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