Mid-Term Exam
St. John’s Gospel 1-3

1. What did Jesus say to Nicodemus is necessary for salvation?
a. born of water

b. born of Spirit
c. born of water and Spirit

d. faith in Him

2. In a nutshell, how is eternal salvation possible?
a. through our good works
b. through being a member of your local church
c. through believing in Jesus’ death and resurrection
d. through following one’s conscience

3. The wedding feast at Cana (John 2:1-12)
a. is the first of seven signs mentioned in John’s gospel.
b. contains the last words of Mary in the NT– “Do whatever He tells you.”
c. recalls the first plague in the time of Moses
d. anticipates transubstantiation of Jesus’ blood into wine in the Eucharist
e. all of the above

4. According to John’s gospel , Jesus tells us that the opposite of believing is
a. being an atheist.

b. denying Jesus.
c. disobeying.

d. seeing.

5. Which of the symbols of the four gospels, provided in Ezekial 1:10 and Rev. 4:7, represents John?
a. eagle

b. lamb

c. lion

d. dove

6.Who was the 1st evangelist according to John 1-3
a. St. Peter

b. St. Paul

c. St. Andrew

d. St. Mark

7. When was St. John’s Gospel written?
a. 40-60 AD

b. 60-100 AD

c. 110-150 AD

d. 300-350 AD

8. How many parables did John use in this Gospel?
a. 0 b. 7 c. 12 d. 22

9. Why was Jesus always at odds with Pharisees?
a. Because they didn’t believe

b. Because they standed for the Temple
c. Because they hated Jesus

d. Because they were hypocrits

10. Jesus is
a. created by God.
b. adopted by God at baptism.
c. with God from the beginning.
d. God became Jesus at his birth.

11. An example of Chiastic structure is:
a. ABCABC

b. ABCCBA

c. AABBAABB

d. none of above

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