Q 01/05

Before his conversion, Paul was known by which Jewish name?

A) Saul

B) Simon

C) Silas

D) Samuel

Answer · why

A) Saul

Like King Saul, he belonged to the tribe of Benjamin; Paulus was simply a second, Roman name rather than a post-conversion change.

Q 02/05

Paul's home city of Tarsus was the capital of which Roman province?

A) Galatia

B) Cilicia

C) Syria

D) Cappadocia

Answer · why

B) Cilicia

Tarsus, in today's Mersin Province in Turkey, was a major Mediterranean trading centre with a renowned academy.

Q 03/05

To which tribe of Israel did Paul say he belonged?

A) Judah

B) Levi

C) Benjamin

D) Ephraim

Answer · why

C) Benjamin

He called himself 'a Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee'.

Q 04/05

Under which famous teacher of Jewish law was Paul educated in Jerusalem?

A) Hillel

B) Caiaphas

C) Shammai

D) Gamaliel

Answer · why

D) Gamaliel

He was sent there young; scholars doubt he was training to become a legal scholar himself.

Q 05/05

What trade did Paul practise to support himself, partnering with Priscilla and Aquila?

A) Fishing

B) Tentmaking

C) Carpentry

D) Dyeing cloth

Answer · why

B) Tentmaking

Unlike Peter and the other apostles, he refused to live off the young churches, hoping it would build his credibility.