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Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e
Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento

The Books of the New Testament: The Gospels
Questions on Matthew and Luke

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

The material that Luke and Matthew share but is not in the Gospel of Mark is known as
A)the Gospel of Mary
B)the Gospel of Thomas
C)Q
D)L
2

Matthew's genealogy traces Jesus' ancestry back to
A)Abraham
B)Adam
C)Noah
D)all of the above
3

In Matthew, who visits Jesus soon after his birth?
A)shepherds
B)wise men from the East
C)his grandparents
D)both
E)and
F)
4

The Sermon on the Mount begins with
A)the Lord's Prayer
B)the Beatitudes
C)the antitheses
D)Jesus' criticism of the righteousness of the Pharisees
5

Luke's version of the Beatitudes differs from Matthew's in that
A)he adds a parallel set of woes or curses
B)he changes of Kingdom of God to Kingdom of Heaven
C)he omits any reference to the poor
D)all of the above
6

One of Luke's key themes is
A)Jesus' reinterpretation of the Law
B)that the disciples don't understand who Jesus is
C)Jesus' concern for women and social outcasts
D)that he is the Eternal Word
7

Matthew refers to the place of eternal punishment as
A)Gehenna
B)Hell
C)Sheol
D)all of the above
8

In Luke, Jesus words on the cross include
A)"I thirst"
B)"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me"
C)"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit
D)all of the above
9

Matthew and Luke agree that among the women who came to the tomb was
A)Mary Magdalene
B)Mary the mother of Jesus
C)Joanna
D)Martha
10

Matthew concludes with an account of
A)Jesus' resurrection
B)the empty tomb
C)the ascension
D)Jesus' promise to be with his disciples until the end of the age