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The Synoptic Gospels

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gospels are considered synoptic?

a)

Mark

b)

Matthew

c)

Luke

d)

John

2.

Which of the synoptic gospels contain an infancy narrative?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

3.

Which gospel presents Jesus as a suffering servant and Son of Man?

a)

Matthew

b)

Mark

c)

Luke

d)

John

4.

Which two sources are shared amongst the synoptic gospels?

a)

Mark

b)

Q

c)

L

d)

X

5.

When was the destruction of the Temple?

a)

30 CE

b)

50 CE

c)

70 CE

d)

80 CE

6.

At the time of Jesus' birth, the whole region was under the rule of the Roman client-king...

a)

King Agrippa

b)

Herod the Great

c)

Pontius Pilate

d)

Caiaphas

7.
Gospel means what?
a)
Good News
b)
Book of Signs
c)
Salvation
d)
Book of Teachings
8.
Which of the following is NOT a stage of Gospel formation?
a)
The life and teachings of Jesus
b)
Comparative period of writing
c)
Oral tradition
d)
The written Gospels
9.
In which of the following stages of the formation of the Gospels did the Apostles and others share the good news of Jesus?
a)
The life and teachings of Jesus
b)
Oral Tradition
c)
The written Gospels
d)
None of these
10.
Why were the Gospels written down?
a)
To preserve authentic records and testimonies about Jesus for future generations
b)
To prevent people from distorting Jesus' message
c)
Many eye witnesses were dying
d)
All of these
11.
The Holy Spirit guided the Gospel writers.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which Gospel was written in 85-90 AD?
a)
Matthew
b)
Mark 
c)
Luke
d)
John
13.
Which Gospel was written sometime in the 80's AD?
a)
Matthew
b)
Mark 
c)
Luke
d)
John
14.
Which Gospel was written sometime between 90-130 AD?
a)
Matthew
b)
Mark 
c)
Luke
d)
John
15.
A collection of ancient documents of the teachings of Jesus shared among early followers of Christianity and shared by Matthew and Luke is called...
a)
Quelle Source
b)
Q Source
c)
Both of these
d)
None of these
16.
Matthew and Luke wrote around the same time and shared which source?
a)
Mark's Gospel
b)
Q Source
c)
Both of these
d)
None of these
17.
We call Matthew, Mark, and Luke's Gospels the Synoptic Gospels because they are similar in style and content.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The Gospel of Matthew was written for a mixed community of Jewish Christians and Gentiles.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The author of Mark's Gospel was a Gentile Christian
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The author of Luke's Gospel was a Gentile convert to Christianity.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The goal of the Gospel of Matthew was to show that Jesus is not a break with tradition, he's a continuation of it.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which Gospel had an audience who did not accept Jesus as the Messiah and was caught between the old Jewish ways and the new ways of Jesus?
a)
Matthew
b)
 Mark
c)
Luke
d)
John
23.
Which Gospel does Jesus never refer to himself as Messiah, Son of God, Savior, or Son of David?
a)
Matthew
b)
 Mark
c)
Luke
d)
John
24.
Mark wrote his Gospel in order to...
a)
Show Jesus is not a break with tradition, he's a continuation of it
b)
Help readers make sense of their suffering and persecution
c)
Show that Jesus came as a savior to all people
d)
None of these
25.

What do we call the stage of Gospel writing where Jesus and the Apostles are alive?

a)

Kyrigma

b)

Writing

c)

Logos

26.

What do we call the Gospel writing stage where the Gospels are recorded for their audience?

a)

Kyrigma

b)

Writing

c)

Logos

27.

What do we call the Gospel writing stage where we preach and live the message of Jesus?

a)

Kyrigma

b)

Writing

c)

Logos

28.

Why do we think the writers of Luke and Matthew had access to a copy of Mark?

a)

They make mention of it in their Gospels.

b)

Mark's Gospel was written first.

c)

The library of Alexandria has an account of Luke using the Gospel of Mark.

d)

All three share 480 verses

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