1. Although all four of the gospels talk about the same person, they have different points of view and sometimes give different information. Matthew starts his gospel with the geneology of Jesus. Luke starts with the story of the birth of John the Baptist, Jesus's cousin. The gospel of John begins with a description of one of the names of Jesus. What did Mark start his account with? A quote from Psalm 63 and Jesus as a grown man A quote from Romans 1:3-4 and a description of Jesus as the fulfillment of God's plan A quote from Colossians 2:15 and a description of Jesus's resurrection A quote from Isaiah 40:3 and John the Baptist as a grown man

2. What was the first recorded miracle in Mark 1:23-26? Jesus heals a paralyzed man Jesus feeds five thousand men Jesus calms a storm Jesus commands an unclean spirit to come out of a man

3. In one instance, unclean spirits make a request before they leave a man. What did they ask? To come back into the man later To go to another area of the country To go into a nearby flock of birds To go into a nearby herd of pigs

4. When Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the grave, an angel came and rolled away the stone that sealed the grave. What did the guards do? They helped the angel. That stone was heavy! The guards shook with fear and became like dead men. They pushed the stone back into place. They helped the women put more spices on the body. Whew! What a smell

5. Who were the first two men Jesus called to be his disciples? Thomas and Judas James and John Simon and Andrew Matthew and Philip

6. Simon and Andrew were fisherman. According to Mark, what were they doing when Jesus first came by? They were fixing their boat They were casting a net into the sea They were sorting their catch They were mending their nets

7. A woman who had been sick for twelve years came to Jesus for help. What was wrong with her? She was unable to speak She had a withered hand She had a hemorrhage She was blind

8. Jesus shows his mastery over water in Mark 6:47-51. What did he do? He parted the water and walked on the bottom He walked on the water to the disciple's boat He rode a wave to the disciple's boat He made the water bring the disciple's boat back to pick him up

9. In chapter 9 of Mark, the transfiguration of Jesus is described. Who appeared during that time? Elijah and Elisha Isaiah and Jeremiah Moses and Aaron Elijah and Moses

10. After the transfiguration, Jesus along with Peter, James and John came down to find that the other disciples had failed at a task. What had they tried to do? Heal a blind man Raise a girl from the dead Heal a paralyzed man Cast a spirit out of a boy