Simon of Cyrene Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.From what city was Simon?
- A. Cyrene
- B. Jerusalem
- C. Damascus
- D. Bethlehem
2.What did the soldiers compel Simon to do?
- A. Bear his cross
- B. Carry a sword
- C. Lead a horse
- D. Open the gate
3.From where was Simon coming when he was compelled?
- A. Out of the country
- B. Out of the temple
- C. Out of the marketplace
- D. Out of his home
4.Who were Simon's two sons (mentioned by Mark)?
- A. Alexander and Rufus
- B. James and John
- C. Peter and Andrew
- D. Philip and Bartholomew
5.Where did Simon carry the cross?
- A. After Jesus
- B. Before Jesus
- C. Beside Jesus
- D. Away from Jesus
6.What did Jesus say about His own cross-bearing?
- A. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me
- B. I bear it alone
- C. Send another
- D. Wait for me
7.Where is Cyrene located?
- A. In North Africa (modern Libya)
- B. In Galilee
- C. In Italy
- D. In Asia Minor
8.What feast was being kept when Simon bore the cross?
- A. The Passover
- B. Pentecost
- C. Tabernacles
- D. Trumpets
9.What does Mark imply about Simon's family being known to his readers?
- A. Alexander and Rufus must have been known among the early Christians
- B. They were strangers
- C. They were unbelievers
- D. They were dead
10.What was Golgotha, where Simon brought the cross?
- A. The place of a skull
- B. A great mountain
- C. A garden
- D. A field
Answer Key
1.A. Cyrene — Matthew 27:32 (KJV)
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. (Matthew 27:32)
2.A. Bear his cross — Matthew 27:32 (KJV)
...him they compelled to bear his cross. (Matthew 27:32)
3.A. Out of the country — Mark 15:21 (KJV)
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (Mark 15:21)
4.A. Alexander and Rufus — Mark 15:21 (KJV)
...the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (Mark 15:21)
5.A. After Jesus — Luke 23:26 (KJV)
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. (Luke 23:26)
6.A. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me — Matthew 16:24 (KJV)
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Matthew 16:24)
7.A. In North Africa (modern Libya) — Matthew 27:32 (KJV)
Cyrene was a Greek city in North Africa (modern eastern Libya), home to a sizable Jewish community. Simon was likely a pilgrim attending Passover.
8.A. The Passover — Mark 15:21 (KJV)
Now upon the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover... (Mark 14:12) — Simon was likely in Jerusalem to keep Passover.
9.A. Alexander and Rufus must have been known among the early Christians — Mark 15:21 (KJV)
Mark names Alexander and Rufus (Mark 15:21) presuming they were familiar to his Roman readers — possibly the same Rufus Paul greets in Romans 16:13.
10.A. The place of a skull — Mark 15:22 (KJV)
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. (Mark 15:22)