Cornelius Bible Quiz — 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 city did Cornelius live in?
- A. Caesarea ✓
- B. Jerusalem
- C. Joppa
- D. Antioch
Answer: Caesarea
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band.
Q2.What band was Cornelius a centurion of?
- A. The Italian band ✓
- B. The Augustan band
- C. The Praetorian band
- D. The Roman band
Answer: The Italian band
A centurion of the band called the Italian band.
Q3.How is Cornelius described?
- A. A devout man, and one that feared God ✓
- B. A Pharisee
- C. A scribe
- D. A merchant
Answer: A devout man, and one that feared God
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Q4.At what hour did the angel appear to Cornelius?
- A. The ninth hour of the day ✓
- B. The third hour
- C. Midnight
- D. Sunrise
Answer: 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.
Q5.To what city was Cornelius told to send men?
- A. Joppa, for Simon Peter ✓
- B. Jerusalem, for James
- C. Antioch, for Paul
- D. Damascus, for Ananias
Answer: Joppa, for Simon Peter
Send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter.
Q6.What did Peter see in his vision on the housetop?
- A. A great sheet let down from heaven with all manner of beasts ✓
- B. A burning bush
- C. A pillar of fire
- D. A throne of God
Answer: A great sheet let down from heaven with all manner of beasts
And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth.
Q7.What did the voice tell Peter?
- A. Rise, Peter; kill, and eat ✓
- B. Feed my sheep
- C. Go ye into all the world
- D. Follow me
Answer: Rise, Peter; kill, and eat
And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
Q8.What did Cornelius do when he met Peter?
- A. Fell down at his feet, and worshipped him ✓
- B. Embraced him as brother
- C. Bowed his head silently
- D. Offered him money
Answer: Fell down at his feet, and worshipped him
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
Q9.What did Peter declare in Cornelius's house?
- A. God is no respecter of persons ✓
- B. Salvation is of the Jews
- C. Circumcision is required
- D. The law is fulfilled
Answer: God is no respecter of persons
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons.
Q10.What happened while Peter was still preaching?
- A. The Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word ✓
- B. An earthquake shook the house
- C. The roof opened
- D. An angel appeared
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.