Not to fear: You've heard of the SAT, the ACT, the LSAT.

Here's the DSAT: the Divinity School Aptitude Test!*

Take our Christmas IQ quiz, and then check your score upon completion.  The answers to all the following will be found in the first 6 books of the New Testament.  If you aren't sure of the answer you might want to and check more than one New Testament book to find a source for your answer.

1. Joseph was from:

a. Bethlehem
b. Jerusalem
c. Nazareth
d. Egypt
e. Minnesota
f. None of the above

2. How did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?

a. Camel
b. Donkey
c. Volkswagen
d. Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey
f. Who knows?

3. What did the innkeeper tell Mary and Joseph?

a. "Come back after the Christmas rush and I may have some room."
b. "I have a stable you can use."
c. "There is no room in the inn."
d. "Both b and c
e. None of the above

4. Jesus was delivered in a:

a. Stable
b. Manger
c. Cave
d. Unknown

5. Which animals does the Bible say were present at Jesus' birth?

a. Cows, sheep, goats
b. Cows, donkeys, sheep
c. Sheep and goats only
d. Miscellaneous barnyard animals
e. Lions, tigers, elephants
f. None of the above

6. Who saw the 'star in the east'?

a. Shepherds
b. Mary and Joseph
c. Three Kings
d. Both a and c
e. None of the above

7. How many angels spoke to the shepherds?

a. One
b. Three
c. A "multitude"
d. None of the above

8. What "sign" did the angels tell the shepherds to look for?

a. "This way to baby Jesus"
b. A star over Bethlehem
c. A baby that doesn't cry
d. A house with a Christmas tree
f. None of the above

9. What did the angels sing?

a. "Joy to the Word/"
b. "Alleluia"
c. "Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given"
d. "Glory to God in the highest?"
e. "Glory to the Newborn King"
f. "My Sweet Lord"

10. What is a "heavenly host"?

a. Angel at the gate of heaven
b. Angel who invites people to heaven
c. Angel who serves refreshments in heaven
d. An angel choir
e. An angel army
f. None of the above

11. There was snow that first Christmas"

a. Only in Bethlehem
b. All over Israel
c. Nowhere in Israel
d. Somewhere in Israel
e. Mary and Joseph only "dreamed" of a white Christmas

12. The baby Jesus cried:

a. When the doctor slapped him
b. Just like other babies cry
c. When the little drummer boy started banging on his drum
d. He never cried

13. What is "frankincense"?

a. A precious metal
b. A precious fabric
c. A precious perfume
d. An eastern monster story
e. None of the above

14. How many wise men came to see Jesus?

_____ Write in the correct answer.

15. What does "wise men" refer to?

a. Men of the educated class
b. Eastern kings
c. Astrologers
d. Men smart enough to follow the star
e. "Sages"
f. A baby in a stable

16. The wise men found Jesus in a:

a. Manger
b. Stable
c. House
d. Holiday Inn
e. Good mood

17. The wise men stopped in Jerusalem:"

a. To inform Herod about Jesus
b. To find out where Jesus was
c. To ask about the star they saw
d. For gas
e. To buy presents for Jesus

18. Where do we find the Christmas story in order to check up on all these ridiculous questions?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. All of the above
f. Only a and b
g. Only a and c
h. Only a, b, c,
I. Aesop's Fables

19. Who told Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?

a. The angel
b. Mary's mother
c. Herod
d. Caesar Augustus
e. Alexander the Great
f. No one told them to

20. Joseph took the baby Jesus to Egypt.

a. To show him the pyramids
b. To teach him the wisdom of the pharaohs
c. To be put in a basket in the reeds
d. Because he had a dream about it
e. To be taxed
f. Joseph did not take Jesus to Egypt
g. None of the above.

At last, you've come to the end. You might expect to find a score sheet that says:
         18 - 20 correct -- excellent, you need to go to Divinity School,
but that's now how this works. We measure your suitability for the ministry not by the knowledge you already have but by the fun you have looking for the answers, the joy you feel when you learn something new, and the curiosity this brief study may have aroused in you.

If you like to learn and enjoyed learning more about the Bible, particularly the birth of Jesus, we invite you to think more about becoming a minister.

*Quiz first appeared in Youth Specialties' book "Holiday Ideas".
Thanks to Jerry Gladson of First, Marietta for pointing it out to us.