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1. Who was made a leper for her insubordination, but was quickly healed?

Bathsheba
Jezebel
Miriam
Vashti

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2. Who was the diviner hired by the king of Moab to curse Israel?
Abiram
Balaam
Dathan
Korah

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3. Leviticus 16 speaks of a goat which “shall bear on itself all their inequities to a barren region.” Of what ceremony is this goat a part?
Daily sin offerings
Day of Atonement
Passover
Ritual purification of priests

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4. What did circumcision signify according to the book of Genesis?
that God would never destroy the earth again by flood
the birth of Ishmael
the covenant God made with Abraham and his descendants
the memory of taking Isaac to Mt. Moriah

 

5. In Leviticus, the priestly line is established with the consecration of whom?
Aaron
Eli
Moses
Zadok

 

6. Whom did Isaac marry?
Leah
Rachel
Rebekah
Tamar

 

7. What is the name of Moses’ brother, who went with Moses to Pharaoh?
Aaron
Caleb
Jethro
Joshua

 

8. In the days of Noah, why was the Lord grieved in heart and sorry that he had made humankind on the earth?
Cain slew Abel.
God foresaw the building of the tower of Babel.
Noah’s children uncovered his nakedness.
The wickedness of humankind was great and the inclination of their hearts was evil.

 

9. What is the tenth and last plague that struck the land of Egypt before the exodus of the Hebrews?
The death of the first-born son in all Egyptian homes
The land had darkness for three days
The land was full of flies
The Nile was turned to blood

 

10. Abraham was called by God to go out of what place?
Arabia
Canaan
Egypt
Haran

 

11. Which of the following is not in the ten commandments?
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
“You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.”
“You shall not commit adultery.”
“You shall not steal.”

 

12. Whom did Jacob cheat out of his birthright?
Esau
Isaac
Ishmael
Joseph

 

13. Which book contains an account of Moses’ death and burial?
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

 

14. What did the mission of the twelve spies accomplish?
It caused Miriam to sing a song of victory to the Lord.
It caused the rod of Aaron to sprout forth buds and bear ripe almonds.
It incited Moses to strike a rock twice so that water came forth.
It resulted in Israel remaining in the wilderness for 40 years

 

15. Where was Aaron required to sprinkle blood on the Day of Atonement?
on every Israelite who confessed sin
on his sons who represented the people of Israel
on the mercy seat (the covering of the ark of the covenant)
on the scapegoat sent into the wilderness

 

16. What was the name of Abraham’s relative who lived in Sodom?
Ammon
Hagar
Keturah
Lot

 

17. Along with the manna, what meat did God provide for the Israelites during the wilderness wandering?
goat
lamb
pork
quail

 

18. Who called Samuel by name in the middle of the night?
Eli
Elkanah
Hannah
the Lord

 

19. Who was spared in the destruction of Jericho?
Dinah
Lot and his family
Rahab and her household
Tamar

 

20. The duties of a “next of kin” figure strongly in what book?
Judges
Ruth
1 Kings
Esther

 

21. “Then the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and worshiped the Baals, and they abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors.” This comment is typical of what book?
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel

 

22. To whom did God say, “My servant Moses is dead. Now proceed to cross the Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the Israelites”?
Aaron
Gideon
Joshua
Samson

 

23. Who was the prophet who promised that David would never lack an heir to sit upon the throne in Jerusalem?
Ahijah
Deborah
Elijah
Nathan

 

24. Which of the judges refused to be elected king?
Deborah
Ehud
Gideon
Samson

 

25. What did Nathan say would be the consequences of David’s sin with Bathsheba?
broken treaties with neighboring allies
his army being unprepared
tolerating idols
trouble within his own household

 

26. Who led 300 men with trumpets, empty jars, and torches against Midian?
Deborah
Ehud
Gideon
Jephthah

 

27. Which book records Israel’s crossing the Jordan to take possession of the land?
Joshua
Judges
1 Samuel
2 Samuel

 

28. Who directed a battle fought by certain tribes against the Canaanites?
Deborah
Jael
Miriam
Ruth

 

29. Who anointed Saul king?
Jonathan
the judges of Israel
the Levites
Samuel

 

30. Who was the Canaanite army commander defeated by Deborah and Barak at the River Kishon?
Anak
Cushan
Ehud
Sisera

 

31. Whose prophecy contains God’s instructions about how the prophet is to name his children?
Ezekiel
Hosea
Amos
Micah

 

32. “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped” is found in which of the following?
Isaiah
Lamentations
Daniel
Amos

 

33. In what book is the vision of a new covenant to be written on the hearts of God’s people found?
Jeremiah
Hosea
Amos
Micah

 

34. Which book opens with these words: “How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces has become a vassal”?
Nehemiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel

 

35. Regarding whom was the following said: “I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who can tell the king the interpretation”?
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel

 

36. “Thus says the Lord of hosts: So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, so that it can never be mended” is found in which of the following?
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Hosea
Amos

 

37. When the sailors cast lots to determine who had caused their calamity, what did they do to Jonah?
They arrested him.
They put him in chains.
They put him in the hold of the ship.
They threw him overboard.

 

38. Which prophet describes this sign: “Look, the young woman…shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel”?
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Micah
Malachi

 

39. Which prophet addressed most of his oracles to Israel although he was from Judah?
Hosea
Amos
Obadiah
Malachi

 

40. Which book contains the following quotation” “But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and with his bruises we are healed”?
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel

 

41. “Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land” is most characteristic of which prophetic book?
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Hosea
Amos

 

42. Which prophet was commanded, “O mortal, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel”?
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Jonah
Micah

 

43. Why was Daniel cast into the den of lions?
He asked to return to Jerusalem.
He ate the forbidden meat.
He insisted on praying to his God.
He prophesied the destruction of the empire.

 

44. Which prophet said, “Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy”?
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Amos

 

45. According to Ezekiel 1:1, when did Ezekiel’s visions occur?
before the Babylonian invasion
during the Babylonian exile
immediately following the fall of Samaria and the northern kingdom
shortly after Solomon’s death, when the kingdom was divided

 

46. What was the name of Jeremiah’s scribe?
Balaam
Barnabas
Baruch
Benjamin

 

47. Which book contains many passages concerning a “servant of the Lord”?
Isaiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Amos

 

48. Which book contains the following quotation: “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth”?
Job
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon

 

49. Which book asks, “A capable wife who can find”?
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes

 

50. The Psalm often used as an assurance of pardon, “He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities” also includes which line?
“For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who
“Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to thee”
“May God be gracious to us and bless us, and make his face to shine upon us.”
“O lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.”

 

51. Which of these statements is from Job?
“A time to kill and a time to heal”
“Avert the evil design of Haman”
“Curse God, and die”
“The Lord will keep you from all evil”

 

52. In which book is the following quotation: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge”?
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
The Song of Solomon

 

53. Where does the following quotation occur: “A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief”?
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes

 

54. In which book is the bride referred to as a “rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys”?
Job
Proverbs
Song of Solomon
Hosea

 

55. In which book do we find the directive to praise God with music and dance?
Ruth
Psalms
Proverbs
Song of Solomon

 

56. Which book contains the following statement: “A human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps”?
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes

 

57. Where does this quotation appear: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”?
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Song of Solomon

 

58. To whom did Jesus address this statement: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me”?
inner circle of disciples
John the Baptist
synagogue audience
the Sanhedrin

 

59. Which of the following said, “My God, my god, why have you forsaken me”?
Jesus
John the Baptist
Judas Iscariot
Stephen

 

60. Which of the following asked to be seated at the right and left hand of Jesus in his glory?
James and John
Matthew and Judas
Peter and Andrew
Philip and Thomas

 

61. Which of the following correctly completes Jesus’ saying: “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back…”?
is fit for the kingdom of God
shall be called a prophet of the Most High
shall be exalted in heaven
shall inherit the earth

 

62. Which of the following went to the tomb on Easter morning to anoint the body of Jesus?
Cleopas
John Mark
Mary Magdalene
Peter

 

63. Which of the following is not one of the “I am” sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John?
the good shepherd
the resurrection and the life
the suffering servant
the true vine

 

64. Which of the following did not earn his living by fishing?
James
John
Matthew
Peter

 

65. What was Thomas’s response when Jesus offered to let him touch his hands and side?
“My Lord and my God.”
“Our Lord and Savior.”
“You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
“You are the King of Israel.”

 

66. When Jesus interprets the parable of the sower in Mark, he says that the sower was sowing which of the following?
mustard seed
seeds of kindness
tares among the wheat
the word

 

67. What was Zacchaeus’s profession?
centurion
fisherman
priest
tax collector

 

68. To whom was Jesus referring when he said, “He is Elijah who is to come”?
John the Baptist
Simeon
Zacchaeus
Zechariah

 

69. Who helped carry the cross for Jesus on the way to Golgotha?
Bartimaeus
Joseph
a Roman soldier
Simon of Cyrene

 

70. Which of the following is not a saying of Jesus?
“God helps those who help themselves.”
“Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin.”
“The sabbath was made for humankind, not humankind for the sabbath.”
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.”

 

71. To what do the parables of leaven, wheat, and tares, hidden treasure, and the dragnet all refer?
instruction given to the seventy
the end of the world
the kingdom of heaven
the second coming

 

72. Which words immediately follow this statement from John 20:30-31: “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come…”?
“to believe that Jesus is the Messiah.”
“to believe that Jesus is the Son of God.”
“to have life in Jesus’ name.”
“to know all the signs that Jesus did.”

 

73. Which of the following was not one of Jesus’ temptations?
“All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”
“Command these stones to become loaves of bread.”
“If you are the messiah, walk over the sea of Galilee.”
“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down.”

 

74. In the Fourth Gospel, who calls Jesus the Lamb of God?
John the Baptist
Mary Magdalene
Nathaniel
Peter

 

75. What was the answer given to the scribe’s question: “Which commandment is first of all”?
“Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”
“Love one another as I have loved you.”
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things shall be yours as well.”
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind

 

76. Which Gospel contains the parable of the Good Samaritan?
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

 

77. What did the disciples of Jesus do to replace Judas?
They commissioned Matthew to record the teaching of Jesus in a Gospel.
They decided that the eleven disciples who had then received the Holy Spirit were sufficient.
They elected a man converted on the day of Pentecost.
They elected a man who had been with Jesus throughout his ministry.

 

78. In which epistle does Paul state his desire to visit Spain?
Romans
1 Corinthians
Galatians
Philemon

 

79. What word completes the following quotation: “And it was in _ that the disciples were first called ‘Christians'”?
Antioch
Caesarea
Damascus
Jerusalem

 

80. Where does Paul preach a sermon about the unknown god?
Antioch
Athens
Lystra
Philippi

 

81. Which letter contains the following quotation”…and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, ‘This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me'”?
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
1 Thessalonians

 

82. When Paul was brought to trial, he was able to set Pharisees against Sadducees by raising what issue?
fate versus free will
justification by faith
paying taxes to Caesar
resurrection of the dead

 

83. “Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus” is a theme from which of the following?
Paul’s letter to Rome
Paul’s sermon at Mars Hill
Paul’s second letter to Corinth
Peter’s sermon at Pentecost

 

84. According to the second chapter of Acts, the early followers of Jesus received the Holy Spirit during what feast?
Booths
Dedication
Passover
Pentecost

 

85. Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians concerning the excellence of love come in the midst of a discussion concerning what?
marriage
salvation of the gentiles
spiritual gifts
the resurrection of Christ

 

86. “Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” is a cry from whom?
Paul
Peter
Silas
Titus

 

87. What was Peter’s accusation against Ananias and Sapphira (who sold property while keeping back some of the proceeds)?
They dishonored the name of Jesus.
They lied to God.
They spoke blasphemous words.
They were filled with new wine.

 

88. To which church did Paul write a letter before ever visiting them?
Athens
Corinth
Philippi
Rome

 

89. Where does the following quotation appear: “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children”?
1 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
1 Thessalonians

 

90. Under intense persecution, Paul says in Philippians that “living is Christ.” What, then, is dying?
gain
God
loss
Satan

 

91. According to the opening chapter of Acts, for how many days did the resurrected Jesus appear to the apostles?
3
12
40
50

 

92. Why do we love, according to 1 John?
because Christ has forgiven our sins
because God first loved us
because love is the fulfillment of the law
because love never fails

 

93. To whom is the Book of Revelation addressed?
seven churches in Asia
the church in Jerusalem
the church in Rome
the Roman emperor

 

94. According to the letter of James, what are the elders of the church to do for sick church members?
Ask the minister to visit them.
Ask the whole church to pray for them.
Call a physician.
Pray over them and anoint them with oil.

 

95. What does 2 Peter say to help Christians understand the delay of the coming of the day of the Lord?
It doesn’t really matter whether the Lord comes again or not.
The Lord has already come in the person of the Holy Spirit.
The Lord will surely come soon.
With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

 

96. What will happen to the lukewarm Christians in Laodicea?
One like a Son of Man will spit them out of his mouth.
They will be cast into hell.
They will be rebuked.
They will be warmed up.

 

97. What does James say stains the whole body and is set on fire by hell?
pride
sexual passion
the love of money
the tongue

 

98. Which of the following is a central concern in 1 Timothy?
circumcision
eschatology
orphans
widows

 

99. In which book does this line of argumentation appear: “Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother”?
Galatians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Philemon

 

100. Which book compares Jesus to Melchizedek?
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter

 

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Quiz Answers:

1. Miriam

2. Balaam

3. Day of Atonement

4. the covenant God made with Abraham and his descendants

5. Aaron

6. Rebekah

7. Aaron

8. The wickedness of humankind was great and the inclination of their hearts was evil.

9. The death of the first-born son in all Egyptian homes

10. Haran

11. “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.”

12. Esau

13. Deuteronomy

14. It resulted in Israel remaining in the wilderness for 40 years

15. on the mercy seat (the covering of the ark of the covenant)

16. Lot

17. quail

18. the Lord

19. Rahab and her household

20. Ruth

21. Judges

22. Joshua

23. Nathan

24. Gideon

25. trouble within his own household

26. Gideon

27. Joshua

28. Deborah

29. Samuel

30. Sisera

31. Hosea

32. Isaiah

33. Jeremiah

34. Lamentations

35. Daniel

36. Jeremiah

37. They threw him overboard

38. Isaiah

39. Amos

40. Isaiah

41. Jeremiah

42. Ezekiel

43. He insisted on praying to his God.

44. Jeremiah

45. during the Babylonian exile

46. Baruch

47. Isaiah

48. Job

49. Proverbs

50. “For as the heavens ae high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who…”

51. “Curse God, and die.”

52. Psalms

53. Proverbs

54. Song of Solomon

55. Psalms

56. Psalms

57. Job

58. synagogue audience

59. Jesus

60. James and John

61. is fit for the kingdom of God

62. Mary Magdalene

63. the suffering servant

64. Matthew

65. “My Lord and my God.”

66. the word

67. tax collector

68. John the Baptist

69. Simon of Cyrene

70. “God helps those who help themselves.”

71. the kingdom of heaven

72. “to believe that Jesus is the Son of God.”

73. “If you are the messiah, walk over the sea of Galilee.”

74. John the Baptist

75. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all…”

76. Luke

77. They elected a man who had been with Jesus throughout his ministry.

78. 1 Corinthians

79. Antioch

80. Athens

81. 1 Corinthians

82. resurrection of the dead

83. Paul’s letter to Rome

84. Pentecost

85. spiritual gifts

86. Paul

87. They lied to God.

88. Rome

89. Galatians

90. gain

91. 40

92. because God first loved us

93. seven churches in Asia

94. Pray over them and anoint them with oil.

95. With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

96. One like a Son of Man will spit them out of his mouth.

97. the tongue

98. widows

99. Philemon

100. Hebrews

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