Pop Quiz on "The Passion of Christ"

This is a quiz to test your general knowledge and understanding of the stories on The Passion of Christ (designed by me) starting from the moment Jesus entered Jerusalem. Everyone, including those who know little about the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus are welcome to do the quiz if you're interested. I think those who are interested can read my previous post to gain some background understanding of the questions below.

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1. When Jesus entered Jerusalem during the Triumphal Entry, how many animals did he ride?

a. 1 animal—colt
b. 1 animal—donkey
c. 2 animals—donkey & colt
d. All of the above

2. What did Jesus say to Peter regarding his denial of Jesus?

a. Before the rooster crows twice, Peter will deny Jesus 3 times
b. The rooster will not crow till Peter had denied Jesus 3 times.
c. All of the above

3. Who carried the cross which Jesus was going to be crucified on ?

a. Jesus himself
b. Simon of Cyrene
c. All of the above.

4. What was Jesus’ reaction during the trial before Pilate?

a. Jesus answered “You have said so” when Pilate asked him if he was the King of the Jews and gave no further answer.
b. Jesus told Pilate that “his kingdom that is not of this world”, “he has come into the world to speak the truth”, “declaring Pilate has no ultimate power over him, except what has been given him by God”.
c. All of the above

5. When was the curtain of the temple ripped?

a. The curtain of the temple was torn in two after Jesus breathed his last.
b. The curtain of the temple was torn in two before Jesus breathed his last.
c. All of the above.

6. What did the centurion said when Jesus died?

a. Truly this man was the son of God
b. Certainly this man was innocent
c. All of the above.

7. What did the criminals who were crucified with Jesus do to Jesus?

a. They mocked him like what the priests, scribes and elders did
b. One of the criminals mocked Jesus, but another rebuked him and insisted that Jesus was innocent and asked Jesus to remember him when Jesus came into his kingdom
c. All of the above.

8. How many times did Jesus die?

a. 1 time
b. 2 times

9. When did Jesus die?

a. 9 a.m., the Day of Passover
b. About noon, the Day of Preparation for the Passover
c. All of the above, though it sounds absurd.

10. Who dealt with the corpse of Jesus. ie: wrapped in a linen shroud and laid him in the tomb?

a. Joseph from Arimathea only
b. Joseph from Arimathea and Nicodemus
c. All of the above.

11. Who actually went to the tomb?

a. Mary alone
b. Mary and another Mary
c. Mary Magdalene, Mary and the mother of James, and Salome
d. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee (possibly Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James and other unknown women)
e. All of the above.

12. What did they see when they were at the tomb?

a. The stone had been rolled away from the tomb, and a young man in the tomb
b. A great earthquake, an angel descended from heaven and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
c. Stone had been rolled away from the tomb, and two men in the tomb
d. The stone had been taken away from the tomb, no one inside, but Peter went again and saw some linen cloths lying there.
e. All of the above.

13. If the women met someone in the tomb, what were the women told by the “messenger(s)” they met in the tomb?

a. Told the disciples that Jesus had risen from the dead, Jesus was going to Galilee before the disciples, asked the disciples to go to Galilee to meet him.
b. Told the disciples that Jesus had risen, like how Jesus once told the disciples when Jesus was in Galilee.
c. All of the above.

14. Did the women tell the disciples what they saw?

a. They ran to tell the disciples what they saw and heard.
b. They said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
c. All of the above.

15. If the women told someone what they saw in tomb, who did they tell?

a. The eleven disciples
b. The eleven disciples and all the rest
c. Simon Peter and another (unnamed) disciple, the one whom Jesus loved
d. All of the above

16. What did the disciples do in response?

a. They had no response because Jesus appeared immediately after the women told them
b. They did not believe the women because it seemed like an “idle tale”. Peter rose and ran to the tomb.
c. Peter and the other (unnamed) disciple ran to the tomb to see for themselves.
d. All of the above

17. Where should the disciples suppose to go to meet Jesus?

a. Galilee
b. Stayed in Jerusalem, not to depart from Jerusalem
c. All of the above.

18. Where did Jesus ascend to heaven?

a. Bethany
b. Galilee
c. All of the above.

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