Genesis Chapter 11 Quiz

Test your knowledge of Genesis chapter 11, covering the Tower of Babel, the confusion of languages, and the genealogy from Shem to Abram.

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Instructions

• Answer all questions below and click Submit when complete
• Choose the best answer for each question
• Results will show immediately after submission
• This quiz takes approximately 8 minutes
• Test your biblical knowledge and learn from detailed explanations!

1.What was the condition of language on earth before Babel?

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:1

A)The whole earth had one language and one speech

B)There were many different languages

C)People communicated through gestures

D)Each family had their own language

2.The people settled in the land of Shinar.

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:2

TrueFalse

3.What materials did the people use to build their tower?

medium

Reference: Genesis 11:3

A)Brick for stone and slime for mortar

B)Stone and clay

C)Wood and metal

D)Clay and straw

4.What was the people's stated goal for their tower?

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:4

A)To reach unto heaven and make a name for themselves

B)To worship God properly

C)To protect against floods

D)To store grain

5.Complete this phrase: "Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a ______, lest we be scattered abroad."

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:4

A)name

B)kingdom

C)fortress

D)temple

6.God came down to see the city and tower.

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:5

TrueFalse

7.What was God's concern about the people's unity?

medium

Reference: Genesis 11:6

A)Nothing would be restrained from them that they imagine to do

B)They would become too powerful

C)They would forget Him

D)They would start wars

8.How did God stop the building of the tower?

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:7

A)He confounded their language

B)He sent a great wind

C)He caused an earthquake

D)He sent wild beasts

9.Complete this phrase: "Therefore is the name of it called ______, because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth."

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:9

A)Babel

B)Shinar

C)Confusion

D)Scatter

10.God scattered the people from Babel across the face of all the earth.

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:8

TrueFalse

11.How old was Shem when he became the father of Arphaxad after the flood?

medium

Reference: Genesis 11:10

A)100 years old

B)150 years old

C)200 years old

D)75 years old

12.The genealogy in Genesis 11 traces the line from Shem to Abram.

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:10-26

TrueFalse

13.Who was Abram's father?

easy

Reference: Genesis 11:26

A)Terah

B)Nahor

C)Serug

D)Peleg

14.What was the name of Abram's wife?

medium

Reference: Genesis 11:29

A)good

B)great

C)Sarai

D)holy

15.Where did Terah take his family when they left Ur?

medium

Reference: Genesis 11:31

A)good

B)holy

C)great

D)Haran

16.How old was Terah when he died in Haran?

hard

Reference: Genesis 11:32

A)205 years

B)175 years

C)200 years

D)180 years

Genesis Chapter 11 Quiz

Instructions

1.What was the condition of language on earth before Babel?

2.The people settled in the land of Shinar.

3.What materials did the people use to build their tower?

4.What was the people's stated goal for their tower?

5.Complete this phrase: "Let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a ______, lest we be scattered abroad."

6.God came down to see the city and tower.

7.What was God's concern about the people's unity?

8.How did God stop the building of the tower?

9.Complete this phrase: "Therefore is the name of it called ______, because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth."

10.God scattered the people from Babel across the face of all the earth.

11.How old was Shem when he became the father of Arphaxad after the flood?

12.The genealogy in Genesis 11 traces the line from Shem to Abram.

13.Who was Abram's father?

14.What was the name of Abram's wife?

15.Where did Terah take his family when they left Ur?

16.How old was Terah when he died in Haran?

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