1. YEAR 10 RE
THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS
TRIVIA QUIZ

2. QUESTION 1
What does the term “Synoptic” mean?
Similar
Exactly the same
Seeing together
List

3. QUESTION 2
Which of the following did not write a Synoptic Gospel?
Matthew
John
Luke
Mark

4. QUESTION 3
How much of Mark’s gospel can be found in Matthew’s gospel?
All of it
90%
80%
65%

5. QUESTION 4
Which gospel was thought to have been written first?
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

6. QUESTION 5
It is thought that the writers of Matthew and Luke used a document which has disappeared. The name given to this mystery source is…
Phillip’s gospel
The Q source
The Shroud of Turin
Jesus’ autobiography

7. QUESTION 6
Mark’s gospel is generally thought to have been written in…
Jerusalem
Turkey
Caesarea Philippi
Rome

8. QUESTION 7
Luke’s gospel is an instruction to a convert. His name is…
Caligula
Andrew of Cyrene
Theopohilus
David of Bethsaida

9. QUESTION 8
Which gospel was written around the time of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (70 AD)
Mark
Luke
John
Matthew

10. QUESTION 9
Where did the author of Luke’s gospel come from?
Antioch
Rome
Nazareth
Corinth

11. QUESTION 10
Luke’s gospel tells of conversation between Jesus and the disciples as they were walking between villages. What are the names of these villages?
Nazareth and Bethlehem
Jerusalem and Nazareth
Emmaus and Jerusalem
Corinth and Emmaus

12. QUESTION 11
One of the synoptic gospels is closely associated with St Peter. It is…
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

13. QUESTION 12
It is commonly believed that Mark’s gospel was originally written in…
Arabic
Latin
Hebrew
Greek

14. QUESTION 13
For whom was Mark’s gospel written?
The Gentiles
Roman Christians who were not Jewish
Jewish converts to Christianity
The people of Corinth

15. QUESTION 14
The word ‘gospel’ means?
Good news
God’s voice
Greetings
God’s message

16. QUESTION 15
The synoptic gospels were written between:
40-80 AD
65-80 AD
70-90 AD
75-97 AD

17. QUESTION 16
Each of the synoptic gospels had a similar purpose:
To present an historical account of the early days of the church
To provide an accurate biography of the events in Jesus’ life
To explain to the Jewish community why Jesus died on the cross
To spread the news of our salvation

18. QUESTION 17
The synoptic gospels were written by…
close personal friends of Jesus
men who knew each other well
St Paul and translated into different languages
three men who had never seen Jesus and didn’t know each other

19. QUESTION 18
In each synoptic gospel…
The largest section is that describing the early life of Jesus.
The opening section describes the birth of Jesus.
The largest section describes the last 3 years of Jesus’ life and death.
The last section describes in detail the resurrection and bodily assumption of Jesus.

20. QUESTION 19
The story of the transfiguration appears in each synoptic gospel…
Because it contains the most essential teachings of Jesus.
It was being doubted by people and had to be affirmed.
It provided the followers of Christ with a model of behaviour to follow.
It explains that Jesus was truly God as well as truly human.

21. QUESTION 20
The miracle stories in the gospels were…
Entertaining stories to amuse children.
Entertaining stories that carried a serious message.
Real but of symbolic importance only.
Written to shock the readers.