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Worksheets10th Biblical Literacy Test (Major Grade)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
How did God describe everything that God made during creation?
Good
Bad
Pretty
Lit
Which of these is NOT a main component of the promise/covenant given to Abraham?
Wealth
Land
Many descendants
All nations will be blessed through him
How does the first creation story (Genesis 1:1-2:4) in Genesis portray God?
Potter
King
Businessman
Tyrant
What did Pharaoh's dream mean?
There would be a famine then a time of plenty
Pharaoh and Egypt would be conquered by an unknown enemy
There would be a time of plenty and a time of rest
There would be a time of plenty, followed by a famine
Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?
Mt. Gerizim
Mt. Sinai
Goshen
Egypt
Jews commemorate the passage out of Egypt with what yearly festival?
Hanukkah
Yom Kippur
Passover
Sukkot
Why does Moses kill an Egyptian?
He claimed that Moses wasn't really an Egyptian
Moses sees the Egyptian striking a Hebrew
The Egyptian blasphemed against God
God told him to kill the Egyptian
What was Moses's brother's name?
Elijah
Pharaoh
Aaron
Joseph
True or False: During the last few of the 10 plagues, God hardened the heart of Pharaoh, so that he wouldn't let the Israelites go.
True
False
What does lex talionis mean?
Law of Retaliation
Repentence
Law of Forgiveness
Punishment
Who were able to be priests?
Canaanites
Levites
Any Israelite person
Jebusites
Where did Samson's power come from?
His nazarite vow
Working out
Genetic enhancement
Faithfulness to God
In the story of Deborah, who killed Sisera (the Canaanite army commander)?
Jael
Deborah
Barak
Sampson
Which two of the ten spies believed the people could enter the promised land despite the difficulty it might require?
Aaron and Miriam
Caleb and Joshua
Korah and Abiram
Joshua and Moses
What was the name of the woman who hid the two spies in Jericho and helped them escape?
Miriam
Rebekah
Rahab
Abiram
Who became the first king of Israel?
David
Solomon
Saul
Jonathon
When Saul was chosen to be king, what was he doing?
Fighting the Philistines
Hiding among the supplies
Campaigning throughout Israel
The Bible doesn't say
True or False: David was the oldest among his brothers.
True
False
What was the name of Bathsheba's husband who died because of David's order to the commander?
Nabal
Nathan
Michal
Uriah
Which of the following is NOT a function of a prophet?
To speak the word of God to people
To speak truth to power
Fortune-telling
Speaking on behalf of the oppressed/powerless
What did the Northern tribes demand from Rehoboam immediately after he became king?
"Lessen our workload"
"We want a king from the North"
"Protect us from the Philistines"
"We demand the right to vote for our king"
True or False: Abraham pleaded with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if there were at least 10 righteous people left in the city.
True
False
Why did Joseph’s brothers travel to Egypt and happen upon him there?
Severe famine
Family vacation
They were looking for him, had heard their brother might still be alive in Egypt
They were selling their food and animals in Egypt
After Bathsheba became pregnant, what was David's first strategy for covering up his actions?
Get her husband drunk and encourage him to sleep at home
Bring her husband back from battle and encourage him to sleep at home
Kill her husband (in a way that didn't blow back on him)
Accuse someone else of raping her
In the Bible, what is David is referred to as?
"The First King of Israel"
"Tyrant"
"The Good King"
"The man after God's own heart"
When David defeated the large Philistine, how did he manage to do it?
David was quicker with a sword than Goliath, who was big, but slow.
One of David’s brothers shot Goliath with an arrow, while David had him distracted.
David used a slingshot and a rock, and killed Goliath from distance.
God sent fire down from the sky and consumed Goliath.
Amos and Hosea were very concerned with the sins of Israel. They often rebuked Israel for:
Worshipping other gods
Oppressing their fellow Israelites
Idolatry
All of the above
According to the Book of Numbers, why was Moses not allowed to enter the Promised Land?
Moses struck the rock instead of telling it to produce water
Moses brought “strange fire” into the Tabernacle
Moses married a non-Israelite woman
Moses complained about there not being enough food or water
