John the Baptist

John the Baptist's father and mother were

• Joseph and Mary

• Anne and Joachim

• Zechariah and Elizabeth

• Abraham and Sarah

John the Baptist was a distant relation to Jesus, but was usually referred to as his

• uncle.

• cousin.

• brother.

• father.

When John grew up he went to the desert and lived as a

• hermit.

• prince.

• messiah.

• nomad.

Who was the "voice of one crying out in the desert" as foretold in the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, chapter 40?

• Malachi

• Jesus

• John the Baptist

• Isaiah

What does the Bible tell us that John ate when he lived in the desert?

• meat and potatoes

• locusts and wild honey

• toast and marmalade

• quail and manna

According to the video we watched, John is the new ______________ (an Old Testament prophet), and dressed like him to demonstrate this.

• Elijah

• Samson

• Paul

• Abraham

How did John dress?

• in a tunic of camel's hair with a leather belt

• in a silk tunic with a royal purple cloak

• in jeans and a t-shirt

• in a bearskin jacket and leather leggings

John is known as the _________________ of Jesus because he "announced" Jesus' coming.

• agent

• herald

• cousin

• declaimer

John began baptizing people in the ____________ as they repented of their sins.

• Sea of Galilee

• Dead Sea

• Jordan River

• Nile River

John fulfilled the purpose given to him by God which was to prepare the way for Jesus.

• True

• False