Gospel of Matthew Test #1 Review
Matthew Ch. 1-7
Multiple Choice (20 questions, 2 points each)
• The Gospel of Matthew is one of three ________________ Gospels.
• The Gospel of Matthew contains most of the content of the Gospel of _______________.
• The literary styles of the Book of Matthew are narrative and ________________.
• _________________ is the person at the center of the Gospel of Matthew.
• Know the major people in Jesus’s geneology (family history).
• The audience of the Gospel of Matthew is a Jewish-Christian audience who were challenged to welcome _______________.
• Matthew uses references to the Old Testament as a ___________________ device.
• The infancy narrative in Matthew 1:18025 and 2:1-23 identifies Jesus as _________________ taken from the Book of Isaiah.
• In Matthew 2:1-23, the Gentiles recognize Jesus’s rule and therefore strikes fear into the heart of King ___________________.
• The Temptation story shows that Jesus seeks no _____________ for himself.
• The ________________________ are the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount that state who will be blessed in the Kingdom of God.
• Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to _______________ the law or the prophets but to _______________.”
• Jesus challenges his disciples to be salt and ________________.
• Jesus teaches the ______________’s prayer to his disciples.
• Matthew 6: 19-34 can be summarized as “do not worry about _____________ possessions, for God will provide.
• The splinter and wooden beam parable’s message is to (judge/not judge) others.
• Jesus teaches that if you ______ and it will be given to you , ________ and your will find, _____________ and the door will be opened to you.
• Jesus says. “Enter through the ______________ gate, […] those who find it are few.”
• Jesus uses the parable of the good tree bearing fruit and the bad tree that does not bear fruit to tell about ________________ prophets.
• If you have listen to the words of Jesus, your foundations will be like that built on ____________.
Short Answer (5 questions, 2 points each)
• What is the importance of Matthew referring back to the Old Testaments, for example, when he quotes the prophet Isaiah?
• How does the temptation story show the writing style of discourse and the use of conflict?
• Who does Jesus first approach in Capernaum to call upon as his first disciples? What is their profession?
• What are some of the works that Jesus does early in his ministry?
• Choose one teaching from Matthew 5:17-46 to Matthew 7:1-28. Discuss what was the teaching (“You have heard it said”) and how Jesus expanded upon that teaching. (Ex. Teaching about anger, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, almsgiving, prayer, and fasting)
Extra Credit – If students answer the five short answer questions, with the Chapter and Verse numbers from the Book of Matthew, then they will receive 10/100 extra points.
Matthew Ch. 1-7
Multiple Choice (20 questions, 2 points each)
• The Gospel of Matthew is one of three ________________ Gospels.
• The Gospel of Matthew contains most of the content of the Gospel of _______________.
• The literary styles of the Book of Matthew are narrative and ________________.
• _________________ is the person at the center of the Gospel of Matthew.
• Know the major people in Jesus’s geneology (family history).
• The audience of the Gospel of Matthew is a Jewish-Christian audience who were challenged to welcome _______________.
• Matthew uses references to the Old Testament as a ___________________ device.
• The infancy narrative in Matthew 1:18025 and 2:1-23 identifies Jesus as _________________ taken from the Book of Isaiah.
• In Matthew 2:1-23, the Gentiles recognize Jesus’s rule and therefore strikes fear into the heart of King ___________________.
• The Temptation story shows that Jesus seeks no _____________ for himself.
• The ________________________ are the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount that state who will be blessed in the Kingdom of God.
• Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to _______________ the law or the prophets but to _______________.”
• Jesus challenges his disciples to be salt and ________________.
• Jesus teaches the ______________’s prayer to his disciples.
• Matthew 6: 19-34 can be summarized as “do not worry about _____________ possessions, for God will provide.
• The splinter and wooden beam parable’s message is to (judge/not judge) others.
• Jesus teaches that if you ______ and it will be given to you , ________ and your will find, _____________ and the door will be opened to you.
• Jesus says. “Enter through the ______________ gate, […] those who find it are few.”
• Jesus uses the parable of the good tree bearing fruit and the bad tree that does not bear fruit to tell about ________________ prophets.
• If you have listen to the words of Jesus, your foundations will be like that built on ____________.
Short Answer (5 questions, 2 points each)
• What is the importance of Matthew referring back to the Old Testaments, for example, when he quotes the prophet Isaiah?
• How does the temptation story show the writing style of discourse and the use of conflict?
• Who does Jesus first approach in Capernaum to call upon as his first disciples? What is their profession?
• What are some of the works that Jesus does early in his ministry?
• Choose one teaching from Matthew 5:17-46 to Matthew 7:1-28. Discuss what was the teaching (“You have heard it said”) and how Jesus expanded upon that teaching. (Ex. Teaching about anger, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, almsgiving, prayer, and fasting)
Extra Credit – If students answer the five short answer questions, with the Chapter and Verse numbers from the Book of Matthew, then they will receive 10/100 extra points.