[d] 1. The gospel of Mark reports that the family of Jesus thought he was ____________ .

A. The Son of Man B. The Son of God C. A prophet D. Out of his mind

[c] 2. Jesus says in the gospel of Mark that ____________ are his family.

A. Gentiles and Jews B. The disciples C. Those who do the will of God

[b] 3. Jesus tells his disciples that they have ____________ .

A. Great wisdom B. No faith C. Great faith

[a] 4. Legion is a ________ word.

A. Latin B. Greek C. Hebrew D. Aramaic

[c] 5. In the gospel of Mark, Jesus tells the man he healed from the Decapolis to _______ .

A. Keep his healing a secret B. To become a disciple C. To share his story with his friends

[a] 6. The author of the gospel of Mark uses __________ of putting one story within another.

A. A literary technique B. A journalistic approach C. An historical approach

[e] 7. The gospel of Mark reports that some of Jesus' contemporaries thought he was ________ .

A. Elijah B. John the Baptist C. The Lord D. The Messiah E. All of these are correct

[b] 8. The stories of feeding the 5000 and walking on water show ________ the disciples.

A. The faith of B. The lack of faith of C. The courage of

[c] 9. Jesus accuses the Scribes and Pharisees of __________ .

A. Keeping Jewish law B. Being too ascetic C. Hypocrisy

[c] 10. The statement in the gospel of Mark that all foods are clean seems to represent ______ .

A. The word of God B. The words of Jesus C. The teaching of the Gentile church

[b] 11. In the gospel of Mark the ministry of Jesus to the Gentiles probably is __________ .

A. Historical fact B. The self-understanding of a Gentile church C. The author's lie

[c] 12. In the story of the gospel of Mark, Peter represents __________ .

A. The Jewish community B. The faith of the gospel author C. The reader (us)

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