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How did the Apostles Die? Trivia Quiz


These were the first early church leaders of Christianity who became missionaries, gospel writers, and evangelists for their love for Christ. Do you know the sacrifices they made for their faith as martyrs?

A multiple-choice quiz by exceller. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
exceller
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
359,566
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 15
1. Andrew was Christ's first disciple and the brother of Peter. How was Andrew put to death for converting the wife of a ruler to Christianity in Greece? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Peter was Andrew's brother and one of Jesus' closest disciples. He was one of the leading apostles and helped start the early churches in Jerusalem and Rome. According to Origen, why did Peter request to be crucified upside down? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Matthew was despised by many for being a tax collector, but gave it up to follow Jesus. After Christ's death, he became the writer of the first gospel in the Christian Bible. According to tradition, where was Matthew martyred by being speared to death while evangelizing? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. James the Great was also known as the brother to John. He was a leader in the church of Jerusalem and was imprisoned by Herod Agrippa. How was James executed? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Philip was the first one of Christ's followers to be called a disciple. He was an evangelist and preached many places in upper Asia. Where was Philip martyred by being scourged in prison and afterwards crucified? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. James the Less, who is often believed to be the brother of Christ, was the pastor of the Jerusalem church. What did the local people use to kill James after he did not die from being stoned and thrown off the temple? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Bartholomew, also known as Christ's disciple Nathaniel, carried the Gospel to India. How was Bartholomew tortured before being beaten to death and crucified by impatient idolaters in Armenia? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Thomas was known as the disciple who doubted Christ after his resurrection, but he stood firm in his faith at the time of his death. How did priests in India murder Thomas for converting people to Christ? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Paul was a missionary, evangelist, epistle writer and teacher. While Paul was held prisoner in Rome he wrote almost two thirds of the New Testament in the Bible. How did Nero execute Paul after the Great Roman fire? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Luke was a doctor and also a gospel writer who traveled with Paul. He had recorded many acts of Jesus in his own gospel in the New Testament and while traveling with Paul recorded his journeys. How was Luke martyred while preaching in Greece? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Simeon the Zealot was one of Christ's disciples. Although he was a passionate revolutionary before following Christ, after Christ's death he became a strong debater and evangelist for Christ's cause. How was Simeon martyred while trying to witness to pagans in Persia? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Jude was also known as Christ's disciple, Thaddeus. He became one of the epistle writers in the New Testament and evangelized throughout Judea and the Middle East. How was Jude martyred for refusing to recant his faith in Christ? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Mark had been a youth when Christ was ministering. After Christ's death he became a helper to Paul and Peter and wrote the gospel of Mark. How did Mark die for his faith while evangelizing in Egypt? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Matthias was the apostle chosen to replace Judas, the disciple who betrayed Christ. According to tradition, how did Matthias suffer martyrdom in Jerusalem? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. John, also known as Christ's "beloved" disciple, faced persecution as well. Where was John banished to after surviving being boiled alive in oil without harm? Hint



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1. Andrew was Christ's first disciple and the brother of Peter. How was Andrew put to death for converting the wife of a ruler to Christianity in Greece?

Answer: He was crucified on an X-shaped cross.

After Christ's death Andrew preached the gospel in many countries of Asia Minor, Europe, Russia, and Greece and converted thousands with his message. In Greece, Andrew was accused of the crimes of converting wife of the ruler Aigeates, to Christianity.

They crucified him upside down to an "X"-shaped cross where he died days later. The X-shaped cross later became known as St. Andrew's cross. In some superstitions, people put St. Andrew's cross up in their homes to ward off evil spirits.
2. Peter was Andrew's brother and one of Jesus' closest disciples. He was one of the leading apostles and helped start the early churches in Jerusalem and Rome. According to Origen, why did Peter request to be crucified upside down?

Answer: He did not feel worthy enough to die in the same manner as Christ.

Peter was put to death during the reign of Nero in Rome, after Nero had blamed the Christians for the great Roman fire. When Peter was ordered to be crucified, Peter did not feel worthy to die in the same manner as his Lord, Jesus Christ. Having denied Christ once when Christ was crucified, Peter did not want to dishonor his Lord by dying in the same fashion, although he was gladly willing to give his life this time.

He requested to be crucified upside down and it was granted. Some believe that this caused his suffering to be intensified as he died.
3. Matthew was despised by many for being a tax collector, but gave it up to follow Jesus. After Christ's death, he became the writer of the first gospel in the Christian Bible. According to tradition, where was Matthew martyred by being speared to death while evangelizing?

Answer: Ethiopia

Matthew is believed to have been stabbed to death by a halberd in Ethiopia where he had done most of his evangelical work. The halberd is a weapon that has an axe fused to the pole of a spear and is a cross between a spear and sword. It is possible Matthew could have been axed as well as speared to death by this weapon.
4. James the Great was also known as the brother to John. He was a leader in the church of Jerusalem and was imprisoned by Herod Agrippa. How was James executed?

Answer: He was beheaded.

Clemens Alexandrians, a writer during the time of James' death, wrote that as James was led to the place of execution, one of his accusers fell down at his feet when he saw James' steadfast faith and courage. The accuser begged for forgiveness and professed to be a Christian. He was beheaded with James, and they both received their martyrdom crowns together.
5. Philip was the first one of Christ's followers to be called a disciple. He was an evangelist and preached many places in upper Asia. Where was Philip martyred by being scourged in prison and afterwards crucified?

Answer: Phrygia

Phrygia was a land close to modern day Turkey in Asia. They had many legendary kings and rulers that were associated with Greek mythology. Philip is believed to have been preaching there when an enraged mob grabbed him, tortured him and crucified him upside down for trying to convert the rulers of the city. Tradition tells that Philip continued preaching from his cross until he died.
6. James the Less, who is often believed to be the brother of Christ, was the pastor of the Jerusalem church. What did the local people use to kill James after he did not die from being stoned and thrown off the temple?

Answer: a fuller's club

According to Foxes book of Martyrs, James is believed to have been ninety-four at the time of his martyrdom. He was brought up to the temple by a Jewish mob, beaten and cast off. When James survived, his attackers bashed his head in with a fuller's club. Some traditions tell that the place of James' martyrdom was also the place Christ was tempted by Satan.
7. Bartholomew, also known as Christ's disciple Nathaniel, carried the Gospel to India. How was Bartholomew tortured before being beaten to death and crucified by impatient idolaters in Armenia?

Answer: He was skinned alive by flaying.

Bartholomew had translated the Gospel of Matthew into a local language and was trying to establish a church there at the time of his death. As the common practice was for an animal, pagans skinned Bartholomew alive and removed his skin intact. Some believe this was also a form of their religious practices.

He was afterwards placed on a cross and crucified. Bartholomew is still regarded as one of the patron saints of India.
8. Thomas was known as the disciple who doubted Christ after his resurrection, but he stood firm in his faith at the time of his death. How did priests in India murder Thomas for converting people to Christ?

Answer: He was stabbed to death with a spear.

Thomas preached in Persia and Parthia before going to India to evangelize. When he converted natives in Calamina, India, local priests became so enraged they stabbed him to death with a spear and then threw his body into the flames of an oven.
9. Paul was a missionary, evangelist, epistle writer and teacher. While Paul was held prisoner in Rome he wrote almost two thirds of the New Testament in the Bible. How did Nero execute Paul after the Great Roman fire?

Answer: He was beheaded by the sword.

Paul was once a fierce persecutor of Christians, but after he was converted by Christ in a vision on the road to Damascus, he became an apostle and one of the strongest church leaders of the New Testament church.

Paul was imprisoned for years in Rome for his appeal to Caesar when persecuted by the Judeans. Paul had wanted to use his imprisonment and Roman citizenship as a chance to preach the Gospel to Caesar. He preached to many kings and rulers, also writing several epistles to churches from prison. Shortly after the Great Roman Fire during the reign of Nero, Nero blamed the fire on Christians and sentenced Paul and Peter to death. Paul was not crucified because he was a Roman citizen and was sentenced to a Roman death by beheading.

Paul welcomed his martyrdom when writing in his last epistle to a young minister named Timothy shortly before he died, "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." (2 Timothy 4:6-8, King James Bible)
10. Luke was a doctor and also a gospel writer who traveled with Paul. He had recorded many acts of Jesus in his own gospel in the New Testament and while traveling with Paul recorded his journeys. How was Luke martyred while preaching in Greece?

Answer: He was hanged on an olive tree.

Luke traveled with Paul as a companion to many places during Paul's missionary journeys. During Paul's imprisonment in Rome, Luke stayed nearby until the time of Paul's death. Many believe during this time Luke wrote the book of Acts in the New Testament, which tells the history of the early church and Paul's ministry.

After Paul's death Luke continued to evangelize as Paul had. He went to Greece and was hanged on an olive tree for preaching in Athens.
11. Simeon the Zealot was one of Christ's disciples. Although he was a passionate revolutionary before following Christ, after Christ's death he became a strong debater and evangelist for Christ's cause. How was Simeon martyred while trying to witness to pagans in Persia?

Answer: He was crucified then sawed apart.

Zealots were radical revolutionaries during Jesus' time who wanted to overthrow the Roman empire. However Simeon (not to be confused with Peter) became a follower of Christ and later an evangelist who preached with the same level of passion he had earlier as a zealot.

Some accounts have recorded that Simeon was a strong persuader and debater among the apostles who converted many unbelievers because of his zeal and love for Christ. By tradition Simeon is generally pictured with a saw in artwork because he was believed to have been martyred in Persia by being crucified and sawed apart for preaching to pagans.
12. Jude was also known as Christ's disciple, Thaddeus. He became one of the epistle writers in the New Testament and evangelized throughout Judea and the Middle East. How was Jude martyred for refusing to recant his faith in Christ?

Answer: He was beaten, crucified, and shot with arrows.

Jude wrote his own epistle in the New Testament that warned of persecution and men rejecting God but encouraged the church to stand strong in their faith. During his ministry Jude is believed to have traveled with the apostle Simeon, evangelizing after Christ's death. Some believe that he was an intercessor who performed miracles with prayer. Tradition tells that when Jude was asked to deny his faith in Christ by a mob, he was beaten, crucified and finally shot to death with arrows. Jude became the Church's patron saint for hopeless causes and desperate situations.

Jude wrote in his epistle in the New Testament, "But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, 'In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.' These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life." (Jude 1:17-20, New International Version Bible)
13. Mark had been a youth when Christ was ministering. After Christ's death he became a helper to Paul and Peter and wrote the gospel of Mark. How did Mark die for his faith while evangelizing in Egypt?

Answer: He was tied to a horse and dragged to death.

Mark had witnessed the acts of Jesus as a boy and later when he was older followed Paul. He was discouraged and left Paul during one missionary journey, but later was taken in under the ministry of Peter and became a very strong man in the faith. Mark is believed to have recorded Peter's story in writing the gospel of Mark. Mark went to Egypt and was dragged to pieces in Alexandria for speaking out against their idol Serepis.
14. Matthias was the apostle chosen to replace Judas, the disciple who betrayed Christ. According to tradition, how did Matthias suffer martyrdom in Jerusalem?

Answer: He was stoned to death then beheaded.

In the book of Acts, the disciples elected Matthias to replace Judas by casting lots. Almost nothing is recorded in the Bible about Matthias' ministry, but early accounts claim Matthias traveled with Andrew and later evangelized on his own. Tradition tells that Matthias encountered several close calls with death while evangelizing, including one incident where he was forced by pagans to drink poison but was unharmed.

In another story, Matthias was almost killed by pagans but the earth swallowed them up before they could harm him. Matthias met his end though in Jerusalem where he was preaching to a crowd of Jews.

He was stoned to death by the Sanhedrin and afterwards beheaded to excuse their crime as the execution of an enemy of Caesar.
15. John, also known as Christ's "beloved" disciple, faced persecution as well. Where was John banished to after surviving being boiled alive in oil without harm?

Answer: Patmos

When John escaped without injury after being boiled alive, he was banished to the isle of Patmos, an isle for lunatics and criminals. It was there John is believed to have written the book of Revelations. Later when the ruler Domitian died, he was recalled by Nerva and brought out of exile. He is the only apostle who escaped a violent death.
Source: Author exceller

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