Bible Quiz: The Gospels

1) The Bible books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are known as the gospels, (meaning "good news") of Jesus Christ. Almost everything we know about Jesus' life, ministry, death and resurrection comes from these four books. Which of the four books was the first one written?

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

2) Which of the four gospels shows a much different picture of Jesus than the other three?

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

3) The "kingdom of God" was the centerpiece of Jesus' teachings, but one of the gospels substitutes the phrase "kingdom of heaven." Which one?

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

4) True or False? The Gospel of John was written by John the Baptist.

True

False

5) Which two books tell the story of Jesus' birth?

Matthew and Mark

Matthew and Luke

Mark and Luke

Luke and John

6) Which of these stories about Jesus is in all four gospels?

Jesus turns water into wine at the wedding at Cana.

Jesus walks on water.

Jesus feeds 5000 with a few loaves of bread and fishes

Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's well.

7) True or False? All four gospel books tell of Jesus' arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection.

True

False

8) Which of these men was not one of Jesus' original 12 apostles?

Bartholomew

Judas

Matthew

Paul

9) True or False? All four gospel books tell Jesus' parables of The Good Samaritan and The Prodigal Son.

True

False

10) What was the gospel writers' main purpose for writing their works?

They wanted to present a complete biography of Jesus.

They were asked to write their accounts for inclusion in the Bible.

They wanted to show that Jesus was the Savior and the Son of God.

The Roman Emperor Constantine wanted an account of Christianity.