50 Multiple Choice Bible Quiz Questions

Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   According to the prophet Habakkuk, the righteous shall live by:

   • AHis faith
   • BHis works
   • CHis sacrifices
   • DHis strength
   Answer: A. His faithHabakkuk 2:4

   Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

2. Question 2Easy

   In the book of Jeremiah, which voice is promised to be heard again along with the voice of the bridegroom?

   • AChildren
   • BBride
   • CKing
   • DPriest
   Answer: B. BrideJeremiah 33:11

   The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

3. Question 3Easy

   According to the commandments given through Moses, who were the Israelites and their descendants told to fear?

   • APharaoh
   • BThe Enemy
   • CThe King
   • DThe Lord your God
   Answer: D. The Lord your GodDeuteronomy 6:2

   That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

4. Question 4Easy

   Did David have a sword when he killed Goliath?

   • AYes
   • BNo
   • COnly a dagger
   • DHe broke it
   Answer: B. No1 Samuel 17:50

   So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

5. Question 5Easy

   James asks: Can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear what?

   • AGrapes
   • BThorns
   • CApples
   • DFigs
   Answer: D. FigsJames 3:12

   Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

6. Question 6Easy

   In ancient vineyards, what was the 'winepress' used for?

   • AA large wooden barrel used to age the wine
   • BA tall tower where the farmer slept to guard the vines
   • CA pit carved into rock where people stomped grapes with their feet to extract juice
   • DA metal machine that crushed the grapes mechanically
   Answer: C. A pit carved into rock where people stomped grapes with their feet to extract juiceIsaiah 5:2

   And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

7. Question 7Easy

   In the final verse of Song of Solomon, what animal does the bride tell her lover to be like on the spice-laden mountains?

   • AA gazelle or a young stag
   • BA soaring eagle
   • CA swift horse
   • DA roaring lion
   Answer: A. A gazelle or a young stagSong of Solomon 8:14

   Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

8. Question 8Easy

   According to the prophet Hosea, what did the people of Israel use to make their idols?

   • ASilver and gold
   • BClay and mud
   • CIron and bronze
   • DWood and stone
   Answer: A. Silver and goldHosea 8:4

   They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

9. Question 9Easy

   How many seals secured the scroll in the right hand of the one sitting on the throne?

   • AThree
   • BTen
   • CTwelve
   • DSeven
   Answer: D. SevenRevelation 5:1

   And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

10. Question 10Easy

    On which body of water did Jesus calm a violent storm?

    • AGreat Sea
    • BRed Sea
    • CSea of Galilee
    • DDead Sea
    Answer: C. Sea of GalileeMark 4:39

    And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, ‹Peace, be still.› And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

11. Question 11Easy

    What did Jesus tell Simon Peter to do after Jesus had finished speaking from the boat?

    • AWash your nets and go home.
    • BPut out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.
    • CTake me to the other side of the lake.
    • DFollow me to Jerusalem.
    Answer: B. Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.Luke 5:4

    Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, ‹Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.›

12. Question 12Easy

    Who first saw the resurrected Jesus but initially mistook him for a gardener?

    • AMary the mother of Jesus
    • BMartha
    • CMary Magdalene
    • DJoanna
    Answer: C. Mary MagdaleneJohn 20:14-18

    And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, ‹Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?› She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, ‹Mary.› She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to …

13. Question 13Easy

    Who joins Paul in sending his first letter to the church of the Thessalonians?

    • ASilvanus and Timothy
    • BBarnabas and Luke
    • CPeter and John
    • DApollos and Mark
    Answer: A. Silvanus and Timothy1 Thessalonians 1:1

    Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

14. Question 14Easy

    How does the Bible describe Moses' character in comparison to everyone else on the face of the earth?

    • AQuick to anger
    • BVery strong and mighty
    • CThe wisest of all men
    • DVery humble, more than anyone else
    Answer: D. Very humble, more than anyone elseNumbers 12:3

    (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

15. Question 15Easy

    What did Jesus command His followers to do because they do not know on what day the Lord will come?

    • AGive away all money
    • BFast for forty days
    • CHide in the mountains
    • DKeep watch
    Answer: D. Keep watchMatthew 24:42

    ‹Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.›

Medium questions

1. Question 16Medium

   How did Zerubbabel respond to the enemies' offer to help rebuild the Temple?

   • AWelcome, come join us
   • BYou have no part with us in building a temple to our God
   • CAsk King Cyrus
   • DBring your own materials
   Answer: B. You have no part with us in building a temple to our GodEzra 4:3

   But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

2. Question 17Medium

   When Jesus sent out the twelve, where did He tell them NOT to go?

   • ATo Galilee
   • BInto the way of the Gentiles or any city of the Samaritans
   • CTo the mountains
   • DTo Jerusalem
   Answer: B. Into the way of the Gentiles or any city of the SamaritansMatthew 10:5-6

   These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, ‹Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into› any ‹city of the Samaritans enter ye not:› ‹But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.›

3. Question 18Medium

   What did Nehemiah tell his opponents about their claim to Jerusalem?

   • AYou have no share, right, or historic claim in Jerusalem
   • BYou can join us if you pay tribute
   • CAsk the king
   • DWe will fight you
   Answer: A. You have no share, right, or historic claim in JerusalemNehemiah 2:20

   Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

4. Question 19Medium

   Jesus said: 'Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a _____ will by no means enter it.'

   • APriest
   • BLittle child
   • CKing
   • DSoldier
   Answer: B. Little childMark 10:15

   ‹Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.›

5. Question 20Medium

   Who came to Jesus in Capernaum pleading for his paralyzed servant?

   • AA Samaritan Woman
   • BA Synagogue Ruler
   • CA Tax Collector
   • DA Centurion
   Answer: D. A CenturionMatthew 8:5

   And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

6. Question 21Medium

   During the reign of which king did the enemies lodge an accusation against the people of Judah?

   • AXerxes (Ahasuerus)
   • BDarius
   • CNebuchadnezzar
   • DCyrus
   Answer: A. Xerxes (Ahasuerus)Ezra 4:6

   And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

7. Question 22Medium

   Jesus said: 'The bread that I shall give is My _____, which I shall give for the life of the world.'

   • ASpirit
   • BFlesh
   • CWord
   • DSoul
   Answer: B. FleshJohn 6:51

   ‹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.›

8. Question 23Medium

   Jesus taught that new wine must be poured into what?

   • AOld wineskins
   • BNew wineskins
   • CSilver cups
   • DClay jars
   Answer: B. New wineskinsLuke 5:37-38

   ‹And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.› ‹But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.›

9. Question 24Medium

   For it is a Jubilee and is to be _____ for you.

   • AHappy
   • BSad
   • CLong
   • DHoly
   Answer: D. HolyLeviticus 25:12

   For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

10. Question 25Medium

    What did Andrew first tell his brother Simon?

    • AWe have found the Messiah
    • BI am leaving
    • CCome and fish
    • DJohn is arrested
    Answer: A. We have found the MessiahJohn 1:41

    He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

11. Question 26Medium

    Why were the Bereans considered more noble than those in Thessalonica?

    • AThey spoke better Greek
    • BThey were Roman citizens
    • CThey received the word with all readiness and searched the Scriptures daily
    • DThey were wealthier
    Answer: C. They received the word with all readiness and searched the Scriptures dailyActs 17:11

    These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

12. Question 27Medium

    Who was the father of Samson?

    • AManoah
    • BJesse
    • CElkanah
    • DTerah
    Answer: A. ManoahJudges 13:2

    And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

13. Question 28Medium

    In the book of Revelation, whom did Jesus say He sent to testify these things to the churches?

    • AThe Apostle John
    • BMoses and Elijah
    • CThe Holy Spirit
    • DMy angel
    Answer: D. My angelRevelation 22:16

    ‹I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David,› and ‹the bright and morning star.›

14. Question 29Medium

    Which prophet was fulfilled by Jesus riding on a donkey: 'Behold, your King is coming to you... sitting on a donkey'?

    • AJeremiah
    • BZechariah
    • CMicah
    • DIsaiah
    Answer: B. ZechariahMatthew 21:5

    Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

15. Question 30Medium

    Where was Jesus sitting when the disciples asked Him about the signs of His coming?

    • AIn the temple
    • BBy the Jordan River
    • CIn Bethany
    • DOn the Mount of Olives
    Answer: D. On the Mount of OlivesMatthew 24:3

    And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

16. Question 31Medium

    For how many years had the woman who touched Jesus' garment suffered from a flow of blood?

    • ATen years
    • BSeven years
    • CThirty years
    • DTwelve years
    Answer: D. Twelve yearsMatthew 9:20

    And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

17. Question 32Medium

    In Soteriology, what does the specific term 'Adoption' refer to?

    • AHumans choosing to accept God's laws
    • BAngels being transformed into human beings
    • CGod bringing believers into His family as His legal children and heirs
    • DThe church taking in orphans
    Answer: C. God bringing believers into His family as His legal children and heirsGalatians 4:5

    To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

18. Question 33Medium

    Who did not know that Jonathan had gone to the Philistine outpost?

    • AHis father Saul
    • BHis armor-bearer
    • CGod
    • DThe Philistines
    Answer: A. His father Saul1 Samuel 14:1

    Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

19. Question 34Medium

    What did Simeon do when he saw the Child Jesus?

    • ABowed down
    • BTook Him up in his arms and blessed God
    • CWept silently
    • DRan to tell the priests
    Answer: B. Took Him up in his arms and blessed GodLuke 2:28

    Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

20. Question 35Medium

    What was the message John the Baptist preached?

    • ARepent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand
    • BFollow the law
    • CGive to the poor
    • DRevolt against Rome
    Answer: A. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at handMatthew 3:1-2

    In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Hard questions

1. Question 36Hard

   What did the Jews in Rome say about the sect Paul belonged to?

   • AIt is Roman
   • BIt is secret
   • CEverywhere it is spoken against
   • DIt is very popular
   Answer: C. Everywhere it is spoken againstActs 28:22

   But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

2. Question 37Hard

   What was the 'Corban' practice that Jesus condemned the Pharisees for doing?

   • ACharging high interest rates to poor farmers
   • BWashing hands only halfway up the wrist
   • CDeclaring money dedicated to God to avoid using it to help aging parents
   • DSacrificing diseased animals to save money
   Answer: C. Declaring money dedicated to God to avoid using it to help aging parentsMark 7:11

   ‹But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother,› It is ‹Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;› he shall be free.

3. Question 38Hard

   How much bronze from the offering was used in the construction of the Tabernacle?

   • A100 talents
   • B50 talents
   • C70 talents and 2,400 shekels
   • D20 talents
   Answer: C. 70 talents and 2,400 shekelsExodus 38:29

   And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

4. Question 39Hard

   In his letter to the Romans, what analogy does Paul use to illustrate God's sovereign right over His creation?

   • AA potter making clay pots
   • BA king drafting soldiers
   • CA shepherd sorting sheep
   • DA farmer planting seeds
   Answer: A. A potter making clay potsRomans 9:20-21

   Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

5. Question 40Hard

   Under the Law of Moses, if a man has two wives and the unloved one bears his firstborn son, may he give the birthright to the son of the loved wife?

   • AYes, if the priest approves
   • BNo, he must acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn
   • COnly if the firstborn is wicked
   • DYes, he can choose
   Answer: B. No, he must acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstbornDeuteronomy 21:15-17

   If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the …

6. Question 41Hard

   Who was permitted to eat the bread of the Presence after it was replaced each Sabbath?

   • AAaron and his sons
   • BAny Israelite
   • CMoses
   • DThe poor
   Answer: A. Aaron and his sonsLeviticus 24:8-9

   Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.

7. Question 42Hard

   In the Song of Moses, Jeshurun abandoned the God who made him and rejected the...

   • ALaw
   • BPriest
   • CRock his Savior
   • DTemple
   Answer: C. Rock his SaviorDeuteronomy 32:15

   But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

8. Question 43Hard

   The King of Israel must not acquire great numbers of _____ for himself.

   • AHouses
   • BHorses
   • CLands
   • DSwords
   Answer: B. HorsesDeuteronomy 17:16

   But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

9. Question 44Hard

   Why did Neco king of Egypt go up to the Euphrates?

   • ATo visit Babylon
   • BTo attack Jerusalem
   • CTo fight against Carchemish
   • DTo build a city
   Answer: C. To fight against Carchemish2 Chronicles 35:20

   After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

10. Question 45Hard

    The complacent leaders drank wine by the bowlful but did not grieve over the ruin of whom?

    • AJacob
    • BDavid
    • CJoseph
    • DMoses
    Answer: C. JosephAmos 6:6

    That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

11. Question 46Hard

    When the disciples saw Jesus on the mountain in Galilee, most worshiped Him, but what did some do?

    • AHid
    • BCried
    • CRan away
    • DDoubted
    Answer: D. DoubtedMatthew 28:17

    And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

12. Question 47Hard

    Which prophet warned Rehoboam not to fight against the ten tribes of Israel?

    • AIddo
    • BAhijah
    • CHanani
    • DShemaiah
    Answer: D. Shemaiah2 Chronicles 11:2-4

    But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

13. Question 48Hard

    At the wedding in Cana, when Mary told Jesus they had no more wine, how did He reply?

    • ATell the servants to fetch water.
    • BWoman, why do you involve me? My hour has not yet come.
    • CThis is not our problem to solve.
    • DI will provide for them, mother.
    Answer: B. Woman, why do you involve me? My hour has not yet come.John 2:4

    Jesus saith unto her, ‹Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.›

14. Question 49Hard

    Stephen accused the ancestors of taking up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of which god?

    • ARemphan
    • BDagon
    • CBaal
    • DAsherah
    Answer: A. RemphanActs 7:43

    Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

15. Question 50Hard

    How did Nabal die?

    • AHis heart failed and the Lord struck him
    • BHe was poisoned by a servant
    • CDavid killed him with a sword
    • DHe fell off his camel
    Answer: A. His heart failed and the Lord struck him1 Samuel 25:37-38

    But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.