Quiz: Bible Catchphrases

According to the ceremonial requirements of the Mosaic Law in Old Testament times, a scapegoat was a goat upon which the sins committed by the Israelite people were symbolically placed, after which they were cast out (released) into the wilderness. (Lev.16:21-22).

In secular usage, the expression is used to mean: "a person on whom someone else's guilt is constantly blamed, responsible for others" or simply "a person unjustly accused, a person 'assigned' as guilty, an 'extreme' person".