Q 01/05

For how many pieces of silver did Judas agree to betray Jesus, according to Matthew?

A) 30

B) 40

C) 50

D) 100

Answer · why

A) 30

Mark also says he was paid, but only Matthew gives the amount.

Q 02/05

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

A) He shouted his name

B) He pointed with a torch

C) He kissed him on the cheek

D) He handed him a scroll

Answer · why

C) He kissed him on the cheek

The gospels' Greek verb, kataphileo, implies an emphatic, ostentatious kiss.

Q 03/05

In which garden was Jesus arrested after Judas's kiss?

A) Eden

B) Gethsemane

C) Bethany

D) The Garden of Olives

Answer · why

B) Gethsemane

The kiss came after the Last Supper and led directly to the arrest by the Sanhedrin's police.

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

Mark and Matthew instead frame the betrayal as done in exchange for payment.

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 first tried to return the silver to the priests, who refused it as blood money.