The Lost Son; Luke 15

How many Sons are mentioned in this Parable? (Luke 15: 11)

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Which son asked for his portion of money? (Luke 15: 12)

• The oldest son

• The youngest son

• Both sons

• Neither sons

According to the side note for Ch. 15, verse 12, for a son to demand a share of his family's estate while his father was still alive and well was to...

• a legal right

• a cultural tradition
• to wish his death

• a sign of maturity

According to the side note for Ch. 15, verse 13, by leaving the family estate with all his belongings, the younger son is saying that he...

• wants to start a new life without his family.
• is planning to return home soon.
• is seeking his father's approval.
• has no intention of coming back.

For the father, this is a sign of...

• confusion or uncertainty
• rejection or abandonment

• failure or decline
• growth or maturity

What happened to all the son's inherited wealth? (Luke 15: 13-14)

• The son gave it back to his father.

• The son gave some of it to the poor and used to rest to live off of.

• The son invested it in a profitable business but which failed when times became bad.

• The son wasted and squandered it all in wild living.

What happened in the country the son moved to? (Luke 15: 14)

• Famine

• Floods

• War

• Plague

What job did the son find when he was poor? (Luke 15: 15)

• Feeding swine/pigs

• Farming job

• Working in fields

• Being a shepherd

What food did the son long to eat when he was extremely hungry? (Luke 15: 16)

• food with the money he earned

• food from the trash bin of his boss

• apples that had fallen on the ground

• food scraps that had been given to the pigs

What did the son plan to ask his father when he returned home? (Luke 15: 17-19)

• To apologize for leaving home.
• To be treated as one of his hired servants.
• To ask for his father's blessing.
• To demand his inheritance immediately.