Bible Quiz Matthew Chapter 1
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which set contains the women named or specifically identified within Matthew’s genealogy before Mary?
Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and the wife of Uriah
Miriam, Deborah, Ruth, and Bathsheba
Tamar, Hannah, Esther, and Elizabeth
2. Someone tracing the royal branch from David toward Jesus asks which of David’s sons continues the line in Matthew 1. Who is it?
Absalom
Nathan
Solomon
Amnon
3. Who is named as Joseph’s father in Matthew’s genealogy?
Matthan
Zerubbabel
Eli
Jacob
4. Why does the angel instruct Joseph to name the child Jesus?
He will become a priest like Zechariah
He will rebuild the temple in Jerusalem
He will restore the throne immediately
He will save his people from their sins
5. How does Matthew 1:1 identify Jesus at the opening of the genealogy?
As the king of Israel descended from Saul
As the prophet promised through Moses and Elijah
As the son of Joseph and a descendant of Aaron
As the Messiah, the son of David and the son of Abraham
6. Before the angel appeared to him in a dream, what did Joseph decide to do after learning Mary was pregnant?
Divorce or release her quietly
Immediately take her into his home
Ask the priests to determine the child’s identity
Travel with her to Bethlehem at once
7. According to the angel, what was the source of the child conceived in Mary?
The Holy Spirit
A miracle associated with John the Baptist
A promise delivered by the priests in Jerusalem
A blessing passed through Joseph’s ancestry
8. According to Matthew’s genealogy, who is listed immediately after Jeconiah in the line following the deportation to Babylon?
Shealtiel
Zerubbabel
Abiud
Eliakim
9. Matthew quotes a prophecy about a virgin bearing a son. What name appears in that quotation, meaning “God with us”?
Jesus
Immanuel
Messiah
David
10. What motive does Matthew give for Joseph’s plan to handle the separation quietly?
He wanted to keep the pregnancy hidden from Mary herself
He feared losing his place in David’s family line
He was unwilling to expose Mary to public disgrace
He had already been ordered to leave Nazareth
11. The angel addresses Joseph with a title that connects the birth account to the genealogy. What is that title?
Joseph, son of Jacob
Joseph, servant of the Most High
Joseph, son of David
Joseph, ruler of Judah
12. How does Matthew 1:16 notably change the genealogy’s repeated father-to-son wording when it reaches Jesus?
It says Jesus had no connection to the preceding genealogy
It calls Joseph Mary’s husband and says Jesus was born from her
It says Joseph directly fathered Jesus in the usual formula
It identifies Mary’s father instead of mentioning Joseph
13. How many generations does Matthew’s summary assign to each of the three major sections of the genealogy?
Fourteen
Twelve
Ten
Forty-two
14. Which action best shows Joseph’s obedience after he woke from the dream?
He went to consult Herod about the message
He sent Mary to stay permanently with Elizabeth
He publicly announced the dream at the synagogue
He did as the angel commanded and took Mary as his wife
15. At the close of Matthew 1, which action completes Joseph’s response to the angel’s instructions?
He presents the child to a priest named Simeon
He moves the family to Egypt before the birth
He names the child Jesus
He gives the child the name Immanuel as his everyday name
16. A reader is dividing the genealogy according to Matthew’s own summary. Which event closes the second group and begins the historical setting of the third?
The covenant with Abraham
The deportation to Babylon
The division of Israel’s kingdom
David’s defeat of Goliath