The word 'Gospel' means

• God's spell

• Good news

• Jesus Christ Son of God

• Jesus the Messiah

The shortest Gospel is

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

The Gospel of Mark was written around

• 70 AD

• 70 BCE

• 33 AD

• Unknown

The author of Mark's Gospel is thought to be:

• Jesus

• Marcus Aurelius

• A disciple of Pope Marcellus II

• A disciple of St Peter

Mark's audience was located in

• Jerusalem

• Galilee

• Israel

• Rome

Mark's original audience is thought to be

• Gentiles in Galilee

• Jews is Jerusalem

• Christians in Rome

• Jews in Israel

Which two options are characteristics of Mark's original audience?

• Persecuted

• Wealthy

• Gentile-converts

• Protestant

A text's chiastic structure means that

• Events are presented in chronological order

• Sections in the first half of the text are linked to sections in the second half

• The ending is the most important point made in the text

• Lots of miracles are included in the text

A chiastic structure seeks to

• Provide a series of steps for the audience to follow

• Persuade the audience

• Emphasize the middle section of a text

• Argue a contention

The middle section of Mark's chiastic structure is called

• The Wilderness

• Galilee

• Jerusalem

• The Way