Parable King’s ten servants given minas (talents)

What did the man of noble birth do before leaving for a distant country?

• He gave his servants a feast.

• He appointed himself king.

• He called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.

• He built a new house.

What did the first servant report to his master upon his return?

• He had lost the mina.

• He had earned ten more minas.

• He had kept the mina safe.

• He had spent the mina.

What was the master's response to the second servant who earned five more minas?

• 'You take charge of five cities.'

• 'You are a wicked servant.'

• 'You should have earned more.'

• 'You take charge of ten cities.'

Why did the third servant keep the mina hidden in a piece of cloth?

• He was afraid of losing it.

• He was afraid of the master.

• He forgot about it.

• He wanted to save it for later.

What did the master do with the mina of the third servant?

• He gave it back to the third servant.

• He kept it for himself.

• He gave it to the one who had ten minas.

• He gave it to the one who had five minas.

What did the master say would happen to those who have nothing?

• They will be given more.

• They will be left alone.

• What they have will be taken away.

• They will be rewarded.

Why did Jesus tell the parable of the ten servants and minas?

• To predict the exact date of the Kingdom of God

• To correct or put into perspective short-term thinking

• To explain the ten talents in Matthew 25:14-30

• To describe the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem

What did the people of Jesus' day believe about the Kingdom of God?

• It was already established

• It would come in 1,000 years

• It was imminent and just around the corner

• It would never come

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What was the significance of Jerusalem in the context of the parable?

• It was the place where Jesus was born

• It was the capital of Israel and the throne of the king

• It was a place where Jesus performed miracles

• It was the place where the disciples lived

Match the following destinations with the statements about where the man of noble birth said he was going in the parable:

• He said he was going to a nearby village.

• To the temple in Jerusalem

• He said he was going to a far country to receive for himself a kingdom.

• To the market to buy goods

• He said he was going to the temple in Jerusalem.

• To a far country to receive for himself a kingdom

• He said he was going to the market to buy goods.

• To a nearby village