Intermediate Bible Quiz: The Seven "I Am" Sayings of Jesus (10 Questions and Answers)

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Ten questions on the setting of Jesus' "I am" sayings in John's Gospel: who is speaking, where, and after which sign.

1. Which disciple points Jesus to the boy with five barley loaves and two fish?
   Answer: Andrew
   Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, mentions the boy with five barley loaves and two fish (John 6:8-9).
2. How many baskets of leftovers are gathered after the feeding of the five thousand men?
   Answer: Twelve baskets
   The disciples fill twelve baskets with the pieces left over from the five barley loaves (John 6:13).
3. Where does Jesus give his teaching on the bread of life?
   Answer: In the synagogue at Capernaum
   After saying "I am the bread of life," Jesus was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum (John 6:35 and 6:59).
4. Where is Jesus teaching when he declares, "I am the light of the world"?
   Answer: In the temple, at the treasury
   He was teaching in the temple, at the place of the treasury, and no one seized him (John 8:12 and 8:20).
5. In the parable of the door and the shepherd, who runs away when he sees the wolf coming?
   Answer: The hired hand
   The hired hand, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and flees (John 10:12).
6. Which feast was being celebrated in Jerusalem when the Jews gathered around Jesus in Solomon's portico?
   Answer: The Feast of Dedication
   It was the Feast of Dedication, and it was winter; Jesus was walking in Solomon's portico (John 10:22-23).
7. To whom does Jesus say, "I am the resurrection and the life"?
   Answer: To Martha
   Martha went to meet him, and it is to her that Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life" (John 11:20-25).
8. Which disciple says, "Lord, we do not know where you are going"?
   Answer: Thomas
   Thomas says they do not know where Jesus is going, and Jesus answers, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:5-6).
9. In the picture of the vine and the branches, who is the vinedresser?
   Answer: The Father
   Jesus says, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser" (John 15:1).
10. Where does Moses hear God say, "I am who I am"?
    Answer: At Horeb, the mountain of God
    Moses is at Horeb when God calls him from the bush and says, "I am who I am" (Exodus 3:1 and 3:14).