3. John and Johannine

Literary Features — Quiz

Test your understanding of literary features with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the use of irony in John 19:15, where the chief priests declare, 'We have no king but Caesar'?

Question 2

In John 6:52, the Jews argue among themselves, saying, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?' What literary feature is primarily demonstrated in their reaction?

Question 3

What rhetorical strategy is employed in John 14:2 when Jesus says, 'In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?'

Question 4

In John 3:19, the statement 'Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil' demonstrates which literary feature?

Question 5

Which literary feature is present in John 11:25-26, where Jesus says, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die'?