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Jeremiah

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Jeremiah ordained to be a prophet? (1:5)

a)

Before he came forth out of the womb

b)

When he was born

c)

Age 8

d)

Age 12

2.

Where was Jeremiah born in the territory of Benjamin? (1:1)

a)

Gibeah

b)

Jericho

c)

Anathoth

d)

Beeroth

3.

What evils did God's people commit? (2:13)

a)

They forsook God, the spring of living water

b)

They dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water

c)

They made idols

d)

All of the above

4.

During Jeremiah's time, the influence of which Canaanite god was still strong? (2:8)

a)

Dagon

b)

Molech

c)

Baal

d)

Asherah

5.

"Then I will give you _____________ after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding" (3:15)

a)

Governors

b)

Kings

c)

Priests

d)

Shepherds

6.

What did the Lord say to the men of Judah? (4:3-4)

a)

Break up your unplowed ground

b)

Do not sow among thorns

c)

Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts

d)

All of the above

7.

What was the Lord going to bring upon Israel? (5:15-17)

a)

A mighty nation would come and devour their harvests, food, flocks and herds

b)

Floods

c)

Plagues

d)

Thunder and lightning

8.

The Lord said, "Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to ________, so they will fall and brought down" (6:15)

a)

blush

b)

pray

c)

repent

d)

weep

9.

The Lord says, "Stand at the crossroads and look, ask for the ___________ paths, ask where the good way is and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls" (6:16)

a)

proven

b)

righteous

c)

straight

d)

ancient

10.

Who was the 'Queen of Heaven' pagan god referred to, where the women made cakes of bread to offer to her? (7:18)

a)

Asherah

b)

Artemis

c)

Ishtar

d)

Ashtoreth

11.

The Lord said He sent the people His prophets but they did not listen or pay them attention. He called the people __________ (7:25-26)

a)

hard-of-hearing

b)

stiff-necked

c)

blind

d)

hopeless

12.

In contrast to God's people, who are ignorant of the requirements of God and cling to their evil ways, what creatures even know their seasons and when it is time for them to migrate? (8:7)

a)

the stork

b)

the dove

c)

the thrush

d)

all of the above

13.

What has passed and ended, and the people are not saved? (8:20)

a)

the harvest and summer

b)

the snow and winter

c)

the flowers and spring

d)

the leaves and autumn

14.

"Oh that my head was a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears; I would _________ day and night for the slain of my people" (9:1)

a)

fast

b)

pray

c)

weep

d)

laugh

15.

What is man not able to direct? (10:23)

a)

His true destiny

b)

His steps

c)

His purpose in life

d)

All of the above

16.

Who will not save Judah in the time of their trouble? (11:12)

a)

The gods to whom they offer incense

b)

The Assyrians

c)

The Babylonians

d)

The Egyptians

17.

Who attempted to kill Jeremiah for preaching God's message of destruction? (11:21)

a)

The Babylonians

b)

The false prophets

c)

The men of Anathoth

d)

The king of Judah

18.

In Jeremiah's complaint to God, what question troubled him? (12:1)

a)

"Why does the way of the wicked prosper?"

b)

"Why are the people so stubborn?"

c)

"Why does God allow His people to suffer?"

d)

"Why does God allow His prophet to suffer?"

19.

What object did God use to show that He will ruin the pride of Jerusalem and Judah? (13:1-11)

a)

A basket of fruit

b)

A linen belt

c)

A pot

d)

A wheel

20.

'Someone who is accustomed to doing evil and trying to do good' is like which of the following? (13:23)

a)

'A pot calling the kettle black'

b)

'A chip off the old block'

c)

'A leopard trying to change its spots'

d)

'A blessing in disguise'

21.

What did the false prophets prophesy? (14:13)

a)

'God's people will not be killed by the sword'

b)

'God's people will not suffer famine'

c)

'God's people will have lasting peace in the land'

d)

All of the above

22.

What these false prophets have prophesied are __________? (14:14)

a)

lies

b)

false visions

c)

delusions of their own minds

d)

all of the above

23.

The Lord said He would not change His mind concerning His people even if which prophets stood before Him? (15:1)

a)

Elijah and Elisha

b)

Hosea and Isaiah

c)

Moses and Samuel

d)

Elijah and Moses

24.

'If the people were to ___________, God will restore them, so that they may serve Him' (15:19)

a)

give up on God

b)

continue doing what they do

c)

repent

d)

obey their pagan gods

25.

God told Jeremiah not to marry and not to have children. True or False? (16:1-4)

a)

True

b)

False

c)

We are not told

26.

Why was Jeremiah commanded by God not to marry and have children? (16:1-4)

a)

He couldn't have children, according to his doctors

b)

No one will want to marry a prophet of doom and gloom

c)

No one will want to marry a weeping prophet

d)

Disaster was coming on Judah and the next generation would suffer greatly, die and be swept away

27.

Which part of our body is deceitful above all things? (17:9)

a)

our eyes

b)

our ears

c)

our heart

d)

our blood

28.

Which house did the Lord ask Jeremiah to go to and to buy something from there? (18:1, 19:1)

a)

The fisherman's house

b)

The cobbler's house

c)

The farmer's house

d)

The potter's house

29.

The disaster that God would bring upon Jerusalem will make the ears of everyone who hears of it ____________. (19:3)

a)

burn

b)

deafen

c)

tingle

d)

rattle

30.

What message was Jeremiah asked to convey to the people regarding smashing the potter's jar? (19:10-11)

a)

Reminder to take good care of their possessions

b)

Warning that the nation will be smashed and cannot be repaired

c)

Advice to break the jars over the heads of those who are deceitful

d)

Message to go to war with the empty jar and break them (like the story of Gideon)

31.

The priest Pashur did not like Jeremiah's message and warnings. He had Jeremiah beaten and ________________? (20:2)

a)

put in prison

b)

flogged

c)

put in the stocks

d)

dumped in a well

32.

What was Jeremiah's complaint to the Lord about his ministry? (20:7-8)

a)

That he could not prosper and grow rich like some others

b)

That he was not given the power to perform miracles like some prophets

c)

That because he was proclaiming doom, gloom and destruction, he gets ridiculed, mocked and insulted all day long by everyone

d)

That he was beaten and put in the stocks

33.

Jeremiah said, "God's Word is in my heart like a __________, a __________ shut up in his bones". (20:9)

a)

breeze

b)

wind

c)

storm

d)

fire

34.

Which king of Judah did Jeremiah prophesy would be delivered into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon? (21:7)

a)

Jehoahaz

b)

Jehoakim

c)

Josiah

d)

Zedekiah

35.

What will the Lord raise up in the days to come, so that the Lord will also be called 'The Lord our Righteousness'? (23:5-6)

a)

A king

b)

A shepherd

c)

A deliverer

d)

A righteous branch

36.

'God's Word is like _____________ that breaks a rock in pieces' (23:29)

a)

a huge stone

b)

a hammer

c)

a tornado

d)

a sickle

37.

After Jehoiachin, the craftsmen and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, the Lord showed Jeremiah two baskets of what fruit? (24:1-2)

a)

Good and bad apples

b)

Good and bad pears

c)

Good and bad figs

d)

Sweet and bitter oranges

38.

In the vision shown to Jeremiah, what were the good figs likened to? (24:5)

a)

Those exiled from Judah to Babylon

b)

Those who were not exiled but remained in Judah

c)

Those who had fled from Judah before the Babylonians came

d)

Those who fought the Babylonians and died in battle

39.

What did the Lord say He will do to the good figs? (24:6-7)

a)

He will watch over them and bring them back to their land

b)

He will be their God, He will give them a heart to know Him and they will be His people

c)

He will plant them, build them up and not uproot them

d)

All of the above

40.

In the vision shown to Jeremiah, what were the bad figs likened to? (24:8)

a)

Those who were exiled from Judah to Babylon

b)

Those who were not exiled and stayed behind in Judah

c)

Those who had fled from Judah before the Babylonians came and conquered Jerusalem

d)

Those who had fought and died in battle against the Babylonians

41.

What did God say He will do to the bad figs? (24:9-10)

a)

He will make them abhorrent, disgusting, repugnant and an offense to others

b)

He will send the sword, famine and plague against them

c)

They will be destroyed from the land God gave to them and their fathers

d)

All of the above

42.

What was Jeremiah's key message to the people of Judah that he kept repeating for 23 years, during the reigns of King Josiah till King Jehoiakim? (25:2-5)

a)

You are God's people and have nothing to fear even if you disobey God

b)

You are God's people and you will never be dislodged from this land

c)

You are God's people and He will always protect you no matter what

d)

Turn away from your evil ways and evil practices and you can stay in the land

43.

The Lord said to the people of Judah, "Because you did not listen to me and my prophets and have continuously provoked me, you have brought ____________ to yourselves". (25:7)

a)

blessings

b)

goodness

c)

mercy

d)

harm

44.

The Lord referred to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, as His ____________? (25:9)

a)

adversary

b)

enemy

c)

servant

d)

friend

45.

Jeremiah prophesied that those in exile will serve the king of Babylon for how many years in captivity? (25:11-12, 29:10)

a)

24 years

b)

40 years

c)

70 years

d)

400 years

46.

Apart from Jeremiah, which other prophets of God had also prophesied similarly against Jerusalem? (26:18, 20-24)

a)

Micah and Uriah

b)

Isaiah and Hosea

c)

Elijah and Elisha

d)

Amos and Joel

47.

Which prophet said these words: "Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets" (26:18)

a)

Jeremiah

b)

Micah of Moresheth

c)

Jonah

d)

Isaiah

48.

What would happen to the vessels in the house of the Lord and the things in the palace of the king of Judah? (27:21-22)

a)

They would be burnt

b)

They would be thrown into the sea

c)

They would be carried to Babylon

d)

They would be carried to Egypt

49.

What did the false prophet Hananiah say to the priests and the people of Judah that the God of Israel had told him? (28:2-4)

a)

That God will bring back from Babylon all the articles taken from the Lord's house within 2 years

b)

That God will bring back Jehoiachin and all the other exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem

c)

That God will break the yoke of the king of Babylon

d)

All of the above

50.

What did God tell Jeremiah to say to Hananiah in response to Hananiah's prophecy? (28:13-16)

a)

The Lord has not sent you, Hananiah!

b)

You have persuaded this nation Judah to trust in lies

c)

This very year you will die because you have preached rebellion against the Lord!

d)

All of the above

51.

What did Jeremiah say in his letter sent from Jerusalem to the exiles in Babylon to encourage them with the words from God? (29:1-14)

a)

Settle down, build houses, increase in number there

b)

Seek the peace and prosperity of the city you have been exiled to, because if it prospers, you too will prosper

c)

Do not let the false prophets among you deceive you; after 70 years God will bring you back to Jerusalem

d)

All of the above

52.

What was Jeremiah to do with all the words that God had spoken to him? (30:1)

a)

To keep God's words in his heart

b)

To tell the king about them

c)

To announce God's messages to all the nations

d)

To write all God's words in a book

53.

What is the new covenant that God will make when the time comes? (31:31-33)

a)

God will put His law in His people's minds

b)

God will write His law in His people's hearts

c)

He will be their God, and they will be His people

d)

All of the above

54.

And what will the Lord remember no more? "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their ________ no more" (31:34)

a)

reputation

b)

good things

c)

sins

d)

works

55.

The Lord said, "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you ____________ and ______________ things you do not know" (33:3)

a)

great and unsearchable

b)

mysterious and comical

c)

funny and interesting

d)

scary and terrifying

56.

Who was Jeremiah's secretary or scribe? (32:12-14)

a)

Baruch

b)

Shachan

c)

Zedekiah

d)

Hilkiah

57.

What did Jeremiah ask his scribe Baruch to do? (36:4-7)

a)

While Jeremiah dictated all the words the Lord had spoken to him, Baruch wrote them on the scroll

b)

Jeremiah asked Baruch to go to the Lord's temple as Jeremiah was restricted from going there

c)

Jeremiah asked Baruch to read to the people from the scroll all he had written

d)

All of the above

58.

Which king burned the scroll that Baruch wrote, that Jeremiah dictated, containing the words of God, relating to what will happen to Judah? (36:20-23)

a)

Jehoahaz

b)

Jehoiakim

c)

Jehoiachin

d)

Zedekiah

59.

What did God ask Jeremiah to do after the scroll was burned by the king? (36:27-28)

a)

To do nothing

b)

To collect all the ashes of the burnt scroll

c)

To rewrite on another scroll all the words that were on the first scroll

d)

To go to a holy mountain where God will put His words onto tablets for Jeremiah to take back to Jerusalem

60.

Whom did Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, make as king of Judah, in place of Jehoiachin? (37:1)

a)

Jehoiakim

b)

Josiah

c)

Zedekiah

d)

Jehoahaz

61.

Who were the sons of Josiah who became kings of Judah? (2 Kings 23:30, 34, 24:17), (37:1)

a)

Jehoahaz

b)

Jehoiakim

c)

Zedekiah

d)

All of the above

62.

Which king of Judah asked Jeremiah to pray to the Lord for them? (37:3)

a)

Jehoiakim

b)

Jehoiachin

c)

Zedekiah

d)

Jehoahaz

63.

Why was Jeremiah arrested by the captain of the guard in the territory of Benjamin and put in prison? (37:13)

a)

He thought Jeremiah was deserting to the Babylonians

b)

He thought Jeremiah was deserting to the Egyptians

c)

He thought Jeremiah was an enemy of the King of Judah

d)

He thought Jeremiah was a spy for the Babylonians

64.

Although King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the palace guard, what did some officials do to Jeremiah? (38:6)

a)

They put Jeremiah back in prison

b)

They lowered Jeremiah into the cistern (tank)

c)

They beat up Jeremiah

d)

They sent Jeremiah to Egypt

65.

Jeremiah told King Zedekiah to surrender to the Babylonians, and Zedekiah agreed. True or False? (38:17-18)

a)

True

b)

False

c)

We are not told

66.

Why did Jeremiah tell the remnant survivors to stay and not to flee to Egypt and settle there? (42:14-22, 43:8-13)

a)

They will die by the sword, famine and plague there

b)

God will send Nebuchadnezzar to attack Egypt and bring death there

c)

All the dread and God's wrath will be poured out on them

d)

All of the above

67.

God's warning message to those who went to Egypt also came to Jeremiah in which city of Egypt? (43:8)

a)

Rameses

b)

Tahpanhes

c)

Memphis

d)

Alexandria

68.

God told Jeremiah when Babylon falls, which of the Babylonian gods would be destroyed? (50:2)

a)

Bel and Marduk

b)

Baal

c)

Chemosh

d)

Dagon and Molech

69.

Jeremiah is also known as the _____________ prophet?

a)

laughing

b)

joyful

c)

serious

d)

weeping

70.

Apart from the Book of Jeremiah, which other Book of the Bible was written by the prophet Jeremiah?

a)

Isaiah

b)

Lamentations

c)

Jonah

d)

Ezekiel