The Parables of Jesus True or False Quiz — 10 Questions with Answers Flashcards

#1

In the Parable of the Sower, seed fell on four different types of soil, including rocky ground where plants withered because they had no root.

📖 Matthew 13:1-23

#2

In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the younger son asked his father for his inheritance while the father was still alive.

📖 Luke 15:11-12

#3

In the Parable of the Talents, the master gave one servant five talents, another servant two talents, and the third servant one talent.

📖 Matthew 25:14-30

#4

In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, a Levite passed by the injured man without offering help.

📖 Luke 10:25-37

#5

In the Parable of the Mustard Seed, Jesus said the mustard seed was the smallest of all seeds in the kingdom of heaven.

📖 Matthew 13:31-32

#6

In the Parable of the Ten Virgins, five wise virgins brought extra oil in jars because they expected the bridegroom to be delayed.

📖 Matthew 25:1-13

#7

In the Parable of the Two Sons, the father asked the younger son to go work in the vineyard, and the younger son refused.

📖 Matthew 21:28-32

#8

In the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, the servant owed the king ten thousand talents.

📖 Matthew 18:23-35

#2

True

Luke 15:11-12 records that the younger son said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate,' and the father divided his property between them.

Luke 15:11-12

#1

True

Jesus explicitly describes four types of soil in Matthew 13:1-23, with the rocky ground producing plants that quickly withered due to lack of deep roots (Matthew 13:5-6).

Matthew 13:1-23

#4

True

Luke 10:31-32 confirms both a priest and a Levite saw the wounded man on the road and passed by on the other side without helping.

Luke 10:25-37

#3

True

Matthew 25:15 states the master gave talents 'to each according to his ability—to the first five talents, to the second two, to the third one.'

Matthew 25:14-30

#6

True

Matthew 25:1-13 describes the ten virgins, and states that the wise 'took oil in jars along with their lamps' to prepare for the bridegroom's delay.

Matthew 25:1-13

#5

True

Matthew 13:31-32 records Jesus saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of the garden plants.'

Matthew 13:31-32

#8

True

Matthew 18:23-35 states a servant owed the king 'ten thousand talents,' an enormous debt that sets up the contrast with the smaller debt owed to him by a fellow servant.

Matthew 18:23-35

#7

False

Matthew 21:28-32 shows the father asked the first son (not specified as younger), who said he would not go; then he asked the second son, who said yes but did not go. The parable does not explicitly identify either as younger.

Matthew 21:28-32

#9

In the Parable of the Sower, seed that fell on the path was eaten by birds because it did not penetrate the hardened ground.

📖 Matthew 13:1-23

#10

In the Parable of the Lost Sheep, the shepherd left ninety-nine sheep in the open country to search for one lost sheep.

📖 Luke 15:3-7

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#10

False

Luke 15:4 states the shepherd left the ninety-nine 'in the desert' or wilderness, not in an open, safe country. Matthew 18:12 simply says 'in the hills,' neither specifying it was unguarded.

Luke 15:3-7

#9

True

Matthew 13:4 and 13:19 explain that seed on the path lay exposed on hardened ground, where birds came and ate it up.

Matthew 13:1-23

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