Jonah Bible Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Jonah said he had fled because he knew something about God’s character. What did he know?
God is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love
God would refuse to hear prayers from a foreign city
God would appoint Jonah as ruler if Nineveh repented
God never changed an announced course of action
2. How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah’s warning?
They believed God, proclaimed a fast, and wore sackcloth
They drove Jonah from the city without listening
They asked Jonah to perform a sign before deciding
They prepared their army to resist the announced judgment
3. Which summary best matches the king of Nineveh’s decree?
Only the royal household was to fast, while the city continued normally
People and animals were to fast, the people were to call urgently on God, and everyone was to turn from evil and violence
The people were to offer valuables to Jonah and rebuild the city walls
The citizens were to leave Nineveh until the threatened period had passed
4. When the sailors questioned Jonah, how did he identify the God he worshiped?
As the god responsible only for Israel’s farmland
As the god of Joppa’s harbor and ships
As one of several gods who governed the winds
As the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and dry land
5. When God commissioned Jonah a second time, what was Jonah told to proclaim in Nineveh?
A message Jonah would compose after meeting the king
The prayer Jonah had spoken inside the fish
The message God would give him
A promise that Nineveh would become Israel’s ally
6. After God saw that the Ninevites had turned from their evil ways, what happened?
God delayed the destruction for exactly one year
God relented from the announced destruction
God told Jonah to lead the Ninevites to Israel
God sent another prophet to repeat the warning
7. Before throwing Jonah overboard, what did the sailors first try to do?
Return to Joppa by following the coastline
Make Jonah take control of the rudder
Repair the ship’s sail and continue to Tarshish
Row back toward dry land
8. Chapter 2 presents Jonah’s extended prayer as being spoken from where?
Inside the fish
A shelter outside Nineveh
The ship’s lower deck
The temple courtyard in Jerusalem
9. Jonah went to Joppa and boarded a ship intending to reach which destination?
Nineveh
Sidon
Damascus
Tarshish
10. What contrast is central to God’s closing question to Jonah?
Jonah valued sailing, while the Ninevites valued farming
Jonah pitied a plant he did not cultivate, while God expressed concern for Nineveh’s many people and animals
Jonah wanted mercy for the sailors but judgment for the fish
Jonah understood prophecy, while the Ninevites understood kingship
11. After expressing his anger, where did Jonah go while waiting to see what would happen to Nineveh?
To a place east of the city, where he made a shelter
To the king’s palace inside Nineveh
To the ship at Joppa
To the temple in Jerusalem
12. God appointed a plant to grow over Jonah. What immediate purpose did it serve in the narrative?
It marked the boundary of Nineveh
It supplied food for Jonah’s return journey
It provided shade and relieved Jonah’s discomfort
It protected the city from the coming storm
13. During the storm, what did the sailors do to identify who was connected to their trouble?
They waited for Jonah to interpret a dream
They questioned the ship’s captain first
They searched everyone’s belongings
They cast lots
14. How did Jonah react when Nineveh was spared?
He immediately celebrated with the city
He asked to become an adviser to its king
He became angry and displeased
He returned to the sea to thank the sailors
15. What did God initially command Jonah to do?
Travel to Jerusalem and warn its priests
Return to his hometown and appoint a king
Go to Nineveh and preach against its wickedness
Sail to Egypt and deliver a message to Pharaoh
16. How long does the narrative say Jonah was inside the fish?
One day and one night
Three days and three nights
Seven days and seven nights
Forty days and forty nights