Test Bank for The New Testament: A Student’s Introduction, 9th Edition Stephen Harris

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Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Despite tradition, the author of the Gospel of Mark is anonymous.

⊚ true
⊚ false

2) Parousia is a Greek word that describes the persecution and martyrdom of Peter.

⊚ true
⊚ false

3) Mark did not consult any of Jesus' associates (some of whom were undoubtedly still
alive) in writing his Gospel.

⊚ true
⊚ false

4) The Gospel of Mark does not refer to the virginal conception or birth.

⊚ true
⊚ false

5) The Gospel of Mark does not include any reference to Jesus exorcising demons.

⊚ true
⊚ false

6) In a particularly controversial passage, Mark claims that Jesus used parables to prevent
the public from understanding his message.

⊚ true
⊚ false

7) Mark's account of the Last Supper differs greatly from Paul's earlier description.

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 ⊚ true
⊚ false

8) Mark is the only Gospel writer who portrays Jesus as explicitly accepting a messianic
identity at his trial before the Sanhedrin.

⊚ true
⊚ false

9) The Markan depiction and the historical depiction of Pilate are practically identical.

⊚ true
⊚ false

10) Jesus was taken to Golgotha outside Jerusalem and was crucified between two criminals.

⊚ true
⊚ false

11) Unhappy with the open-ended finality of Mark's Gospel, later editors added to the story
to make it more consistent with Matthew and Luke.

⊚ true
⊚ false

12) As Son of Man, the Markan Jesus assumes the authority to prescribe revolutionary
changes in Jewish Law and custom.

⊚ true
⊚ false

13) Mark's treatment of Jesus' associates and family clearly stems from his wish to
disassociate from the Jerusalem community.

⊚ true
⊚ false

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14) The audience for which Mark was writing was generally comprised of Jews in Jerusalem.

⊚ true
⊚ false

15) In Mark's eschatological vision, the horror of Jesus' agony is transformed by God's
intervention to raise his son in glory.

⊚ true
⊚ false

MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
16) The focus of the Gospel of Mark is _____.

A) Jesus' teachings
B) Jesus' life story
C) Jesus' actions
D) Jesus' relationship to God

17) The oldest surviving reference to Mark's authorship of the Gospel comes from _____.

A) Josephus
B) Eleazar
C) Simon of Cyrene
D) Papias

18) Traditional belief describes the author of the Gospel of Mark as John Mark, _____.

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 A) one of the earliest Evangelists to travel to Greek-speaking lands
B) traveling companion of Paul and "interpreter" for Peter in Rome
C) not an apostle but an eyewitness to at least one account of Jesus' preaching
D) half-brother of Paul of Tarsus

19) Before leaving _____, Jesus made the first of three Passion predictions, warning his
uncomprehending disciples that he would go to Jerusalem only to suffer humiliation and death.

A) Caesarea Philippi
B) Antioch
C) Nazareth
D) the Mount of Olives

20) Mark implied that Jesus' family members _____.

A) attempted to undermine his ministry

B) attempted to protect him from outside forces as much as possible
C) strove to preserve his memory after his death
D) were often the only people who recognized his divinity early in his life

21) In Mark's Gospel, the only person who recognized the significance of Jesus' death was
_____.

A) Mary
B) an unnamed Roman soldier
C) Peter
D) James

22) The first half of Mark's narrative of Jesus' life takes place in _____.

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 A) Samaria
B) Jerusalem
C) Judea
D) Galilee

23) Mark's Gospel is _____.

A) clearly divided north-south and includes only a single trip to Jerusalem

B) clearly divided east-west and includes several trips to Jerusalem
C) almost exclusively focused on Jesus' life in Galilee
D) apparently the Gospel most faithful to the chronology of Jesus' actual life

24) Significantly, Mark introduced Jesus in his narrative _____.

A) in Bethlehem
B) at the Jordan River
C) on the road to Damascus
D) on the Plain of Gennesaret in Galilee

25) The term eschaton means _____.

A) Jesus' title as the eldest son of the household

B) the list of miracles Mark attributed to Jesus
C) the end of history as we know it
D) the period in which Jesus suffered on the cross

26) In Mark's version of the Transfiguration, the disciples see Jesus transformed and seated
beside _____.

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 A) Moses and Elijah
B) Moses and David
C) Solomon and Isaac
D) Solomon and David

27) The most important event in Mark's Gospel is _____.

A) Jesus' trial before the Sanhedrin

B) Jesus' birth
C) the Crucifixion
D) the Transfiguration

28) It is likely that the appearance of devils and demonic possession, as well as the dualism
of the universe found in Jewish literature, has its roots in _____.

A) Indian Hinduism
B) Persian Zoroastrianism
C) Chinese Buddhism
D) Celtic paganism

29) The narrative technique frequently used by Mark, in which one story is inserted inside
another, is called _____.

A) parable
B) simile
C) intercalation
D) allegory

30) The "messianic secret" refers to _____.

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 A) the knowledge that Jesus was the messiah, which only Peter recognized at the close
of the Galilean campaign
B) Jesus' reluctance to have news of his miracles spread
C) the fact that Gentiles were more receptive to Jesus' message than Jews
D) the fact that most of Jesus' disciples' identities remained secret during his lifetime

31) In Mark's Gospel, Jesus' longest speech addressed the topic of _____.

A) the imminent destruction of Jerusalem

B) moneylenders in the temple
C) his disciples' betrayal
D) the necessity of his suffering and death

32) Which Roman prefect focused on Jesus' reputed political crime of seditiously claiming to
be the Jewish king?

A) Philip
B) Herod Antipas
C) Caiaphas
D) Pontius Pilate

33) What phrase does Mark use to describe Jesus' three essential roles?

A) Son of Man
B) Son of God
C) Messiah
D) Son of the Father

34) Mark's Gospel was composed _____.

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 A) during Jesus' lifetime
B) immediately following Jesus' death, about 35 CE
C) about 66-70 CE, during the Jewish Revolt against Rome
D) at least ten generations after Jesus' death

35) Mark's sources were primarily _____.

A) oral traditions
B) written collections of parables
C) compilations of apocalyptic prophecies
D) older accounts of Jesus' arrest, trial, and execution

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Answer Key

Test name: Testament 7

1) TRUE
2) FALSE
3) TRUE
4) TRUE
5) FALSE
6) TRUE
7) FALSE
8) TRUE
9) FALSE
10) TRUE
11) TRUE
12) TRUE
13) FALSE
14) FALSE
15) TRUE
16) C
17) D
18) B
19) A
20) A
21) B
22) D
23) A
24) B
25) C
26) A

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Test Bank for The New Testament: A Student’s Introduction, 9th Edition Stephen Harris

27) C
28) B
29) C
30) B
31) A
32) D
33) A
34) C
35) A

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