the Old Testament
C) What he had learned from the Lord about his thorn in the flesh
D) What he had learned from the Lord about the church
E) What he had learned from the Twelve

C) What he had learned from the Lord about his thorn in the flesh