Quiz on the Book of Ruth

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  1. During what period did the story of Ruth occur? (1:1)
  2. Your answer:
    Judges
    Captivity
    Prophets
    Divided kingdom
    United kingdom


  3. Why did Elimelech and his family go to Moab? (1:1-2)
  4. Your answer:
    An angel told them
    Famine
    Pestilence
    War
    None of the above


  5. Who was the first to die in Moab? (1:3)
  6. Your answer:
    Naomi
    Mahlon
    Chilion
    Elimelech
    Orphah


  7. Why did Naomi decide to return from the country of Moab? (1:6-7)
  8. Your answer:
    Famine
    Her relatives invited her
    She was afraid of how the Moabites would treat her
    War
    None of the above


  9. Why did Naomi encourage her daughters-in-law to stay in Moab? (1:8-13)
  10. Your answer:
    Because the Jews had no dealings with Moabites
    She felt they had a better chance to find a husband in Moab
    She had no home in Judah
    Their relatives were there
    None of the above


  11. Who went back to her people? (1:14-15)
  12. Your answer:
    Esther
    Orphah
    Rahab
    Ruth
    None of the above


  13. Who said “Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you: for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge: your people shall be my people, and your God my God?” (1:16-18)
  14. Your answer:
    Esther
    Orpah
    Rahab
    Ruth
    None of the above


  15. What did Naomi want to be called? (1:19-21)
  16. Your answer:
    Mara
    Mary
    Rebekah
    Sara
    None of the above


  17. At what season did Ruth and Naomi return to Bethlehem? (1:22)
  18. Your answer:
    The feast of the Passover
    The feast of tabernacles
    In the beginning of barley harvest
    Winter
    None of the above


  19. To whom was Boaz a kinsman? (2:1)
  20. Your answer:
    Naomi
    Elimelech
    Samuel
    All of the above
    None of the above


  21. What did Ruth do in the field of Boaz? (2:2-4)
  22. Your answer:
    Plowed
    Pruned
    Gleaned
    Sowed seed
    None of the above


  23. What did Boaz ask Ruth to do? (2:8-9)
  24. Your answer:
    Abide with his maidens
    Glean in his field
    Keep her eyes on the filed where they reaped
    All of the above
    None of the above


  25. What had Boaz heard about Ruth? (2:11-12)
  26. Your answer:
    All that she had done for her mother in law since the death of her husband
    She had left her father and mother
    She trusted in the LORD God of Israel
    All of the above
    None of the above


  27. What did Boaz tell his young men to do? (2:15-17)
  28. Your answer:
    Let Ruth glean even among the sheaves
    Let fall some handfuls of purpose for Ruth
    Rebuke her not
    Reproach her not
    All of the above


  29. How long was Ruth allowed to glean in the field of Boaz?(2:23)
  30. Your answer:
    To the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest
    Until Boaz felt she had enough
    Until they plowed up the fields
    Until winter
    None of the above


  31. Where did Ruth lie down after Boaz fell asleep? (3:14)
  32. Your answer:
    At Naomi’s house
    At the feet of Boaz
    In the field where she gleaned
    With the rest of the gleaners
    None of the above


  33. What did Ruth bring to Naomi? (3:17)
  34. Your answer:
    Money
    Flowers
    Wheat
    Fruit
    Barley


  35. What was the method of confirming a transfer of property?(4:7-8)
  36. Your answer:
    One man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor
    A priest confirmed the transfer of property
    The men walked between pieces of meat
    The men shook hands
    They agreed between two or three witnesses


  37. What did Boaz buy and acquire? (4:9-12)
  38. Your answer:
    All that was Elimelech's
    All that was Chilion's and Mahlon's
    Ruth to be his wife
    All of the above
    None of the above


  39. Who was Ruth’s great-grandson? (4:13-22)
  40. Your answer:
    David
    Jesse
    Obed
    Solomon
    None of the above



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