Multiple Choice Bible Quiz about Moses the Lawgiver

This is a Bible quiz on who Moses was.
 

1. What country was Moses born in?
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   a. Judah.
   b. Israel.
   c. Egypt.
   
   Answer C: Egypt.
   
   Moses was born in Egypt as a son of Hebrew slaves.
   He later went into Midian, where he lived with Jethro's family.
   Thereafter, Moses lived in the desert, leading the Israelites to the promised land.
   Exodus 2:11-2
    

2. What was Moses' second occupation?
   
   a. Moses was the captain of the guard in Pharaoh's army.
   b. He was a sheepherder for his father-in-law.
   c. Moses was a shipbuilder.
   
   Answer A: Moses was a shepherd.
   
   Moses's second occupation was a shepherd for forty years.
   His life was divided equally into 40-year segments of prince, shepherd, and then prophet.
   Joshua 8:30-31
    

3. Who were Moses' biological father and mother?
   
   a. Amram and Jochebed.
   b. Abraham and Sarah.
   c. Isaac and Rebekah.
   
   Answer A: ​Amram and Jochebed.
   
   Amram and Jochebed were the biological parents of Moses.
   They were Hebrew, but at the time of Moses' birth, they lived as slaves in Egypt.
   Exodus 6:19-22
    

4. What tribe were Moses and his family from?
   
   a. The family were descendants of the tribe of Levi.
   b. His family was from the tribe of David.
   c. They were from the tribe of Judah.
   
   Answer A: Moses' family was from the tribe of Levi.
   1 Chronicles 23:14
    

5. Who was Aaron in the Bible?
   
   a. He led the Israelites into the promised land after Moses died.
   b. Aaron rebelled against Moses while in the desert.
   c. The brother of Moses.
   
   Answer C: Brother of Moses.
   
   Aaron was Moses' older brother by three years.
   Aaron was the spokesperson for Moses when he went to Pharaoh to demand, "Let my people go."
   Exodus 7:1-7
    

6. Who was Miriam in the Bible?
   
   a. Miriam was the second wife of Moses
   b. She was the first daughter of Moses.
   c. Miriam was the older sister of Moses.
   
   Answer C: Older sister.
   
   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
    

7. 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 and several wives, which was customary at the time.
   
   Answer B: Two wives. 
   
   Moses had two wives but not at the same time.
   Moses' first wife was Zipporah, a Midianite and the daughter of Jethro.
   Zipporah died while Moses was in the desert.
   Moses' second wife was an Ethiopian who was not named in the Bible.
   Moses' brother and sister were upset with Moses for marrying her.
   Numbers 12
   Exodus 2:21
    

8. Who was the foster mother of Moses?
   
   a. She was a maid in Pharaoh's court.
   b. The Queen of Egypt.
   c. Pharaoh's daughter.
   
   Answer C:  Pharaoh's daughter.
   
   Moses' foster mother was the daughter of the Pharaoh.
   A servant of Pharaoh's daughter noticed the basket containing Moses floating in the water.
   The daughter instructed the servant to retrieve the basket, and then she took Moses in and adopted him as her own.
   Pharaoh's daughter gave him his name.
   Exodus 2:2-10
    

9. What river did Moses float down while in a basket when he was a baby?
   a. Jordan.
   b. The Nile.
   c. Euphrates.
   
   Answer B: The Nile.
   
   Moses floated down the  Nile River  in a basket.
   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 Nile River.
   Exodus 2:1-10
    

10. Why did Moses leave Egypt when he was a young man?
    
    a. Moses killed someone and went on the lam.
    b. He was a priest and returned to the homeland.
    c. Moses returned to Judea to be the leader of the Israelite nation.
    
    Answer A: Moses killed someone.
    
    While living under the pharaoh's roof in Egypt, Moses killed someone who angered him.
    Exodus 2:11-15
     

11. Whom did Moses kill?
    
    a. He killed a Hebrew slave, whom he was upset about because of his behavior.
    b. Moses killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave.
    c. He killed his Egyptian stepbrother over jealousy.
    
    Answer B: Egyptian taskmaster.
    
    Moses became furious at an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave and killed him in his anger.
    Unlucky for Moses, someone saw him bury the taskmaster in the sand and reported him to the authorities.
    Moses left Egypt and went into hiding after killing the Egyptians out of fear for his life.
    He went into Midian, where he found employment as a shepherd.
    Exodus 2:11-14
     

12. What physical ailment did Moses have?
    
    a. Moses had poor eyesight.
    b. He had a speech disorder.
    c. Moses had a hearing impairment.
    
    Answer B: Moses had a speech disorder.
    
    Scholars believe that Moses stuttered.
    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 theory.
    Exodus 4:10-11
     

13. 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 a 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: Severe anger issues.
    
    Moses was well known for his anger, so much so that God punished him for it.
    
    Moses was furious at an Egyptian slave master and killed him.
    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 became so angry that he threw down the tablets that God made of the Ten Commandments and broke them into pieces.
    Moses broke God's workmanship, oh my.
    Exodus 32:16-21
    
    Moses was furious at his generals when they returned from battle with the Midianites and brought back the women as captives.
    Numbers 31:12-14
    
    Moses was furious with Dathan and Abiram for disobeying him and rising against his command.
    Numbers 16:12-15
    
    God commanded Moses to talk to a certain rock, and it would give forth water.
    However, Moses became so angry with the bickering of the multitude that he disobeyed God.
    Moses struck the rock in anger with his staff because he was furious.
    He disobeyed God. A definite no-no! 
    Numbers 20:7-11
     

14. 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.
    
    Answer B: Moses led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt.
    
    Exodus 3:7-12
     

15. Who was the Levite priest who rose against Moses?
    
    a. His jealous brother Aaron.
    b. Joshua, one of his leaders, who wanted to take over.
    c. The Levite priest Korah and his followers rose up against Moses.
    
    Answer C: Korah led a rebellion.
    
    A Levite priest named Korah led a rebellion and rose up 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
     

16. What do the Muslims believe about Moses?
    
    a. The Muslims believe Moses is exactly the same as what the Christians believe.
    b. Muslims believe that Moses is the father of the Islamic faith.
    c. Moses is a legendary figure created by Christians.
    
    Answer A: Believe the same as Christians.
    
    Both Muslims and Christians believe the same things about Moses.
    What do the Muslims believe about Moses?
     

17. What promise did Moses keep for Joseph as the Jews left Egypt?
    
    a. Not to marry anyone from outside the tribe of Levi.
    b. No killling any Egyptians as they departed from Egypt.
    c. To take Joseph's dead body to the promised land.
    
    Answer C: Take Joseph's body.
    
    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
     

18. What advice did Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, provide to Moses when they were in the desert?
    
    a. To manage his anger.
    b. Set up a court system to judge the people.
    c. Place the latrines outside the camp for health reasons.
    
    Answer B: Set up a court system.
    
    Jethro recommended that Moses set up a court system.
    Moses was overwhelmed by the complaints he was handling himself.
    Moses created a system to allow others to judge the people under his guidance.
    Exodus 18:13-23
     

19. Who or what was Nehushtan in the Bible?
    
    a. The inner chamber of the temple where the Ark of the Covenant was kept.
    b. Tall soldiers engaged in combat with the Hebrews while in the desert.
    c. It was a brass pole with a representation of a snake head at the top.
    
    Answer C: A Brass Pole.
    
    The object was a brass pole like a walking stick with a snake molded on it.
    The Nehushtan healed the Israelites when bitten by poisonous snakes in the desert.
    2 Kings 18:4
     

20. What sea did Moses part using his arms and his staff?
    
    a. Red Sea.
    b. Dead Sea.
    c. Sea of Galilee.
    
    Answer A: Red Sea.
    
    Moses spread his arms open while holding his staff and separated the waters of the Red Sea.
    After the Israelites passed through the Red Sea and were safe on the other side, Moses closed the waters.
    The Egyptian army drowned when the waters receded back to normal.
    Exodus 15:1-5
     

21. In what way did God first contact Moses when He gave him His message?
    
    a. Moses heard God's voice from the sky.
    b. He appeared to Moses in a vision.
    c. God spoke from a burning bush.
    
    Answer C: God spoke from a burning bush.
    
    God appeared to Moses as a burning bush in Midian at the base of Mount Horeb as he tended sheep.
    God talked to Moses from a burning bush at the base of the mountain.
    Moses was required to take his sandals off before approaching the bush.
    Exodus 3:1-6
     

22. How many books of the Bible did Moses write?
    
    a. Three.
    b. Four.
    c. Five.
    
    Answer C: Five Books.
    
    Moses wrote the first five books of 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.
     

23. How many commandments did God give to Moses?
    
    a. Ten.
    b. Twelve.
    c. Seven.
    
    Answer A: Ten commandments.
    
    God gave Moses the Ten Commandments while socializing on a mountain.
    Exodus 20:1-17
     

24. Describe the tablets that the Ten Commandments were written on.
    
    a. Moses wrote the commandments on linen scroll tablets as God revealed them.
    b. The tablets were made of gray slate with gold adornments around the edges.
    c. There were two stone tablets, etched on both sides by the finger of God.
    
    Answer C: Two stone tablets.
    
    The Ten Commandments were etched on both sides of two stone tablets by the finger of God.
    Exodus 24:12
     

25. 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.
    
    Answer B: Three different life spans
    
    Moses lived three different lifespans of 40 years each.
    Moses lived in Pharaoh's house in Egypt for the first forty years.
    He 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.
    By coincidence or design by God, Moses lives three separate 40-year lives.
    Exodus 7:7
     

26. What did God feed the Israelites during the forty years in the desert?
    
    a. Locusts and grasshoppers.
    b. Honey Dew.
    c. Manna.
    
    Answer C: Manna.
    
    Manna from heaven fed the Israelites while in the desert.
    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
     

27. What did God instruct Moses to do when the Israelites were complaining about being thirsty?
    
    a. Moses 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.
    
    Answer B: Talk to a certain rock.
    
    God commanded Moses to approach Meribah and speak to a rock, and water would pour forth.
    Once again, Moses became 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 and later punished Moses for his anger issues.
    Numbers 20
     

28. Once again, what did Moses do when the Israelites murmured that they were thirsty and came upon a waterhole in Marah that was bitter and undrinkable?
    
    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.
    
    Answer A: Placed a piece of wood in the water.
    
    Moses placed a piece of sweet wood in the bitter waterhole to make it sweet.
    Exodus 15:22-26
     

29. How many times did Moses go up and speak with God?
    
    a. Once for forty days and nights to receive the Ten Commandments and record all of God's guiding rules.
    b. Twice, once to receive the Ten Commandments and once to receive the laws.
    c. Moses went up on Mt. Sinai a total of eight times (8) to speak with God.
    
    Answer C: Eight times total.
    
    Moses went up the mountain to speak with God on eight different occasions.
     

30. Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?
    
    a. Mount Sinai.
    b. On Mount Ararat.
    c. The summit of Mount Vesuvius.
    
    Answer A: Mount Sinai.
    
    Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
    Moses spent 40 days and 40 nights on Mount Sinai speaking with God, where he received the Ten Commandments.
    Exodus 19:1-6
     

31. How many sets of the Ten Commandments did God make for Moses?
    
    a. One.
    b. Two.
    c. Three.
    
    Answer B: Two sets.
    
    God made two sets of commandments.
    Aaron allowed the Israelites to make a golden idol to worship while Moses was on the mountain with God.
    When Moses returned, he was furious at the Israelites having a party.
    Moses threw the commandments to the ground in anger, 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 instructed Moses to build an ark and put the stone tablets in it for safekeeping.
    Apparently, God no longer trusted Moses to hold them in his hand.
    Deuteronomy 10:1-4
     

32. On which trip up the mountain did God present Moses the second set of tablets?
    
    a. On the second hike up to the mountaintop.
    b. During the fourth trek with his brother Aaron.
    c. The incident happened on the eighth and last trip. 
    
    Answer C: The eighth trip.
    
    Moses received the second set of commandments on his eighth and last trek up Mount Sinai.
    Exodus 24
     

33. 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 glowed and scared the multitude.
    c. The entire body of Moses had a red radiance from talking to God.
    
    Answer B: His face glowed.
    
    The face of Moses glowed after coming down from the mountain.
    The face of Moses shone because he was in the presence of God and had seen and spoken with Him.
    Exodus 34:29–35
     

34. How old was Moses when he died?
    
    a. 80 years old.
    b. 100 years old.
    c. 120 years old.
    
    Answer C: 120 years old.
    
    Moses was 120 years old when he died on his birthday, the 7th day of the month of Adar.
    Moses was exactly 120 years old at the time of his passing.
    Some believe that 120 is the age we are all supposed to live.
    Deuteronomy 34
     

35. Where did Moses die?
    
    a. Moses died in the desert several days before the Israelites reached the promised land.
    b. He died inside the promised land the first day that the Israelites entered it.
    c. Moses died on Mount Nebo as he looked out at the promised land.
    
    Answer C: On Mount Nebo.
    
    Moses died on Mount Nebo.
    God forbade Moses from entering Canaan, the promised land, because of his disobedience.
    Moses was allowed to look at it from Mount Nebo, on the opposite side of the Jordan River from Canaan. 
    He died on Mount Nebo after seeing the promised land from a distance.
    Deuteronomy 34
     

36. Who succeeded Moses after his death?
    
    a. Aaron.
    b. Joshua.
    c. Miriam.
    
    Answer B: Joshua.
    
    Joshua succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelite nation.
    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
     

37. 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 the approaching Egyptian army.
    c. The Egyptian army drowned as they tried to cross the Red Sea.
    
    Answer C: Drowned in the Red Sea.
    
    As the Egyptian army was approaching, Moses parted the Red Sea to allow the Israelites to escape.
    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
     

38. How many plagues did God inflict on Egypt before Pharaoh let the people go?
    
    a. Six.
    b. Ten.
    c. Twelve.
    
    Answer B: Ten plagues.
    Egypt was afflicted with ten plagues that included gnats, flies, frogs, locusts, livestock pestilence, boils, and hail.
    Exodus Chapters 7-12
     

39. What was the first plague that God inflicted upon Egypt?
    
    a. Frogs came out of the river and hopped all over the land, causing devastation.
    b. God turned the skies of Egypt dark during the day.
    c. The Nile River turned red like blood.
    
    Answer C: Turned the Nile red.
    
    God's first plague on Egypt was to turn the Nile red like blood.
    Exodus 7:14-25
     

40. What was the last plague that God inflicted upon Egypt?
    
    a. All of the firstborn humans were condemned to death regardless of their age.
    b. God caused a pestilence with the livestock, causing them to all die.
    c. The skies turned dark, blocking out the sun, so no one could see.
    
    Answer A: All the firstborn were condemned to death.
    Exodus 11
    
     

Here is an amusing slang term from the 1950s.

What does it mean to be jitterbugged?
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a. This situation is when you have bugs on your body, like lice or other creatures.
b. The scenario is when an undercover agent carries a hidden recording device.
c. It means that someone is very nervous or jittery.

Answer C: Very nervous or jittery.

"Jitterbugged" is when someone is being very nervous or jittery.


 

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