Year 10 RE Test

Year 10 RE Test
The Background to Mark’s Gospel
Answer each of the questions on file paper.

At the time of Christ, who ruled Palestine (the Holy Land)? (1)
What sort of person did many Jews think that the Messiah would be? (2)
When Herod Archelaus was deposed, who was appointed in his place? (1)
Write as much as you can about two of the following:
Zealots, Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, Tax collectors, (8)
What does the word Gospel mean? (1)
Why did the Christians write down the Gospels eventually? (3)
Are the Gospels like biographies? (Give reasons for your answer). (3)
If the writer of Mark’s Gospel is the same person as John Mark,
what do we know about him? (3)
Why is Mark’s Gospel important for Christians today? (3)

Year 10 RE Test
The Background to Mark’s Gospel
Answer each of the questions on file paper.

At the time of Christ, who ruled Palestine (the Holy Land)? (1)
What sort of person did many Jews think that the Messiah would be? (2)
When Herod Archelaus was deposed, who was appointed in his place? (1)
Write as much as you can about two of the following:
Zealots, Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, Tax collectors, (8)
What does the word Gospel mean? (1)
Why did the Christians write down the Gospels eventually? (3)
Are the Gospels like biographies? (Give reasons for your answer). (3)
If the writer of Mark’s Gospel is the same person as John Mark,
what do we know about him? (3)
Why is Mark’s Gospel important for Christians today? (3)