Genesis Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which son does Abraham prepare to offer before an angel stops him?
Jacob
Ishmael
Isaac
Joseph
2. How does Jacob obtain the blessing that Isaac intends to give Esau?
He buys it from Esau for a meal of stew
He disguises himself and presents food while claiming to be Esau
He defeats Esau in a wrestling contest
He waits until Esau voluntarily gives it to him
3. The builders of Babel want a city and a tower with its top in the heavens. What goal do they explicitly connect with the project?
Escaping a famine affecting the surrounding lands
Providing protection for Noah’s descendants during another flood
Creating a temple where Abraham can offer sacrifices
Making a name for themselves and avoiding dispersion
4. What immediate change do the man and woman experience after eating from the forbidden tree?
They lose the ability to speak with each other
They recognize their nakedness and make coverings
They are sent east of Eden before speaking to God
They begin cultivating the ground outside the garden
5. What action most directly leads to Joseph being taken away toward Egypt?
His brothers sell him to traveling merchants
Jacob sends him to buy grain during the famine
Pharaoh’s officials recruit him as a dream interpreter
He leaves home to avoid marrying a Canaanite woman
6. Within the Genesis narrative, what coming event is Noah’s ark built to survive?
A seven-year famine
The destruction of a city by fire
A flood covering the land
A war among neighboring kings
7. During Jacob’s journey away from home, what does he see in his dream at Bethel?
A stairway between earth and heaven with angels ascending and descending
The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowing to him
A burning bush that is not consumed
Seven healthy cows consumed by seven thin cows
8. After God asks Cain where Abel is, which reply does Cain give?
“The serpent deceived me.”
“Am I my brother’s keeper?”
“I was afraid, because I was naked.”
“Give me the blessing that belongs to me.”
9. Which appears in the Genesis creation account before the sun, moon, and stars?
Vegetation producing seeds and fruit
Birds flying across the sky
Human beings made in God’s image
Light separated from darkness
10. A sign appears in the clouds after Noah leaves the ark. Which covenant does it signify?
Jacob’s agreement to work for Rachel
God’s promise that Abraham will have descendants
God’s covenant with Noah concerning the earth and living creatures
Joseph’s pledge to provide food for his family
11. Abraham’s servant asks for a sign while seeking a wife for Isaac. Which action identifies Rebekah?
She offers the servant lodging before he makes a request
She recognizes a family ring he carries
She gives him water and also waters his camels
She prepares bread for everyone at the well
12. Joseph interprets Pharaoh’s dreams as predicting which sequence?
Seven wars followed by seven treaties
Seven floods followed by the restoration of farmland
Seven rulers followed by the division of Egypt
Seven years of abundance followed by seven years of famine
13. What sets Abram’s journey away from his country and kindred in motion?
Lot asks him to settle a dispute over grazing land
A famine forces his household to travel permanently to Egypt
Melchizedek invites him to become king of Salem
God calls him to go to a land he will be shown
14. Earlier, Joseph’s brothers allowed him to be sold. Which later action most clearly shows a changed willingness to protect a brother?
Judah offers to remain as a slave in Benjamin’s place
The brothers bring gifts and additional money to Egypt
Reuben explains that he had warned the others years earlier
Simeon remains detained until the brothers return
15. Which scene closes the Book of Genesis?
Jacob wrestles through the night and receives a new name
Joseph dies, is embalmed, and is placed in a coffin in Egypt
Moses is placed in a basket among the reeds
The family crosses the sea while leaving Egypt
16. A male member of Abraham’s household receives a physical sign marking participation in the covenant. What is that sign?
Circumcision
Placing blood on a doorway
Anointing the head with oil
Wearing a multicolored robe