Mark 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.Whose voice is heard 'crying in the wilderness' in Mark 1?
- A. Elijah
- B. John the Baptist ✓
- C. Isaiah
- D. Jesus
Answer: John the Baptist
John did baptize in the wilderness.
Q2.Who were the first two disciples Jesus called in Mark?
- A. James and John
- B. Simon and Andrew ✓
- C. Peter and Philip
- D. Thomas and Matthew
Answer: Simon and Andrew
He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea.
Q3.What did the friends do to bring a paralyzed man to Jesus?
- A. Carried him to the synagogue
- B. Lowered him through the roof ✓
- C. Sent a messenger
- D. Met him on the road
Answer: Lowered him through the roof
When they had broken it up, they let down the bed.
Q4.How did Jesus calm the storm?
- A. He sang
- B. He rebuked the wind: Peace, be still ✓
- C. He raised his hands
- D. He prayed silently
Answer: He rebuked the wind: Peace, be still
Peace, be still. And the wind ceased.
Q5.From whom did Jesus cast 'Legion' of demons?
- A. A child
- B. A blind man
- C. The Gadarene man ✓
- D. A woman
Answer: The Gadarene man
He answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Q6.How many baskets remained after feeding the 5,000 in Mark?
- A. 5
- B. 7
- C. 10
- D. 12 ✓
Answer: 12
They took up twelve baskets full of the fragments.
Q7.Whose mother-in-law did Jesus heal of a fever?
- A. John's
- B. Andrew's
- C. Simon's (Peter's) ✓
- D. James'
Answer: Simon's (Peter's)
Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever.
Q8.Mark is the ___ Gospel by length.
- A. longest
- B. second longest
- C. second shortest
- D. shortest ✓
Answer: shortest
Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels.
Q9.What two great commandments did Jesus give in Mark 12?
- A. Love God; love your neighbour ✓
- B. Pray; fast
- C. Believe; be baptized
- D. Watch; pray
Answer: Love God; love your neighbour
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God… love thy neighbour as thyself.
Q10.Who carried Jesus' cross?
- A. Joseph of Arimathaea
- B. Simon of Cyrene ✓
- C. John
- D. Nicodemus
Answer: Simon of Cyrene
They compel one Simon a Cyrenian… to bear his cross.