Salt and Light · 5 min
Salt and Light quiz
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Jesus said, "You are the ___ of the earth." What is missing?
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1. Jesus said, "You are the ___ of the earth." What is missing?
- A. Sugar
- B. Bread
- C. Salt
- D. Honey
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Answer: C. Salt. "You are the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13).
2. In Jesus's day, what else did salt do besides make food taste good?
- A. Made bread rise
- B. Kept fish and meat from going bad
- C. Cleaned clothes
- D. Made water sweet
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Answer: B. Kept fish and meat from going bad. There were no fridges, so people salted fish and meat to keep it from going bad. The lakeside town of Magdala, near where Jesus taught, was famous for salting fish. That is what his listeners pictured when he said "You are the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13).
3. What happens to salt that has lost its flavor?
- A. It turns into sugar
- B. It gets even saltier
- C. It grows bigger
- D. It is good for nothing and gets thrown out
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Answer: D. It is good for nothing and gets thrown out. Jesus said it is "good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men" (Matthew 5:13).
4. Jesus said, "You are the ___ of the world." What is missing?
- A. Light
- B. Rock
- C. King
- D. Garden
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Answer: A. Light. "You are the light of the world" (Matthew 5:14).
5. What did Jesus say can't be hidden?
- A. A coin in a pocket
- B. A seed in the ground
- C. A city on a hill
- D. A fish in the sea
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Answer: C. A city on a hill. "A city located on a hill can't be hidden" (Matthew 5:14).
6. Where do you put a lamp after you light it?
- A. Under a basket
- B. On a stand
- C. Under the bed
- D. In a closed box
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Answer: B. On a stand. You don't hide it under a basket, but put it "on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house" (Matthew 5:15).
7. What kind of lamp lit a house in Jesus's day?
- A. A flashlight
- B. A light bulb
- C. A big fireplace
- D. A small clay lamp that burned olive oil
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Answer: D. A small clay lamp that burned olive oil. The lamp Jesus talked about (Matthew 5:15) was a small clay lamp that burned olive oil. Houses had small windows, so at night it was often the only light.
8. Why does Jesus want our light to shine?
- A. So people see our good works and praise God
- B. So people think we are the best
- C. So we can stay up late
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Answer: A. So people see our good works and praise God. "That they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven" (Matthew 5:16).