Names
According to Mark 10, who came to Jesus to ask Him whether divorce was lawful?
v2 Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
Mark 8
How many days was the crowd following Jesus? (the crowd of four thousand that He fed with seven loaves of bread and a few small fish)
1 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2 “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. (Mark 8:1-2)
In Mark 9, Jesus took three disciples with him up a high mountain. Which disciple wasn't with Him?
a) John b) Andrew c) Peter d) James
b) Andrew
v2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.
What did the people spread on the ground while Jesus rode on the colt?
a) cloaks and pebbles
b) cloaks and branches
c) sackcloth and branches
d) sackcloth and pebbles
8Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
These two brothers left their father, Zebedee, in their boats and left to follow Jesus.
James and John
In Mark 7, which prophet prophesied saying:
‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’
Isaiah (Mark 7:6-7)
6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
“ ‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’
Parable of the Sower (Mark 4)
Why didn't the seed grow when they fell on rocky places? (there are two possible answers, give one)
5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
In Mark 10, whoever wants to be great must ________?
serve / be a servant
v43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
According to Mark 1, Jesus drives out an impure spirit out of a man in their synagogue. What did the impure spirit call Jesus?
a) the Saviour d) the Holy One of God
b) the Son of Man e) the Messiah
c) the Son of God f) the Redeemer
d) the Holy One of God
According to the book of Mark, Jesus' teaching format was done widely by using a certain tool what is that tool?
Parable
In Mark 3, Jesus appoints his twelve disciples. He gives James and his brother John the name "Boanerges". What does it mean?
"sons of thunder"
Mark 3:17 James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”),
In Mark 5, Jesus restored a man possessed by a legion of demons. The demons asked Jesus to send them to the herd of pigs and Jesus gave them permission. What happened to the pigs after?
v13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
Mark 10, when the disciples heard about James and John's request to sit at Jesus' right and left in His glory, what was their reaction?
a) they were disappointed at them
b) they asked Jesus for the same request
c) they were indignant with them
d) they were suspicious of them
41 When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
At what time of the day was Jesus crucified?
25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews. Mark 15:25-26
The Gospel of Mark tells of Jesus healing a man with a withered hand. Scripture states the Pharisees were so upset about the healing they began plotting to kill Him. What, according to Mark 3:2, upset them about the healing?
Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath.
MARK 4
Who was the father of Levi the tax collector?
Alphaeus
In Mark 7, Jesus says that what comes out of a person's heart is what defiles them. Name at least 5 of the evil things that Jesus listed.
Any 5 of the following:
sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, folly.
What is the most and second most important of all the commandments according to Jesus?
Mark 12:30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Complete this quote by Jesus when the disciples saw him walking on the lake:
"Take courage! It is I. _____ _____ _____."
...“Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” (Mark 6:50)
Who had asked for (and received) the head of John The Baptist on a silver platter?
Herodias' daughter
Name the three women who bought spices to anoint Jesus' body that was laid in the tomb.
(Mark 16:1-2) When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb 3
In Mark 1, after Jesus heals the man with leprosy, He sent him away with a strong warning:
“See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and _______________________________________________.
(will give half points for partial answer)
v. 44 “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing."
*partial answer: offer sacrifices...
Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?
It didn't bear fruit
(Mark 11:13) Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
Who does Jesus say His brother, sister and mother are? (Mark 3)
v:35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
The Gospel of Mark tells of Jesus healing a man with a withered hand. Scripture states the Pharisees were so upset about the healing they began plotting to kill Him. What, according to Mark 3:2, upset them about the healing?
Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath.