Christ Crucified - Quiz
Christ Crucified
  • 1. Who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ?
A) High Priest Caiaphas
B) Barabbas
C) Pontius Pilate
D) King Herod
  • 2. Where did Jesus Christ carry his cross before being crucified?
A) Via Dolorosa
B) Mount Zion
C) Mount of Olives
D) Golgotha
  • 3. How many nails were used to crucify Jesus Christ?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
  • 4. Who helped Jesus Christ carry the cross?
A) Joseph of Arimathea
B) Simon of Cyrene
C) Judas Iscariot
D) Mary Magdalene
  • 5. Who provided the tomb for Jesus following the crucifixion?
A) Joseph of Arimathea
B) John the Apostle
C) Simon Peter
D) Nicodemus
  • 6. At what location did the crucifixion of Jesus take place?
A) Bethlehem
B) Mount Sinai
C) Mount of Olives
D) Golgotha
  • 7. What was the name of the man released instead of Jesus by Pontius Pilate?
A) Saul
B) Barabbas
C) Caleb
D) Jairus
  • 8. Who betrayed Jesus leading to his crucifixion?
A) Judas Iscariot
B) John
C) Thomas
D) Peter
  • 9. Who were the two thieves crucified alongside Jesus?
A) Dismas and Gestas
B) Luke and John
C) Matthew and Mark
D) James and Simon
  • 10. What was the inscription written in three languages on the cross of Jesus?
A) Innocent One, crucified wrongly
B) The Son of God and Savior
C) Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews
D) King of Jerusalem and Nazareth
  • 11. Which disciple of Jesus denied knowing him three times after the arrest?
A) Judas Iscariot
B) Thomas
C) John
D) Peter
  • 12. How long did darkness cover the land when Jesus was on the cross?
A) 6 hours
B) 1 hour
C) 3 hours
D) 12 hours
  • 13. How many hours was Jesus on the cross before he died?
A) 6 hours
B) 3 hours
C) 9 hours
D) 12 hours
  • 14. What was offered to Jesus on the cross that he refused according to some gospels?
A) Manna from heaven
B) Wine mixed with myrrh or gall (likely posca)
C) Water and bread
D) Honey and milk
  • 15. Who, according to tradition, pierced Jesus' side with a spear?
A) Longinus
B) John the Apostle
C) Pontius Pilate
D) Simon Peter
  • 16. What supernatural event is described as happening during Jesus' crucifixion in all four gospels?
A) A great flood occurred.
B) The sun turned into a blood moon.
C) The temple veil was torn from top to bottom.
D) Mountains shook and crumbled.
  • 17. According to the Gospel of Luke, who assisted Joseph with Jesus' burial?
A) John the Apostle
B) Nicodemus
C) Simon of Cyrene
D) Pontius Pilate
  • 18. What was unique about Jesus' robe according to the Gospel of John?
A) It changed color.
B) It glowed in the dark.
C) It was seamless.
D) It had a picture of Jerusalem on it.
  • 19. What did the centurion reportedly say upon witnessing Jesus' death?
A) "This is a miracle!"
B) "God has forsaken him."
C) "Truly this man was God's Son."
D) "He deserved to die."
  • 20. According to the First Epistle to the Corinthians, when was Jesus raised from the dead?
A) On the Sabbath.
B) On the third day.
C) The next morning.
D) After seven days.
  • 21. Who, according to the Gospel of Luke, was present during Jesus' crucifixion and later prepared spices and ointments?
A) The Sanhedrin
B) Women who were mourning.
C) Pontius Pilate
D) Roman soldiers
  • 22. According to Acts of the Apostles, how long did Jesus remain with his apostles after resurrection?
A) 3 days
B) 7 days
C) 12 days
D) 40 days
  • 23. What did Jesus promise to one of the criminals crucified with him according to the Gospel of Luke?
A) "You will rise again like me."
B) "Today you will be with me in paradise."
C) "You will be saved if you repent."
D) "You will suffer for your sins."
  • 24. Who, according to the Gospel of John, was assigned to guard Jesus' tomb?
A) Jesus' disciples
B) Joseph's family
C) Roman soldiers
D) The Sanhedrin
  • 25. What did Jesus reportedly say about the temple veil during his crucifixion according to all four gospels?
A) It was torn from top to bottom.
B) It had a picture of God on it.
C) It was made of gold.
D) It was unbreakable.
  • 26. According to the Gospel of John, what was fulfilled by piercing Jesus' side?
A) A Roman law.
B) A Greek myth.
C) Old Testament prophecy.
D) A Jewish tradition.
  • 27. In what time period was Mara bar Serapion's letter to his son written?
A) During the lifetime of Jesus
B) At the beginning of the 1st century
C) After 73 but before the 3rd century
D) In the early 4th century
  • 28. What event does Mara bar Serapion's letter refer to regarding the 'wise king of the Jews'?
A) His coronation as king
B) His teachings in Jerusalem
C) His exile from Judea
D) His unjust execution
  • 29. Which artist depicted 'The Crucifixion, seen from the Cross' with a novel perspective?
A) Caravaggio
B) El Greco
C) Tissot
D) Raphael
  • 30. What is the Latin word for cross that was also applied to objects other than a cross?
A) Xylon
B) Crux
C) Stauros
D) Tau
  • 31. According to Tacitus, during whose reign did Jesus suffer the extreme penalty?
A) Nero
B) Claudius
C) Tiberius
D) Caligula
  • 32. Which Gospel mentions the resurrection of dead saints during Jesus' crucifixion?
A) Luke
B) John
C) Mark
D) Matthew
  • 33. What shape does the Epistle of Barnabas liken Jesus' cross to?
A) A circle
B) A square
C) An X
D) The letter T (Greek letter tau)
  • 34. Which part of Jesus' body did forensic pathologist Frederick Zugibe's experiments suggest might have been supported by a hypopodium?
A) The hands
B) The head
C) The feet
D) The shoulders
  • 35. Which Quranic verses do Muslims refer to for their belief that Jesus was not crucified?
A) Quran 4:157–158
B) Quran 3:55
C) Quran 2:87
D) Quran 5:111
  • 36. Who proposed the ruptured heart theory in 1847?
A) Pierre Barbet
B) William Stroud
C) Frederick Zugibe
D) Keith Maxwell
  • 37. Which group typically holds a substitutionary view of atonement?
A) Eastern Orthodox Christians
B) Evangelical Protestants
C) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
D) Liberal Protestants
  • 38. What is the generally agreed day of the week for Jesus' crucifixion?
A) Friday
B) Sunday
C) Thursday
D) Wednesday
  • 39. 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' is a quote from which Psalm?
A) Psalm 24
B) Psalm 21
C) Psalm 23
D) Psalm 22
  • 40. According to Gerd Lüdemann, who put Jesus to death?
A) Romans
B) Pontius Pilate alone
C) Jews
D) Herod Antipas
  • 41. Who was identified as the crucified man discovered in 1968?
A) Barabbas
B) Judas Iscariot
C) Yehohanan ben Hagkol
D) Simon of Cyrene
  • 42. What is the name of the passage in Josephus' work that refers to Jesus' crucifixion?
A) Antiquities of Rome
B) Testimonium Flavianum
C) Jewish Antiquities
D) Flavian Testimony
  • 43. Which church is located along the Via Dolorosa and is associated with Jesus' crucifixion path?
A) Church of the Nativity
B) Mount Zion Synagogue
C) Temple Mount
D) Ecce Homo Church
  • 44. Which early Christian writer mentioned the cross having 'five extremities'?
A) Origen
B) Justin Martyr
C) Tertullian
D) Irenaeus
  • 45. What is the English name for the place where Jesus was crucified derived from Latin?
A) Golgotha
B) Calvary
C) Jerusalem
D) Mount Zion
  • 46. What is the term used by James Dunn to describe the scholarly consensus on Josephus' reference to Jesus?
A) General doubt
B) Broad consensus
C) Minor agreement
D) Complete rejection
  • 47. What is the title of Origen's work that refutes Celsus?
A) Contra Celsum
B) On First Principles
C) The True Word
D) Against Heresies
  • 48. What does the Latin word 'calvaria' mean?
A) Cross
B) Burial ground
C) Skull
D) Hill
  • 49. Which language was used in the Vulgate translation for 'place of a skull'?
A) Greek
B) Aramaic
C) Hebrew
D) Latin
  • 50. Which ancient writer believed the crucifixion darkness was documented in Roman archives?
A) Phlegon
B) Origen
C) Sextus Julius Africanus
D) Tertullian
  • 51. What is the Aramaic word transliterated into Greek as Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha)?
A) Nazareth
B) Gûlgaltâ
C) Bethany
D) Jericho
  • 52. What magnitude was the confirmed earthquake between AD 26 and 36?
A) 4.0
B) At least 5.5
C) 7.0
D) 6.5
  • 53. What is the Greek word for hand that includes wrist according to some theories?
A) Cheir (χείρ)
B) Stauros (σταυρός)
C) Crux
D) Xylon (ξύλον)
  • 54. Which Gospel mentions a darkness that covered the land during Jesus' crucifixion?
A) Mark
B) John
C) Luke
D) Matthew
  • 55. Which early Christian writer explicitly describes Christ's cross as having two beams?
A) Irenaeus
B) Tertullian
C) Justin Martyr
D) Origen
  • 56. Which date is considered by Rainer Riesner as the most likely day of the crucifixion?
A) 14 Nisan, 30 AD (7 April)
B) 10 Nisan, 29 AD
C) 15 Nisan, 31 AD
D) 21 Nisan, 33 AD
  • 57. What does the criterion of multiple attestation confirm about Jesus' crucifixion?
A) Confirmation by more than one source, including non-Christian sources
B) It was a myth created by early Christians
C) Only Christian sources mention it
D) It is only mentioned in the Gospels
  • 58. What was the estimated age at death for Yehohanan ben Hagkol?
A) Older than 50
B) Late 20s
C) Mid-40s
D) Early 30s
  • 59. In which work did Tacitus mention the crucifixion of Jesus?
A) Agricola
B) The Annals
C) Histories
D) Germania
  • 60. Which historian did Sextus Julius Africanus refer to regarding the darkness at Jesus' crucifixion?
A) Dio Cassius
B) Thallus
C) Josephus
D) Phlegon
  • 61. Which early Christian Gnostic sect denied the physical crucifixion of Jesus?
A) Some early Christian Gnostic sects
B) The Pharisees
C) The Essenes
D) The Sadducees
  • 62. Which historical figure identified the crucifixion site as north of Mount Zion?
A) Pilate
B) Paul
C) Herod
D) Eusebius
  • 63. Who wrote about the darkness and earthquakes on the day of crucifixion?
A) Sextus Julius Africanus
B) Thallos
C) Josephus
D) Tacitus
  • 64. Which Gospel does not include Jesus' cry 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?'
A) Mark
B) John
C) Matthew
D) Luke
  • 65. What was the method of execution mentioned in the Talmud for Yeshu?
A) Beheading
B) Stoning
C) Hanging
D) Crucifixion
  • 66. 'I am thirsty.' is a statement from which Gospel?
A) Matthew
B) Mark
C) Luke
D) John
  • 67. In which text is a possible reference to Jesus' crucifixion found?
A) The Quran
B) The New Testament
C) The Babylonian Talmud
D) The Dead Sea Scrolls
  • 68. How many Stations of the Cross are marked on the Via Dolorosa?
A) Nine
B) Seven
C) Twelve
D) Fourteen
  • 69. Which view holds that Jesus was sent by God to defeat death and Satan?
A) Moral influence theory
B) Substitutionary atonement
C) Redeeming ransom
D) Christus Victor
  • 70. What phrase did Jesus say in Luke's Gospel that reflects forgiveness?
A) 'Woman, here is your son ... Here is your mother.'
B) 'Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.'
C) 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?'
D) 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.'
  • 71. Which theological view emphasizes Jesus' death as a sacrifice of love that pleased God?
A) Substitutionary atonement
B) Christus Victor
C) Redeeming ransom
D) Moral influence theory
  • 72. What is another site promoted since the 19th century as the crucifixion location?
A) Mount Zion
B) Gordon's Calvary near the Garden Tomb
C) Temple Mount
D) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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