ASTADAN, Chantelle Gayle B.

September 22, 2011

BSN I-B
THEO 1 1:00 2:30
Reflection on the Bible Quiz
When Sir announced that we are going to have a Bible Quiz, I got
nervous, hysterical even. After all, I know little about the bible. I may be a
baptized Catholic but I was never that religious. I seldom attend mass on
Sundays. The few stories I heard about the Bible were forgotten. Honestly,
those are not the kind of stories that interest me.
I then tried reading the bible. Of course, I started from the beginning,
the Genesis. But the bible is a thick book and in my heart, I knew I will never
finish it before our quiz. As an alternative, I looked for some trivia about the
bible. I even read some Bible stories my mother bought when I was younger.
When quiz time came, nervousness surrounded me again. I was so sure of
getting a low score. My only wish is to be able to answer correctly at least 5
questions. Fortunately, Sir presented a deal that our scores will not be
recorded, but only if there would be no cheating. A maximum of 3 warnings
will be given if he notices some misdeeds. A 3 rd warning would mean
recording of our scores. And so we agreed.
During our quiz, I was grateful because there were items I could
answer. But I became restless when Sir started giving warning. In my mind, I
was screaming. I kept thinking, What are they doing? They dont need to
cheat, right? It wont be recorded anyway, given that they dont cheat. I just
dont get them. Thankfully, the number of warnings didnt go up. It
remained on the second warning.
At last the quiz ended! And so is my suffering. Then we checked our
papers. What a shame! I got 9 out of the 35 items given. But would you
believe I was satisfied with that shameful result. How could I not be? I got
more than I expected. I was also happy because we didnt just check our
answers, Sir also discussed the answers. From those discussions, I learned
some things that I never thought would be imparted to me.
From the start, I knew so little, if nothing, about the bible. Just that it
was filled with stories about Jesus Christ and some chapters and more
verses. After our quiz, I felt embarrassed because of the low score I got
although I expected that outcome. And because of that, I now have the will
to read the bible little by little. Now, I realized its importance. Not because it

will affect my grade. As a good Christian, I owe it to my God, to know him

more, to be acquainted of his teachings.
On a second thought, who knows, I might get a higher score the next
time around. God help me. Amen.