Multiple Choice Bible Quiz about Moses the Lawgiver

Bible Quiz about the man who led the Israelites to the promised land.

Who was Moses and why was he the most noted biblical person?

Bible quiz: How well do you know Moses? Do you really know Moses?

This is a Bible quiz on who Moses was.

Who was Moses?

a. Moses was a shipbuilder.
b. He was a farmer for his father-in-law.
c. Moses was a lawgiver and leader of the Israelite Nation.

Moses led the Israelite nation to the promised land.
He received the Ten Commandments from God.
Moses wrote the first handful of books of the Bible.
He was a lawgiver and religious leader.
Joshua 8:30-31.
Answer C: Moses was a lawgiver.
What country was Moses born in?

a. Babylon.
b. Israel.
c. Egypt.

Moses was born in Egypt as a son of Hebrew slaves.
Moses left Egypt and went into hiding after killing an Egyptian taskmaster.
He went into Midian, where he found employment as a shepherd for Jethro.
Moses married one of Jethro's daughters.
Exodus 2:11-25.
Answer C: Moses was born in Egypt.
What river did Moses float down while in a basket when he was a baby?

a. Jordan.
b. The Nile.
c. Euphrates.

Moses was born three months prematurely, and his mother hid him from the authorities for three months.
The Pharaoh, desiring Moses's death, ordered the execution of all babies with the intention of killing him.
In an attempt to save his life, his biological mother put Moses in a basket and placed it into the river.
Exodus 2:1-10
Answer B: The Nile.
What physical ailment did Moses have?

a. Moses had poor eyesight.
b. He had a speech disorder.
c. Moses had a hearing impairment.

Tradition states that when Moses was a child, he put a hot coal in his mouth that caused a speech impediment.
The Bible does not support this.
However, the consensus is that Moses is believed to have stuttered.
Exodus 4:10-11.
Answer B: Moses had a speech disorder.
Besides the issue of stuttering in his speech, what else was significant about the personality of Moses?

a. Moses had very severe anger management issues.
b. He walked with a limp from his military training exercise while in Egypt.
c. Moses was very cruel to his older brother and sister because he was jealous of them.

Answer A: Moses had very severe anger issues.

He killed an Egyptian in anger, and he went on the lam and became a fugitive in Midian.
Exodus 2:11-15

Moses was frustrated at Aaron and the multitude for worshipping a golden calf.
He was so angered that he threw down the tables that God made of the Ten Commandments and broke them into pieces. He broke God's workmanship, oh my.
Exodus 32:16-21.

Moses was angry at his generals when they returned from battle with the Midianites and brought back the women as captives.
Numbers 31:12-14.

Moses was angry with Dathan and Abiram for disobeying him and rising against his command.
Numbers 16:12-15.

Moses disobeyed God and struck a rock in anger because he was upset with the bickering of the multitude.
He disobeyed God.
Numbers 20:7-11.
Who were Moses' biological father and mother?

a. Amram and Jochebed.
b. Abraham and Sarah.
c. Isaac and Rebekah.

The parents of Moses were Hebrews from the tribe of Levi.
His father was Amram, and his mother was Jochebed.
At the time of Moses' birth, they lived as slaves in Egypt.
Exodus 6:19-22.
Answer A: Amram and Jochebed.
Who was Moses's older brother?

a. Joshua.
b. Aaron.
c. Seth.

Aaron was Moses' older brother by three years.
Because Moses had a speech impediment, Aaron was the spokesperson for Moses when he went to Pharaoh to ask, "Let my people go."
Exodus 7:1-7.
Answer B: Aaron was the older brother of Moses.
Who was Moses's older sister?

a. Mary of Bethany.
b. Zipporah.
c. Miriam.

Miriam was Moses' older sister by seven years.
She followed the basket containing Moses along the edge of the riverbank.
The plan was to save Moses's life, and it succeeded.
Numbers 26.
Answer C: Miriam was the older sister of Moses.
Who was Moses' foster mother?

a. She was a maid in Pharaoh's court.
b. The Queen of Egypt.
c. Pharaoh's daughter.

A servant of Pharaoh's daughter noticed the basket containing Moses floating in the water.
The daughter instructed the servant to retrieve the basket, then took Moses in and adopted him as her own.
Pharaoh's daughter gave him his name.
Exodus 2:2-10.
Answer C: Pharaoh's daughter.
What is one of the most important things that Moses did?

a. He supervised the construction of the Jerusalem temple.
b. Moses led the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery.
c. He built a giant boat called the Ark.

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery and to the land God promised of milk and honey.
Exodus 3:7-12.
Answer B: Moses led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt.
Who was the Levite priest who rose against Moses?

a. His jealous brother Aaron.
b. Joshua, one of his leaders, was the leader of the uproar.
c. The Levite priest Korah and his followers were the rebellious faction.

A Levite priest named Korah led a rebellion against Moses.
God caused the earth to swallow Korah and his closest leaders.
Then God consumed the remaining followers of Korah with fire.
Numbers 16.
Answer C: Korah led a rebellion against Moses.
Why did Moses leave Egypt when he was a young man?

a. Moses killed someone and went on the lam.
b. He was a Levite priest and returned to the homeland.
c. Moses returned to Judea to be the first king of the Israelite Nation.

While living under the pharaoh's roof in Egypt, Moses killed an Egyptian.
Exodus 2:11-15.
Answer A: Moses was a killer.
Whom did Moses kill?

a. He killed a slave owner.
b. Moses killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave.
c. He killed a Hebrew slave whom he was upset about because of his behavior.

An Egyptian taskmaster was beating a Hebrew slave.
Moses became angry about it, killed the taskmaster, and buried him in the sand.
Unlucky for Moses, someone saw him and reported him.
Moses left Egypt and went into hiding after killing the Egyptian.
He went into Midian, where he found employment as a shepherd for Jethro.
Exodus 2:11-14.
Answer B: Moses killed an Egyptian taskmaster.
What promise did Moses keep for Joseph as the Jews left Egypt?

a. Moses promised not to marry anyone from outside the tribe of Levi.
b. He promised not to kill any Egyptians as they departed from Egypt.
c. Moses promised to take Joseph's dead body to the promised land.

The Israelite slaves took Joseph's funeral container out of Egypt with them.
Joseph's body was later buried in the promised land.
Exodus 13:19.
Answer C: Moses promised to take Joseph's dead body to the promised land.
What advice did Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, provide to Moses when they were in the desert?

a. Jethro advised Moses to set up a court system to judge the people.
b. Moses was advised to control his anger and not upset the people.
c. The latrines were to be placed outside the camp for health reasons.

Moses was overwhelmed by the complaints he was handling himself.
Jethro suggested that Moses establish a court system.
Moses created a system to allow others to judge the people under his guidance.
Exodus 18:13-23.
Answer A: Jethro recommended that Moses set up a court system.
How many wives did Moses have?

a. Moses only had one wife as commanded by God.
b. The Bible reveals that Moses had two wives, but not at the same time.
c. Moses had a concubine of several wives, which was customary at the time.

His first wife was Zipporah, a Midianite and the daughter of Jethro.
Zipporah died while Moses was in the desert.
His second wife was an Ethiopian who was not named in the Bible.
Moses' brother and sister were upset with Moses for marrying her.
All together Moses had two wives, but not at the same time.
Numbers 12.
Exodus 2:21.
Answer B: Moses had two wives.
Who or what was Nehushtan?

a. The Ark of the Covenant resided in the Nehushtan, an inner chamber of the temple.
b. These were tall individuals engaged in combat with the Hebrews in the desert.
c. It was a brass pole with a representation of a snake.

The Nehushtan healed the Israelites when bitten by poisonous snakes in the desert.
The object was a brass pole like a walking stick with a snake molded on it.
2 Kings 18:4.
Answer C: The Nehushtan was a brass pole with a snake at the top.
What sea did Moses part with his staff?

a. Red Sea.
b. Dead Sea.
c. Sea of Galilee.

Moses spread his arms open while holding his staff and separated the water.
After the Israelites passed through the Red Sea and were safe on the other side, Moses closed the waters.
Some scholars believe it was the Reed Sea and not the Red Sea.
Exodus 15:1-5.
Answer A: Moses parted the Red Sea.
In what way did God first appear to Moses when He gave him His message?

a. God did not appear. Moses heard a voice from the sky.
b. He appeared to Moses in a vision.
c. God spoke from a burning bush.

When God appeared, Moses was at the base of the holy mountain in Sinai tending sheep.
God was talking from a burning bush.
Moses was required to take his sandals off before approaching the bush.
Exodus 3:1-6,
Answer C: God spoke to Moses from a burning bush.
How many books of the Bible did Moses write?

a. Three.
b. Four.
c. Five.

They are the first five books in the Old Testament.
The books are commonly known as the Five Books of Law or the Pentateuch.
These are also the main books of the Jewish Torah.
Moses wrote the Pentateuch.
Answer C: Moses wrote five books of the Bible.
How many commandments did God inscribe on the stone tablets?

a. Ten.
b. Twelve.
c. Twenty-seven.

There were ten commandments carved on the slated stone tablets.
Two slate tablets bore the commandments written on both sides.
God inscribed these tablets with his finger and gave them to Moses.
Exodus 20:1-17.
Answer A: There were ten commandments.
What is significant about forty years in the life of Moses?

a. Moses received the Ten Commandments when he was forty years old.
b. He lived three different lifespans of forty years each.
c. Moses died when he was forty years old.

Moses lived in Pharaoh's house in Egypt for the first forty years.
Moses spent the second forty years in Midian, living with Jethro and his family.
The final forty years Moses spent living in the desert leading the Israelites.
Exodus 7:7.
Answer B: Moses lived three different lifespans of 40 years each.
What did God feed the Israelites during the forty years in the desert?

a. Locusts and Grasshoppers.
b. Honey Dew.
c. Manna.

The Bible and the Quran describe manna as a sweet bread from heaven.
In the morning, manna appeared on the ground, resembling dew.
The Israelites were instructed to eat it the same day it was picked.
The exception was the Sabbath.
Twice as much was picked on Friday to ensure there was enough for the Saturday Sabbath.
Exodus 16.
Answer C: Manna from heaven.
What did God instruct Moses to do when the Israelites were complaining about being thirsty?

a. He had the Israelites dig a well in a special place that God had picked.
b. God commanded Moses to talk to a certain rock.
c. Moses was told where there was an oasis.

God commanded Moses to approach a certain rock and speak to it, and water would pour forth.
Moses was so upset with the complaining Israelites that he smacked the rock in anger with his staff instead of talking to it.
God was severely displeased with this action.
This incident was one of the reasons why God did not allow Moses to enter the promised land.
Numbers 20.
Answer B: Moses was commanded to talk to a certain rock.
Once again, the Israelites murmured that they were thirsty.
They came upon a waterhole, but it was bitter and undrinkable.
What did Moses do?

a. Moses placed a piece of wood in the waterhole.
b. To eradicate any germs, Moses seasoned the water with salt.
c. He made a water filter out of camel hair that was placed in a coconut shell with a hole in the bottom.

The water hole was located in a place called Marah.
In the waterhole, Moses placed a special piece of wood.
This action made the water sweet.
Exodus 15:22-26.
Answer A: Moses placed a piece of sweet wood in the waterhole.
Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?

a. Mount Sinai.
b. On Mount Ararat.
c. The location was the summit of Mount Vesuvius.

Moses spent 40 days and 40 nights on Mount Sinai speaking with God, where he received the ten commandments.
Exodus 19:1-6.
Answer A: Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
How many sets of the Ten Commandments did God make for Moses?

a. One.
b. Two.
c. Three.

Moses had anger management problems.
Aaron allowed the Israelites to make a golden idol to worship while Moses was on the mountain with God.
When Moses returned, he was so angry at what he saw that he threw the commandments to the ground, smashing the tablets.
So Moses had to trek back up the mountain and ask God to make a second set.
Can you imagine that conversation?
Moses stayed on Mount Sinai for another 40 days and nights, perhaps taking anger management lessons.
God told Moses to build the Ark and put the slate slabs in it for safekeeping.
Apparently, God no longer trusted Moses to hold them in his hand.
Deuteronomy 10:1-4.
Answer B: God made two sets of commandments.
When Moses came down from visiting God on the mountain, what changed about him?

a. Moses had a shining halo over his head.
b. The face of Moses was shining and scared the multitude.
c. The entire body of Moses had a red radiance from talking to God.

The face of Moses shone because he had seen God's back and spoken with Him.
Exodus 34:29–35.
Answer B: The face of Moses glowed.
How old was Moses when he died?

a. 80 years old.
b. 100 years old.
c. 120 years old.

Moses died on his birthday, the 7th day of the month of Adar.
Moses was exactly 120 years old at the time of his passing.
Moses climbed Mount Nebo so that he could see the promised land.
He died on Mount Nebo, and God buried him in the Moab Valley with an unmarked grave.
Some believe that 120 is the age we are all supposed to live.
Deuteronomy 34.
Answer C: Moses was 120 years old when he died.
Who succeeded Moses after his death?

a. Aaron.
b. Joshua.
c. Miriam.

God prohibited Moses from leading the Israelites across the border and into Canaan.
This was God's way of reprimanding Moses for his anger management issues.
Aaron did not take over because he had previously died at Mount Hor during the exodus.
Miriam died and was buried in the wilderness at Kadesh during the exodus.
This left Joshua to take charge and lead the Israelites to the land of milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 31:1-8.
Answer B: Joshua succeeded Moses.
How did the Egyptian army die when they attempted to recapture Moses and the slaves?

a. Moses trained the Israelites to fight, and they defeated the Egyptians at the shore of the Red Sea.
b. God sent hailstones and lightning bolts from heaven to destroy them.
c. The Egyptian army drowned as they tried to cross the Red Sea.

Moses parted the Red Sea as the Egyptian army was approaching.
The Egyptian army entered the Red Sea, attempting to catch up with and capture the Israelites.
Moses closed the sea after the Israelites made it out.
Sadly, the army was still there when the sea returned to normal and drowned them.
Exodus 14:26.
Answer C: The Egyptian army drowned in the Red Sea.
How many plagues did God inflict on Egypt before Pharaoh let the people go?

a. Six.
b. Ten.
c. Twelve.

The Nile was transformed into blood, and Egypt was plagued by frogs, gnats, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and finally the death of their firstborn.
There were ten plagues in all.
Answer B: Ten.

Here is an amusing slang term from the 1950s.

What does it mean to be jitterbugged?

a. This is when an undercover agent carries a hidden recording device.
b. It means that someone is very nervous or jittery.
c. This situation is when your bed has bugs in it.

This syndrome is when someone is nervous or jittery.
Answer B: Someone is very nervous or jittery.

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Proverbs 3:5