Parable of the Mustard Seed Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.To what did Jesus liken the kingdom of heaven in this parable?
- A. A pearl
- B. A grain of mustard seed
- C. A lamp
- D. A vine
2.Who took and sowed the seed?
- A. A king
- B. A man
- C. A servant
- D. A child
3.How is the mustard seed described in size?
- A. Smallest of all seeds
- B. Like a pebble
- C. Like a barley grain
- D. Like dust
4.What does it become when grown?
- A. A flower
- B. The greatest among herbs, a tree
- C. A vine
- D. A bush
5.Who come to lodge in its branches?
- A. Bees
- B. The birds of the air
- C. Sheep
- D. Children
6.What parable did Jesus speak next, also of the kingdom?
- A. The pearl
- B. The leaven
- C. The lost sheep
- D. The talents
7.In how many measures of meal did the woman hide the leaven?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Five
- D. Seven
8.What does the mustard seed teach about small beginnings?
- A. They are useless
- B. They grow to great influence
- C. They must be many
- D. They die quickly
9.Jesus said faith as a mustard seed can do what?
- A. Heal the sick
- B. Remove a mountain
- C. Calm the sea
- D. Feed the hungry
10.In which Gospels is the parable of the mustard seed recorded?
- A. Matthew only
- B. Matthew, Mark, and Luke
- C. John only
- D. All four Gospels
Answer Key
1.B. A grain of mustard seed — Matthew 13:31 (KJV)
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed.
2.B. A man — Matthew 13:31 (KJV)
Which a man took, and sowed in his field.
3.A. Smallest of all seeds — Matthew 13:32 (KJV)
Which indeed is the least of all seeds.
4.B. The greatest among herbs, a tree — Matthew 13:32 (KJV)
It is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree.
5.B. The birds of the air — Matthew 13:32 (KJV)
So that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches.
6.B. The leaven — Matthew 13:33 (KJV)
The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven.
7.B. Three — Matthew 13:33 (KJV)
Which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal.
8.B. They grow to great influence — Matthew 13 (KJV)
The kingdom grows from small beginnings to global reach.
9.B. Remove a mountain — Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
Ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove.
10.B. Matthew, Mark, and Luke — Mark 4:31 (KJV)
It is found in Matthew 13, Mark 4, and Luke 13.