Champions of Faith

Champions of Faith

Bold Adventurers – Volume 1

Author: Merlin L Neff

Readability Level 3.0 – 6.0 / Points 10

Word Count: 30,355

160 pages

1. Before creation week our earth was _____. (Page 10)

a. a dark planet covered with water
b. covered with grass
c. spewing volcanoes and swirling hurricanes
d. none of these

2. Disobeying God and breaking his rules is called _____. (Page23)

a. enmity / b. abstinence / c. sin / d. self-esteem

3. When Adam was 874 Methuselah had _____. (Page 35)

a. Adah / b. Bethuel / c. Lamech / d. Noah

4. The _____ turned into coal. (Page 43)

a. gold and silver / b. rocks and sand
c. sulfur and water / d. trees and plants

5. Babel, the first city after the flood was built to _____. (Page 49)

a. get closer to God
b. keep people together
c. organize groups to emigrate to other lands
d. none of these

6. Clay tablets with wedge-shaped writing we call _____. (Page 53)

a. cuneiform / b. Hebrew / c. hieroglyphics / d. Sanskrit

7. Abram paid Melchizedek tithe after _____. (Page 63)

a. he got goods from fighting a war
b. his son Isaac was born
c. Sarai was delivered from Pharaoh in Egypt
d. Sodom was burned

8. What was so amazing about the attitude of the people of Sodom toward Lot? (Page 63-69)

a. God would have saved Sodom if Lot had helped nine people into being good
b. The people of Sodom should have appreciated that Lot’s family had given them back the things the enemy had stolen.
c. The men of Sodom wanted to abuse the angels
d. all of these

9. The plan for Abraham to marry a second wife so he could have a son was _____ idea. (Page 74 )

a. Abraham’s / b. God’s / c. Lot’s / d. Sarah’s

10. Hagar left Abraham’s encampment when _____. (Page 75-77)

a. she ran away from serving Sarah / b. Ishmael gave Isaac a hard time
c. both of these / b. neither of these

11. Abraham was surprised that God asked him to offer his son as a sacrifice because _____. (Page 78, 83)

a. Isaac was his only child
b. he had never heard of such a thing being done
c. both of these
d. neither of these

12. Eliezer was trusted not to run off with the valuable _____. (Page 87 )

a. camels / b. gifts / c. servants / d. all of these

13. Laban was Rebekah’s _____. (Page 90)

a. brother / b. father / c. husband / d. son

14. Rebekah covered Jacob with the skin of a _____. (Page 97)

a. goat / b. fig / c. lamb / c. none of these

15. Isaac was glad Jacob was going to Haran so he could _____.

a. find a wife
b. get away from Esau’s anger
c. learn to care for herds and flocks
d. make connections with the rest of their family

16. Jacob met Rachael when she _____. (Page 106)

a. was caring for her sheep / b. watered Jacob’s animals
c. both of these / d. neither of these

17. When Laban accused Jacob of taking his family idols, Jacob didn’t know _____. (Page 114)

a. Leah had them
b. Rachael had them
c. Laban was lying
d. the owner of the idols inherited Laban’s possessions

18. The name Israel means _____.(Page116)

a. father of many nations / b. laughter
c. struggle with God / d. submission and humility

19. Joseph’s brothers hated him because _____. (Page 120)

a. he dreamed of being their boss
b. he was good
c. his father gave him more than them
d. all of these

20. _____ had intended to help Joseph escape. (Page 125)

a. Benjamin / b. Judah / c. Ruben / d. none of these
Correct answers: / 1-a 2-c 3-c 4- d 5-b 6-a 7- a 8- d 9-d 10-c
11-d 12-d 13-a 14-a 15-a 16-a 17-b 18-c 19-d 20-c

Champions of Faith

Conquering Heroes – Volume 2

Author: Merlin L Neff

Readability Level 3.0 – 6.0 / Points 10

Word Count: 31,827

160 pages

1. Moses was born about _____ years after Jacob and his family moved to Egypt. (Page 9)

a. 5 / b. 150 / c. 350 / d. 1350

2. Moses had not intended to _____. (Page 15, 16)

a. admit he was an Israelite / b. leave Egypt
c. protect the Israelites / d. none of these

3. _____ did not fall on the Israelites. (Page 27-32)

a. None of the plagues / b. The first three
c. The seven last plagues / d. The whips of the Egyptians

4. The water at Marah became sweet when Moses _____. (Page 41)

a. spread his rod over the water
b. stepped into the water
c. threw a tree trunk into the water
d. none of these

5. Moses went up on Mt.Sinai _____ times. (Page 49, 55)

a. 2 / b. 3 / c. 4 / d. none of these

6. In worshipping the idol the people _____. (Page 52)

a. ate and drank / b. danced and offered sacrifices
c. got up to play / d. all of these

7. On the hem of the High Priest’s robe were _____. (Page 62)

a. Almonds and Incense / b. Diamonds and Rubies
c. Golden bells and pomegranates / d. none of these

8. The scouts were gone _____. (Page 64)

a. 7 days / b. 40 days / c. 6 months / d. 7 years

9. The adults who left Egypt ended up dying in the desert because they said _____.(Page 66)

a. Moses was gone too long on Mt.Sinai
b. the new land was would not grow good crops
c. they wanted Baal for a leader
d. they would rather do that than go into the land God had planned for them

10. Moses did not get to go into Caanan because after being provoked by the people he _____. (Page 72,73)

a. hit a rock / b. left the people for 40 days
c. yelled at God / d. all of these

11. As the people kept griping about the food and longing for Egypt, God allowed _____ to come. (Page 75)

a. bandits / b. lions / c. snakes / d. wolves

12. Moses was buried _____. (Page 88)

a. in the desert of Midian
b. on MountNebo
c. in Caanan next to Joseph and Abraham
d. none of these

13. The Jordan River parted when _____. (Page 93)

a. Joshua spread his rod over the water
b. the priests stepped into the water
c. the people began singing
d. answers b and c

14. Rahab was the great-grandmother of _____. (Page 99)

a. David / b. Gideon / c. Samson / d. none of these

15. Because of Achan’s sin the Israelites were defeated at _____. (Page 100)

a. Ai / b. Jericho / c. Jerusalem / d. Damascus

16. When the Gibeonites made peace with the Israelites _____. (Page 106-107)

a. the Amorites declared war on them
b. they became Israelite slaves
c. both of these
d. neither of these

17. Because Joshua was leader he picked his land _____. (Page 109)

a. first / b. last / c. because it had giants / d. none of these

18. God’s plan was to have _____ as government leaders. (Page 112)

a. heads of the clans / b. kings / c. judges / d. priests

19. Although God usually called men to lead, He called Deborah to be _____. (Page 113)

a. a judge / b. a priest
c. a prophet / d. answers a and c

20. Before Gideon went into battle God asked him to _____. (Page 119)

a. sacrifice a young bull
b. tear down his father’s alter to Baal
c. both of these
d. neither of these
Correct answers: / 1-b 2-d 3-c 4-c 5-b 6-d 7-c 8-b 9-d 10-a
11-c 12–d 13-b 14-a 15-a 16-c 17-b 18-c 19-d 20-c

Kings and Queens – Volume 3

Champions of Faith

Author: Merlin L Neff

Readability Level 3.0 – 6.0 / Points 10

Word Count: 35,422

160 pages

1. God sent rain and thunder because the Israelites had wickedly _____. (Page 15)

a. asked for a king / b. fought the Ammonites
c. killed Samuel / d. refused to accept Saul

2. _____ and a helper climbed the cliffs at Michmash killed a score of Philistines. (Page 17)

a. David / b. Jonathan / c. Saul / d. none of these

3. David was the _____ for Saul. (Page 24)

a. armor bearer / b. cook / c. scribe / d. none of these

4. When Saul started trying to kill him, David sent his family to _____. (Page 34)

a. Bethlehem / b. Jerusalem / c. Moab / d. Mount Sinai

5. Because of David’s deceit almost all the _____ were killed.(Page 34)

a. babies in Bethlehem / b. King’s sons
c. priests of Nob / d. soldiers who fled with him

6. Uriah the Hittite was killed because _____. (Page 47)

a. David had slept with Uriah’s wife
b. he touched the ark when it was going to Jerusalem
c. he fought against David
d. none of these

7. When David fled before his son Absalom, he sent back to Jerusalem _____. (Page 52, 53)

a. his advisor Hushai / b. the golden ark
c. both of these / d. neither of these

8. When God’s temple was built there was no sound of _____. (Page 61)

a. axes or hammers / b. workers giving directions
c. both of these / d. neither of these

9. Solomon stopped being a good king because of his many _____. (Page )

a. violent wars / b. heathen wives
c. both of these / d. neither of these

10. Elisha knew his request was granted when _____. (Page 74)

a. Elijah confronted Jezebel
b. he hit the water with his coat
c. he saw the chariot of fire
d. it rained on Mt.Carmel

11. Elisha directed that _____ small barley loaves to be divided between 100 students. (Page 80)

a. five / b. two / c. twenty / d. none of these

12. King Joash was criticized because he only _____ 3 times. (Page 91)

a. asked for help
b. hit the ground with arrows
c. prayed for rain
d. none of these

13. Hezekiah smashed the bronze snake that Moses had made because _____. (Page 98)

a. it wasn’t needed anymore
b. he hated reminders of God’s power
c. he hated snakes
d. none of these

14. The sundial went back _____ to show Hezekiah’s live was being extended. (Page 104)

a. 5 minutes / b. 10 degrees / c. 15 days / d. 20 seconds

15. The prophet _____ was killed for telling Judah they needed to repent. (Page 111)

a. Elisha / b. Jeremiah / c. Urijah / d. none of these

16. Jehoiakim _____ the scroll that Jehudi read. (Page 113)

a. buried / b. copied / c. replaced / d. none of these

17. The man who helped Jeremiah out of the pit was a _____. (Page 117)

a. Babylonian / b. Ethiopian / c. Samaritan / d. none of these

18. Daniel’s Babylonian name was _____. (Page 120)

a. Azariah / b. Hannaniah / c. Mishel / d. none of these

19. The men who threw Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were _____. (Page 129)

a. not willing to get close to the fire
b. told to bring the men back out
c. friends of Daniel’s
d. none of these

20. Nehemiah got up in the middle of the night to _____.

a. check out the walls of the city / b. escape to Jerusalem
c. send a message to Isaiah / d. none of these
Correct answers: / 1-a 2-b 3-a 4-c 5-c 6-a 7-c 8-a 9-b 10-b
11-c 12–b 13-d 14-b 15-c 16-d 17-b 18-d 19-d 20-a

Champions of Faith

The Mighty Prince – Volume 4

Author: Merlin L Neff

Readability Level 6.6 / Points 10

Word Count: 34,543

160 pages

1. To prepare for his work for God, John the Baptist never _____. (Page 10)

a. cut his hair or shaved
b. wore expensive clothes
c. drink wine or strong drink or rich food
d. all of these

2. Joseph and Mary gave _____ as an offering for Jesus when he was born. (Page 18)

a. doves / b. goats / c. a lamb / d. a cruise of oil

3. The Magi had studied the prophecy of _____ about the Jewish Messiah. (Page 19)

a. Absalom / b. Balaam / c. Jonah / d. all of these

4. Mary and Joseph used the gifts of the Magi to _____. (Page 22)

a. bribe the soldiers not to hurt Jesus
b. make an offering in the temple
c. pay for Jesus’ birth
d. live off of while in Egypt

5. Jesus went to the _____ Feast when he was 12. (Page 26)

a. Day of Atonement / b. Passover / c. Pentecost / d. New Moon

6. Jesus spent 40 days without food to plan how to _____. (Page 30)

a. fight Satan / b. help human beings
c. show the Father’s love / d. all of these

7. Jesus kept from making mistakes by answering Satan by _____. (Page 32)

a. being silent
b. quoting scripture
c. reminding Satan what God had said at his baptism
d. all of these

8. The miracle at Cana happens every time _____.(Page 39)

a. grapes grow on vines
b. we celebrate communion
c. the disciples needed drink
d. none of these, it only happened once

9. Jesus threw out the people who were _____. (Page 41)

a. Keeping the children out of the temple
b. lying to the people
c. not giving their offerings with joy
d. none of these

10. The people were really surprised when Jesus said, “_____”. (Page 46)

a. God sends blessings to good and bad people
b. help those who do bad things to you
c. both of these
d. neither of these

11. On the Sabbath Jesus _____. (Page 54-59)

a. went to church
b. healed people who could have waited until another day to get help
c. disobeyed some of the church’s rules
d. all of these

12. After Jesus calmed the storm he _____. (Page 75)

a. cast demons from two men / b. walked on the water
c. went to sleep / d. cleansed the temple

13. After feeding 5,000 people the disciples had _____ of left-overs from the 5 loaves and 2 fish. (Page 82)

a. 12 baskets / b. 3 cart loads / c. two boat loads / d. none of these

14. At first when Jesus talked _____ His disciples did not understand. (Page 87, 105, 108)

a. of His death and resurrection / b. of Lazarus’ sleep of death
c. to Moses and Elijah / d. all of these

15. When God spoke to Jesus in the temple, some people thought it was _____. (Page 119)

a. an angel / b. just thunder / c. both of these / d. neither of these

16. At his trial, Jesus told the priests that they would see him _____. (Page132)

a. coming in power on the clouds
b. rising from the dead
c. rebuilding their temple
d. all of these

17. Pilate was given a special message from his _____ not to hurt Jesus. (Page 139)

a. daughter / b. mother / c. wife / d. none of these

18. _____ asked Jesus to come down off the cross. (Page 144)

a. Jesus’ disciples / b. Jesus’ mother and the other women
c. The priests and rulers / d. none of these

19. About _____ people saw Jesus go up to heaven. (Page 158)

a. 24 / b. 70 / c. 500 / d. 144,000

20. The whole story of what Jesus did on earth is told _____. (Page 160)

a. in the Gospels / b. in the Old Testament
c. in the Apocrypha / d. none of these
Correct answers: / 1-d 2-a 3-b 4-d 5-b 6-d 7-b 8-a 9-d 10-c
11-d 12–a 13-a 14-d 15-c 16-a 17-c 18-c 19-c 20-a

Champions of Faith

Warriors of the Cross – Volume 5

Author: Merlin L Neff

Readability Level 6.6 / Points 10

Word Count: 27,716

160 pages

1. The disciples replaced Judas with _____ because he’d been with them since Jesus’ baptism.(Page 11)

a. Joseph / b. Matthias / c. Paul / d. Nicodemus

2. “Apostle” mean people who are _____. (Page 11)

a. believers / b. helpers / c. holy / d. sent

3. The beggar’s “pallet” was his _____. (Page 15)

a. bag he kept his money in
b. cloak he covered himself with
c. desire for food
d. mat he slept on

4. When the _____ touched people, they were healed. (Page 22)

a. communion bread / b. robe of Jesus
c. shadow of Peter / d. tongues of fire

5. The Jewish leaders tried to keep from hearing when Stephen announced _____. (Page 27)

a. he saw Jesus standing by God
b. he was sent from God
c. the history of their people
d. they were no longer God’s people

6. The word _____ means trying to buy a position in the church. (Page 30)

a. folly / b. flannery / c. simony / d. sorcery

7. Saul came to Damascus blind and left _____. (Page 35)

a. in a basket / b. in a casket
c. totally healed / d. trusted by all the believers

8. Peter was given the dream about eating unclean animals so he would _____. (Page 45)

a. not offend people who offered him food / b. not get animal diseases
c. preach to Gentiles / d. know the future

9. Saul changed his name to Paul when he was _____. (Page 51)

a. baptized as a Christian
b. first beginning to preach
c. ordained to work for the church
d. persecuting Christians

10. An “exhortation” is a _____. (Page 52)

a. fellow worker / c. rule
b. robe of righteousness / d. teaching

11. In Lystra Paul and Barnabus were _____. (Page 56-58)

a. joined by young Timothy / c. treated like gods
b. stoned / d. all of these

12. The jailer at Philippi listened to Paul and Silas’ message when _____. (Page 63)

a. there was an earthquake
b. they sang hymns
c. they stayed in an open prison
d. none of these

13. Many people were healed when they were touched by Paul’s _____. (Page 75)

a. clothes / b. shadow / c. both of these / d. neither of these

14. The church leaders, not mindful of how Paul was hated by the Jewish leaders, _____. (Page 83)

a. asked him to perform some rites according to the law of Moses
b. invited Jewish leaders to his meetings
c. pressed him to preach in the temple
d. none of these

15. Felix did not release Paul because he wanted _____. (Page 96)

a. bribe money
b. Paul to say he was ok
c. to please the Jewish leaders
d. all of these

16. Paul was sent to Rome because he had _____. (Page 98)

a. appealed to Caesar
b. broken Jewish law
c. conspired against the Empire
d. all of these

17. _____ said Paul almost persuaded him to be a Christian. (Page 102)

a. Agrippa / b. Ananias / c. Augustus / d. Annapolis

18. Paul promised the people on the boat they would be saved if they _____. (Page 106)

a. gave their lives to Jesus / b. stayed on the ship
c. used the lifeboats / d. all of these

19. While a prisoner in Rome Paul talked to _____. (Page 110)

a. Christians there / b. Jewish leaders
c. Roman soldiers / d. all of these

20. At Paul’s first trial _____ stood with him and witnessed for him. (Page 114)

a. Christians there / b. Jewish leaders
c. Roman soldiers / d. none of these
Correct answers: / 1-b 2-d 3-d 4-c 5-a 6-c 7-a 8-c 9-c 10-d
11-d 12–c 13-a 14-a 15-d 16-a 17-a 18-b 19-d 20-d