1. Why did God choose Israel?
A. Because the people of Israel were steady in their faith and dependable
B. Because He is God and He gets to choose
C. Because the rest of the world was so much worse than Israel
D. Because the Jews were people of great character
2. What did God choose Israel to do?
A. Show the world how to follow God
B. Write the laws that would make people acceptable in God’s eyes
C. Establish the appropriate hierarchy for religious structure
D. To establish the line through which Messiah would be born
3. Why did Jesus “perform” miracles?
A. To demonstrate that He was God in the flesh
B. To impress the people so they would straighten out
C. To show the Jews that He was smarter than they were
D. To show people that their faith would be honored
4. How did the Pharisees respond to Jesus’ miracles?
A. They were amazed and wanted to follow Him
B. They were happy for the people whose lives had been touched
C. They knew the Scriptures and recognized that Jesus was claiming to be the fulfillment of the prophesies.
D. They were confused and wanted to know more
5. Why did the Pharisees want Jesus executed?
A. Because they were afraid of losing their power
B. Because they were generally nasty people
C. Because they knew he claimed to be God and considered that blasphemy
D. Because they were led by the Holy Spirit to have Jesus executed
6. What made the Pharisees think Jesus was committing blasphemy?
A. Jesus made it clear that He claimed to be God
B. Jesus behaved in an immoral fashion
C. Jesus broke the Law of Moses
D. Jesus was just too religious for their tastes
7. What characterized the trials Jesus went through before Herod, Pilate, the Chief Priests and the Pharisees?
A. They were fair and just
B. They were open to the public
C. They adhered to the letter of the Law
D. They were illegal.
8. Who did Jesus look like after He was scourged by Pilate
A. He looked tired and sad
B. He looked bruised and cut
C. He was unrecognizable
D. He was strong and unaffected
9. Why was Jesus placed in a borrowed tomb?
A. His family was too poor to afford a decent burial
B. It all happened so fast that the family had not had time to buy a tomb for Him
C. Joseph of Arimathia expected to live a long time and didn’t need it.
D. He was only going to need it for three days
10. What did Mary find when she got to the tomb?
A. The stone rolled away
B. An empty tomb
C. An angel
D. The grave clothes folded
E. Jesus
11. What does the resurrection of Jesus mean to you?
A. It is a great story and I like to hear it
B. It seems pretty fanciful
C. It stirs my emotions and makes me cry
D. It is the most exciting story I have ever heard or read and it thrills me to know that Jesus’ resurrection proves that His death provided me with eternal life, just like God promised from the very beginning.
Trust in, and only in, the finished work of Christ at the cross of Calvary, His resurrection and His soon return. That’s the only way to life abundant, free and eternal!
Answers
1-B
2-D
3-A
4-C
5-C
6-A
7-D
8-C
9-D
10-All of them
11-I sincerely pray that your answer is D
