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TEST:    50 Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Books are in the Old Testament?

  1. 99
  2. 56
  3. 10
  4. 39
2. How many divisions make up the Old Testament?
  1. 5
  2. 12
  3. 2
  4. 6
3. Adam & Eve had how many children while in the Garden of Eden?
  1. 2
  2. 6
  3. 0
  4. 1
4. Adam lived how many years?
  1. 65
  2. 930
  3. 144
  4. 659
5. Noah had how many sons?
  1. 12
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. 3
6. From which of Noah's sons did the Jews descend?
  1. Joshua
  2. Ham
  3. Japheth
  4. Shem
7. How long did the flood completely cover the earth?
  1. 9 months
  2. 1 year
  3. 40 days
  4. 18 months
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8. At what mountain did the Ark rest after the flood?
  1. Mt. Olive
  2. Mt. Ararat
  3. Mt. Hermon
  4. Mt. Sinai
9. Abraham's original home was in what country?
  1. Jordan
  2. Egypt
  3. Babylon
  4. Judea
10. Abraham's wife, Sari, was his..
  1. first cousin
  2. 2nd wife
  3. last wife
  4. half-sister
11. Name Abraham's first son by wife Sari.
  1. Isaac
  2. Jacob
  3. Job
  4. Levi
12. To what country was Joseph sold into slavery?
  1. Babylon
  2. Egypt
  3. Assyria
  4. Greece
13. The final resting place of Joseph's bones was in...?
  1. Alexandria
  2. Egypt
  3. Jordan
  4. Moab
14. As a baby, Moses was spared from the River Nile by his...?
  1. sister
  2. mother
  3. Egyptian slave
  4. brother
15. Moses' reason for fleeing Egypt was...?
  1. famine
  2. his mother-in-law
  3. search for a job
  4. a murder
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16. Name Moses' brother who assisted him in the Exodus.
  1. Joseph
  2. Aaron
  3. Levi
  4. Michal
17. In what Bible Book are the 10 Commandments found?
  1. Exodus
  2. Psalms
  3. Judges
  4. Genesis
18. How many times did Moses receive the 10 Commandments from God?
  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 12
19. What was the reason Moses did not enter the Promised Land?
  1. disobedience
  2. greed
  3. his murder
  4. old age
20. Moses was buried by...?
  1. Levite tribe
  2. his family
  3. Pharaoh of Egypt
  4. God
21. The nation of Israel was composed of how many tribes?
  1. 12
  2. 24
  3. 6
  4. 2
22. The name of Moses' tribe?
  1. Dan
  2. Judah
  3. Naphtali
  4. Levi
23. Who were the first people to attack Israel after crossing the Red Sea?
  1. Egyptians
  2. Amalekites
  3. Moabites
  4. Assyrians
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24. Name one of the 3 Israelite tribes that did not settle west of Jordan in the promised land.
  1. Levi
  2. Dan
  3. Reuben
  4. Asher
25. Who was Israel's first king?
  1. Saul
  2. David
  3. Samuel
  4. Hezekiah
26. Israel's united kingdom existed under how many kings?
  1. 12
  2. 6
  3. 3
  4. 10
27. Who was the final king of the united kingdom of Israel?
  1. David
  2. Solomon
  3. Ahab
  4. Absalom
28. What was David's occupation when he slew the giant Goliath?
  1. king's attendant
  2. king's musician
  3. king's general
  4. shepherd
29. Name David's best friend.
  1. Jonathan
  2. Joab
  3. Abner
  4. Shimei
30. Who was the prophet that rebuked David's sin with Bathsheba?
  1. Isaiah
  2. Ezekiel
  3. Daniel
  4. Nathan
31. What son of David became his enemy and seized his throne?
  1. Solomon
  2. Jeroboam
  3. Absalom
  4. Shimei
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32. In the days of the divided kingdom, the prophet Elijah's main thorn in the flesh was...?
  1. false prophets
  2. Ahab
  3. Jezebel
  4. Elisha
33. How many chapters make up the Book of Psalms?
  1. 150
  2. 66
  3. 175
  4. 139
34. Proverbs is a book of...?
  1. history
  2. wisdom
  3. laws
  4. prophecy
35. Proverbs is an example of Hebrew...
  1. songs
  2. suffering
  3. parallelisms
  4. culture
36. According to Ecclesiastes, the greatest duty of man is to...?
  1. work hard
  2. care for the homeless
  3. be kind
  4. fear God
37. Why is a minor prophet considered so?
  1. his birth
  2. length of his work
  3. his occupation
  4. his wealth
38. Jeremiah was considered the...?
  1. end-time prophet
  2. last king of Judah
  3. weeping prophet
  4. successor to David's throne
39. Who said: "Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips."
  1. David
  2. Isaiah
  3. Ecclesiastes
  4. Jonah
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40. The sign given to Israel's king Hezekiah for his extended life?
  1. sundial
  2. rainbow
  3. thunder
  4. dove
41. Who was the last major prophet to Judah before her fail to Babylon in 586 BC?
  1. Isaiah
  2. Elijah
  3. Daniel
  4. Jeremiah
42. Hosea was commanded by God to marry a:
  1. princess
  2. Egyptian queen
  3. harlot
  4. young girl
43. What prophet had the vision of the valley of dry bones?
  1. Joel
  2. Ezekiel
  3. Micah
  4. Habakkuk
44. What was Jonah's message to his enemy city Nineveh?
  1. prosperity
  2. repentance
  3. tolerance
  4. hopelessness
45. In what New Testament figure was Malachi's prophecy fulfilled regarding the reappearance of Elijah?
  1. Peter
  2. Jesus
  3. Paul
  4. The Baptist
46. Approximately, how many years (arguably) is the Bible silent between the Old and New Testaments?
  1. 400
  2. 1,000
  3. 2,000
  4. 144
47. What is the last Book of the Old Testament?
  1. Malachi
  2. Zechariah
  3. Zephaniah
  4. Amos
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48. Two people did not die in the Old Testament, rather translated. One was Elijah. The other was...?
  1. Elisha
  2. Job
  3. Enoch
  4. Moses
49. Approximately, how many years passed between Abraham and Christ?
  1. 4,000
  2. 400
  3. 1,000
  4. 2,000
50. Who was the first Old Testament Author?
  1. Solomon
  2. Moses
  3. Joshua
  4. Samuel