Mark Bible Quiz

Answer: B. Tax collector

Mark 2:14 - 'As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector's booth. Follow me, Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.'

Answer: D. To prove Jesus is the Messiah

Mark 1:1 states that the Gospel is about Jesus Christ, the Son of God, affirming His identity as the Messiah.

Answer: B. Put his fingers in the man's ears and touched his tongue with saliva

Mark 7:33 - 'After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue.'

Answer: B. Went off to a solitary place to pray

Mark 1:35 - 'Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.'

Answer: B. Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all

Mark 10:44 - 'And whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.'

Answer: C. The baptism of Jesus

Mark 1:9-11 describes Jesus’ baptism by John as the start of His public ministry.

Answer: C. What God has joined together, let no one separate

Mark 10:9 - 'Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.'

Answer: B. Galilee

Most of Jesus' ministry in Mark takes place around Galilee, especially Capernaum (Mark 1:21).

Answer: B. The King of the Jews

Mark 15:26 - 'The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.'

Answer: C. When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage

Mark 12:25 - 'When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.'

Answer: B. Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will

Mark 14:36 - 'Abba, Father, he said, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.'

Answer: D. It cannot stand

Mark 3:24 - 'If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.'

Answer: A. It involves selling possessions and following Him

Jesus teaches that discipleship requires giving up everything, including possessions, to follow Him (Mark 10:21-22).

Answer: D. The Son of Man must suffer many things and be killed and after three days rise again

Mark 8:31 - 'He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.'

Answer: C. Because they knew who he was

Mark 1:34 - 'And Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.'

Answer: B. The time has come. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news

Mark 1:15 - 'The time has come, he said. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!'

Answer: A. Disciples must remain faithful and watchful through persecution and trials until Christ returns

Mark 13 teaches that disciples will face persecution and trials but must remain faithful and watchful, trusting in God's ultimate victory and Christ's return.

Answer: B. Jesus proves his authority to forgive sins by demonstrating power over physical affliction

Mark 2:10-11 - Jesus heals the paralytic to prove 'that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,' demonstrating divine prerogative through visible miracle.

Answer: A. To proclaim Jesus as the Son of God and the beginning of the good news

Mark 1:1 - 'The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God' establishes Jesus' divine identity and Mark's purpose to proclaim the gospel.

Answer: A. It marks the shift from revealing Jesus' identity to teaching about suffering discipleship

Mark 8:29-31 - Peter's confession 'You are the Messiah' marks the turning point where Jesus begins teaching about his suffering and the cost of discipleship.