John the Apostle Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.Who was John's father?
- A. Jonas
- B. Zebedee ✓
- C. Alphaeus
- D. Zacharias
Answer: Zebedee
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother.
Q2.Who was John's brother, also an apostle?
- A. Andrew
- B. James ✓
- C. Peter
- D. Philip
Answer: James
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother.
Q3.What name did Jesus give James and John?
- A. Sons of consolation
- B. Boanerges — sons of thunder ✓
- C. Sons of light
- D. Cephas
Answer: Boanerges — sons of thunder
He surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder.
Q4.How does John's gospel describe him?
- A. The chief apostle
- B. The disciple whom Jesus loved ✓
- C. The beloved physician
- D. The seer
Answer: The disciple whom Jesus loved
There was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
Q5.To whom did Jesus from the cross commit His mother?
- A. Peter
- B. John ✓
- C. James
- D. Joseph of Arimathaea
Answer: John
He saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!
Q6.Who outran Peter to the empty tomb?
- A. Mary Magdalene
- B. The other disciple (John) ✓
- C. James
- D. Cleopas
Answer: The other disciple (John)
And the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
Q7.On what isle did John receive the Revelation?
- A. Cyprus
- B. Patmos ✓
- C. Crete
- D. Malta
Answer: Patmos
I John… was in the isle that is called Patmos.
Q8.How does John's gospel open?
- A. In the beginning God…
- B. In the beginning was the Word ✓
- C. The book of the generation of Jesus
- D. Forasmuch as many…
Answer: In the beginning was the Word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Q9.What well-known verse on God's love did John record?
- A. Romans 5:8
- B. John 3:16 ✓
- C. 1 John 4:8
- D. John 14:6
Answer: John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.
Q10.How does 1 John define God?
- A. God is a spirit
- B. God is love ✓
- C. God is a consuming fire
- D. God is light only
Answer: God is love
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.