Leviticus Bible Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At the beginning of Leviticus, from where does the Lord call and speak to Moses?
The Tent of Meeting
The summit of Mount Sinai
The entrance to the Promised Land
The bank of the Jordan River
2. Under what circumstances could the high priest enter the innermost sanctuary on the Day of Atonement?
At any time, provided he wore the jeweled breastpiece
Only after all Israelites had left the camp
As prescribed, with incense and sacrificial blood after making the required preparations
Without animal blood, because incense alone made atonement
3. What reason does Leviticus give for prohibiting the consumption of blood?
Blood was reserved as food for priests
Blood was viewed as belonging only to wild animals
Blood could be consumed only during Passover
The life of a creature is in the blood, and it was given on the altar to make atonement
4. Which command appears alongside the instruction not to seek revenge or bear a grudge against one’s people?
Do not mix two kinds of seed in one field
Bring the first sheaf to the priest
Observe the Day of Atonement
Love your neighbor as yourself
5. Which two ingredients were generally not to be burned as part of a grain offering made by fire?
Leaven and honey
Flour and incense
Oil and salt
Barley and water
6. A farmer wants to follow Leviticus when harvesting a field. Which action best fits its command?
Harvest every usable stalk and donate only money
Leave the field’s edges and fallen produce for poor people and foreigners
Reserve the outer rows exclusively for priests
Burn whatever remains after the first day of harvesting
7. Compared with a fellowship offering, what especially characterized an animal presented as a burnt offering?
It was eaten entirely by the priests inside the sanctuary
It could be offered only during the annual festivals
Its blood was not used at the altar
Most of the animal was burned on the altar, with no meal portion for the offerer
8. Which description best matches the fellowship, or peace, offering in Leviticus?
Selected portions were burned for God while other portions could be eaten
Only grain could be presented, never an animal
The offering was used exclusively to ordain a high priest
The entire animal was taken outside the camp and burned
9. A person develops a suspicious skin condition described by the purity laws. What role does Leviticus assign to the priest?
Declare the person permanently excluded without an examination
Examine the condition and, when required, isolate the person before examining it again
Determine which civil fine the person must pay
Treat the condition with a prescribed medicinal oil
10. An Israelite family has sold its ancestral field because of hardship, and no relative redeems it earlier. What does the Jubilee principle provide?
The buyer keeps the field permanently after seven years
The field becomes sanctuary property at the next festival
The field returns to its original family holding in the Jubilee
The field remains unused for the next fifty years
11. A homeowner in Canaan notices suspicious greenish or reddish marks in a house. What procedure best reflects Leviticus?
The owner must immediately demolish the house without inspection
The owner reports it to a priest, who arranges for the house to be emptied and examined
The elders must sell the house to someone from another tribe
The marks are ignored until the next Sabbath year
12. How does the Jubilee differ from the ordinary sabbatical year described in Leviticus?
The Jubilee occurs every seventh year, while the sabbatical year occurs every fiftieth
Only the Jubilee requires the land to rest; the sabbatical year concerns sacrifices
The sabbatical year gives the land a seventh-year rest, while Jubilee also proclaims liberty and restores ancestral property
Only the sabbatical year is connected with the land; Jubilee concerns priestly clothing
13. What happened to the two goats selected for the people on the Day of Atonement?
Both were sacrificed as burnt offerings
One was sacrificed, while the other was sent into the wilderness
Both were released beyond the camp
One was given to the high priest, while the other was given to the poor
14. Leviticus says a land animal suitable for Israel to eat must both have a divided hoof and chew the cud. Which animal meets both criteria?
Hare
Pig
Camel
Cattle
15. Someone deceives a neighbor about property and later acknowledges the offense. Besides bringing the required guilt offering, what restitution does Leviticus prescribe?
Repay the value and add one-fifth
Return twice the value of the property
Give an equal amount only to the sanctuary
Wait until the Jubilee and then return the property
16. An Israelite realizes that they unintentionally violated one of the Lord’s commands. Which offering most directly addresses this situation in Leviticus?
A firstfruits offering
A drink offering alone
A sin, or purification, offering
A fellowship offering of thanksgiving