Intermediate Bible Quiz: True or False About Easter (10 Questions and Answers)

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Ten statements to judge true or false about the Passion and resurrection of Jesus, based on the Gospel accounts.

1. Jesus sent James and Andrew to prepare the Passover meal.
   Answer: False
   Jesus sent Peter and John to prepare the Passover in a large furnished upper room (Luke 22:8-12).
2. At Gethsemane, Jesus went away from his disciples and prayed three times.
   Answer: True
   Jesus goes away and prays, then a second time, then a third time (Matthew 26:39-44).
3. Peter cut off the left ear of the high priest's servant.
   Answer: False
   Peter cut off his right ear, and the servant's name was Malchus (John 18:10).
4. Paul writes that Jesus appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time.
   Answer: True
   He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve, then to more than five hundred brothers at one time (1 Corinthians 15:5-6).
5. Pilate's wife sent word to him to condemn Jesus.
   Answer: False
   She sent word: "Have nothing to do with that righteous man" (Matthew 27:19).
6. The chief priests and Pharisees asked Pilate to have the tomb guarded.
   Answer: True
   They asked that the tomb be made secure until the third day, and Pilate said, "You have a guard" (Matthew 27:62-65).
7. Mary Magdalene at first took the risen Jesus for the gardener.
   Answer: True
   She supposed he was the gardener, until Jesus called her by name: "Mary!" (John 20:14-16).
8. The two disciples on the road to Emmaus were among the eleven apostles.
   Answer: False
   When they returned to Jerusalem, they found the eleven and those with them gathered together (Luke 24:33).
9. Thomas was not with the disciples the first time Jesus appeared to them.
   Answer: True
   Thomas was not with them when Jesus came; eight days later he was present (John 20:24-26).
10. The Gospel accounts of the resurrection mention a rabbit and Easter eggs.
    Answer: False
    The Gospels speak of an empty tomb and a living Christ, with no rabbit or eggs (Matthew 28:5-6).