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Book of Genesis

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word Genesis mean?

a)

Beginning

b)

Law

c)

Journey

d)

Prophecy

2.

Who is traditionally credited as the author of Genesis?

a)

Moses

b)

David

c)

Solomon

d)

Ezra

3.

How many chapters are in Genesis?

a)

50

b)

40

c)

60

d)

70

4.

What are the two main sections of Genesis?

a)

Primeval History & Patriarchal History

b)

Creation & Exodus

c)

Law & Prophets

d)

Covenant & Kingdom

5.

Which covenant is first introduced in Genesis?

a)

Noahic Covenant

b)

Mosaic Covenant

c)

Davidic Covenant

d)

New Covenant Creation & Fall

6.

What did God create on the first day?

a)

Light

b)

Sky

c)

Land

d)

Animals

7.

What did God do on the seventh day?

a)

Rested

b)

Created man

c)

Created animals

d)

Separated the waters

8.

In whose image was man created?

a)

God’s

b)

Angels’

c)

Adam’s

d)

Earth’s

9.

Who was created as Adam’s companion?

a)

Eve

b)

Sarah

c)

Leah

d)

Miriam

10.

Which tree were Adam and Eve forbidden to eat from?

a)

Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

b)

Tree of Life

c)

Olive Tree

d)

Vine Tree

11.

Who tempted Eve to eat the fruit?

a)

The Serpent

b)

The Serpent

c)

Cain

d)

Angel

12.

What was the punishment for Adam’s sin?

a)

Death and toil

b)

Eternal life lost

c)

Flood

d)

Tower confusion

13.

How did God cover Adam and Eve after they sinned?

a)

Garments of skin

b)

Leaves

c)

Wool

d)

Fig tree branches

14.

Who were Adam and Eve’s first two sons?

a)

Cain and Abel

b)

Abel and Seth

c)

Jacob and Esau

d)

Shem and Ham

15.

Why did God accept Abel’s offering but reject Cain’s?

a)

Abel’s was from faith

b)

Cain’s was too little

c)

Abel was older

d)

Cain used wrong altar

16.

What was Cain’s punishment?

a)

Became a wanderer

b)

Died immediately

c)

Turned to stone

d)

Flooded

17.

Who walked with God and was taken without dying?

a)

Enoch

b)

Methuselah

c)

Lamech

d)

Noah

18.

Who lived the longest recorded lifespan?

a)

Methuselah (969 years)

b)

Adam

c)

Noah

d)

Noah

19.

Why did God flood the earth?

a)

Because of human wickedness

b)

Too many people

c)

Too many nations

d)

Too many nations

20.

Who found favor with God before the flood?

a)

Noah

b)

Abraham

c)

Enoch

d)

Lot

21.

How many people were saved in the ark?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

10

d)

12

22.

What was the sign of God’s covenant with Noah?

a)

Rainbow

b)

Olive branch

c)

Fire

d)

Dove

23.

What sin did the people commit at Babel?

a)

Pride in building a tower

b)

Murder

c)

Idolatry

d)

A Stealing

24.

What did God do at the Tower of Babel?

a)

Confused their languages

b)

Sent fire

c)

Flooded again

d)

Divided the land Abraham & Isaac

25.

Who was Abraham’s father?

a)

Terah

b)

Nahor

c)

Lot

d)

Haran

26.

What promise did God give Abraham?

a)

Descendants as numerous as the stars

b)

Eternal life

c)

A new law

d)

A city to rule

27.

Where was Abraham called to go?

a)

Canaan

b)

Egypt

c)

Babylon

d)

Nineveh

28.

Who was Abraham’s wife?

a)

Sarah

b)

Rebekah

c)

Rachel

d)

Leah

29.

Who was Abraham’s nephew?

a)

Lot

b)

Esau

c)

Ishmael

d)

Nahor

30.

Who was Melchizedek?

a)

Priest of God Most High

b)

Egyptian king

c)

Prophet

d)

Prophet

31.

Who was Hagar’s son?

a)

Ishmael

b)

Isaac

c)

Esau

d)

Benjamin

32.

Who was the promised son of Abraham and Sarah?

a)

Isaac

b)

Ishmael

c)

Jacob

d)

Lot

33.

What cities were destroyed during Abraham’s time?

a)

Sodom and Gomorrah

b)

Nineveh and Babylon

c)

Jericho and Ai

d)

Ur and Haran

34.

Who interceded for Sodom?

a)

Abraham

b)

Lot

c)

Noah

d)

Jacob Jacob & Esau

35.

Who was Isaac’s wife?

a)

Rebekah

b)

Rachel

c)

Sarah

d)

Leah

36.

Who were Isaac’s two sons?

a)

Esau and Jacob

b)

Cain and Abel

c)

Joseph and Benjamin

d)

Judah and Simeon

37.

What did Esau sell for a meal?

a)

His birthright

b)

His land

c)

His livestock

d)

His blessing

38.

How did Jacob deceive Isaac?

a)

Pretended to be Esau

b)

Hid in the field

c)

Changed clothes

d)

Lied about sheep

39.

Where did Jacob see the ladder to heaven?

a)

Bethel

b)

Hebron

c)

Egypt

d)

Mount Sinai

40.

Who was Laban?

a)

Jacob’s uncle

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Priest

d)

Judge

41.

Who were Jacob’s two wives?

a)

Leah and Rachel

b)

Sarah and Hagar

c)

Rebekah and Dinah

d)

Tamar and Ruth

42.

How many sons did Jacob have?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

7

d)

14

43.

Why was Joseph favored by Jacob?

a)

He was born of Rachel

b)

He was oldest

c)

He was a shepherd

d)

He was strongest

44.

What gift did Jacob give Joseph?

a)

A coat of many colors

b)

A staff

c)

A crown

d)

Gold

45.

What did Joseph dream about that angered his brothers?

a)

Sheaves and stars bowing

b)

A ladder

c)

A rainbow

d)

A throne

46.

Who sold Joseph into slavery?

a)

His brothers

b)

Ishmaelites

c)

Egyptians

d)

Philistines

47.

Who bought Joseph in Egypt?

a)

Potiphar

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Haman

d)

Haman

48.

Why was Joseph imprisoned?

a)

Falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife

b)

Stole grain

c)

Spoke against Pharaoh

d)

Betrayed by servant

49.

Whose dreams did Joseph interpret in prison?

a)

Cupbearer and baker

b)

Pharaoh’s sons

c)

Shepherds

d)

Priests

50.

What was Pharaoh’s dream?

a)

Seven cows and seven heads of grain

b)

A rainbow

c)

A tower

d)

A burning bush

51.

How did Joseph interpret Pharaoh’s dream?

a)

Seven years of plenty, then seven years of famine

b)

Ten plagues on Egypt

c)

War with Canaan

d)

Judgment on Babylon

52.

What position did Pharaoh give Joseph?

a)

Second in command of Egypt

b)

High priest

c)

Captain of the guard

d)

Pharaoh’s scribe

53.

Why did Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt?

a)

To buy grain during the famine

b)

To find Jacob

c)

To seek refuge from war

d)

To sell livestock

54.

What did Joseph put in Benjamin’s sack?

a)

His silver cup

b)

A loaf of bread

c)

A golden chain

d)

A scroll

55.

How did Joseph test his brothers’ honesty?

a)

By demanding they bring Benjamin

b)

By asking them to fight

c)

By sending them to Pharaoh

d)

By hiding money

56.

How did Joseph reveal himself to his brothers?

a)

He wept and declared, “I am Joseph”

b)

He sent a letter

c)

Pharaoh told them

d)

Pharaoh told them

57.

How did Jacob respond to the news Joseph was alive?

a)

He could not believe it at first

b)

He fainted

c)

He rejoiced immediately

d)

He cursed his sons

58.

Where did Jacob’s family settle in Egypt?

a)

Goshen

b)

Thebes

c)

Memphis

d)

Delta

59.

How many of Jacob’s family went down to Egypt?

a)

70

b)

40

c)

80

d)

100

60.

What did Jacob do before he died?

a)

Blessed his sons

b)

Built an altar

c)

Wrote a scroll

d)

Anointed Joseph

61.

Which of Jacob’s sons received the leadership blessing?

a)

Judah

b)

Levi

c)

Simeon

d)

Gad

62.

Which of Jacob’s sons received the double portion?

a)

Joseph

b)

Joseph

c)

Benjamin

d)

Issachar

63.

Where was Jacob buried?

a)

Cave of Machpelah

b)

Goshen

c)

Ur

d)

Bethel

64.

What did Joseph tell his brothers after Jacob’s death?

a)

“You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.”

b)

“You will pay for your sin.”

c)

“Pharaoh will judge you.”

d)

“I cannot forgive you.”

65.

How old was Joseph when he died?

a)

110

b)

120

c)

100

d)

99

66.

What does Genesis teach about creation?

a)

God created the world by His word

b)

The gods fought

c)

Earth formed itself

d)

Angels shaped it

67.

What does Genesis teach about creation?

a)

God created the world by His word

b)

The gods fought

c)

Earth formed itself

d)

Angels shaped it

68.

What is the first prophecy of redemption in Genesis?

a)

The seed of the woman will crush the serpent

b)

Noah’s ark will save

c)

Babel’s tower will stand

d)

Abraham’s tent

69.

What covenant did God make with Abraham?

a)

Land, descendants, blessing

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Priesthood

d)

Kingship

70.

What is the sign of the covenant with Abraham?

a)

Circumcision

b)

Rainbow

c)

Sacrifice

d)

Oil

71.

How does Genesis show God’s sovereignty?

a)

He works through human failures

b)

He abandons people

c)

AHe allows chaos

d)

He forgets promises

72.

What does Genesis teach about sin?

a)

Sin brings separation and death

b)

Sin makes people stronger

c)

Sin has no consequence

d)

Sin is only physical

73.

How is faith shown in Abraham’s life?

a)

He obeyed God even to sacrifice Isaac

b)

He ruled Egypt

c)

He fought Pharaoh

d)

He wrote the law

74.

What role do dreams play in Genesis?

a)

God reveals His plan through them

b)

They are meaningless

c)

They cause confusion

d)

They destroy nations

75.

What does Genesis say about the origin of nations?

a)

Nations came after Babel

b)

Nations began in Egypt

c)

Nations came from Moses

d)

Nations came after exile

76.

How does Joseph’s story show God’s providence?

a)

God turned evil into good

b)

Joseph became Pharaoh

c)

Brothers were punished

d)

Egypt ruled Israel

77.

Who was the first murderer?

a)

Cain

b)

Lamech

c)

Esau

d)

Ishmael

78.

Who was the first drunk recorded in Genesis?

a)

Noah

b)

Lot

c)

Abraham

d)

Isaac

79.

Who laughed at God’s promise of a child?

a)

Sarah

b)

Hagar

c)

Rebekah

d)

Rachel

80.

Who wrestled with an angel?

a)

Jacob

b)

Abraham

c)

Isaac

d)

Joseph

81.

What new name was given to Jacob?

a)

Israel

b)

Judah

c)

Eliezer

d)

Dan

82.

Which son of Jacob was kept in Egypt as a hostage?

a)

Simeon

b)

Levi

c)

Judah

d)

Reuben

83.

Benjamin’s life before Joseph?

a)

Judah

b)

Reuben

c)

Simeon

d)

Levi

84.

Who was Dinah?

a)

Jacob’s daughter

b)

Rebekah’s servant

c)

Esau’s wife

d)

Lot’s wife

85.

Who was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin?

a)

Rachel

b)

Leah

c)

Rebekah

d)

Sarah

86.

Who offered to be a substitute for Benjamin?

a)

Judah

b)

Simeon

c)

Levi

d)

Gad

87.

What does Genesis teach about human nature?

a)

Inclined to sin but offered grace

b)

Perfect and sinless

c)

Always obedient

d)

Independent of God

88.

What lesson can we learn from Noah’s obedience?

a)

Trusting God saves from judgment

b)

Work always prospers

c)

Sin is not punished

d)

Sacrifice is useless

89.

What lesson can we learn from the Tower of Babel?

a)

Pride leads to downfall

b)

Language is evil

c)

God hates buildings

d)

Nations must unite

90.

Why did God choose Jacob over Esau?

a)

God’s sovereign choice

b)

Jacob was older

c)

Jacob was stronger

d)

Esau was evil at birth

91.

What leadership lesson is seen in Joseph’s life?

a)

God exalts the faithful

b)

Leaders must be rich

c)

Dreams control people

d)

Anger builds nations

92.

How does Genesis show God’s plan despite failures?

a)

God’s covenant continues

b)

God starts over each time

c)

God ignores man

d)

God punishes endlessly

93.

What does Genesis teach about families?

a)

God works even through broken families

b)

Families are perfect

c)

Only rich families matter

d)

Families don’t matter

94.

How do the covenants in Genesis point to Christ?

a)

They foreshadow the New Covenant

b)

They replace the Gospel

c)

They save without faith

d)

They end God’s plan

95.

Which chapter of Genesis records creation?

a)

Genesis 1

b)

Genesis 5

c)

Genesis 10

d)

Genesis 12

96.

Which chapter tells the fall of man?

a)

Genesis 3

b)

Genesis 2

c)

Genesis 4

d)

Genesis 6

97.

Which chapter records the flood?

a)

Genesis 6–9

b)

Genesis 4

c)

Genesis 11

d)

Genesis 19

98.

Which chapter tells of Abraham’s call?

a)

Genesis 12

b)

Genesis 15

c)

Genesis 18

d)

Genesis 22

99.

Which chapter records the binding of Isaac?

a)

Genesis 22

b)

Genesis 20

c)

Genesis 26

d)

Genesis 28

100.

Which chapter records Jacob’s dream of the ladder?

a)

Genesis 28

b)

Genesis 30

c)

Genesis 32

d)

Genesis 35

101.

Which chapter records Joseph being sold by his brothers?

a)

Genesis 37

b)

Genesis 39

c)

Genesis 41

d)

Genesis 45