Passion of Jesus

Passion of Jesus - Quiz

1. In the Gospel of Luke, to whom does Pilate send Jesus for judgment?

A) Caiphas
B) Herod Antipas
C) The Roman Emperor
D) The High Priest

2. What does the name Barabbas mean?

A) Man of the city
B) The chosen one
C) Son of the father
D) King of the Jews

3. What phrase does Jesus use when Pilate asks if he is King of the Jews?

A) So you say
B) It is written
C) You have said it
D) I am

4. Which Gospel states that Pilate washes his hands to signify Jesus's blood is not on him?

A) Luke
B) Mark
C) John
D) Matthew

5. Who is forced to carry the cross in the Synoptic Gospels?

A) Simon of Cyrene
B) The penitent thief
C) Judas Iscariot
D) Peter

6. What does Golgotha mean?

A) Hill of the cross
B) Valley of death
C) Place of a skull
D) Gate of the city

7. According to the Synoptic Gospels, what is Jesus offered on arrival at Golgotha?

A) Vinegar and gall
B) Strong wine
C) Water from a spring
D) Wine laced with myrrh

8. Which Gospel mentions that Jesus is handed over to be crucified at the sixth hour?

A) Luke
B) Matthew
C) John
D) Mark

9. What does the Latin plaque on Jesus's cross state in English?

A) Here lies the King
B) King of the world
C) The Son of God
D) Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews

10. What happens to the sky when Jesus is on the cross according to the Synoptics?

A) It becomes blood red
B) It rains heavily
C) It becomes dark for three hours
D) It turns bright like day

11. According to the Gospel of John, what happens to Judas after his betrayal?

A) He hangs himself
B) He buys a field
C) He returns the money
D) The text does not specify his fate

12. According to the Book of Acts, how does Judas die?

A) He falls and dies suddenly
B) He dies of old age
C) He is executed by soldiers
D) He hangs himself

13. What does the soldier do to Jesus after finding him already dead on the cross?

A) Pierces his side with a spear
B) Breaks his legs
C) Removes the crown of thorns
D) Casts lots for his clothes

14. Who does Jesus commit his mother to while on the cross in the Gospel of John?

A) Mary Magdalene
B) The disciple whom he loved
C) Peter
D) Simon of Cyrene

15. What is the Latin meaning of the word 'passion'?

A) To sacrifice, die, rise
B) To suffer, bear, endure
C) To judge, condemn, punish
D) To love, cherish, hold

16. Who is identified as the person who cuts off the ear of the high priest's servant?

A) Peter
B) John
C) Caiaphas
D) Judas Iscariot

17. What is the name of the high priest who examines Jesus in the synoptic gospels?

A) Pilate
B) Annas
C) Caiaphas
D) Malchus

18. During which week is the Passion commemorated in Christianity?

A) Holy Week
B) Passover Week
C) Pentecost Week
D) Easter Week

19. What is the common name for the narrative of Jesus's suffering and death?

A) The Resurrection
B) The Gospel
C) The Passion
D) The Covenant

20. What is the term for accounts of the suffering of Christian martyrs?

A) Testaments
B) Gospels
C) Epistles
D) Passio

21. What does Jesus predict Peter will do before the cock crows?

A) Fall asleep in the garden
B) Cut off a servant's ear
C) Betray him for money
D) Deny him thrice

22. Who gives the crowd a choice between Jesus and Barabbas?

A) Judas Iscariot
B) Annas
C) Caiaphas
D) Pontius Pilate

23. Where does the crucifixion take place?

A) The High Priest's palace
B) Gethsemane
C) Golgotha
D) The Temple

24. In the Gospel of Peter, where was the fragment discovered in 1884?

A) Cairo
B) Jerusalem
C) Rome
D) Antioch

25. How is Jesus described when being crucified in the Gospel of Peter?

A) Begging for mercy
B) Crying out in agony
C) Silent, as if in no pain
D) Singing hymns

26. Which Gospel writer records three trials for Jesus, including one before Herod Antipas?

A) John
B) Mark
C) Luke
D) Matthew

27. What prophecy describes the suffering servant as a sheep silent before its shearers?

A) Isaiah 53:7
B) Zechariah 12:10
C) Wisdom of Solomon 2:12
D) Psalm 22:6

28. According to the text, which Psalm is quoted by Jesus on the cross?

A) Psalm 34
B) Psalm 23
C) Psalm 69
D) Psalm 22

29. Which prophecy states that 'not even one of his bones shall be broken'?

A) Isaiah 53:5
B) Psalm 34:20
C) Zechariah 12:10
D) Psalm 22:17

30. According to the text, what did they give Jesus to drink in his thirst?

A) Vinegar
B) Gall
C) Wine
D) Water

31. Which prophecy speaks of looking upon the one they have pierced?

A) Wisdom 2:12
B) Isaiah 52:13
C) Zechariah 12:10
D) Psalm 69:21

32. How many trials does the Gospel of Peter describe?

A) Two trials
B) Four trials
C) Three trials
D) A single trial scene

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