The Birth of Jesus — The Christmas Story True or False Quiz — 10 Questions with Answers Flashcards

#1

Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem because Caesar Augustus issued a decree that everyone should be registered in their own town.

📖 Luke 2:1-3

#2

An angel appeared to Mary to announce that she would bear a son and call his name Jesus.

📖 Luke 1:26-33

#3

Jesus was born in a house in Bethlehem.

📖 Luke 2:6-7

#4

Shepherds were watching their flocks at night in the fields near Bethlehem when an angel announced Jesus's birth.

📖 Luke 2:8-10

#5

The wise men visited Jesus in Bethlehem on the same night he was born.

📖 Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:1-12

#6

Luke's account names the inn where Jesus was born.

📖 Luke 2:7

#7

Angels appeared to the shepherds and announced that the Savior had been born.

📖 Luke 2:10-11

#8

Joseph was a wealthy merchant who owned the inn in Bethlehem.

📖 Luke 2:6-7; Luke 4:22

#2

True

Luke 1:26-33 describes the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary and announcing that she would conceive and bear a son, and she should call his name Jesus.

Luke 1:26-33

#1

True

Luke 2:1-3 records that Caesar Augustus issued a decree for a census of the entire Roman world, and everyone went to their own town to register. This was the reason Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem.

Luke 2:1-3

#4

True

Luke 2:8-10 describes shepherds keeping watch over their flocks at night in the fields near Bethlehem when an angel of the Lord appeared to announce the birth of Jesus.

Luke 2:8-10

#3

False

Luke 2:6-7 states that Jesus was born in Bethlehem and was laid in a manger, because there was no guest room available. The text does not specify a house; tradition associates his birth with a stable or cave.

Luke 2:6-7

#6

False

Luke 2:7 does not name the inn or provide any name for it. The text simply states 'there was no guest room available,' referring to the inn where Mary and Joseph sought lodging in Bethlehem.

Luke 2:7

#5

False

Luke's Gospel does not mention wise men at all; they appear only in Matthew's account. Matthew 2:1-12 indicates the wise men arrived in Jerusalem seeking the newborn king, visited Herod, and later found Jesus in a house in Bethlehem—not on the night of his birth. The timing is unclear but likely much later.

Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:1-12

#8

False

Luke 2:6-7 indicates that Joseph sought lodging at an inn but found no guest room available, implying he was seeking shelter as a guest, not as an owner. Luke also describes Joseph as a carpenter in his later ministry account (Luke 4:22), not a merchant.

Luke 2:6-7; Luke 4:22

#7

True

Luke 2:10-11 records that the angel said to the shepherds, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.'

Luke 2:10-11

#9

Luke records that Mary pondered all these things in her heart after the shepherds left.

📖 Luke 2:19

#10

Jesus was wrapped in cloths and laid in a manger.

📖 Luke 2:7

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#10

True

Luke 2:7 states, 'She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.' This describes Jesus's placement in a manger while wrapped in cloths.

Luke 2:7

#9

True

Luke 2:19 states, 'But Mary treasured all these things in her heart and pondered them.' This verse reflects Mary's response to the shepherds' report of what they had been told about Jesus.

Luke 2:19

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