David and Goliath Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. What contrast did Saul use when explaining why David seemed unprepared to face Goliath?
David was a shepherd, while Goliath was a king
David fought on foot, while Goliath always fought from a chariot
David was young, while Goliath had been a warrior from his youth
David came from Judah, while Goliath commanded several nations
2. Goliath was identified as a warrior from which Philistine city?
Ashkelon
Bethlehem
Jericho
Gath
3. Which familiar tool did David carry as his main ranged weapon against Goliath?
A bow
A sling
A spear
A javelin
4. Goliath emphasized his sword, spear, and javelin. What did David present as the contrasting basis of his confidence?
The greater size of Israel's army
His speed and experience as a messenger
The hidden support of Saul's strongest soldiers
The name of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel's armies
5. Which two armies faced each other in the valley where Goliath issued his challenge?
The Israelites and the Amalekites
The Israelites and the Philistines
The Philistines and the Moabites
The Israelites and the Midianites
6. What happened immediately after the Philistines saw that their champion was dead?
They selected another champion to continue the contest
They surrendered to Saul without leaving the valley
They remained in formation and negotiated a truce
They fled, and the Israelites pursued them
7. Goliath proposed that one Israelite fight him in single combat. What was supposed to happen to the losing side's people?
They would surrender their weapons and return home
They would leave the disputed valley permanently
They would become servants of the winning side
They would provide an annual offering of grain
8. Where did David's stone strike Goliath?
In the forehead
In the chest
In the knee
In the throat
9. Why did Jesse initially send David to the Israelite camp?
To bring provisions and learn how his brothers were doing
To deliver new weapons to the commanders
To challenge the Philistines on behalf of Bethlehem
To ask Saul for a place in the army
10. What did David select from the stream before approaching Goliath?
Seven pieces of flint
Three sharp stones
Five smooth stones
Twelve small pebbles
11. Why did Goliath react with contempt when David approached him?
David refused to identify his family or tribe
David approached from the Israelite camp without Saul's armor
David appeared young and came toward him with a staff rather than a warrior's equipment
David asked Goliath to postpone the contest until the next day
12. Which interpretation best reflects the story's repeated contrast between Goliath's weapons and David's confidence?
The outcome emphasizes trust in God rather than dependence on conventional military strength
Israel won mainly because Goliath underestimated the range of a sling
David's victory shows that shepherds were normally superior to trained soldiers
Physical training is unnecessary whenever an opponent seems stronger
13. David told Saul about rescuing sheep from a lion and a bear. What purpose did these examples serve in his argument?
They showed that David understood Philistine battle tactics
They supported his confidence that God could deliver him from Goliath
They proved that David had already served in Saul's army
They explained why David preferred fighting alongside his brothers
14. Which of David's brothers became angry and rebuked him after hearing him ask about Goliath?
Eliab
Abinadab
Shammah
Nathan
15. After Goliath fell, what did David use to complete the victory?
Saul's spear
The staff he had carried from the stream
A second stone from his pouch
Goliath's own sword
16. Saul gave David armor, but David removed it before the fight. What reason does the account give?
The armor had been damaged in an earlier battle
David was not accustomed to using it and had not tested it
Saul asked David to return it before leaving the camp
David wanted Goliath to think he was unarmed