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Deuteronomy & Joshua Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Deuteronomy mean?

a)

Second Law

b)

Book of Law

c)

Moses' final words

d)

Entering the promise land

2.

Why does God take such care of His people (Israelites)?

a)

Because they're a big nation

b)

Because they are always obedient

c)

Because He kept the promise He made to their ancestors (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob)

d)

Because they're really lovely people

3.

Who is Joshua?

a)

Moses' assistant

b)

Israelites new leader after Moses

c)

Courageous and Obedient

d)

All of the above

4.

Before they could enter the promised land and attack Jericho, the Israelites had to cross which stretch of water?

a)

The River Jordan

b)

The Red Sea

c)

The River Euphrates

d)

The Dead Sea

5.

How many stones did the Israelites take from the dry river bed of the Jordan?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

40

d)

153

6.

Why did God tell the Israelites to set up the 12 stones?

a)

To remember the wonderful story of what God has done to Israelites

b)

As a souvenir from River Jordan

c)

To mark the end of wandering in the desert

d)

None of the above

7.

When Joshua and the Israelites came to the city of Jericho God told them to march around the city once a day for 6 days, and on the 7th day to march around it 7 times and to blow trumpets and to shout. The Israelites did as God said. What happened next?

a)

The king of Jericho fell dead

b)

The gates of Jericho opened

c)

The people of Jericho surrendered

d)

The walls around Jericho fell down

8.

How many priests were chosen to carry the rams' horns as they marched round Jericho?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

14

d)

70

9.

What was the name of the man who violated God's command not to take/keep anything from Jericho?

a)

Phinehas

b)

Zabdi

c)

Achan

d)

Abihu

10.

What military strategy did Joshua use to defeat Ai?

a)

He built a tower near the wall of Ai so his men could climb over the walls

b)

He had battering rams knock down their walls

c)

He formed a blockade around Ai so they could not get food

d)

When the bulk of Israel pretended to flee, the ambushes that he set attacked Ai and set it on fire

e)

None of the above

11.

God told Joshua not to make peace with any people in Canaan. One tribe, the Gibeonites, managed to fool Joshua by pretending that they lived far away. How did they manage to convince him?

a)

They wore rags and carried spoiled food

b)

They spoke in a strange language

c)

They wore clothes made from strange material

d)

They told of news in foreign lands

12.

Soon after the Israelites had made peace with the Gibeonites, their new allies were attacked by the armies of how many kings?

a)

The armies of 3 kings

b)

The armies of 5 kings

c)

The armies of 7 kings

d)

The armies of 9 kings

13.

Joshua feared that darkness would come before he could defeat all his enemies and so he prayed to God. How did God reply?

a)

God struck all of the enemy soldiers dead

b)

God gave extra speed and strength to Joshua's army

c)

God turned all of the enemies into pillars of salt

d)

God made the sun stand still until the battle was over

14.

When most of the promised land had been conquered by the Israelites, God had Joshua divide it between the 12 tribes. One of the tribes received no land at all. Which tribe was it?

a)

The tribe of Reuben

b)

The tribe of Manasseh

c)

The tribe of Levi

d)

The tribe of Gad

15.

Joshua was one of only two Israelites who were aged over 20 when they entered the promised land. What was the name of the other?

a)

He was called Caleb

b)

He was called Cephas

c)

He was called Chilion

d)

He was called Coniah