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40 Questions on the Book of Acts with Answers, Chapter by Chapter

Updated November 10, 2026

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A free list of 40 questions on the book of Acts, at a medium level, each with an answer and a Bible reference; half are multiple choice with four options. They run through all 28 chapters in order: Pentecost and the church in Jerusalem, Philip, Saul, and Cornelius, the missionary journeys, and Paul's road as a prisoner to Rome. Use them for a group study or a Bible quiz competition.

Acts tells how the gospel went out from Jerusalem and reached Rome. Chapters 1 to 12 follow mostly Peter and the church in Jerusalem, and chapters 13 to 28 follow Paul on his journeys and in prison. These 40 questions follow the book in order, in four sets of ten, so they can serve as a study guide while you read.

Half the questions have four options (A, B, C, and D) and the other half ask for the answer directly. Each one has the exact reference so you can open your Bible and check. You can print the list as a PDF after a free sign-up, or show it on a screen in presentation mode.

The questions, with answers and references

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Chapters 1 to 7: Pentecost and the church in Jerusalem

  1. 1. To whom is the book of Acts addressed?

    • A) To Timothy
    • B) To Theophilus
    • C) To the Romans
    • D) To Luke

    Answer: B) To Theophilus — Acts 1:1

  2. 2. For how many days did the risen Jesus appear to the apostles before he ascended?

    Answer: Forty days — Acts 1:3

  3. 3. Which two men did the disciples put forward to take Judas' place?

    • A) Peter and John
    • B) Stephen and Philip
    • C) Barnabas and Silas
    • D) Joseph called Barsabbas, and Matthias

    Answer: D) Joseph called Barsabbas, and Matthias — Acts 1:23

  4. 4. What appeared over each of the disciples on the day of Pentecost?

    Answer: Tongues, divided among them, like fire — Acts 2:1-3

  5. 5. About how many people were added to the church after Peter's sermon at Pentecost?

    • A) About three thousand
    • B) One hundred twenty
    • C) About five thousand
    • D) Seventy

    Answer: A) About three thousand — Acts 2:41

  6. 6. What did Peter say to the lame beggar at the temple gate called Beautiful?

    Answer: "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk" — Acts 3:2-6

  7. 7. Which couple lied about the price of a piece of land and fell dead?

    • A) Aquila and Priscilla
    • B) Zechariah and Elizabeth
    • C) Ananias and Sapphira
    • D) Herod and Herodias

    Answer: C) Ananias and Sapphira — Acts 5:1-10

  8. 8. How did Peter and the apostles answer when the council forbade them to teach in the name of Jesus?

    Answer: "We ought to obey God rather than men" — Acts 5:28-29

  9. 9. How many men were chosen to serve tables and care for the widows?

    • A) Twelve
    • B) Seven
    • C) Three
    • D) Seventy

    Answer: B) Seven — Acts 6:1-5

  10. 10. What did Stephen say he saw before he was stoned?

    Answer: The heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God — Acts 7:55-56

Chapters 8 to 12: Philip, Saul, Peter, and Cornelius

  1. 11. To whom did Philip explain the passage from Isaiah on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza?

    • A) Cornelius the centurion
    • B) Simon the sorcerer
    • C) Sergius Paulus the proconsul
    • D) An Ethiopian eunuch, an official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians

    Answer: D) An Ethiopian eunuch, an official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians — Acts 8:26-35

  2. 12. What did Simon the sorcerer offer Peter and John?

    Answer: Money, in order to receive the power to give the Holy Spirit by laying on hands — Acts 8:18-19

  3. 13. What did Jesus say to Saul on the road to Damascus?

    • A) "Get up and go to Jerusalem"
    • B) "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
    • C) "You are my chosen servant"
    • D) "Hear, O Israel"

    Answer: B) "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" — Acts 9:3-4

  4. 14. Which disciple in Damascus was sent to lay hands on Saul so he could see again?

    Answer: Ananias — Acts 9:10-17

  5. 15. How did Saul escape from the Jews who wanted to kill him in Damascus?

    • A) He hid in the synagogue
    • B) He fled down the river in a boat
    • C) His followers lowered him through an opening in the wall at night, in a basket
    • D) He disguised himself as a Roman soldier

    Answer: C) His followers lowered him through an opening in the wall at night, in a basket — Acts 9:23-25

  6. 16. Who took Saul to the apostles in Jerusalem when everyone was afraid of him?

    Answer: Barnabas — Acts 9:26-27

  7. 17. Which disciple in Joppa did Peter raise from the dead?

    • A) Tabitha, called Dorcas
    • B) Lydia
    • C) Priscilla
    • D) Rhoda

    Answer: A) Tabitha, called Dorcas — Acts 9:36-41

  8. 18. What did Peter see in his vision on the roof in Joppa?

    Answer: A great sheet coming down from heaven with all kinds of animals, and a voice saying, "Rise, Peter; kill, and eat" — Acts 10:9-13

  9. 19. In which city were the disciples first called Christians?

    • A) Jerusalem
    • B) Damascus
    • C) Ephesus
    • D) Antioch

    Answer: D) Antioch — Acts 11:26

  10. 20. Which girl recognized Peter's voice at the gate after the angel freed him from prison, and in her joy did not open it?

    Answer: Rhoda — Acts 12:7-14

Chapters 13 to 20: Paul's missionary journeys

  1. 21. Whom did the Holy Spirit set apart in Antioch for the missionary work?

    • A) Barnabas and Saul
    • B) Peter and John
    • C) Silas and Timothy
    • D) Philip and Stephen

    Answer: A) Barnabas and Saul — Acts 13:1-3

  2. 22. Which sorcerer was struck blind for a time when he opposed Paul in Cyprus?

    Answer: Elymas, also called Bar-Jesus — Acts 13:6-11

  3. 23. What did the people of Lystra think when Paul healed the man lame from birth?

    • A) That they were prophets of Israel
    • B) That the gods had come down: they called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes
    • C) That they were magicians from Egypt
    • D) That they were angels sent by Caesar

    Answer: B) That the gods had come down: they called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes — Acts 14:8-12

  4. 24. What did the council at Jerusalem decide about Gentile believers?

    Answer: They were not to be required to be circumcised, but to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality — Acts 15:19-20, 28-29

  5. 25. Why did Paul and Barnabas part ways before the second journey?

    • A) A vision from the Spirit
    • B) The circumcision of Timothy
    • C) They disagreed about taking John Mark
    • D) An order from the council

    Answer: C) They disagreed about taking John Mark — Acts 15:36-40

  6. 26. What did Paul see in a vision at night in Troas?

    Answer: A man of Macedonia pleading, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us" — Acts 16:8-9

  7. 27. Who was the seller of purple goods from Thyatira who believed in Philippi?

    • A) Phoebe
    • B) Lydia
    • C) Damaris
    • D) Priscilla

    Answer: B) Lydia — Acts 16:14-15

  8. 28. Why were Paul and Silas beaten and thrown into prison in Philippi?

    Answer: Paul cast a spirit of divination out of a slave girl, and her owners, seeing their profit gone, dragged them before the magistrates — Acts 16:16-23

  9. 29. What did the Philippian jailer ask after the earthquake?

    • A) "Who is your God?"
    • B) "Why did you not flee?"
    • C) "What do you want me to give you?"
    • D) "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

    Answer: D) "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" — Acts 16:29-31

  10. 30. Why were the Bereans more noble than the Thessalonians?

    Answer: They received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily — Acts 17:10-11

Chapters 21 to 28: Paul a prisoner, from Jerusalem to Rome

  1. 31. Which prophet bound his own feet and hands with Paul's belt to show that Paul would be arrested?

    • A) Silas
    • B) Agabus
    • C) Philip
    • D) Barnabas

    Answer: B) Agabus — Acts 21:10-11

  2. 32. What kept Paul from being flogged in the barracks in Jerusalem?

    Answer: He was a Roman citizen by birth — Acts 22:25-28

  3. 33. Who discovered the plot of more than forty Jews to kill Paul?

    • A) Paul's sister's son
    • B) A Roman centurion
    • C) The high priest Ananias
    • D) Luke the physician

    Answer: A) Paul's sister's son — Acts 23:12-16

  4. 34. Which governor kept Paul in prison for two years in Caesarea?

    Answer: Felix — Acts 24:27

  5. 35. To whom did Paul appeal to be tried?

    • A) King Agrippa
    • B) The high priest
    • C) The governor Festus
    • D) Caesar

    Answer: D) Caesar — Acts 25:10-12

  6. 36. What did King Agrippa say to Paul after hearing his defense?

    Answer: "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian" — Acts 26:28

  7. 37. What did Paul do on the ship, before the shipwreck, to encourage everyone to eat?

    • A) He ordered them to cast lots
    • B) He asked to return to Crete
    • C) He took bread, gave thanks to God in front of them all, and began to eat
    • D) He baptized them in the sea

    Answer: C) He took bread, gave thanks to God in front of them all, and began to eat — Acts 27:33-36

  8. 38. On which island did the shipwrecked people come ashore safely?

    Answer: Malta — Acts 28:1

  9. 39. What happened to Paul when the viper fastened on his hand in Malta?

    • A) He was sick for three days
    • B) He shook it off into the fire and suffered no harm
    • C) He was healed by Luke's prayer
    • D) The islanders killed it before it bit him

    Answer: B) He shook it off into the fire and suffered no harm — Acts 28:3-6

  10. 40. How did Paul spend his two years in Rome, according to the end of Acts?

    Answer: In his own rented house, welcoming all who came and proclaiming the kingdom of God with all boldness and without hindrance — Acts 28:30-31

How to study the book of Acts with these questions

  • One set per meeting: read the chapters of the set together and answer the ten questions at the end, with Bibles open.
  • With a map: in the third and fourth sets, follow the cities of Paul's journeys on a map while you answer.
  • Review quiz: use only the multiple-choice questions for a quick review in which everyone answers at once.
  • Bible quiz competition: Pentecost and Saul's conversion work for the whole group; Paul's journeys and imprisonment are good for the final round.

Activities to use with these questions

Open the meeting with a Bible activity and close with the questions from this list. Each page has step-by-step instructions, a key verse and a variation for your group.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the book of Acts about?

It tells how the church was born at Pentecost and how the gospel spread from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and all the way to Rome, as Jesus announced in Acts 1:8. The first part follows mostly Peter and the second follows Paul.

Do the questions follow the order of the chapters?

Yes. The 40 questions go from chapter 1 to chapter 28 in order, in four sets of ten, so you can study one part of the book at a time.

Who wrote the book of Acts?

The book does not name its author, but it is addressed to the same Theophilus as the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1), and church tradition attributes it to Luke, Paul's companion.

Is there a printable PDF?

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