Q 01/05

At the Last Supper, what does Jesus hand to Judas to single him out as the betrayer?

A) A cup of wine

B) A piece of bread

C) A basin of water

D) A purse of coins

Answer · why

B) A piece of bread

A piece of bread, dipped in the dish: 'What you do, do quickly,' Jesus tells him, and nobody else at the table grasps why Judas then walks out into th...

Q 02/05

How did Judas identify Jesus to the armed crowd that came to arrest him?

A) He called out his name

B) He pointed a torch at him

C) He greeted him with a kiss

D) He handed him a scroll

Answer · why

C) He greeted him with a kiss

He greeted him with a kiss, the signal agreed in advance; the Greek verb in Matthew and Mark implies a warm, fervent one, not a formal peck.

Q 03/05

Where was Jesus arrested after Judas led the guards to him?

A) Golgotha

B) Gethsemane

C) Bethany

D) Bethesda

Answer · why

B) Gethsemane

Gethsemane was a place Jesus often went with his disciples, which is how Judas knew where to bring the guards that night.

Q 04/05

Which two gospels suggest that Judas was possessed by Satan when he betrayed Jesus?

A) Mark and John

B) Matthew and Luke

C) Matthew and Mark

D) Luke and John

Answer · why

D) Luke and John

Luke and John: Luke has Satan enter Judas before he bargains with the priests, John at the supper table itself, while Mark and Matthew speak only of m...

Q 05/05

According to Matthew, how did Judas die?

A) He hanged himself

B) He fell headlong and burst open

C) He was crucified

D) He was stoned

Answer · why

A) He hanged himself

He hanged himself, Matthew says, after confessing 'I have sinned' to the priests and hearing only 'What is that to us? You see to it.'