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BIBLE QUIZ (OLD TESTAMENT)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first tribe to go against the Canaanites? (1:1-3)

a)

Dan

b)

Ephraim

c)

Judah

d)

Issachar

2.

Whose thumbs and great toes were cut off? (1:4-7)

a)

Abimelech

b)

Samson

c)

Adonibezek

d)

Zebah

3.

What arose after Joshua and the elders died? (2:6-10)

a)

Another generation after them, which knew not the LORD

b)

False prophets

c)

false Teacher

d)

none of the above

4.

What judge delivered Israel from the king of Mesopotamia? (3:7-11)

a)

Ehud

b)

Gideon

c)

Jephthah

d)

Samson

5.

What physically was different about Ehud? (3:12-16)

a)

He had six toes on each foot

b)

He was left handed

c)

He was very fat

d)

He was very tall

6.

What physically was different about Eglon? (3:17-26)

a)

He had six toes on each foot

b)

He was left handed

c)

He was very fat

d)

He was very tall

7.

Which lady judged Israel? (4:4)

a)

Deborah

b)

Jael

c)

Esther

d)

Penuel

8.

Where did the angel of the LORD appear to Gideon? (6:11)

a)

By the wine press where Gideon threshed wheat

b)

In his house

c)

In Midian

d)

In the tabernacle

9.

What sign did God give Gideon showing that God would save Israel by him? (6:36-40)

a)

Fleece of wool

b)

Manna

c)

Rod that budded

d)

Sun dial

10.

How many men left Gideon because they were afraid? (7:1-3)

a)

300

b)

1000

c)

10,000

d)

22,000

11.

Who is the first judge mentioned in the book of Judges?

a)

Ahab

b)

Ehud

c)

Othniel

d)

Gideon

12.

Where was the battle fought where Jabin's army was defeated?

a)

.River Kishon

b)

River Jabbor

c)

River Jordan

d)

River Amon

13.

Who sang the song of victory for Israel?

a)

Isaac and Rebekah

b)

Moses and Aaron

c)

Deborah and Barak

d)

The Angels

14.

Whose army was Jephthah fighting against?

a)

the Ammonites

b)

the Amalekites

c)

the Midianites

d)

the Moabites

15.

What caused Jephthah to tear his clothes?

a)

he lost the battle

b)

he was caught in a thicket

c)

his daughter met him

d)

his family attacked him

16.

Where was Samson's wife from?

a)

Gaza

b)

Timnah

c)

Shiloh

d)

Bethlehem

17.

What was Gideons other name?

a)

Ben Manoah

b)

Ben Hur

c)

Jerubbaal

d)

Zerubabel

18.

Who did Gideon teach with thorns of the wilderness and briers? (8:1-16)

a)

The men of Succoth

b)

Zebah

c)

Zalmunna

19.

How did the Gileadites determine if a man was an Ephraimite? (12:1-7)

a)

By his skin coloring

b)

By his clothing

c)

By the way he walked

d)

If he could not pronounce Shibboleth

20.

What did Samson kill with his bare hands? (14:5-6)

a)

A bear

b)

A Philistine

c)

A wolf

d)

A young lion

21.

With what sad words does the Book of Judges end? (21:25)

a)

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD

b)

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges

c)

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes

d)

None of the above

22.

How many judges followed Joshua after he died?

a)

12

b)

8

c)

3

d)

5

23.

How did Samson destroy the Philistines' crops?

a)

Sending foxes with burning tails into the fields

b)

Pouring burning oil onto the ripe crops

c)

Releasing rats into the fields

d)

Poisoning the water used for irrigation

24.

What was the name of Othniel's father?

a)

Caleb

b)

Joshua

c)

Jacob

d)

Kenaz

25.

How many Israelites were there in Gideon's successful army?

a)

300

b)

600

c)

1200

d)

2500

26.

How many Israelites were there in Gideon's successful army?

a)

300

b)

600

c)

1200

d)

2500

27.
Which judge of Israel was also known as Jerub-Baal?
a)
Gideon
b)
Ehud
c)
Shamgar
d)
Deborah
28.
Which judge of Israel sang a victory song, which is recorded in Judges 5?
a)
Othniel
b)
Ehud
c)
Shamgar
d)
Deborah
29.
Which judge of Israel was left-handed?
a)
Othniel
b)
Ehud
c)
Shamgar
d)
Deborah
30.
Who was the army commander under Deborah?
a)
Sisera
b)
Jael
c)
Heber
d)
Barak
31.
Which judge of Israel asked God for a sign involving a woolen fleece?
a)
Abimelech
b)
Samson
c)
Gideon
d)
Jephthah
32.
Which judge of Israel made a rash vow that he later regretted?
a)
Jephthah
b)
Jair
c)
Tola
d)
Ibzan
33.
Who was the last judge of Israel?
a)
Samson
b)
Samuel
c)
Jephthah
d)
Gideon
34.
Which Judge of Israel hid in a winepress while threshing grain, to keep it from being taken by the Midianites?
a)
Gideon
b)
Elon
c)
Abdon
d)
Samson
35.
When his father, who was a judge of Israel, died, this man killed all but one of his brothers and set himself up as ruler.
a)
Gideon
b)
Othniel
c)
Samson
d)
Abimelech
36.
This man was the first recorded judge of Israel, and he was married to Caleb's daugter.
a)
Othniel
b)
Shamgar
c)
Ehud
d)
Samson
37.
Finish this verse from the book of Judges: "In those days Israel had no king; everyone _________________."
a)
did what was right in the eyes of the Lord.
b)
followed God whole-heartedly.
c)
did as they saw fit.
d)
made their own laws.
38.
True or False: The Israelites continued to serve the Lord after Joshua and the elders who outlived him died.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Which judge killed 600 hundred Philistines with an oxgoad?
a)
Othniel
b)
Shamgar
c)
Jair
d)
Elon
40.
Which judge had a son whose name meant "my father is king"?
a)
Samson
b)
Gideon
c)
Jephthah
d)
Othniel
41.
Which of the following is the correct order of the pattern that happens over and over in the book of Judges?
a)
peace, war, peace, war
b)
oppression, peace, deliverance, repentance, apostasy
c)
oppression, repentance, oppression, repentance
d)
peace, apostasy, oppression, repentance, deliverance, peace
42.
Who killed the Canaanite army commander, Sisera, by driving a tent peg through his head while he slept?
a)
Deborah
b)
Heber
c)
Jael
d)
Barak
43.
Samson made up a riddle about . . .
a)
a sheepskin with dew on it
b)
a fig tree and a grape vine
c)
a dead lion and some honey
d)
an oxgoad and a donkey's jawbone
44.
What did Gideon make that caused the Israelites to sin?
a)
a golden ephod, which they worshiped
b)
a bronze snake, which they worshiped
c)
an altar for offering sacrifices to Baal
d)
new laws that they followed instead of God's laws
45.
Why did God shrink the size of Gideon's army?
a)
to save the lives of those who didn't go to battle
b)
to punish Gideon
c)
to show the Israelites that they won through God's strength, not their own
d)
to confuse the enemy army
46.
True or False: Samson killed more Philistines when he died than during all the rest of his life.
a)
True
b)
False
47.

When does the time of judges begin?

a)

After the death of Moses

b)

After the death of Joshua

c)

After the birth of David

48.

When did the time of judges end?

a)

Before the time of Samuel

b)

Before the time of David

c)

After the time of David

49.

The time of the judges was a time of...

a)

Transition

b)

peaceful coexistence with the Canaanites

c)

Conquering beyond the promised land

d)

Building up the king's palace

50.

After Joshua died, ...

a)

He picked David to be his successor

b)

The Israelites did not have a leader.

c)

They picked a king and queen.