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Feeding the 5,000 quiz
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How many loaves of bread did the boy have?
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Reading it aloud instead? Here are all 8 questions with the answers and the verses behind them, from Bread of Life Object Lesson: Five Barley Loaves.
1. How many loaves of bread did the boy have?
- A. 2
- B. 5
- C. 7
- D. 12
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Answer: B. 5. Andrew told Jesus, "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish" (John 6:9).
2. What kind of bread was it?
- A. Wheat
- B. Barley
- C. Rye
- D. Corn
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Answer: B. Barley. Barley was the cheaper grain, the bread ordinary families ate. John is the only Gospel writer who mentions it (John 6:9).
3. And how many fish?
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 5
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Answer: B. 2. Just two, probably small dried or salted fish to eat with the bread (John 6:9).
4. Which disciple found the boy and his lunch?
- A. Peter
- B. Andrew
- C. Thomas
- D. Judas
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Answer: B. Andrew. Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, brought the boy's lunch to Jesus (John 6:8).
5. About how many men sat down on the grass?
- A. 500
- B. 1,000
- C. 5,000
- D. 12,000
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Answer: C. 5,000. John says about five thousand men sat down (John 6:10), and Matthew adds that women and children were there too.
6. What did Jesus do before he handed out the food?
- A. Gave thanks
- B. Sent everyone home
- C. Asked for money
- D. Baked more bread
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Answer: A. Gave thanks. Jesus took the loaves and gave thanks, then handed them out to everyone sitting down (John 6:11).
7. How many baskets of leftovers did the disciples pick up?
- A. 2
- B. 5
- C. 7
- D. 12
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Answer: D. 12. Twelve baskets full, from five little loaves (John 6:13).
8. The next day, what did Jesus call himself?
- A. The bread of life
- B. The good shepherd
- C. The light of the world
- D. The true vine
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Answer: A. The bread of life. He said "I am the bread of life" (John 6:35). He used the other three names too, but this one came right after the meal.