Bible Quiz on Job
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. How does the opening of Job describe his character?
Blameless and upright, fearing God and turning away from evil
A powerful ruler known primarily for military victories
A priest appointed to serve at the sanctuary in Shiloh
A prophet sent to warn the people of Nineveh
2. Readers learn about the heavenly challenge in the prologue, but Job does not. What effect does this create?
It creates dramatic irony by giving readers information unavailable to Job
It proves that Job secretly understands every reason for his suffering
It turns the friends' accusations into reliable eyewitness testimony
It reveals that the dialogue occurs before the events in the prologue
3. Why does God rebuke Eliphaz and his two companions near the end of Job?
They refused to visit Job during his suffering
They failed to replace the property Job had lost
They allowed Elihu to speak before Job had answered them
They had not spoken rightly about God as Job had
4. After encountering God, Job responds in dust and ashes. Which interpretation best fits that response?
He claims that his friends have now proven every accusation against him
He announces that he has gained complete knowledge of how creation works
He humbly retracts or repents in light of an encounter that exceeds his prior understanding
He rejects everything he previously said about his pain and innocence as deliberately false
5. Which three men are introduced as Job's friends who come to comfort him?
Eliphaz, Elihu, and Zechariah
Elihu, Eliphaz, and Baruch
Bildad, Nathan, and Zophar
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar
6. A speaker argues that Job's suffering must prove he committed serious wrongdoing. Whose general line of reasoning does this most closely resemble?
The friends' repeated emphasis on suffering as punishment for wrongdoing
Job's insistence that every sufferer can identify a specific offense
God's explanation of the heavenly scene to Job
The narrator's claim that wealth always demonstrates innocence
7. Which disaster is the first loss reported to Job by a messenger?
Fire consumes the sheep and the servants tending them
Sabean raiders take the oxen and donkeys and kill the servants
Chaldean raiders seize the camels and kill their keepers
A powerful wind collapses the house where Job's children are gathered
8. How does Job initially respond after hearing that his possessions and children are gone?
He demands that his friends explain why the disasters occurred
He mourns, falls to the ground, and worships
He accuses his servants of failing to protect his household
He leaves Uz immediately to begin life in another land
9. Which statement best describes Job's restoration at the end of the book?
He becomes Israel's king and moves his household to Jerusalem
His health returns, but his property and family life remain unchanged
He receives twice his former material wealth and later has seven sons and three daughters
He recovers exactly the same number of animals he owned before his trials
10. Who begins speaking after Job and his three friends have finished their main cycles of dialogue?
Zophar the Naamathite
A messenger from Job's household
Elihu son of Barachel
Job's wife
11. When Job longs for someone who could stand between himself and God, what role is he seeking?
A royal successor who can inherit his household
A scribe who can settle the debate by counting speeches
A military defender who can recover his livestock
An arbiter or mediator able to address both sides
12. At the beginning of the book, in what land does Job live?
Canaan
Edom
Midian
Uz
13. In the divine speeches, what do the descriptions of Behemoth and Leviathan chiefly emphasize?
Creation contains powers beyond Job's control and complete understanding
The friends possess secret knowledge about how creation is governed
Job should capture dangerous creatures to recover his social standing
Animals are the direct cause of Job's losses and illness
14. According to the conclusion of the poem about wisdom in Job 28, where is wisdom found?
In accumulating enough wealth to remain protected from hardship
In fearing the Lord and turning away from evil
In discovering the hidden physical location where wisdom is stored
In accepting the oldest speaker's opinion without further examination
15. Job combines a prose narrative frame with extended poetic speeches. What does that structure help readers do?
Treat every speaker's claim as equally endorsed by the book
Follow Job's trials while also examining competing arguments about suffering, justice, and wisdom
Separate the opening story from the debates because they concern unrelated characters
Read the work mainly as a chronological record of Israel's kings
16. From what setting does God answer Job?
A burning bush
The entrance to the city gate
A whirlwind
The summit of Mount Carmel