Parables of Jesus

What happened to the seed that fell upon the path?

• It was choked by thorns.

• It was eaten by birds.

• It was scorched by the sun.

• It grew and produced fruit.

The seed sown on rocky ground is:

• The one who hears the word and receives it with joy but fall away when trial or temptation come.

• The one that is choked by worldly riches and anxiety.

• The one who hears the word and understands it.

• The one who hears and does not understand the word.

The birds in the parable of the sower represent:

• Weeds

• Sin

• The evil one

• Distractions

When the servant was not able to pay the master the large debt he owed, the master first ordered:

• that the debt be forgiven.

• that the servant would be sold, along with his wife, children and property, in order to repay the debt.

• that the servant be beaten.

• that the servant be given a job to repay the debt.

When the servant who had been forgiven the debt met another person that owed him a small amount, what did the servant do to this other person?

• Forgave his debt since he had been forgiven.

• Threatened to throw his family in jail.

• Did nothing.

• Began to choke him and demand repayment.

What circumstances caused Jesus to begin telling the parables of the 'lost' things?

• The Pharisees were criticizing him for eating with tax collectors and sinners.

• He had just healed the blind man.

• A woman begins to questions his authority.

• The townspeople begin to complain because of a sermon he gave.

What does the woman do when she finds the lost coin?

• Puts the coin in a safe place so she doesn't lose it again.

• Gives it to the poor.

• Calls her neighbors to come rejoice and celebrate with her.

• None of the above.

Which son asks his father for his inheritance and squanders it on loose living?

• The younger son

• The older son

After the younger son spent all of his inheritance, where does he end up?

• As a slave

• tending pigs

• working as a farm hand

• working as a deckhand on a ship

Why does the son decide to return home to his father?

• Because he was sorry for what he had done.

• Because he thought he would be fed back at home.

• Because he desires to be free.

• Because no one else will take him.