Q 01/05

In The Passion of the Christ, what do the guards force onto Jesus's head after the scourging?

A) A crown of thorns

B) A laurel wreath

C) A crown of reeds

D) A linen hood

Answer · why

A) A crown of thorns

A crown of thorns, a jibe at the charge that he called himself a king: in Matthew's Gospel his tormentors kneel in front of him and hail him as 'king ...

Q 02/05

Who plays Jesus in The Passion of the Christ?

A) Christian Bale

B) Joaquin Phoenix

C) Jim Caviezel

D) Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Answer · why

C) Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel. He says Mel Gibson phoned after offering him the part to warn that he might never work in Hollywood again if he took it.

Q 03/05

Which Italian actress plays Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ?

A) Sophia Loren

B) Monica Bellucci

C) Asia Argento

D) Valeria Golino

Answer · why

B) Monica Bellucci

Monica Bellucci. Her Magdalene is shown as the woman Jesus saved from stoning, though the Gospels never say the two were the same person.

Q 04/05

In The Passion of the Christ, Mary quotes which Jewish ritual?

A) Yom Kippur service

B) Passover Seder

C) Sabbath blessing

D) Kaddish

Answer · why

B) Passover Seder

Passover Seder. Maia Morgenstern, who plays Mary, suggested the line: sensing that her son is in danger, Mary asks why this night is different from ev...

Q 05/05

What span of time does The Passion of the Christ mainly cover?

A) His three years of ministry

B) The week before Easter

C) The forty days after Easter

D) Jesus's final twelve hours

Answer · why

D) Jesus's final twelve hours

Jesus's final twelve hours. Earlier moments, such as his boyhood with Mary, arrive only as brief flashbacks, some of them cut into the crucifixion its...