Q 01/05

The word 'apostle' comes from a Greek term originally meaning what?

A) Messenger

B) Fisherman

C) Student

D) Witness

Answer · why

A) Messenger

Apóstolos combines 'from' and 'I send'; it carries a stronger sense of 'delegate' than plain messenger.

Q 02/05

How many of the Twelve did Jesus send out in the Great Commission after the resurrection?

A) Seventy

B) Eleven

C) Twelve

D) Ten

Answer · why

B) Eleven

Judas Iscariot had died by then; Matthias was later chosen by lot to restore the number.

Q 03/05

According to Mark 6, how did Jesus first send the Twelve out to the towns of Galilee?

A) All together

B) In three groups of four

C) In pairs

D) One by one

Answer · why

C) In pairs

They were told to take only a staff, wear sandals and not carry bread, bag or money.

Q 04/05

What were the Twelve told to do if a town rejected them?

A) Curse the town gates

B) Fast for three days

C) Leave a staff at the gate

D) Shake the dust off their feet

Answer · why

D) Shake the dust off their feet

Some scholars read the gesture as a contemptuous threat; they were also told to take no bread, bag or money.

Q 05/05

Which disciple does the Eastern Orthodox Church honour as Protokletos, 'the first called'?

A) Andrew

B) Peter

C) John

D) Philip

Answer · why

A) Andrew

In John's Gospel he was a follower of John the Baptist who heard him call Jesus the Lamb of God and then fetched his brother.