Acts 10 Quiz — Peter & Cornelius — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What was Cornelius by profession?
- A. A Pharisee
- B. A centurion of the Italian band ✓
- C. A Sadducee
- D. A scribe
Answer: A centurion of the Italian band
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band. (Acts 10:1)
Q2.How is Cornelius described?
- A. A devout man, one that feared God with all his house ✓
- B. A Roman soldier only
- C. A tax collector
- D. A Pharisee
Answer: A devout man, one that feared God with all his house
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. (Acts 10:2)
Q3.At what hour did Cornelius see an angel in a vision?
- A. The third hour
- B. The sixth hour
- C. The ninth hour
- D. About the ninth hour of the day ✓
Answer: About the ninth hour of the day
He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him. (Acts 10:3)
Q4.What did the angel tell Cornelius to do?
- A. Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon Peter ✓
- B. Build an altar
- C. Fast for seven days
- D. Go to Jerusalem
Answer: Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon Peter
Send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter. (Acts 10:5)
Q5.What did Peter see in his vision on the housetop?
- A. A ladder reaching to heaven
- B. A great sheet knit at the four corners, let down from heaven ✓
- C. A burning bush
- D. An angel with a sword
Answer: A great sheet knit at the four corners, let down from heaven
He saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners. (Acts 10:11)
Q6.What was in the sheet?
- A. Gold and silver
- B. All manner of fourfooted beasts, creeping things, and fowls ✓
- C. Bread and wine
- D. Fire and smoke
Answer: All manner of fourfooted beasts, creeping things, and fowls
Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. (Acts 10:12)
Q7.What did the voice say to Peter?
- A. Rise, Peter; kill, and eat ✓
- B. Pray without ceasing
- C. Go to Jerusalem
- D. Fear not
Answer: Rise, Peter; kill, and eat
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. (Acts 10:13)
Q8.What did Peter initially refuse?
- A. To go to Cornelius
- B. To eat anything common or unclean ✓
- C. To preach to Gentiles
- D. To leave Joppa
Answer: To eat anything common or unclean
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. (Acts 10:14)
Q9.What happened while Peter preached to Cornelius and his household?
- A. An earthquake
- B. The Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word ✓
- C. A fire from heaven
- D. They all fell asleep
Answer: The Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word
While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. (Acts 10:44)
Q10.Who was present when Peter explained what had happened?
- A. The apostles and brethren in Jerusalem ✓
- B. The Roman senate
- C. The Pharisees
- D. The Sadducees
Answer: The apostles and brethren in Jerusalem
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. (Acts 11:1)