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How much do you know about Easter?
Christianity - Easter
This KS3 RE quiz takes a look at Christianity and Easter. A Christian's thoughts turn to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus at Easter. For anyone unfamiliar with Christian beliefs, but happy at the prospect of some bank holidays in the springtime, Easter would appear to be primarily concerned with egg hunts, chocolate and the Easter Bunny. Despite this rather non-serious appearance, Easter is the most important date in the Christian calendar. But do you know what Easter marks and why it is central to the Christian faith?
1 .
The week leading up to Easter is known as .......
Christmas Week
Holy Week
Pentecost Week
Trinity Week
Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
2 .
Christian writings record that on Easter morning the empty tomb was discovered by .......
guards
Joseph of Arimathea
soldiers
women
The Gospel of St Luke names Mary Magdalene, Joanna and Mary, mother of James, along with other women
3 .
Easter Sunday marks the end of .......
Advent
Christmas
Lent
Pentecost
Lent lasts for 40 days, marking Jesus' 40 days fasting in the wilderness. Sundays are not considered part of Lent, so if you count from Ash Wednesday, when Lent begins, you will actually count 46 days!
4 .
Good Friday is the day marking .......
when Jesus celebrated the Last Supper
when Jesus died on a cross
when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey
when Jesus rose again
The crucifixion is remembered on Good Friday
5 .
Christians teach that Jesus' resurrection after three days .......
meant that he was the only person ever to come back to life
meant that he would be a man on Earth forever
was what he had told his disciples would happen
was what the people had expected
Christians teach that Jesus raised Lazarus, Jairus' daughter and the widow of Nain's son, from the dead
6 .
According to Christian writings in the Bible, the visitors to the empty tomb were told that .......
guards had taken Jesus away
Jesus had been moved
Jesus had risen
Joseph of Arimathea had moved Jesus
Two men in shining clothes said, "He is not here; He is risen"
7 .
Christians celebrate the Easter festival in .......
summer
autumn
winter
spring
Easter dates vary each year within March and April. In the Southern Hemisphere, however, Easter falls in autumn
8 .
According to Christian writing in the Bible, on Easter Day Jesus also appeared to his followers .......
on the road to Bethlehem
on the road to Capernaum
on the road to Emmaus
on the road to Jericho
They recognised Jesus only when he broke bread with them
9 .
Easter Sunday commemorates .......
Jesus' death
Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
Jesus' resurrection
Jesus' trial
Good Friday: crucifixion. Easter Sunday: resurrection
10 .
Mary knew that the man speaking to her at the tomb was Jesus because .......
he spoke to her, calling her by name
he was the gardener
Peter said so
the tomb was empty
Mary mistook Jesus for the gardener until he spoke
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