Deuteronomy Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A parent wants to follow Deuteronomy 6 by helping children remember God’s commands. Which practice best matches the passage?
Discuss the commands only during annual festivals
Leave all religious teaching to judges and priests
Wait until the children are adults before teaching them
Speak about the commands throughout ordinary daily routines
2. Under the family duty described in Deuteronomy 25, what is expected when a married man dies without a son and his brother shares the family setting?
The widow must surrender her property to the tribal judge
The brother is expected to marry the widow and preserve the deceased brother’s family line
The brother must arrange for the widow to become a temple servant
The widow must permanently leave her husband’s clan
3. Which words begin the declaration commonly known as the Shema in Deuteronomy 6?
“Let justice roll down like waters”
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want”
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one”
4. What kind of future leader does Moses say God will raise up for Israel in Deuteronomy 18?
A prophet like Moses from among the Israelites
A judge chosen from a neighboring nation
A warrior who will replace the covenant law
A priest-king descended from Aaron
5. At what interval does Deuteronomy 15 prescribe a release of debts among Israelites?
Every third year
Every fiftieth year
Every seventh year
At the death of each judge
6. A person kills someone unintentionally, without prior hostility. What provision in Deuteronomy is intended to protect that person from immediate blood vengeance?
Permanent service at the central sanctuary
Flight to a designated city of refuge
Automatic transfer to another tribe
A pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim
7. Which set contains the three annual festivals at which Deuteronomy 16 says Israelite males should appear before the LORD at the chosen place?
Passover, Weeks, and Booths
Trumpets, Dedication, and New Moon
Passover, Day of Atonement, and Trumpets
New Moon, Day of Atonement, and Purim
8. A teacher is arranging a diagram of the covenant ceremony described in Deuteronomy 27. Which pairing is correct?
Blessings at Ebal and curses at Gerizim
Blessings at Sinai and curses at Horeb
Blessings at Gerizim and curses at Ebal
Blessings at Nebo and curses at Pisgah
9. When Deuteronomy repeats the Sabbath command, what past experience is specifically given as a reason for allowing servants to rest?
Israel’s hunger in the wilderness
Israel’s slavery in Egypt
The construction of the tabernacle
Jacob’s years of labor for Laban
10. Where are the Israelites when Moses delivers the main speeches recorded in Deuteronomy?
In the plains of Moab, east of the Jordan
At Mount Sinai, shortly after leaving Egypt
In the hill country of Canaan after Jericho falls
In Babylon during the exile
11. What is a central purpose of Moses’ speeches in Deuteronomy?
To establish the duties of Israel’s first temple priests
To record Israel’s military campaigns after entering Canaan
To renew the covenant and prepare Israel for life in the land
To replace the covenant at Sinai with an unrelated agreement
12. Someone claims that Israel’s earlier generation was denied entry into the land merely because the journey took too long. Which event in Deuteronomy most directly corrects that claim?
The people rebelled after the spies’ report and refused to trust God
The people asked Moses to appoint judges
Aaron and the Levites carried the ark
The tribes settled temporarily near Mount Sinai
13. A wonder announced by a religious speaker occurs, but the speaker then urges Israel to follow other gods. How does Deuteronomy say Israel should respond?
Follow the speaker because the wonder validates the message
Reject the speaker’s call because it promotes other gods
Accept the message if most community leaders approve
Wait for a second wonder before deciding
14. During harvest, a landowner notices that a sheaf has been left behind in the field. What does Deuteronomy instruct the landowner to do?
Retrieve it immediately so none of the crop is lost
Offer it at the sanctuary before using it
Give it exclusively to the village elders
Leave it for the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow
15. According to Deuteronomy 17, what should an Israelite king do to keep his rule grounded in the covenant?
Consult foreign rulers before making legal decisions
Build a separate sanctuary in his own honor
Transfer all judicial authority to the army
Write and regularly read a copy of the law
16. Which statement accurately describes the conclusion of Deuteronomy?
Moses crosses the Jordan and personally divides the land
Aaron leads Israel into Canaan after Moses retires
Moses dies in Moab, and Joshua is recognized as his successor
The tribes establish a monarchy before leaving Moab