Jesus Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which woman is named in all four canonical Gospels as being present among those who came to or were at Jesus’ tomb?
Martha of Bethany
Mary Magdalene
Joanna
Salome
2. In the Lord’s Prayer, what are followers taught to request for each day?
Daily bread
A place of honor
A sign from heaven
Freedom from taxation
3. Who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River?
John the Baptist
James the son of Zebedee
Simon Peter
Nicodemus
4. In the Synoptic Gospel accounts of the Last Supper, what does Jesus say the broken bread represents?
The manna given in the wilderness
His body
The coming harvest
The unity of the twelve tribes
5. According to Matthew and Luke, where was Jesus born?
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Capernaum
6. During the temptation in the wilderness, Jesus is challenged to turn stones into bread. Which reply does he give?
My food is to do the will of him who sent me
Give us each day our daily bread
The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few
A person does not live by bread alone
7. According to Luke, what does Jesus predict Peter will do before the rooster crows?
Leave Jerusalem for three days
Fall asleep three times while praying
Deny knowing Jesus three times
Ask three times to see the Father
8. In the Gospel of John, what is the first sign Jesus performs?
Healing a man born blind
Feeding a crowd with loaves and fish
Turning water into wine at Cana
Raising Lazarus from the dead
9. A listener asks for the central priorities of God’s law. Which pair reflects Jesus’ answer about the greatest commandments?
Observe every festival and avoid contact with outsiders
Give away all possessions and withdraw from society
Honor the emperor and seek the highest place at meals
Love God fully and love your neighbor as yourself
10. Although the Gospel accounts phrase the inscription above Jesus differently, which title appears in all of them?
Son of David
Teacher of Galilee
King of the Jews
High Priest of Israel
11. In Luke’s account of the road to Emmaus, when do the two disciples recognize the risen Jesus?
When he takes, blesses, and breaks bread
When he explains why the tomb was empty
When they reach the gates of Jerusalem
When he first joins them on the road
12. The disciples wake Jesus while a storm threatens their boat. What does Jesus then do?
He rebukes the wind and calms the water
He tells Peter to walk to shore
He directs them to cast their nets
He leaves the boat and enters the wilderness
13. Before Jesus feeds a crowd of about five thousand, what food is initially available?
Seven loaves and a few small fish
Twelve loaves and one fish
Two loaves and five fish
Five loaves and two fish
14. After welcoming Jesus, how does Zacchaeus describe his response to past wrongdoing?
He promises to fast twice each week
He leaves his tax booth and immediately joins the Twelve
He gives half his possessions to the poor and offers fourfold repayment to anyone he cheated
He sells his home and gives all the proceeds to the Temple
15. Who is compelled to carry Jesus’ cross on the way to the crucifixion?
Joseph of Arimathea
Jairus
Barabbas
Simon of Cyrene
16. In one of Jesus’ parables, a traveler is attacked and left beside the road. Which person becomes the model of neighborly mercy by caring for him?
The priest
The Samaritan
The innkeeper
The Levite