Foundations for Ministry Series

The Gospel of John, Quiz 1

Name _________________________________________ Date _______________________

True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer

Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer.

1. Which of the following ARE NOT traits of the Logos?

a. The Logos is divine reason, but does not have a personality.
b. The Logos is eternal, with neither beginning nor end.
c. The Logos is deity, possessing and sharing the divine glory.
d. The Logos is the agent of God in creation.

2. The relationship between the glory of God and the person of Jesus is
___________________________________________________________.

3. True or False. The “hour” Jesus refers to throughout the Gospel of John refers to the time of
the Second Coming when Jesus will return to establish his kingdom reign on earth.

4. Which of the following is TRUE regarding John the Baptist’s witness to Jesus?
a. He was a man sent by God to bear witness to the Light.
b. He bore witness to the Light in order that all might come to believe in Jesus through
him.
c. His mother Elizabeth and Jesus’ mother Mary were relatives.
d. All of the above

5. Jesus’ favorite title for himself which spoke of his Messiahship, divinity, and suffering is
__________________________ .

6. Which of the following is TRUE about Jesus’ “hometown,” Nazareth?

a. Neither Matthew nor Luke mention it as the village where Mary and Joseph settled.
b. As a major commercial city, Nazareth held great importance in Jesus’ day.
c. Galilee is mentioned prominently in the prophets as place where Messiah would be
born.
d. None of the above statements are true about Nazareth.

7. Which of the following is TRUE regarding Jesus and the Cleansing of the Temple?
a. It represents a sign of his authority as the Messiah.
b. Jesus referred to destroying the Temple and raising it up in three days, which was a
reference to his body.
c. The trade in the Temple was a necessary and helpful practice associated with festival
celebration at the time of Passover.
d. Both (a) and (b) are true.
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8. True or False. The Pharisees were a highly trained and dedicated group of men and women
who sought to honor God by a complex system of rules and practices that affected all their
lives.

9. True or False. “Born from above” was a Jewish roundabout expression for “born from God.”

10. According to Jesus, what is the nature of the condemnation of the world?
a. That Light has come into the world, and the world has seen it and believed.
b. That Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light.
c. That Light has come into the world, and therefore all will be saved by its rays.
d. None of the above
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The Gospel of John, Quiz 2

Name _________________________________________ Date _______________________

True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer

Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer.

1. True or False. Jesus of Nazareth acted as God’s faithful shaliach or agent, the one
who could only speak for but not permitted to act on behalf of another.

2. True or False. According to Craig Keener, most Jewish teachers would have especially
shunned Samaritan women, especially since these women were considered unclean from
birth.

3. Jesus is the Giver of the Holy Spirit, who is associated in the Gospel of John with water as
one:
a. Equated with John’s baptism, the act of water baptism.
b. Seen as a symbol carrying far greater importance than water baptism.
c. Which is not as important as the association of water at the healing pools like
Bethesda.
d. None of the above

4. The two mountains representing Samaria and Jerusalem respectively in John 4:

a. Mount Tabor and Mount Gerizim
b. Mount Tabor and Jerusalem
c. Mount Carmel and Jerusalem
d. Mount Gerizim and Mount Moriah
e. None of the above

5. The “Already/Not Yet” Kingdom refers to Ladd’s understanding of Scripture that

____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.

6. According to your instructor, the self-consciousness of Jesus displayed in John involves a

God-consciousness which is displayed in his 1) ____________________
2) _____________________________, and 3) _____________________________.

7. True or False. Jesus’ works and miracles were not valid witnesses of his true identity
because the people, after seeing them, did not believe he was the Messiah.

8. The reason the crowds followed Jesus and sought him after the feeding of the 5,000 was:
a. Because they saw it as a sign of his Messiahship and their desire to follow him.
b. Because they ate their fill of the loaves.
c. Because they were spiritually hungry for more of his teaching.
d. None of the above
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9. True or False. No followers of Jesus ever turned back from him because of his teaching.

10. Jesus’ confrontation with the Jewish leaders over the healed lame man in John 5 began
with:
a. Being healed on the Sabbath
b. Carrying his bed on the Sabbath
c. Both a) and b)
d. None of the above
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The Gospel of John, Quiz 3

Name _________________________________________ Date _______________________

True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer

Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer.

1. True or False. Jesus of Nazareth had several brothers, but no sisters in his family.

2. True or False. The condition of discipleship, according to Jesus, was abiding in him and his
word abiding in the believer. This would result in knowing the truth that sets free.

3. The Pharisees used ad hominem in their dialogue with the blind man, which means that:
a. Rather than deal with his points, they accused him of being born in sin.
b. Rather than deal with his sin, they argued with his points about Jesus.
c. Rather than deal with his sin or his points, they quoted Scriptures at him.
d. They never used ad hominem with the healed blind man.

4. Jesus’ statement, “Before Abraham was, I Am,” suggests that:

a. Jesus wrongly ascribed to himself the title of God as used with Moses in Exodus.
b. The crowds took what he said as blasphemy, and they took up stones to throw at him.
c. Jesus’ use of God’s reference to himself reveals his divine nature and union with God.
d. Both b) and c)

5. According to John the underlying motive of the people who asked Jesus whether or not the
woman taken in adultery should be stoned was:
a. Their desire to know what the proper response should be to moral evil.
b. Their intent to get a better grasp of the meaning of the Law of Moses in cases like this.
c. To take advantage of Jesus’ wisdom in knowing how to deal with such a thorny issue.
d. None of the above

6. The week-long celebration which occurred in early autumn (September-October, Lev.

23.34) which was one of great religious observances, where Jesus spoke of the giving of the
Holy Spirit in John 7 was ___________________________________.

7. True or False. The fact that John 7.53-8.11 is omitted by the earliest Greek manuscripts
means that this is an untrue story and should not be considered a part of the canon of the
NT.

8. According to Jesus, a legitimate child of the Father will:

a. Be a member of the physical family and lineage of Abraham.
b. Hear the words of God, and thus do Abraham’s works just as he did.
c. Affirm that God is the Father of all people, whatever their belief or background.
d. None of the above
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9. True or False. Jesus came in order that those who are blind might see, and those who claim
to see might be made blind. This is why the Pharisees listened to Jesus’ teaching.

10. The Pharisees threatened to expel from the synagogue anyone who believed that:
a. Moses was greater than Jesus.
b. Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah.
c. John the Baptist was a prophet.
d. Jesus of Nazareth was a prophet.
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The Gospel of John, Quiz 4

Name _________________________________________ Date _______________________

True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer

Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer.

1. True or False. John uses the Greek word for life (zoe) more than any other gospel save
Mark.

2. The thief, as opposed to Jesus our shepherd, comes with a threefold purpose
1) ________________________, 2) ________________________, and
3) ________________________.

3. True or False. Jesus communicated the truth of his identity through images and figures of
speech in order that the people might not understand his relationship to them, and to the
Father.

4. Caiaphas’s rebuke and prophesy about Jesus suggested that:

a. It would be better for the nation to perish than the true Messiah to die.
b. It would be better that one man should die for the people, even if that death was
unjust.
c. It would be better that one man should die for the people than the whole nation
perish.
d. It would be better for the nation to repent at the works of Jesus and believe in him.

5. Judas Iscariot’s response to Mary’s act of devotion with the expensive scented ointment was
that the ointment _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________.

6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding the sheep’s relationship to the shepherd in
Jesus’ teaching on the good shepherd?
a. The shepherd enters in by the door, and the gatekeeper opens the gate for him.
b. The shepherd brings out all the sheep that are his, goes before them, and leads them
out.
c. The sheep do not follow strangers, but will follow others that the shepherd hires and
pays.
d. All of the above statements are true.

7. The statement “I and the Father are one” signifies that:

a. Jesus and the Father only have the same mind about the kingdom, and nothing else.
b. Jesus asserted that he and the Father shared the same prerogatives, work, and nature.
c. The crowds misunderstood his language; he was not saying that he was equal to God.
d. None of the above
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8. The resurrection of Lazarus from the tomb by Jesus suggests that:

a. Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life.
b. The Kingdom of God has arrived on earth in the person of Jesus of Nazareth.
c. Not even death can defeat the power of God displayed in the authority of Jesus.
d. All of the above

9. True or False. The Greeks that came to see Jesus were probably Gentile proselytes that had
come up to Jerusalem to worship at the Feast of the Passover.

10. The unbelief of the people in the face of the many signs that Jesus performed among them
showed that:
a. The verses of prophesy which foresaw their unbelief in Jeremiah were true.
b. The verses of prophesy which foresaw their unbelief in Isaiah were true.
c. Jesus’ signs were not fully clear and convincing proof that he really was the Messiah.
d. None of the above
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The Gospel of John, Quiz 5

Name _________________________________________ Date _______________________

True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer

Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer.

1. The “principle of reversal” mentioned in class refers to the reality that:

a. Things are not as they appear.
b. God tends to work things in ways different from we would imagine them to be.
c. The things that really count are not immediately visible to us.
d. All of the above statements are true.

2. True or False. According to Jesus, the world cannot receive the Spirit of truth because it
neither sees him nor knows him.

3. In regard to friendship, Jesus referred to the disciples as:

a. No longer servants but his friends, for he received so much pleasure and use from
them.
b. No longer servants but his disciples, since they followed him from the beginning.
c. No longer servants but his friends, for he revealed what the Father told him to them.
d. No longer servants but his friends, for the practical benefit they had been to him.

4. According to Jesus, we are his friends if we _________________________.

5. True or False. In connection to the Vine and branches, Jesus refers to the Father as the
Vine-dresser, the One whose primary duty is to ensure that the branches abide in the Vine.

6. The “New Commandment” that Jesus gave the disciples in the Upper Room Discourse is
_____________________________________________.

7. Jesus’ statement that the one who believes in him will do greater works than he refers to:
a. The idea that Jesus’ miracles will be nothing compared to the believer who trusts him.
b. The idea that believers’ signs of power will go far beyond Jesus’ in his earthly ministry.
c. The idea that in the Kingdom, all believers will have miracle-working power like
Jesus.
d. None of the above

8. The two ways we know that the Father is intimately connected to Jesus are:
a. His words and the works the Father worked through him.
b. His works and the miracles he accomplished.
c. His teaching and his prophecies given to the people.
d. None of the above
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9. True or False. Jesus declares that those who believe in him will not suffer the hatred of the
world, except in those cases where they testify to them about its sin and guilt.

10. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit in the Upper
Room Discourse?
a. He is called “another Helper,” whom Jesus would send to them from the Father.
b. The Holy Spirit’s primary task is to bear witness to himself and his work in the
Church.
c. He is the “Spirit of truth” who proceeds from the Father.
d. The world can neither
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The Gospel of John, Quiz 6

Name _________________________________________ Date _______________________

True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer

Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer.

1. In Jesus’ high priestly prayer of John 17, what or who sanctifies his people?
a. The Holy Spirit
b. The Church
c. The Word, which is the truth
d. All of the above statements are true.

2. True or False. According to Jesus, when the Spirit of truth comes, he will speak forcefully
on his own authority, revealing to us the things to come.

3. In regard to our relationship to tribulation and the world, Jesus asserts that:
a. The world will continue to ruin humankind until finally they are no more.
b. Whether one believes or not, they can experience the bright hope of his victory.
c. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer; he has overcome the
world.
d. In the world you will have tribulation, but through the church, the world is
overcome.

4. According to Jesus in John 17, this is eternal life, that we ____________________________

___________________________________________________________.

5. True or False. After his arrest, Jesus was taken to the house of the high priest and
interrogated by Caiaphas, the high priest for that year.

6. Jesus prays that those who would come to believe in him through the apostles’ word would:
_____________________________________________________.

7. Before Pilate, Jesus says that for this purpose he was born and came into the world, to:
a. Rule as the coming King of David.
b. Judge the world because of its sin, righteousness, and judgment.
c. To bear witness to the truth.
d. None of the above

8. The Spirit will convict the world of:

a. Truth, righteousness, and peace.
b. Sin, judgment, and peace.
c. Righteousness, peace, and sin.
d. Sin, righteousness, and judgment.
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9. True or False. “Apostolicity” refers to the truth that the apostles of Jesus in their experience
and teaching represent the heart and center of the Christian faith and practice.

10. The deep irony of Jesus’ trial before the high priest, according to your instructor is that:
a. Annas, not Caiaphas, was the one who interrogated Jesus in the high priest’s home.
b. Jesus is the high priest of God, in the line of Aaron and the other OT priests.
c. Jesus is the high priest of God after the order of Melchizedek.
d. Only the servant girl knew Jesus’ true identity as God’s representative Messiah.