Book of Jeremiah Quiz

1. What excuse did Jeremiah give when God called him?

1. I am a priest
2. I am a sinner
3. I am too old
4. I am too young

2. What was the first thing God showed Jeremiah in a vision?

1. A boiling pot
2. A clay jar
3. A linen belt
4. An almond branch

3. What did people wrongly trust in, according to Jeremiah's temple sermon?

1. Egypt's help
2. The temple itself
3. Their army
4. Their idols

4. What did Jeremiah see the potter do with a marred pot?

1. Sell it
2. Shape it into another
3. Smash it
4. Throw it away

5. In one of his laments, what did Jeremiah curse?

1. His friends
2. The day he was born
3. The king
4. The temple

6. What did God forbid Jeremiah to do as a sign of coming disaster?

1. Eat bread
2. Leave Jerusalem
3. Marry
4. Speak

7. In his letter to the exiles, what did Jeremiah tell them to seek?

1. A quick return
2. New idols
3. Revenge on Babylon
4. The peace of the city

8. Where did God promise to write his law in the new covenant?

1. On scrolls
2. On stone tablets
3. On the temple
4. On their hearts

9. Who was Jeremiah's scribe?

1. Baruch
2. Ezra
3. Seraiah
4. Shaphan

10. What did King Jehoiakim do with Jeremiah's scroll?

1. Cut it and burned it
2. Hid it in the temple
3. Read it and wept
4. Sent it to Babylon

11. After Jerusalem fell, to whom did Jeremiah go?

1. Baruch in Babylon
2. Gedaliah at Mizpah
3. Nebuchadnezzar
4. The king of Egypt

12. What did the false prophet Hananiah break?

1. A clay jar
2. Jeremiah's scroll
3. Jeremiah's wooden yoke
4. The temple altar

13. Where was the field Jeremiah bought during the siege of Jerusalem?

1. Anathoth
2. Bethlehem
3. Ramah
4. Shiloh

14. What does Jeremiah 17:9 say is deceitful above all things?

1. The heart
2. The king
3. The tongue
4. Wealth

15. In the thirteenth year of which king did the word of the LORD first come to Jeremiah?

1. Hezekiah
2. Josiah
3. Manasseh
4. Zedekiah

16. Who assassinated the governor Gedaliah?

1. Baruch
2. Ishmael
3. Johanan
4. Zedekiah

17. Which nation's downfall is the subject of the longest oracle, Jeremiah 50 and 51?

1. Babylon
2. Edom
3. Egypt
4. Moab

18. Into what was Jeremiah lowered by ropes?

1. A deep well of water
2. A dungeon of fire
3. A lion's den
4. A muddy cistern

19. In Jeremiah 31:15, where is Rachel heard weeping for her children?

1. Bethel
2. Bethlehem
3. Jerusalem
4. Ramah

20. Why is Jeremiah often called the weeping prophet?

1. He lost his family
2. He was blind
3. He wept over his people
4. He wrote Psalms

21. From which town was Jeremiah?

1. Anathoth
2. Bethlehem
3. Jerusalem
4. Tekoa

22. What was Jeremiah's father's name?

1. Amoz
2. Buzi
3. Hilkiah
4. Neriah

23. When did God say he knew Jeremiah?

1. At his birth
2. At his call
3. Before he was formed
4. When he was twelve

24. What did the LORD touch when he put his words in Jeremiah?

1. His eyes
2. His hands
3. His heart
4. His mouth

25. From which direction was the boiling pot in Jeremiah's vision tilting?

1. From the north
2. From the sea
3. Towards Egypt
4. Upside down

26. What two sins of God's people does Jeremiah 2:13 name?

1. They fasted and boasted
2. They fled and hid
3. They forsook God, dug cisterns
4. They stole and lied

27. What did God call himself in Jeremiah 2:13?

1. The bread of life
2. The good shepherd
3. The rock of ages
4. The spring of living water

28. What did Jeremiah 5 tell the people to search Jerusalem's streets for?

1. A hidden idol
2. A lost child
3. One honest person
4. The king's army

29. What did the false prophets say when there was no peace?

1. God is angry
2. Peace, peace
3. Repent now
4. War is coming

30. What did Jeremiah tell the people to ask for in Jeremiah 6:16?

1. A new king
2. A sign
3. Help from Egypt
4. The ancient paths

31. What did God say the temple had become, a phrase Jesus later quoted?

1. A den of robbers
2. A house of prayer
3. A marketplace
4. A tomb

32. To which former worship site did God tell the people to go and look?

1. Bethel
2. Dan
3. Gilgal
4. Shiloh

33. To whom were the women baking cakes in Jeremiah 7?

1. Baal
2. Dagon
3. Molek
4. The Queen of Heaven

34. In which valley were children burned at Topheth?

1. Ben Hinnom
2. Elah
3. Jezreel
4. Kidron

35. What did the people lament in Jeremiah 8:20?

1. Our king is dead
2. Our sons are lost
3. The rain is gone
4. We are not saved

36. Where did Jeremiah ask if there was any balm?

1. Bashan
2. Gilead
3. Lebanon
4. Sharon

37. What should the one who boasts boast about, according to Jeremiah 9?

1. Knowing the LORD
2. Their riches
3. Their strength
4. Their wisdom

38. What does Jeremiah 10 compare idols to?

1. A broken pot
2. A dry tree
3. A scarecrow
4. An empty well

39. Which men plotted against Jeremiah's life in chapter 11?

1. The Babylonians
2. The Egyptians
3. The men of Anathoth
4. The Rekabites

40. What did Jeremiah compare himself to when he did not know of the plot?

1. A frightened deer
2. A gentle lamb
3. A sleeping child
4. A wounded bird