This KS3 RE quiz takes a look at Christianity and the young Jesus. Christianity teaches about Jesus through the Bible, most of which is about his life as an adult. What do we know about Jesus's life as a young boy?
Jesus's life is told through the four books of the Bible known as the Gospels, a word which means "good news". Two of these, Mark and John, begin with John the Baptist announcing Jesus's coming as the Messiah. Matthew and Luke, on the other hand, include some episodes from Jesus's childhood. Most of these are well known from Christmas narratives, such as the arrival of the Wise Men, the angels' announcement to the shepherds, and Mary and Joseph's escape to Egypt with the infant Jesus.
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Outside of the events surrounding his birth, the only episodes from Jesus's youth to appear in the Bible, in Luke's Gospel, both concern family visits to the Temple. In the first of these, Mary and Joseph present their young son at the Temple, where he is blessed and praised by a wise man named Simeon and a prophet named Anna. In the other episode Mary and Joseph discover while they are on the way home from a trip to Jerusalem that their young son has been left behind in the city. They return to find him in the Temple, debating scripture with learned men. Luke describes Jesus reminding Mary and Joseph that he is God's son.
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Which two people were waiting to see Jesus in the temple? |
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Martha and Mary |
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Peter and Paul |
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Simeon and Anna |
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Simon and Peter |
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Simeon told Mary ....... |
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of sorrow to come |
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that he would wait for the Messiah |
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that the Messiah would come soon |
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to depart in peace |
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Herod the Great ordered ....... |
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that Jesus be found |
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the death of all baby boys in Bethlehem |
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the death of the Wise Men |
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the Wise Men to stay with him |
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The Magi ....... |
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followed the angels to the stable to see the baby |
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followed the star bringing gifts for the child Jesus |
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rushed immediately to the stable to see baby Jesus |
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went to ask the shepherds the way to the child's home |
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According to the biblical account in Matthew's Gospel, Joseph took his family to Egypt ....... |
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because an angel warned him about Herod in a dream |
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because the family had heard about Herod's plan |
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because the shepherds warned him to leave Bethlehem |
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because the Wise Men warned him about Herod |
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When Herod died, Joseph moved his family ....... |
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to Jerusalem |
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to another town in Egypt |
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to Bethlehem |
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to Nazareth |
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When Jesus was 12 years old, he ....... |
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stayed in the temple for three days until his family found him |
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stayed in the temple then travelled home with friends |
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visited the temple and taught the Rabbis for five days |
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visited the temple and went home that day |
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Jesus called the temple, "my Father's house", meaning ....... |
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he is the Son of God |
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it was the home of His family |
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Joseph owned the temple |
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the Rabbi was like a father |
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According to the Luke's Gospel, the young Jesus was ....... |
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bored |
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headstrong |
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naughty |
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obedient |
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Matthew and Mark write that Jesus's family trade was ....... |
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baking |
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building |
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carpentry |
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fishing |
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Which two people were waiting to see Jesus in the temple? |
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Martha and Mary |
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Peter and Paul |
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Simeon and Anna |
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Simon and Peter |
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Simeon told Mary ....... |
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of sorrow to come |
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that he would wait for the Messiah |
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that the Messiah would come soon |
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to depart in peace |
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3.
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Herod the Great ordered ....... |
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that Jesus be found |
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the death of all baby boys in Bethlehem |
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the death of the Wise Men |
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the Wise Men to stay with him |
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4.
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The Magi ....... |
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followed the angels to the stable to see the baby |
| [x] |
followed the star bringing gifts for the child Jesus |
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rushed immediately to the stable to see baby Jesus |
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went to ask the shepherds the way to the child's home |
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According to the biblical account in Matthew's Gospel, Joseph took his family to Egypt ....... |
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| [x] |
because an angel warned him about Herod in a dream |
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because the family had heard about Herod's plan |
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because the shepherds warned him to leave Bethlehem |
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because the Wise Men warned him about Herod |
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When Herod died, Joseph moved his family ....... |
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to Jerusalem |
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to another town in Egypt |
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to Bethlehem |
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to Nazareth |
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7.
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When Jesus was 12 years old, he ....... |
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| [x] |
stayed in the temple for three days until his family found him |
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stayed in the temple then travelled home with friends |
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visited the temple and taught the Rabbis for five days |
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visited the temple and went home that day |
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8.
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Jesus called the temple, "my Father's house", meaning ....... |
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| [x] |
he is the Son of God |
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it was the home of His family |
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Joseph owned the temple |
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the Rabbi was like a father |
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9.
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According to the Luke's Gospel, the young Jesus was ....... |
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bored |
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headstrong |
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naughty |
| [x] |
obedient |
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10.
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Matthew and Mark write that Jesus's family trade was ....... |
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baking |
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building |
| [x] |
carpentry |
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fishing |
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