How much do you know regarding what the Bible says about a Christian's appearance? Try this Bible BrainTeaser to find out!

 
1

Which of the answers below are true regarding the Christian and how he or she should dress or wear their hair?

A There is really nothing in the Bible regarding how a Christian should dress or wear their hair, such ideas are just the inventions of fundamentalists, Bible-thumpers and religious crackpots.
B The Bible says we should dress modestly, but doesn't go more into more particulars than that.
C We should dress as to blend in with the other people where we live so that we don't stick out; this enables us to be a better witness for Christ.
D Always imitate the way the others in your church dress, this promotes unity.
E A Christian should dress modestly, without elaborate hair styles, jewelry or expensive clothing.
2

According to the New Testament, women are godly when they are (select all that apply):

A Bold and assertive, so they can be better witnesses for Christ.
B Dressed in the finest fashions, makeup and jewelry to demonstrate that God richly blesses those who worship him.
C Meek, humble and modestly attired.
D Proclaiming the Gospel from the pulpits of churches.
3

In New Testament times, modest women's clothing (select all that apply):

A Covered her well past her knees.
B Went to just above the knee, going higher was considered immodest.
C Consisted of a long robe-like garment in the winter, but a much shorter garment that exposed much more skin during the hot summer months.
D Included a garment that was used to cover the head.
E Did not expose any cleavage.
4

In the first few centuries, the Christian Church (select all that apply):

A Strongly condemned revealing clothing.
B Strongly condemned wearing expensive clothing.
C Strongly condemned wearing clothing styles normally worn by the other sex.
D Strongly condemned clothing that was "flashy" and "sluttish."
E Strongly condemned clothing that fit tight to a woman's body.
5

Long dresses on women was the norm on women in the West from Biblical times until:

A A few centuries after the Apostolic period.
B Late 1960's, early 1970's.
C The end of the Roman empire.
D Time of the Enlightenment.
E Early 1900's, changed by influence from early feminists and loose morals of the roaring 20's.
6

The prohibition of wearing of gold mentioned in 1 Peter & 1 Timothy refers to:

A Just gold jewelry, not the silver jewelry that was popular in New Testament times.
B All forms of jewelry.
C Included only gold jewelry, but not wedding rings.
D Just clothing spun with gold thread.
E Nothing. Wearing of gold was not prohibited by the New Testament.
7

The early Church banned (select all that apply):

A Wearing of natural stones in jewelry.
B Wearing of any type of gold jewelry.
C Jewelry worn on forehead or hair.
D None of the these.
E Piercing one's ears and earrings.
F Necklaces.
8

Regarding wedding rings (select all that apply):

A An iron ring was given to the bride-to-be after betrothal to show she was owned by her husband-to-be during New Testament times and for many centuries thereafter.
B Removing prohibition for wedding rings from many denonimations' church laws soon led to opening the door to all kinds of jewelry.
C Were exchanged in double-ring wedding ceremonies in the early church as they are today.
D The use of the ring in wedding ceremonies never existed until many centuries after Christ.
E In earliest Christian times had Christian symbols on them to show they were Christian.
9

A review of the many denominations that once held to standards on appearance (prohibition of wearing of jewelry, worldly clothing & hairstyles, etc.) and have since abandoned them shows that (select all that apply):

A Their intensifying study of the Bible revealed that the Scriptures contradicted these standards.
B Adoption of Dispensationalism and once-saved, always-saved theology has allowed them to rationalize away such Scriptural standards as "legalism."
C The adoption of Arminian theology led to this.
D Dissolving of close ties among church members because of their move to large metropolitan areas had a part in causing this in many denominations.
E Gradual relaxion of standards in order to please the young people led to complete erosion of nearly all such standards.
10

Regarding hair, the New Testament says:

A A woman's hairstyle should be plain.
B A man's hair should be short, a woman's long.
C A woman's hair should not be braided.
D Nothing.
E A woman should wear pigtails until she married.
11

In New Testament times, men in the Roman empire (select all that apply):

A Looked like clean-cut men of today with short-cropped hair on their heads and no facial hair
B All wore long beards (as soon as they were able to grow one).
C Only sported long hair and facial hair to show they were in grief , counter-cultural (such as the philosophers) or slaves.
D Did not think if it was important if you wore your hair long or short, or wore facial hair or not.
12

In New Testament times, women (select all that apply):

A None of the these.
B Wore their hair shoulder length.
C Usually wore their hair up in a bun.
D Who were married wore their long hair free and flowing.
E Never cut their hair, except in grief or if a slave, if their master demanded it.
13

The early Church (select all that apply):

A Prohibited dying one's hair.
B Had no standards regarding one's hair.
C Prohibited curling of the hair.
D Admonished women to bind up their hair in a simply hairstyle.
E Banned the use of wigs.
F Prohibited long hair or fashionable hairstyles on men.
14

In the West, wearing one's hair long was never questioned as the standard for women until (select all that apply):

A The early 1800's.
B The feminist revolution of the late 1960's.
C None of these.
D The 1600's.
E The 1920's, mostly due to the feminist revolt by the "suffragettes."
15

Regarding the use of cosmetics (select all that apply):

A The English Parliament banned its use, along with false teeth, padded hips and high-heeled shoes because of its inherent deceitful nature.
B The early church prohibited rouge, mascara, plucking of hairs, face powder, etc. on both men and women.
C Its use in the West was not common until popularized by Queen Elizabeth I of England in the 1600's.
D Its use fell out of favor by the 1700's.
E None of the these.
16

The use of cosmetics among American Protestants (select all that apply):

A The large influx of cosmetics-wearing Catholic immigrants (largely Irish and Italians) relaxed their attitudes towards wearing makeup.
B None of these.
C Was popularized by the theater and movies.
D Was not common until the 20th century.
E Had been common since the beginning, with the exception of the Anabaptists.
17

Select all of the statements which are true regarding cosmetics in America:

A Lipstick did not become popular until the late 1800's.
B Nail polish first became popular in the 1940's.
C All of these.
D Eyeshadow had always been popular. It had been popular in the West since the time of the ancient Egyptians.
E Advertising played a large part in introducing Americans to cosmetics.
18

Regarding the commandment for women to wear headcoverings in 1 Corinthians 11 (select all that apply):

A None of these.
B This was just a tradition of Corinth.
C Was just a Jewish custom.
D The reasons given in 1Corinthians for wearing a headcovering were the same reasons given by the culture of the day.
E A woman's headcovering is her hair.
19

Regarding the command regarding headcoverings, the early Church (select all that apply):

A Made the wearing of them optional.
B Criticized those women who quickly put on their veils just before prayer time during church services.
C Criticized those who wore headcoverings that did not cover their ears.
D Were critical of those sisters who did not use a piece of cloth explicitly made as a headcovering.
E Spoke against the use of headcoverings as "legalism."
20

Regarding headcoverings in churches (select all that apply):

A Most Protestant churches required women to wear some kind of a headcovering until after the mid-20th century.
B Originally, headcoverings of all Christian denominations looked like Mennonite/Amish prayer caps.
C Headcoverings were common only among Roman Catholic nuns and Anabaptists.
D Were required in the Anglican Church until it abandoned this rule during WWII.
E Long veils were required for women attending Roman Catholic churches until the 1960's.

For more information on the topic of this Bible BrainTeaser, read our articles "Does Appearance Matter?" and "How The Modern Translators Have Trampled On The Word Of God" in our Library.

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