3rd Quarter Pre-Assessment

1. What was Jesus’ prayer during the agony in the garden about?

• A. distraught and restlessness

• B. willingness to accept God’s will

• C. anger and revenge

• D. sadness and despair

2. What did the soldiers put on Jesus’ head when they were mocking him?

• A. crown of gold

• B. laurel wreath

• C. purple cloak

• D. crown of thorns

3. After Pilate found no guilt in Christ, for what reason did the Jews say that Jesus should die?

• A. Jesus claimed to be begotten of heaven.

• B. Jesus claimed to be the King of the Jews.

• C. Jesus claimed to destroy the temple of God.

• D. Jesus claimed to be the Son of God.

4. Why was Jesus’ body hurriedly taken down from the Cross and prepared before sundown?

• A. They did not want vultures’ entry to the corpse.

• B. They do not want to keep the bodies any longer.

• C. It was a requirement under the Roman law.

• D. It was the Sabbath day already after sundown.

5. What should Jesus’ death signify to the young generation today?

• A. It ends a routine execution of a troublemaker.

• B. It ends their fears that Jesus would supplant them.

• C. It is the devastation of the faith of the Apostles in Jesus.

• D. It shows us how to conquer evil in the world today.

6. Which of the statements is not a narrative testimony of Jesus’ Resurrection?

• A. the women at the empty tomb of Jesus

• B. the two disciples on the road to Emmaus

• C. Jesus’ encounter with doubting Thomas

• D. Jesus at the garden of Gethsemane

7. Which of the following beliefs serves as the formula of the Church?

• A. Jesus is the King of the Jews

• B. Jesus is the Saviour of the World

• C. Jesus is Christ, Risen Lord, and Messiah

• D. Jesus is the Lamb of God

8. The Resurrection is a reality reached only by faith but grounded firmly on the many appearances of the Risen Christ. Which of the following is not an evidence of the effects of Jesus’ Resurrection?

• A. the birth of the Church after Resurrection

• B. beginning of the New Testament writings

• C. the dramatic change in the life of the Apostles

• D. creation of the many religious denominations

9. In the Resurrection narrative that describes the visit of the women to Jesus’ tomb, what did they find in the tomb?

• A. the dead body of Jesus

• B. the oil used to anoint Jesus

• C. the empty tomb already opened

• D. the nails used in the crucifixion

10. Why did Mary Magdalene did not immediately recognize Jesus?

• A. She has less faith in Jesus.

• B. She thought she saw a ghost.

• C. She did not know Jesus yet.

• D. She was troubled by that time