The Four Gospels Quiz

1. Which Gospel is considered the earliest written and is the shortest of the four?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

2. Which Gospel was written primarily for a Jewish audience and contains the most Old Testament quotations?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

3. Which Gospel opens with 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God'?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

4. Which Gospel was written by a doctor and is addressed to 'Theophilus'?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

5. Which parable appears in Luke but NOT in Matthew, Mark, or John?

1. Parable of the Mustard Seed
2. Parable of the Prodigal Son
3. Parable of the Sower
4. Parable of the Ten Virgins

6. Which Gospel contains the most 'I Am' statements of Jesus (e.g., 'I am the bread of life', 'I am the way')?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

7. Which Gospel is the only one to record the story of the Good Samaritan?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

8. Which Gospel is the only one to record the raising of Lazarus from the dead?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

9. Mark's Gospel is characterised by a particular word used repeatedly to show the rapid movement of Jesus' ministry. What is it?

1. Behold
2. Immediately
3. Then
4. Therefore

10. Which Gospel alone contains the Beatitude: 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God'?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

11. Which Gospel traces Jesus' genealogy back to Adam, reflecting its universal/Gentile audience?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

12. Which Gospel does NOT record the birth of Jesus?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

13. The account of the woman anointing Jesus with expensive perfume appears in all four Gospels. In which Gospel is the woman identified as Mary of Bethany?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

14. Which Gospel uniquely records Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus, including John 3:16?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

15. Which Gospel records the visit of the Magi (wise men) to the infant Jesus?

1. Both Matthew and Luke
2. John only
3. Luke only
4. Matthew only

16. John's Gospel contains seven miraculous signs. Which was the FIRST sign Jesus performed according to John?

1. Feeding the five thousand
2. Healing a blind man
3. Raising Lazarus from the dead
4. Turning water into wine at Cana

17. Which Gospel includes the account of the walk to Emmaus, where the risen Jesus appeared to two disciples?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew

18. Which of the four Gospel writers was one of Jesus' original twelve disciples?

1. Luke
2. Mark
3. Matthew and John
4. Only John

19. The term 'Synoptic Gospels' refers to which three Gospels?

1. Mark, Luke, and John
2. Matthew, Luke, and John
3. Matthew, Mark, and John
4. Matthew, Mark, and Luke

20. Which Gospel ends with the statement: 'Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written'?

1. John
2. Luke
3. Mark
4. Matthew