Questions about the events of the Passion Week of the Lord Jesus and His resurrection
Answer 10 questions about the Passion Week of the Lord Jesus, the week when the Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. Click on the correct answer. If you answer all the questions correctly, you will receive 50 bonus points. The questions are randomly selected from a collection of questions and change if you play several times.
Where was Jesus taken after he had been seen by the High Council? (1/10)
To the High Council in the temple
To Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor and judge
To King Herod, the powerful ruler
Jesus was taken to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor and judge. He was to sentence Jesus to death.
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Why did the angel who came from heaven to the tomb on Resurrection Day roll the stone to the side? (2/10)
So that Jesus could leave the tomb.
So that people could go inside and see the empty tomb.
So that he could sit down on the stone.
The angel rolled the stone away so that people could go in and see the empty tomb. Jesus had already left the tomb beforehand.
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What did Jesus do in the Garden of Gethsemane? (3/10)
Jesus spent the night there.
Jesus talked with his disciples.
Jesus prayed.
Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Peter was in the courtyard of the high priest's house. How did he react when people asked him if he knew Jesus? (4/10)
He admitted that he knew Jesus well.
He claimed three times that he did not know Jesus.
He left the courtyard in a hurry without answering.
Peter denied Jesus three times. He claimed not to know Jesus.
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How did Pilate show that he did not want to take the blame for Jesus' death? (5/10)
He washed his hands in a bowl of water.
He set a prisoner free.
He washed his feet in a bowl of water.
He washed his hands in a bowl of water.
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What did the Jews celebrate at Passover? (6/10)
They celebrated that God had freed them from slavery in Egypt.
They celebrated a feast of thanksgiving for the harvest.
They celebrated that God had given them the land of Israel.
They celebrated that God had freed them from slavery in Egypt.
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What did a woman do with a jar full of genuine, precious nard oil? (7/10)
She broke the jar and anointed Jesus' head and feet with the oil.
She opened the jar and poured a few drops of oil on Jesus' feet.
She sold the oil and gave the money to Jesus.
She broke the jar and anointed Jesus' head and feet with the oil. The whole house smelled of the precious oil.
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How did Jesus react when the soldiers tried to capture him? (8/10)
He fled and hid in the garden.
He allowed himself to be captured by them.
He fought back and drove the soldiers away.
Jesus did not fight back. He did not flee. He allowed himself to be captured.
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Which special event marks the end of Passion Week? (9/10)
Jesus' body is buried in a cave.
Jesus rises from the dead and comes back to life.
Jesus goes back to heaven.
Jesus rises from the dead and comes back to life. He has defeated death!
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Why did the leading priests and scribes need the help of Judas to arrest Jesus? (10/10)
Judas could be a valuable witness to find a reason for Jesus' condemnation.
They wanted to arrest Jesus in an isolated place so that there would be no public riot.
Judas could convince the other disciples to leave Jesus.
Jesus had only done good. The public stood on his side. To prevent a public riot, the arrest was to go unnoticed.
