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Gospel Context

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gospel would most relate to this image of Jesus?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

2.

Which gospel would best relate to this image?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

3.

Which gospel would best relate to this image of Jesus?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

4.

Which gospel is not considered a synoptic gospel?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

5.

Which evangelists used the "Q" source in their gospels?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

6.

What is the date of the composition of Mark's Gospel?

a)

50-55 AD

b)

60-65 AD

c)

65 - 70 AD

d)

80-90 AD

7.

What was the context in which the gospel of Mark was written?

a)

Christians in Rome were being persecuted because of their belief in Jesus.

b)

Greek Christians were living a selfish faith.

c)

Christians were debating the nature of Jesus.

d)

Jewish Christians were separating from the Jewish community.

8.

The symbol for the gospel of Mark is a(n)

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

The root word for a "miracle" in Greek is

a)

powerful

b)

dynamite

c)

hopefulness

d)

charity

10.

In Mark's gospel, what is Jesus' attitude about his miracles?

a)

He encouraged people to talk about them and use them to convince others to believe in him.

b)

He performed very few of them unless he was directly asked.

c)

He used them to prove to Jewish leaders that he was the true Messiah.

d)

Too many people focused on getting a miracle and not enough on his mission as Messiah.

11.

The term, "Son of Man"

a)

is a messianic title

b)

is rooted in the Old Testament book of Daniel

c)

suggests that Jesus will triumph even after he suffers and dies.

d)

means the same thing as the "Son of God."

12.

What is true about a parable?

a)

It is a story that invites listeners to self-knowledge and conversion.

b)

All the elements of the story are symbolic of something else.

c)

It uses everyday items, like a net or a bushel basket.

d)

It is the same thing as an allegory.

13.

How are ways Mark demonstrates that Jesus is fully human?

a)

He enters into the universal human experience of death.

b)

Jesus would get irritated and angry sometimes.

c)

He has stories of Jesus being born in a stable in Bethlehem.

d)

He comes across as a wise and compassionate teacher.

14.

How do the disciples of Jesus come across in Mark's gospel?

a)

They came mostly from the Zealot and Essene factions of Judaism.

b)

They were meek and humble.

c)

They were brave in the face of dangerous threats.

d)

They don't seem to "get" Jesus and his mission.

15.

Which of the following is the symbol for the gospel of Matthew?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Matthew traces Jesus' genealogy back to ___.

a)

Abraham

b)

Adam

c)

Moses

d)

Jacob

17.

In Matthew's gospel who receives messages from an angel?

a)

Mary

b)

Joseph

c)

John the Baptist

d)

Herod

18.

In Matthew's gospel, _____ is given the "Keys" to the Kingdom of Heaven.

a)

John

b)

Andrew

c)

Paul

d)

Peter

19.

In Matthew's gospel, this parable is meant to teach how the Jewish people were invited to the Kingdom but they turned it down, so now others (Gentiles) will be invited.

a)

Parable of the Good Samaritan

b)

Parable of the Lost Sheep

c)

Parable of the Wedding Feast

d)

Parable of the Yeast

20.

What is true about the Sermon on the Mount?

a)

It contains the Beatitudes

b)

In the middle of the Sermon, Jesus performs a miracle to prove his authority.

c)

Jesus gets into a dispute with the Pharisees.

d)

It echoes Moses going up a mountain to deliver the Law.

21.

What were Matthew's sources for writing his gospel?

a)

"Q"

b)

His own material

c)

The gospel of John

d)

The gospel of Mark

22.

This is the symbol for the gospel of Luke.

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

One common activity Jesus is doing in Luke's gospel is...

a)

teaching people in large gatherings.

b)

giving money to poor beggars.

c)

eating with people, especially sinners.

d)

answering people's questions about the meaning of life.

24.

What is one parable, found only in the gospel of Luke, where Jesus says God reaches out to sinners with compassion?

a)

Parable of the Weeds

b)

Parable of the Seed

c)

Parable of the Wedding Feast

d)

Parable of the Prodigal Son

25.

The genealogy in Luke's gospel goes back to...

a)

Abraham

b)

Adam

c)

Moses

d)

Noah

26.

Which gospel spends the most time honoring Mary's role in Jesus' life?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

27.

Which of the following images best represents the theological notion of Theotokos?

a)
b)
c)
d)