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The Book of Ruth (Ruth 1-4)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were Mahlon and Chilion? (Ruth 1:2)

a)

The sons of Naomi

b)

The brothers of Naomi

c)

The sons of Ruth

d)

The brothers of Ruth and Orpah

2.

Why did Naomi, her husband, and her sons go to live in Moab? (Ruth 1:1)

a)

God told them to go

b)

There was a famine in Judah

c)

They were exiled from Judah

d)

They fled from war in Judah

3.

During what time of year did Naomi and Ruth return to Naomi's homeland of Judah, when Boaz first encountered Ruth? Choose the TWO that apply. (Ruth 2:17, 23 (and Study Bible footnotes))

a)

The Wheat Harvest

b)

The Barley Harvest

c)

April/May

d)

August/September

4.

What did Boaz take note of about Ruth and commend her for in Ruth chapter 2?

a)

Her kindness and devotion to Naomi

b)

That she was a Moabite

c)

Her great beauty

d)

Her physical strength as she gleaned

5.

Who was the husband of Naomi? (Ruth 1:2)

a)

Eliphaz

b)

Eliphelet

c)

Eleazar

d)

Elimelech

6.

When Naomi returned to Judah, she told others to call her by what name, which means "bitterness," because "the Almighty [had] dealt very bitterly" with her? (Ruth 1:20)

a)

Tara

b)

Mara

c)

Mary

d)

Mana

7.

Boaz was from which tribe of the Israelites? (Ruth 1:1, 2:1)

a)

Judah

b)

Benjamin

c)

Ammon

d)

Moab

8.

Boaz told his servants, "Let her glean, even among the sheaves, and do not insult her. And also you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her." When she finished gleaning at evening, she had about an ephah of grain. About how much is this in our units of measurement? (Ruth 2:15-17 Study Bible footnotes)

a)

about 5.5 cups

b)

about 5.5 liters

c)

about 5.5 pounds

d)

about 5.5 gallons

9.

True or False: Boaz was the closest relative and was obligated to marry Ruth, by the rules of the Levirate marriage of a widow with no children. (Ruth 3:12)

a)

True

b)

False

10.

From where did the Moabites originate? (Who were the parents of Moab?)

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11.

What was the relationship of Boaz/Ruth to David? (Ruth 4:16-22)

a)

parents

b)

grandparents

c)

great grandparents

d)

great great grandparents

12.

Who was the son of Ruth and Boaz? (Ruth 4:13, 16-17)

a)

Jesse

b)

Salmon

c)

Obed

d)

Amminidab

13.

Where can we read of the birth of Judah's son, Perez (that eventually led to the birth of Boaz and later the birth of David and even further on to the birth of Jesus)?

a)

Genesis 1-10

b)

Genesis 30-40

c)

Exodus 1-10

d)

1 Samuel 10-20

14.

Where can we read of the birth of Lot's son, Moab (the father of the Moabites, from where we find Ruth, who is a matriarch in the line David and even further on to the birth of Jesus)?

a)

Genesis 1-10

b)

Genesis 10-20

c)

Genesis 40-50

d)

Exodus 1-10