Book of Deuteronomy Quiz

1. What does the name Deuteronomy mean?

1. Book of Moses
2. Second law
3. The journey
4. The last words

2. Where was Moses when he gave the speeches in Deuteronomy?

1. East of the Jordan
2. In Egypt
3. In Jericho
4. On Mount Sinai

3. How long was the journey from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea?

1. Eleven days
2. Forty days
3. Forty years
4. Three days

4. In which year after leaving Egypt did Moses give these speeches?

1. The fiftieth
2. The fortieth
3. The second
4. The twentieth

5. Which nation was Israel told not to provoke, because they were Esau's descendants?

1. Amalek
2. Ammon
3. Edom
4. Moab

6. What was remarkable about King Og's bed?

1. It floated
2. It had no legs
3. It was made of gold
4. Over nine cubits long

7. What did God tell Moses when he begged to cross the Jordan?

1. Ask again later
2. That is enough
3. Wait a year
4. You may go

8. What did Moses warn Israel not to do to God's commands?

1. Add to or take away
2. Sing them
3. Teach them
4. Write them down

9. What did Israel not see when God spoke at Horeb?

1. Any fire
2. Any form
3. Moses
4. The mountain

10. In Deuteronomy 5, what reason is given for keeping the Sabbath?

1. For the harvest
2. God rested on day seven
3. Remember slavery in Egypt
4. To honour the priests

11. With what words does the Shema begin?

1. Hear, O Israel
2. In the beginning
3. Praise the LORD
4. The LORD is my shepherd

12. With all your heart, all your soul and all your what are you to love God?

1. Family
2. Mind
3. Strength
4. Wealth

13. Where were the Israelites told to write God's commandments?

1. On their doorframes
2. On their sandals
3. On their shields
4. On their tents

14. Where did Israel test God, as Moses warned them not to do again?

1. Bethel
2. Jericho
3. Massah
4. Sinai

15. Why did God choose Israel, according to Deuteronomy 7?

1. Because he loved them
2. They were righteous
3. They were the bravest
4. They were the largest

16. What does Deuteronomy 7:6 call Israel?

1. His last hope
2. His mighty army
3. His servant nation
4. His treasured possession

17. People do not live on bread alone but on what?

1. Every word from God
2. Faith and works
3. Manna and quail
4. Water and wine

18. What did not wear out during the forty years in the wilderness?

1. Their clothes
2. Their sandals' straps
3. Their tents
4. Their tools

19. What metals does Deuteronomy 8 say could be dug from the land?

1. Bronze and zinc
2. Gold and silver
3. Iron and copper
4. Tin and lead

20. What did Moses warn Israel not to say once they were prosperous?

1. God is good
2. Let us share
3. My power made this wealth
4. We are grateful

21. What did Moses call Israel in Deuteronomy 9?

1. Faithful
2. Mighty
3. Righteous
4. Stiff-necked

22. Where were the second tablets of the law placed?

1. In a wooden chest
2. In Moses' tent
3. On an altar
4. Under a rock

23. Which of these does Deuteronomy 10:12 say the LORD asks of you?

1. To build a temple
2. To fast monthly
3. To fear him
4. To offer gold

24. What did Moses tell Israel to circumcise?

1. Their foreheads
2. Their hearts
3. Their servants
4. Their sons only

25. Why were Israelites to love the foreigner?

1. Foreigners paid tax
2. Foreigners were rich
3. The law was new
4. They were foreigners in Egypt

26. Unlike Egypt, how is the promised land watered?

1. By canals
2. By rain from heaven
3. By the Nile
4. By wells only

27. On which mountain were the blessings to be proclaimed?

1. Mount Ebal
2. Mount Gerizim
3. Mount Nebo
4. Mount Sinai

28. Where were the Israelites to bring their offerings in the land?

1. Any high place
2. The place God would choose
3. Their own homes
4. Under any green tree

29. What should Israel do if a prophet's sign came true but he urged them to follow other gods?

1. Ask a priest
2. Follow him
3. Not listen to him
4. Wait and see

30. Every third year, who shared in the tithe stored in the towns?

1. Levites and the needy
2. Only priests
3. Soldiers
4. The king

31. What was to happen to debts every seventh year?

1. They were cancelled
2. They were doubled
3. They were paid in full
4. They were sold

32. What does Deuteronomy 15 say there will always be in the land?

1. Enemies
2. Famine
3. Kings
4. Poor people

33. How should a freed Hebrew servant be sent away?

1. Immediately
2. In chains
3. Not empty-handed
4. With a curse

34. How should no one appear before the LORD at the three festivals?

1. Alone
2. Barefoot
3. Empty-handed
4. Unwashed

35. What must judges never accept?

1. A bribe
2. A gift of food
3. A visitor
4. A witness

36. What was the future king told not to acquire great numbers of?

1. Books
2. Horses
3. Servants
4. Sheep

37. What was the king to write for himself?

1. A copy of the law
2. A royal song
3. A treaty
4. His own history

38. Moses said God would raise up a prophet like whom?

1. Aaron
2. Elijah
3. Moses himself
4. Samuel

39. How could Israel recognise a false prophet?

1. He spoke Aramaic
2. He was not a Levite
3. He was too young
4. His words did not come true

40. How many witnesses were needed to convict someone of a crime?

1. One
2. Seven
3. Twelve
4. Two or three