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Judges and Ruth

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the tribes of Judah and Simeon fought the Canaanites, what did they do to Adoni-bezek?

a)

Hung him

b)

Cut off his thumbs and big toes

c)

Took him as a prisoner

d)

Killed him with the sword

2.

How old was Joshua when he died?

a)

100 years old

b)

150 years old

c)

110 years old

d)

135 years old

3.

As an instrument of God, what did Ehud do to Eglon, King of Moab?

a)

Make him king of Israel

b)

Thrust a dagger into his fat stomach

c)

Honor him with gifts from the children of Israel

d)

Pronounce a blessing of long life upon him

4.

What general refused to go into battle unless accompanied by a woman?

a)

Barak

b)

Beorn

c)

Joash

d)

Joab

5.

According to Deborah, the prophetess, who would receive the glory for Sisera's death?

a)

Barak

b)

A child

c)

A prince

d)

A woman

6.

During the time of Judges in Israel, which woman did God raise up to be a judge?

a)

Ruth

b)

Tamar

c)

Deborah

d)

Miriam

7.

Why was a blessing pronounced upon Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, in the book of Judges?

a)

She took a peg and hammered it into Sisera's head

b)

She cursed the people of Meroz

c)

She was a great encouragement to Barak

d)

She hid Barak from his pursuers

8.

Who threshed grain by a winepress?

a)

Joshua

b)

Gideon

c)

Joseph

d)

Asaph

9.

Gideon son of Joash did what to test God to know if He would truly save Israel?

a)

Drank from a river

b)

Set a fleece in the dew

c)

Ate Dinner

d)

Blew a trumpet

10.

What object did Gideon use to know whether God would save Israel?

a)

A staff

b)

Two stones

c)

A sacrifice

d)

A fleece

11.

What did the Angel of the Lord say to Gideon when he appeared to him while he was threshing wheat in the winepress?

a)

'Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!'

b)

'I am sending judgment to Israel for worshiping the gods of the Amorites.'

c)

'Wake up Deborah, and prepare to lead my people in battle.'

d)

'Fear not the Midianites, for I will remove them from your midst.'

12.

God said that Gideon had too many of what with him when he was going up against the Midians?

a)

Israelites

b)

Sinners

c)

Livestock

d)

Amalekites

13.

How many Israelites did God use to win victory over the Midianites?

a)

21000

b)

100

c)

10000

d)

300

14.

How did Gideon know which men to enlist in his army?

a)

The men who lapped water by using a cup

b)

The men who lapped water by putting their hand to their mouth

c)

The men who lapped water when they were brought to the well

d)

The men who lapped water while sitting down

15.

What did Gideon say when the Israelites asked him to be their ruler?

a)

He said he would not be their ruler, only the Lord would rule them

b)

He said he would take the position as the Lord had given it to him

c)

He said he would rule them only if Deborah would rule alongside him

d)

He wanted his son to rule them

16.

In the book of Judges, how did God payback Abimelech for the wrong he did to his father in murdering his seventy brothers?

a)

He was killed by wild beasts

b)

A prophet sent down fire from heaven upon him

c)

He was thrust with a sword and didn't die so a woman struck him with a rock

d)

A woman struck him with a rock breaking his skull but not killing him so a young man thrust his sword into him

e)

A woman threw a millstone on his head and crushed him

17.

As God's punishment to Israel for serving other gods, how long are they oppressed by the Philistines and the Ammonites?

a)

25 Years

b)

10 Years

c)

18 Years

d)

40 Years

18.

Why did God give Sihon, King of the Amorites, and all his people into the hand of Israel when they were approaching the borders of the Promised Land?

a)

Because Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his land

b)

Because Sihon captured some young Israelite women

c)

Because Sihon stole the Ark of the Covenant

d)

Because Sihon put a curse on the Israelites

19.

When the men of Ephraim tried to cross the Jordan River, what word were they asked to say by the men of Gilead before crossing over?

a)

Benoni

b)

Abiasaph

c)

Shibboleth

d)

Bethmarcaboth

20.

When the angel of the Lord came to Samson's mother announcing her pregnancy, what foods did he forbid her to eat?

a)

Dairy products

b)

Wine or unclean foods

c)

Figs or pomegranates

d)

Fish or poultry

21.

Samson's riddle says: From the eater came forth ________ and from the strong came forth ________.

a)

meat, sweetness

b)

fruit, bitterness

c)

honey, wine

d)

meat, wine

22.

What did Samson use to destroy Philistine cornfields?

a)

Mice

b)

Burning fox tails

c)

Prayer

d)

Crop dusting

23.

What did Samson do with 300 foxes?

a)

Sent them to destroy the Philistines' vineyards

b)

Tied their tails together, set them on fire and released them into the Philistine's wheat fields

c)

Skinned them and made fur coats for his girlfriend

d)

Gave them as a prize to the Philistines who guessed his riddle

24.

Who had strength because of his long hair?

(a)  

25.

When Delilah asked Samson "What makes you so strong?" which of these statements was NOT one of the answers he gave her?

a)

'If someone ties me up with 7 new bowstrings that are not dried out, I will be like any other man'

b)

'If they bind me with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall be as weak as any man'

c)

If you weave my seven locks of hair into a loom, and make it tight with a peg, I will be as weak as any man'

d)

If I drink wine or strong drink, I will become as weak as any other man

26.

During the time of Judges in Israel, why did Micah want the Levite from Bethlehem to live with him?

a)

To remove the curse his mother placed on him

b)

So the blessing of the Lord would be upon his house

c)

So he would have a Levite to be the priest at his personal shrine

d)

So he would have protection from his enemies

27.

What did the Levite who lived with Micah say to the five men from the tribe of Dan who asked about a word from the Lord?

a)

The Lord has not sent you to this place, return to the land you have come from

b)

You will take the land of Ephraim to be your inheritance

c)

As you have taken from your own brethren, so it will be taken from you

d)

Go in peace; for your way is before Jehovah

28.

In the book of Judges, when the travelling Levite was staying at the house of an old man, what did certain men of the city do?

a)

They pounded on the old man's door and demanded that the Levite be brought outside to have sex with them.

b)

They asked to enter the house and enjoy the festivities with them

c)

They asked the Levite for a word from the Lord

d)

They brought their daughters to him in the hopes he would take one for a wife

29.

When the children of Israel asked the Lord if they should fight their brothers from Benjamin because of an evil done to one of them, what did the Lord say?

a)

"You shall not bear enmity toward your brethren."

b)

"Go up against them."

c)

"Vengeance is mine to repay, do not touch your brother."

d)

"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"

30.

How did the sons of Benjamin obtain wives to marry when they could not take wives from other tribes of Israel?

a)

They took wives from surrounding nations

b)

When the women of Shiloh were dancing, they grabbed a woman and carried her away

c)

They married from their own tribe

d)

They paid the Jebusites to kidnap women from Israelite tribes

31.

In the order of books of the Old Testament, what book does Ruth come after?

a)

Joshua

b)

Kings

c)

Judges

d)

Genesis

32.

What was the name of Ruth's mother-in-law?

a)

Mary

b)

Martha

c)

Naomi

d)

Sheba

33.

Who was Ruth's first husband?

a)

Either Mahlon or Chilion

b)

Perez

c)

Boaz

d)

Elimelech

e)

Obed

34.

When Naomi and Ruth left Moab, to what city did they return?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Shiloh

c)

Bethlehem

d)

Jabesh-Gilead

35.

What was the name of Naomi's husband?

a)

Elimelech

b)

Benjamin

c)

Hebron

d)

Boaz

36.

Why did Naomi and her husband go the land of Moab?

a)

Slavery

b)

Famine

c)

The Lord's command

d)

Disease

37.

How is Ruth related to Naomi?

a)

Sister in law

b)

Mother

c)

Friend

d)

Daughter in law

38.

Which daughter-in-law left Naomi, as she asked?

a)

Ruth

b)

Orpah

c)

Priscilla

d)

Winfrey

e)

Mary

39.

What does the name Mara mean?

a)

Bitter

b)

Humble

c)

Sweet

d)

Lonely

40.

Which relative-in-law allowed Ruth to harvest his fields for an entire season?

a)

Hezron

b)

Perez

c)

Boaz

d)

John

41.

Who was the kinsman of Naomi's husband living in Bethlehem?

a)

Jehoboam

b)

Boaz

c)

Jesse

d)

Elimelech

42.

What did Ruth ask Naomi to let her do?

a)

To work as a servant to Boaz

b)

To beg for grain

c)

To glean in the fields of Boaz

d)

To marry Boaz

43.

What was a crop Ruth harvested from Boaz's field?

a)

Wheat

b)

Berries

c)

Corn

d)

Flax

44.

What did Boaz give Ruth to take to her mother-in-law?

a)

Five measures of corn

b)

Six measures of barley

c)

Seven measures of wheat

d)

Six measures of grain

45.

What was Boaz doing the night that Naomi sent Ruth to him?

a)

Dancing

b)

Celebrating a wedding

c)

Winnowing barley

d)

Selling corn

46.

What did Ruth wait for Boaz to do before going to him?

a)

To eat and drink

b)

To finish winnowing

c)

To lie down

d)

To sell the barley

47.

What was the name of Ruth's second husband?

a)

Barak

b)

Perez

c)

Joshua

d)

Boaz

48.

What was the name of Ruth and Boaz's son?

a)

Jacob

b)

Perez

c)

Obed

d)

Jesse

49.

Ruth's son Obed was the grandfather of which important man?

a)

David

b)

Samuel

c)

Obadiah

d)

Jesse

50.

What did his kinsman give to Boaz?

a)

Barley

b)

A shoe

c)

Two goats

d)

A wife

51.

The elders asked that the Lord would make Ruth like which two women?

a)

Sarah and Naomi

b)

Miriam and Naomi

c)

Judith and Miriam

d)

Leah and Rachel

52.

Who is Ruth's son?

a)

Obed

b)

Jesse

c)

David

d)

Boaz