Bible Trivia Questions About Ruth

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How many measures of barley did Boaz give to Ruth to take back to Naomi?
Answer: D. SixRuth 3:15
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Ruth and Naomi returned to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Answer: TrueRuth 1:22
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Boaz allowed Ruth to drink from the water jars his men had drawn.
Answer: TrueRuth 2:9
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The women of the neighborhood gave the name Obed to the son of Boaz and Ruth.
Answer: TrueRuth 4:17
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Whose field did Ruth happen to glean in?
Answer: C. BoazRuth 2:3
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What was Ruth's nationality?
Answer: C. MoabitessRuth 1:4
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What physical labor did Ruth do to support herself and Naomi?
Answer: A. Gleaned grainRuth 2:2
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At the end of the famine, Naomi and Ruth traveled from Moab back to which town?
Answer: D. BethlehemRuth 1:19
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In the book of Ruth, why did Naomi urge her daughters-in-law to return to Moab?
Answer: A. She had no more sons to be their husbandsRuth 1:11-13
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What blessing did Boaz speak to Ruth while she was gleaning in his field?
Answer: B. May you be richly rewarded by the LordRuth 2:12

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When Boaz married Ruth, which two women did the elders pray she would be like?
Answer: C. Rachel and LeahRuth 4:11
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What did Ruth ask Boaz to do by spreading his garment over her?
Answer: B. Act as her guardian-redeemerRuth 3:9
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Complete Ruth's vow to Naomi: 'Where you go I will go, and where you stay...'
Answer: B. I will stayRuth 1:16
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Why couldn't Boaz immediately act as the kinsman-redeemer for Ruth?
Answer: C. There was a closer relative than himRuth 3:12
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In the Book of Ruth, what did people commonly do on the 'threshing floor' after finishing their work for the day?
Answer: B. They slept there to guard the grain from thievesRuth 3:7
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Boaz acknowledged that Ruth was a woman of noble character.
Answer: TrueRuth 3:11
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What did Naomi instruct Ruth to do at the threshing floor?
Answer: A. Uncover Boaz's feet and lie downRuth 3:4
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In the days of Ruth, what was the custom in Israel for redeeming or exchanging property?
Answer: D. One party took off his sandal and gave it to the otherRuth 4:7
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In the Book of Ruth, what cultural gesture did a man do to publicly confirm he was transferring his redemption rights to Boaz?
Answer: A. He took off his sandal and gave it to BoazRuth 4:8
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How long did Ruth stay close to the young women of Boaz?
Answer: C. Until the barley and wheat harvests were finishedRuth 2:23

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