To question at length.
To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
To question (someone) closely, to interrogate.
To instruct (someone) by means of a quiz.
A competition in the answering of questions.
A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.