Gospels Quiz

Test your knowledge of the Gospels

1. How many verses are there in the Gospel of Mark?

a. 545
b. 602
c. 661
d. 717

2. The traditional symbol for the Gospel of Matthew is …

a. Ox
b. Eagle
c. Human/angel
d. Lion

3. The longest of the Gospels is …

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John

4. According  to Lk 8:2, the named women who supported Jesus financially in his ministry were …

a. Mary mother of James, Phoebe, and Joanna
b. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susanna
c. Joanna, Phoebe, and Nympha
d. Mary Magdalene, Mary mother of James, and Elizabeth

5. The Latin name for the story of the woman caught in adultery in Jn 7:53-8:11  is …

a. Pericope Adulterium
b. Jesus et Adultera Mulieres
c. Pericope fornicatione
d. Pericope Adultera

6. The longer reading, “The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” is attested by:

a. Aleph(a) A B D K LW D P 33
b. Aleph (*) L P W 28 1225
c. Aleph 28c A B D K
d. Aleph C D L f13

7. The letter “Q” (for the German world Quelle) was probably first coined by …

a. Adolf von Harnack
b. Bernard Weiss
c. Johannes Weiss
d. B.H. Streeter

8. The reason for the charge against Jesus in Luke’s Gospel (Lk 23:2) is …

a. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.
b. He claims himself to be a king and son of the blessed one.
c. He opposes the high priest and speaks against the temple of our fathers.
d. He claims to be equal with God and forbids taxes to be paid to Caesar.

9. Papias claimed that Matthew composed his Gospel:

a.  in Greek for the brothers in Antioch.
b. according to the preaching of Peter.
c. in the Syriac dialect for the brothers in Antioch.
d. in the Hebrew dialect and each interpreted them as best he could.

10. Complete this passage from Matt 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart because …

a. they will be called children of God.
b. they will reign upon the earth.
c. they will see God.
d. they shall live in purity.

11. The first sign that Jesus did in the Fourth Gospel was performed in

a. Capernaum
b. Cana
c. Tiberias
d. Jerusalem

12. Which evangelist is called “stubby fingered” in later tradition ?

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John