Year 8 RE Mid-Year Revision

Question 1

Name one thing Jewish families do (or don’t do) on the Sabbath.

Answer 1

They go to the synagogue to worship God / they don’t do any form of work.

Question 2

In Jesus’ time, the Temple stood in Palestine’s capital city. In which city did it stand?

Answer 2

Jerusalem

Question 3

Which part of the Temple is only allowed to be entered into once a year, by the High
Priest?

Answer 3

The Holy of the Holies

Question 4

In Judaism, what is a ‘teacher’ known as?

Answer 4

Rabbi

Question 5

Name one Jewish group (denomination) that existed at the time of Jesus.

Answer 5

Pharisees/Sadducees/Essenes/Zealots

Question 6

Name the four Gospel writers.

Answer 6

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Question 7

State the only Gospel that is NOT one of the synoptic Gospels.

Answer 7

John

Question 8

Name the person who was king when Jesus was born.

Answer 8

Herod

Question 9

Who appeared to Mary in the Annunciation?

Answer 9

Angel Gabriel

Question 10

Mary was the Immaculate Conception. What does this mean?

Answer 10

That she was free from
original sin at the moment of her conception.

Question 11

What was the Magnificat?

Answer 11

The prayer/song said by Mary at the Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.

Question 12

How did God let Joseph know that he should marry Mary, even though she was
pregnant?

Answer 12

An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream

Question 13

What was Jesus’s religion?

Answer 13

Judaism

Question 14

In which gospel do the Shepherds visit Jesus?

Answer 14

Luke

Question 15

In which gospel do the Visitors from the East visit Jesus?

Answer 15

Matthew

Question 16

In which town was Jesus born?

Answer 16

Bethlehem

Question 17

What did the gift of Frankincense symbolise about Jesus?

Answer 17

He is one with God

Question 18

What did the gift of Myrrh symbolise about Jesus?

Answer 18

He would die

Question 19

How old was Jesus when he went missing after the Passover festival?

Answer 19

12

Question 20

What was Jesus doing when his parents found him in the Temple?

Answer 20

Talking and arguing with the Jewish leaders.

Question 21

What is interesting about Jerusalem’s terrain?

Answer 21

It is 900m above sea level in the centre and is surrounded by very deep ravines.

Question 22

What were typical houses like in Jesus’s time?

Answer 22

They were a one roomed house built with mud bricks and completely flat walls and rooves.

Question 23

How were women treated so poorly in Jesus’s time?

Answer 23

• A man could divorce his wife but a woman could not divorce her husband
• Women could not own property
• Boys had education from age 5 but girls were taught practical lessons at home until marriage.

Question 24

What were some diseases in Jesus’s time?

Answer 24

• Blindness, caused by dust particles in air
• Leprosy, where severe ulcers develop and people have to leave the village

Question 25

What did people use to think were the causes of diseases?

Answer 25

Demons

Question 26

Which Romans ruled Palestine during Jesus's birth?

Answer 26

Caesar Augustus - Emperor 27BC-14AD Herod the Great - King who killed a lot of people

Question 27

What were punishments in Jesus's time?

Answer 27

- Crucifixion (murder, piracy, banditry, rebellion) - Stoning (women commiting adultery) - Strangling with iron collar (son attacking father)

Question 28

Who was the High Priest?

Answer 28

He was the Supreme Jewish leader and the only person in the world allowed to go in the 'Holy of the Holies', a sacred part of the Temple.

Question 29

Who were the Sanhedrin?

Answer 29

They were a group of 71 people who would accuse someone of disobeying God's 613 commandments.

Question 30

Why was Mary shocked during the Annunciation?

Answer 30

- She was a virgin - She was not expecting to be given a son from the Holy Spirit - She could not believe that this son would be king

Question 31

What did the gift of Gold symbolise about Jesus?

Answer 31

He is king

Question 32

What was John the Baptist's diet and why did he have this?

Answer 32

He only ate locusts and honey to show that some people do not have access to nice food

Question 33

What were John the Baptist's clothes made out of?

Answer 33

Camel hair

Question 34

What is the definition of repentance?

Answer 34

To be sorry for your sins and change upcoming thoughts, words and actions.

Question 35

What was the representation of the River Jordan according to John the Baptist?

Answer 35

Its water would clean you of sins

Question 36

What are the Magi more commonly referred to as?

Answer 36

Three Wise Men

Question 37

What were the names of the Magi?

Answer 37

Caspar, Balthasar and Melchior

Question 38

Why was Jesus's baptism so significant?

Answer 38

It was the first time that God the Father (whispering to John), God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit (messenger dove) were all present.

Question 39

What did God whisper to John the Baptist during Jesus's baptism?

Answer 39

"This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."

Question 40

What were Jesus's temptations?

Answer 40

He was led into a desert by an evil spirit - He was told to command stones to become bread loaves - He was told to throw himself down a cliff because 'the Lord would bear him up' - He was told to worship Satan in order to gain access to every kingdom

Question 41

How did Jesus decide who would be his apostles?

Answer 41

They looked like ordinary men but he saw lots of potential in the people he chose

Question 42

What was Jesus's simple command that made people his apostles?

Answer 42

"Follow me."

Question 43

What is the difference between disciples and apostles?

Answer 43

- A disciple is anyone who follows another person - An apostle is one of the closest companions

Question 44

What was the main mission of the apostles?

Answer 44

Jesus sent them around to teach the rest of the world about his teachings.