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Quiz 09a

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The (a)   speaks of the identity of the early Christian community, but is ancient literature.

2.

None of the general or catholic epistles was written by _____.

a)

Peter

b)

Paul

c)

John

d)

James

3.

The _____was the dominant source gospel hypothesis until the 18th century.

a)

Proto-Gospel Hypothesis

b)

Harnack Hypothesis

c)

Synoptic Hypothesis

d)

Two-Source Hypothesis

4.

In the New Testament, the stories and teachings of Jesus are called _____.

a)

Epistles

b)

Hagiography

c)

Acts

d)

Gospels

5.

During the time of Jesus, the sacred language of Jewish prayer, ritual and worship was _____.

a)

Latin

b)

Kione Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

Aramaic

6.

During the time of Jesus, the everyday language of Judea is believed to have been _____.

a)

Kione Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Aramaic

d)

Hebrew

7.

Jesus was probably born about _____.

a)

5 CE

b)

0 CE

c)

1 CE

d)

5 BCE

8.

The early Church Fathers agreed on _____, but not on _____,to be included in the Biblical canon.

a)

the number of gospels, the number of epistles

b)

the number of epistles, the Book of Revelations

c)

the number of gospels, the number of epistles and the Book of Revelations

d)

the number of epistles, the number of gospels

9.

The only evangelist that tells of Jesus' circumcision and presentation in the Temple is _____.

a)

Luke

b)

John

c)

Matthew

d)

Mark

10.

The _____ consists mainly in prophecies regarding the end of the world.

a)

Book of Revelation

b)

Gospel of John

c)

Epistle of James

d)

Acts

11.

One group of Jews, the _____, used violence to protest the Roman occupation.

a)

Zealots

b)

Essenes

12.

The epistles of _____ are addressed either to churches or to individuals.

a)

peter

b)

paul

13.

The Acts of the Apostles is a continuation of the Gospel according to _____.

a)

luke

b)

john

14.

Because his account begins with the Temple sacrifice of Zechariah, the symbol for the evangelist Luke is a(n) _____.

a)

eagle

b)

ox/bull

c)

man

d)

lion

15.

During the time of Jesus, The language of government and the Roman occupiers was _____.

a)

Latin

b)

Koine Greek

16.

One party of Jewish leaders, _____ believed in angels and in the resurrection of the body.

a)

Pharisees

b)

Zealots

c)

Essenes

17.

The Gospel of _____ has to be understood in terms of tensions between Jewish Christians and non-Christian Jews that existed at the time of writing.

a)

luke

b)

john

c)

mark

d)

matthew

18.

The "Proto-Gospel Hypothesis" proposes a Hebrew/Aramaic version of _____ as the first Gospel.

a)

matthew

b)

mark

19.

One literary genre NOT found in the New Testament is (a)   .

20.

Because his account begins in the heavens with the Word existing before Creation, the symbol for the evangelist John is a(n) _____.

a)

eagle

b)

man

21.

In _____ Gospel, Jesus is a messiah who brings salvation to all, especially the poor.

a)

marks

b)

lukes

c)

matthew

22.

One group of Jews, the _____, sought to practice asceticism in a separate community.

a)

essenes

b)

zealots

23.

The Gospel of _____ begins with high Christology.

a)

john

b)

luke

24.

During the time of Jesus, the language of commerce and intercultural trade was _____.

a)

Koine Greek

b)

Hebrew

25.

The _____ has become the dominant source gospel hypothesis during the last two centuries.

a)

Heilsgeschichte Hypothesis

b)

Two-Source Hypothesis

c)

Proto-Gospel Hypothesis

d)

Harnack Hypothesis

26.

The fact that many Jewish Christians were expelled from synagogues at the time of its writing, gives us insight into the context of _____ Gospel.

a)

luke

b)

johns

c)

mark

d)

matthew

27.

Today, all New Testament scholars--Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic--agree that the New Testament consists of _____ books.

a)

25

b)

27

c)

22

d)

21

28.

"Because his account begins with the genealogy of Jesus, the symbol for the evangelist Matthew is a(n) _____."

a)

man

b)

eagle

29.

The Gospel of _____ frequently quotes Hebrew Scripture, to present Jesus as a new Moses.

a)

john

b)

matthew

c)

luke

30.

One of the synoptic gospels, _____, begins with low Christology.

a)

luke

b)

james

c)

matthew

31.

The "Two-Source Hypothesis" proposes a source named Q and the gospel of _____.

a)

mark

b)

matthew

32.

The Book of Revelation was written by a Christian named _____.

a)

john

b)

jude

c)

james

33.

The word “parable” comes from the Greek word parabola, meaning  _____.

a)

story

b)

comparison

c)

curve

34.

The _____ is a timeless document that forms the basis of Christian theology and morality.

a)

Old Testament

b)

Epistle of Paul

c)

Gospel of Paul

d)

New Testament

35.

The word "gospel" means _____.

a)

witness

b)

Letter

c)

Good news

d)

Divine biography

36.

The stories and teachings of Jesus were probably written and collected by _____.

a)

believers

b)

historians

c)

theologians

d)

eyewitnesses

37.

Because his account begins with John the Baptist preaching in the desert, the symbol for the evangelist Mark is a(n) _____.

a)

ox/bull

b)

eagle

c)

man

d)

lion

38.

The mission of _____, according to all four gospels, was to announce the coming of Christ.

a)

John the Apostle

b)

John of Patmos

c)

John the Baptist

d)

John the Evangelist

39.

Which of the following gospels is NOT a synoptic gospel?

a)

mark

b)

matthew

c)

luke

d)

john

40.

The word "epistle" means _____.

a)

letter

b)

good news

c)

divine biography

d)

witness

41.

One party of Jewish leaders, _____ did not believe in the resurrection of the body.

a)

Saducees

b)

Essenes

c)

Zealots

d)

Pharisees