Q 01/05

Which central doctrine of most Christian churches do Jehovah's Witnesses reject as unbiblical?

A) The virgin birth

B) The Trinity

C) Original sin

D) Biblical inspiration

Answer · why

B) The Trinity

The Trinity: Witnesses teach that Jesus is God's first creation, a separate and lesser being, and that the holy spirit is God's active force rather th...

Q 02/05

In which Pennsylvania city did Charles Taze Russell gather the small group that grew into Jehovah's Witnesses?

A) Lancaster

B) Harrisburg

C) Pittsburgh

D) Scranton

Answer · why

C) Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh was Russell's home: he was made a partner in his father's clothing shop there in his early teens, and he later sold the family stores and s...

Q 03/05

What were Jehovah's Witnesses called before adopting that name in 1931?

A) Millerites

B) Christadelphians

C) Plymouth Brethren

D) Bible Students

Answer · why

D) Bible Students

Bible Students was the name Russell's followers used, and those who broke with his successor kept it: groups such as the Dawn Bible Students still pub...

Q 04/05

The name Jehovah's Witnesses comes from a verse in which Old Testament prophet's book?

A) Jeremiah

B) Isaiah

C) Ezekiel

D) Daniel

Answer · why

B) Isaiah

Isaiah 43:10 has God tell Israel 'Ye are my witnesses'. The King James Bible prints 'saith the LORD' in that verse, while the American Standard Versio...

Q 05/05

Which civic duty do Jehovah's Witnesses refuse on principle, a stand that has sent thousands of them to prison?

A) Jury service

B) Paying income tax

C) Military service

D) Sending children to school

Answer · why

C) Military service

Military service: Witnesses take the prophecy of swords beaten into plowshares as a command, and held to it even in Nazi Germany, where military court...