Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Where does Mark begin his gospel?
		A)	with an account of Jesus' birth
		B)	with his baptism by John the Baptist
		C)	with his first miracle
		D)	with a list of his ancestors


2	Most scholars think that the first gospel to be written was
		A)	Mark
		B)	Matthew
		C)	the Gospel of Thomas
		D)	John


3	Mark says that Jesus' hometown is
		A)	Bethlehem
		B)	Jerusalem
		C)	Nazareth
		D)	all of the above


4	Mark stresses which activity of Jesus to a greater extent than other gospel writers?
		A)	his ethical teaching
		B)	his raising of people from the dead
		C)	his exorcisms of demons
		D)	his praying


5	Mark's use of the title "Son of Man" is used to associate Jesus' eschatological significance with
		A)	his relationship to God
		B)	his humanity
		C)	his parents
		D)	his suffering and death


6	In Mark, the disciples are portrayed as
		A)	close associates in Jesus' ministry
		B)	his dearest friends
		C)	dull-witted, inept, unreliable, and cowardly
		D)	supporting him up to the very end


7	One of the organizing principles of Mark's gospel is
		A)	a constant movement back and forth between Galilee and Jerusalem
		B)	a growing awareness among those around him that he is the Messiah
		C)	a single trip to Jerusalem beginning with Jesus' prediction of his suffering and death
		D)	none of the above


8	Jesus brings whom back to life in Mark?
		A)	Jairus' daughter
		B)	Lazarus
		C)	Simon's mother-in-law
		D)	all of the above
		E)	The first person to publicly acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God in Mark is
		F)	his mother Mary
		G)	John the Baptist
		H)	Peter
		I)	the centurion at his crucifixion


9	Jesus' empty tomb is discovered by
		A)	an angel
		B)	Mary of Magdala
		C)	Peter
		D)	Joseph of Arimathea

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