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Dear Parish Faithful, Here is an old "warhorse" - the annual Nativity Narrative Test of your knowledge of the Gospel Narratives surrounding the Nativity of Christ. I would suggest first taking the test and recording your score. Then, read the Gospels of Sts. Matthew & Luke, and retake the test. Perhaps you will see a good deal of improvement if your initial score was not one to boast about. Or, you could take the test together as a family and either determine a collective score; or perhaps discover the "biblical scholar" in your midst.
Nativity Narrative Test The test questions should be answered by using the following key: M – St. Matthew L – St. Luke ML – Sts. Matthew & Luke N – Neither Gospel
1. This Gospel contains a sequence of revelatory dreams to St. Joseph _____ 2. This Gospel has an ox and an ass by the manger of the Christ Child _____ 3. This Gospel mentions the census that takes Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem _____ 4. This Gospel contains the genealogy of Christ that begins with the Patriarch Abraham _____ 5. This Gospel narrates the massacre of the Innocents _____ 6. This Gospel narrates the visit of three magi who bring gifts to the Christ Child _____ 7. This Gospel narrates the angelic visitation to shepherds watching their flocks _____ 8. This Gospel contains references to King Herod _____ 9. This Gospel narrates that Christ was born in the Hebrew month equivalent to Dec. _____ 10. This Gospel contains the prophecy of Isaiah that a “virgin” shall conceive _____ 11. This Gospel narrates the journey of the “Holy Family” to Egypt and back to Israel _____ 12. This Gospel narrates that Jesus was wrapped in swaddling cloths _____ 13. This Gospel refers to Jesus as the Word of God _____ 14. This Gospel tells us that the name of Christ’s mother is Mary _____ 15. This Gospel narrates the circumcision of the eight-day old Jesus _____ 16. This Gospel narrates that Jesus was born in a cave/stable/house _____ 17. This Gospel informs us that Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem _____ 18. This Gospel tells us that after His birth, Jesus returned to Nazareth _____ 19. This Gospel refers to the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus _____ 20. This Gospel mentions women in the genealogy of Christ _____ |
