1 Samuel Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which people captured the ark of God after defeating Israel in battle?
The Philistines
The Moabites
The Amalekites
The Ammonites
2. At Gilgal, Saul offered the burnt offering himself after Samuel did not arrive as soon as expected. What does Samuel identify as Saul’s central failure?
He brought too few animals for the offering.
He did not keep the Lord’s command and acted presumptuously.
He allowed Jonathan to leave before the ceremony.
He held the ceremony outside Jerusalem.
3. Before Jonathan and his armor-bearer approached a Philistine outpost, what conviction guided Jonathan?
Israel could win only after every tribe supplied equal numbers of soldiers.
Victory was guaranteed because the Philistines had no weapons.
A battle could succeed only if Saul personally led the first attack.
Nothing could hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.
4. After Samuel realized that the Lord was calling him, how did Eli instruct him to respond?
Ask the caller to appear visibly before answering.
Wake Eli and repeat every word immediately.
Go to the altar and offer a sacrifice first.
Invite the Lord to speak because his servant is listening.
5. From which tribe of Israel did Saul come?
Judah
Benjamin
Levi
Ephraim
6. When Israel’s elders asked Samuel to appoint a king, what reason did they emphasize?
They wanted a king who could replace the priests at sacrifices.
They wanted the ark moved permanently into a royal palace.
They believed Samuel had commanded every tribe to choose its own king.
They wanted to be like the other nations, with a king to lead and fight for them.
7. David found Saul vulnerable in a cave but refused to kill him. What did David do instead?
He took Saul’s spear and water jug from beside his head.
He bound Saul and delivered him to the elders of Judah.
He secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
He exchanged Saul’s sword for his own shepherd’s staff.
8. Saul spared King Agag and kept the best Amalekite livestock, despite receiving a different command. What principle did Samuel use to confront him?
Obedience is better than sacrifice.
Public sacrifice matters more than the reason it is offered.
A king’s military success excuses mistakes in worship.
Captured livestock must always be divided among the soldiers.
9. Which combination did David use to strike Goliath before taking Goliath’s sword?
A spear and a bronze shield
A staff and a concealed dagger
A bow and an arrow
A sling and a stone
10. What did Hannah promise if the Lord gave her a son?
She would send him to serve in King Saul’s court.
She would give him to the Lord for all the days of his life.
She would make him the permanent high priest of Israel.
She would take him to live in Bethlehem.
11. The Philistines placed the captured ark in Dagon’s temple. What happened to Dagon’s image?
It repeatedly fell facedown before the ark and was eventually found with its head and hands broken off.
It was carried outside by the priests and hidden in a field.
It remained standing, but the ark disappeared overnight.
It split the temple floor and sank into the ground.
12. Saul was searching for his father’s missing donkeys when he met Samuel. What news confirmed that this concern had already been resolved?
The donkeys had been taken as payment for a debt.
Samuel had purchased the donkeys for a sacrifice.
The donkeys had been found, and Saul’s father was now worried about him.
The donkeys had joined an Israelite army camp.
13. Why did Eli initially think Hannah was drunk at the sanctuary?
Her lips moved as she prayed, but her voice was not heard.
She had fallen asleep beside a wine container.
She interrupted the sacrifice with loud singing.
She entered the sanctuary during a forbidden hour.
14. Jonathan used an agreed signal involving arrows to communicate with David. What did the message that the arrows were beyond the boy indicate?
David should return because Saul had forgiven him.
David should meet Jonathan openly at the palace.
David should leave because Saul intended to harm him.
David should gather soldiers and challenge Saul immediately.
15. Why did David remove Saul’s armor before facing Goliath?
Saul ordered him to use only captured Philistine equipment.
David was not accustomed to moving in it.
The armor had been damaged in an earlier battle.
Israelite law prohibited shepherds from wearing armor.
16. When Samuel considered Jesse’s older sons, what lesson redirected him toward David?
The future king had to be the youngest son in his family.
A shepherd was automatically better qualified than a soldier.
People look at outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
Height and physical strength were forbidden qualities in a king.