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The Apostle John

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The Apostle John game quiz
"St. John, one of the twelve Apostles, became one of the most influential writers in the Christian faith. Here is a quiz about his life. Hope you enjoy. Thanks. (Citations are from the Douay-Rheims Bible.)"

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1. Traditionally, who were John's parents?
    Joachim and Anna
    Hilarius and Quieta
    Clotilda and Clovis
    Zebedee and Salome


2. Before they met Jesus, in what trade were John and his brother James employed?
    They were farmers
    They were bakers
    They sold cloth
    They were fishermen


3. John and his brother answered Jesus' call to follow him. In the gospel of Mark, which was the first major city in which they stopped?
    Safed
    Tel Aviv
    Capernaum
    Lod


4. John, along with Peter and James, was present when Jesus performed a miracle. The story is related in Mark 5. Which of the following miracles was it?
    Jesus healed a man who had been injured in a fall
    Jesus made a mute boy able to speak
    Jesus raised the daughter of Jairus from the dead
    Jesus drove spirits out of a woman


5. John was present at the Transfiguration.
    True
    False


6. When Jesus went to pray in the garden of Gethsemane, he was accompanied by James, John and Peter. The hour was late. What happened to the disciples?
    They got sick
    They got hungry and started to eat
    They were attacked by a badger
    They fell asleep


7. In Christ's dying agony on the Cross, he commended someone to the care of John. Who was it?
    Andrew
    Mary
    Joseph
    An orphan


8. In the First Century, Christians were often subject to persecution. What torture did John endure at the orders of the Roman emperor Domitian?
    Hanging by his feet
    Beatings with a mace
    Stretching on the wheel
    Boiling in oil


9. John spent many years in Jerusalem. Later, he traveled and preached the Gospel throughout Asia Minor. The last years of his life were spent in what city?
    Damascus
    Yerevan
    Riyadh
    Ephesus


10. Which of these epithets has *not* traditionally been used to refer to St. John?
    St. John the Theologian
    St. John the Revelator
    St. John the Editor
    St. John the Divine


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Compiled Jun 28 12