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Biblical Terms In Contemporary English

written by: marcing
 
This quiz focuses on English words and phrases that have biblical origin. It's more a linguistic quiz than a biblical one.

Question 1:


What kind of person may you call "Judas"?
A friend who betrayed you
Someone who follows you
A person who committed suicide
A thief

Question 2:


Which of the following events can be referred to as an "Armageddon"?
The last and completely destructive battle
The last gathering of a group of friends
A battle between former allies
A death of a charismatic leader

Question 3:


Which use of "Goliath" is correct?
Switzerland is the Goliath of international politics.
Fiesta is a real Goliath among Ford's models.
The FIFA 2006 World Cup final between France and Italy was like David against Goliath.
The local grocery successfully competed against the nearby Goliath supermaket

Question 4:


How would you describe a "Samaritan"?
An egoist
An enemy
A person who migrates to a foreign country
A person who helps people in need

Question 5:


Who is the "salt of the earth"?
All Christians
People who do not keep their word
People who spread gossips
Decent, reliable people

Question 6:


Who can be best described as "doubting Thomas"?
A left-wing politician
Someone who believes only what he sees
Anyone who doesn't believe in God
A scientist (especially in physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology)

Question 7:


Which of the following can be described as a "prodigal son"?
The firstborn son
The youngest son in the family
A young man who wastes his parents' money on parties
A son that is very obedient and does dutifully everything his parents tell him

Question 8:


What does the sentence "Ann was the apple of Mark's eye" tell us about the relation between those two?
Ann hates Mark.
Mark is deeply in love with Ann.
Mark hates Ann.
Ann is deeply in love with Mark.

Question 9:


What characteristic is commonly attributed to King Solomon?
Hunger
Wealth
Wisdom
Lust

Question 10:


What message am I conveying, if I say "I don't know him from Adam"?
The person is completely unknown to me.
In spite of the negative form, the idiom means that you know someone very well.
I know very little about the person.
I don't know his true character.

Question 11:


What does the phrase "of biblical proportions" mean?
of a vast, enormous scale
of little importance
very sinful in its nature
related to a flood

Question 12:


If John knows Mary "in the biblical sense", what can we say about the pair?
They are in a Platonic relationship (ie. love, but no sex).
Mary is John's sister.
They have had sex.
Their parents decided about their marriage.

 
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