Feeding the multitude - Quiz
Feeding the multitude
  • 1. How many separate miracles of feeding the multitude are reported in the Gospels?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 2. Which miracle, aside from the resurrection, is recorded in all four gospels?
A) Walking on water
B) Healing the blind man
C) Feeding of the 5,000
D) Feeding of the 4,000
  • 3. In which gospels is the Feeding of the 4,000 recorded?
A) Mark and John
B) Matthew and Luke
C) Matthew and Mark
D) Luke and John
  • 4. What items were used in the Feeding of the 5,000?
A) Five loaves and two fish
B) Five loaves and five fish
C) Seven loaves and a few fish
D) Seven loaves and two fish
  • 5. Who supplied the food for the Feeding of the 5,000 according to John?
A) A local village leader
B) A boy
C) The disciples
D) Jesus himself
  • 6. According to Matthew, why did Jesus withdraw to a solitary place by boat?
A) He heard John the Baptist had been killed
B) He was traveling to Jerusalem
C) He wanted to pray
D) He was being pursued by soldiers
  • 7. Where does Luke specify the Feeding of the 5,000 took place?
A) Near the Sea of Galilee
B) Near Magadan
C) In Jerusalem
D) Near Bethsaida
  • 8. What did the disciples suggest doing with the crowd as evening approached?
A) Invite them to follow Jesus to the next town
B) Tell them to go home
C) Ask the crowd to share what they brought
D) Send them away to buy food
  • 9. How were the people seated for the Feeding of the 5,000 according to Mark?
A) In groups of 50 and 100
B) In rows of 200
C) They stood in one large group
D) In circles of 10
  • 10. How many baskets of broken pieces were collected after the Feeding of the 5,000?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Twelve
D) Seven
  • 11. How many men ate during the Feeding of the 5,000?
A) About five thousand
B) Six thousand
C) Three thousand
D) Four thousand
  • 12. What did Jesus look up to before breaking the loaves and fish?
A) The disciples
B) The horizon
C) Heaven
D) The crowd
  • 13. According to John, why was the multitude attracted to Jesus?
A) Because he was a political leader
B) Because he taught in the temple
C) Because of the healing works he performed
D) Because he promised wealth
  • 14. How many days had the crowd been with Jesus during the Feeding of the 4,000?
A) Five days
B) One day
C) Seven days
D) Three days
  • 15. What food was used in the Feeding of the 4,000?
A) Seven loaves and seven fish
B) Seven loaves and a few small fish
C) Five loaves and a few fish
D) Five loaves and two fish
  • 16. How many baskets of broken pieces were collected after the Feeding of the 4,000?
A) Twelve
B) Four
C) Five
D) Seven
  • 17. Where did Jesus go after the Feeding of the 4,000?
A) Jerusalem
B) The vicinity of Magadan
C) The desert
D) Bethsaida
  • 18. Who did Jesus have compassion on in both miracle stories?
A) The sick only
B) The religious leaders
C) The crowds
D) The disciples
  • 19. Which disciple asked 'What is that among so many?' in John's account?
A) John
B) Andrew
C) Peter
D) Philip
  • 20. What word is used for the baskets in Mark 6:43?
A) σπυρίδες (spyrídes)
B) σημεῖον (sémeion)
C) κόφινοι (kófinoi)
D) σῆμα (sêma)
  • 21. What word is used for the baskets in Mark 8:8?
A) κίστη (kístē)
B) σάκκος (sákkos)
C) κόφινοι (kófinoi)
D) σπυρίδες (spyrídes)
  • 22. According to Cornelius a Lapide, how large is a spyrís compared to a kófinos?
A) Half the size
B) Double the size
C) Four times the size
D) The same size
  • 23. In the Gospel of John, what does the feeding of the multitude signify?
A) That the people were starving.
B) That the disciples were wealthy.
C) That Jesus is the Messiah.
D) That Jesus is a simple healer.
  • 24. According to the Gospel of John, what kind of person is Jesus expected to be based on Deuteronomy 18:15?
A) A tax collector
B) A prophet
C) A high priest
D) A political king
  • 25. What spiritual parallel do many commentators draw regarding the miracle of the feeding of the multitude?
A) The crucifixion
B) The Eucharist
C) The baptism
D) The resurrection
  • 26. What was the context of the church that led Pope John XXIII to convene the Second Vatican Council?
A) Spiritual poverty
B) Overwhelming academic success
C) Great material wealth
D) Global war
  • 27. What is the Biblical Greek term for 'sign' mentioned in the text?
A) σημεῖον (sémeion)
B) κόφινος (kófinos)
C) σπυρίς (spyrís)
D) ἀγάπη (agápē)
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