
The Gospel of Mark
Quiz by Ginnie Pitler
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- Q1In the order of the NT canon, Mark’s Gospel isFifthThirdFirstSecond10s
- Q2In length, Mark’s Gospel isThird longestThe longest GospelSecond longestShortest20s
- Q3Mark’s Gospel is marked (ha!) by all of the following exceptLots of action, especially in the beginningLengthy teaching from JesusUse of the present tense to describe the actionRelatively few OT quotations20s
- Q4Mark’s Gospel opens withA geneaologyA prologue on the meaning of the incarnationA quotation from the prophet IsaiahThe story of Jesus’ birth20s
- Q5Christian tradition and later writers attribute the source and origin of Mark’s Gospel toThe centurion at the crossMary, Jesus’ motherPeterThe Apostle Paul20s
- Q6In Mark, Jesus oftenExplains the meaning of his miraclesSays, “Truly, truly I say to you”Tells people and demons not to say who he is.Calls God “Abba”20s
- Q7All of the following are reasons for thinking that Mark wrote for a non-Jewish audience exceptHe explains Jewish customs like ceremonial washingRelatively few Hebrew Scriptural quotationsHe writes in LatinHe presents Romans in neutral or even favorable lights20s
- Q8One of Mark’s favorite literary devices isLatin punsOnomatopoeiaFirst person narrationSandwiching one story in the middle of another20s
- Q9The following is a prime example of Mark’s use of dramatic irony:Mark says that Jesus came to his own but his own did not receive him.Jesus’ family and his disciples have trouble understanding his mission, whereas blind Bartimaeus gets it.Poor, oppressed Mary is exalted and the Jewish and Roman leaders are humbled.The publican sinner is commended and the proud Pharisee is critiqued30s
- Q10All of the following are important instances where Jesus is proclaimed in Mark to be the Son of God exceptIn the final resurrection appearanceAt the TransfigurationIn the pronouncement by the centurion at Jesus’ deathIn the opening line of the Gospel20s
- Q11The oldest form of the Gospel ends withThe story of Peter’s restoration after his betrayalAn angelic announcement of the resurrectionMark’s explanation of why he wrote the GospelStories of various resurrection appearances by Jesus30s
- Q12Which of these figures represents the traditional symbol of Mark’s Gospel?Ox (blue)Lion (orange)Eagle (purple)Man (green)20s