Q 01/05

Where in the Bible does the Book of Revelation sit?

A) Last in the New Testament

B) Last in the Old Testament

C) Between Hebrews and James

D) Between the Gospels and Acts

Answer · why

A) Last in the New Testament

It is also the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon.

Q 02/05

The book's title comes from its first word in Greek, apokalypsis, which means what?

A) Unveiling

B) Judgment

C) Prophecy

D) Destruction

Answer · why

A) Unveiling

That is why the book is also called the Apocalypse, and why the plural 'Revelations' is technically a mistake: the Greek word is singular.

Q 03/05

On which island does the author say he received his visions?

A) Rhodes

B) Patmos

C) Crete

D) Cyprus

Answer · why

B) Patmos

The Aegean island's Cave of the Apocalypse and its monastery of St John became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

Q 04/05

Around what year do most scholars date the writing of Revelation?

A) AD 95

B) AD 130

C) AD 110

D) AD 150

Answer · why

A) AD 95

Clues in the visions point to the reign of the emperor Domitian, though the seven-headed beast seems to allude to Nero, who died in 68.

Q 05/05

How many churches of Asia receive letters at the start of the book?

A) Seven

B) Twelve

C) Three

D) Five

Answer · why

A) Seven

All seven cities lie in modern Turkey, close together and within reach of the island where John was writing.