quiz

1. BIBLE QUEST – NT 2
PORTIONS FROM THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHS 11 TO 20
1. Now when _______ heard in prison about the deeds of Christ, he sent word by his disciples (11:2)
a] Pharisees b] John c] Pilate
2. “Yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than _______” (11:11)
a) Jesus b) John the Baptist c) Peter
3. John came neither eating nor drinking , and they say he has a _______ (11:18)
a) demon b) drunkard c) glutton
4. Jesus began to upbraid the cities where he had worked miracles because they did not ___ (11:20)
a) praise b) thank c) repent
5. Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you ______ (11:28) a] rest b] peace c] joy
6. When Pharisees saw disciples _______ , they said to Jesus “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful
on the Sabbath” (12:1-2) a] healing the sick b] working miracles c] pluck heads of grain and eat
7. When Jesus healed a blind and _________, the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of
David?” a] dumb demoniac b] deaf c] lame
8. Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven except the blasphemy against _____ (12:31)
a) God b) Spirit c) Jesus
9. Who asked a sign from Jesus? (12:38) a) disciples b) the gentiles c) scribes and Pharisees
10. Stretching his hands toward _______ Jesus said “Here are my mother and my brothers!” (12:49)
a) the crowd b) Mary c) disciples
11. The seeds fell along the _____ were devoured by the birds (13:4) a) path b) rock c) bushes
12. Who sowed weeds among the wheat? (13:25) a) devil b) enemy c) friend
13. He who sows the good seed is _________ (13:37) a) Son of man b) God c) angel
14. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of _____ (13:45)
a] pure gold b] fine pearls c] precious stones
15. And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their ______ (13:58)
a) rejection b) hatred c) unbelief
16. When Herod heard the fame of Jesus, he said to his _______, “This is John the Baptist who has been raised
from the dead” (14:1-2) a] citizens b] countrymen c] servants
17. Where was John when he was beheaded by Herod? (14:10) a) temple b) prison c) house
18. The disciples had only ____ loaves and ____ fish (14:17) a) 5/2 b) 3/2 c) 5/3
19. About 5000 men and how many women and children ate the multiplied loaves and fish? (14:21)
a) 3000 b) 2000 c) not mentioned
20. And after he dismissed the crowds, Jesus went _______ by himself to pray (14:23)
a] up to the seashore b] up on the mountain c] up to the temple
21. Then the Pharisees and _______ came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said “why do your disciples transgress
the tradition of the elders?” a] scribes b] Jews c] Sadducees
22. This people honours me with their lips, but their ______ is far from me (15:8) a) mind b) heart c) soul
23. For out of ______ come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, false witness, slander (15:19)
a] mouth b] heart c] mind
24. “I was sent to the lost sheep of ______”(15:24) a) Palestine b) Samaria c) Israel
25. In the second miracle of multiplication, how many baskets of broken pieces of bread were left? (15:37)
a) 7 b) 5 c) 3
26. No sign will be given except the sign of _____ (16:4) a) ark b) rainbow c) Jonah
27. When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any _____ (16:5)
a] bread b] money c] clothes
28. _________ revealed to Peter that, Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God ( 16:16)
a) flesh and blood b) his faith c) Father in heaven
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29. But Jesus turned and said to _______, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me (16:23)
a] Judas b] Peter c] the devil
30. Then Jesus said to ______ “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and
follow me” (16:24) a] the people b] the scribes and Pharisees c] the disciples
31. When Jesus was transfigured, which one of the following disciple was not present?(17:1)
a) Peter b) James c) Andrew
32. When Jesus was transfigured, Peter wanted to make three booths for _____ (17:4)
a) Jesus, Moses, Elijah b) Elijah, Jesus, Peter c) James, John, Peter
33. And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and ______ before him and said , “Have mercy
on my son…”(17:14) a] kneeling b] bowing c] pleading
34. If you have the faith as a _______ you can move the mountain (17:20)
a) mighty wind b) mustard seed c) tall tree
35. To whom did the tax collectors of half-shekel asked – “Does not your teacher pay taxes?” (17:24)
a] Peter b] disciples c] the crowd
36. What did Jesus do to the child and said the disciples “unless you become like children, you will never enter
the kingdom of heaven” (18:1-4) a] lifted the child b] put him in their midst c] touched the child
37. If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life ______ than with
two eyes thrown into hell fire (18:9) a] blind b] with one eye c] half blind
38. When your brother sins against you, first, what you must do? (18:15-20)
a) talk to him b) talk to him with a witness c) go to the court
39. How many times should we forgive others? (18:22) a) seventeen times seven b) seventy c) always
40. When the servant could not pay, the king ordered __________ (18:23-25)
a) to kill him b) to jail him c) to be sold him and all he had
41. When the servant was not ready to forgive his fellow servant, the lord delivered him to ______ till he should
pay all his debts (18:33-34) a] the jailors b] the enemies c] the foreigners
42. Why does Moses` law allowed divorce? (19:3-9) a) for their hardness of heart b) adultery c) sins
43. The children were brought to Jesus so that he might _______ them (19:13)
a) play with b) touch c) lay hands on
44. If he wants to be perfect, what the rich young man was told to do? (19:16-22)
a) pray daily b) do good c) sell everything and follow Jesus
45. “Lo, we have left everything and followed you - what then shall we have? Who said this? (19:27)
a) disciples b) rich young man c) Peter
46. And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or ______ , for my
names sake, will receive hundredfold and inherit eternal life (19:29) a] friends b] lands c] relatives
47. For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire _______ for his
vineyard (20:1) a] housemaids b] officers c] labourers
48. At what time the last batch of labourers were sent by the householder to work in his vineyard (20:1-9)
a] ninth hour b] eleventh hour c] twelfth hour
49. The servants hired at different hours were paid the ______ wages (20:1-16)
a) proportionate b) same c) just wages
50. When Jesus and his disciples went out of Jericho who cried out “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”? (20:29-
30) a] two blind men b] a beggar c] a leper