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Jonah Quiz - Complete Book

Test your comprehensive knowledge of the entire book of Jonah with 25 questions covering key events, people, and teachings from all 4 chapters.

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• This quiz takes approximately 34 minutes
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1.Who was Jonah's father?

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Jonah 1:1

A)Samuel

B)Elijah

C)Amittai

D)Elisha

2.What city was Jonah commanded by God to go to and preach against?

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Jonah 1:2

A)Tarshish

B)Babylon

C)Jerusalem

D)Nineveh

3.Where did Jonah try to flee to escape God's command?

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Jonah 1:3

A)Nineveh

B)Capernaum

C)Tarshish

D)Joppa

4.What caused the great tempest at sea while Jonah was on the ship?

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Jonah 1:4

A)The sailors' rebellion

B)A natural storm

C)The LORD sent a great wind

D)A sea monster

5.What were the sailors doing when the storm hit the sea?

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Jonah 1:5

A)Throwing Jonah overboard immediately

B)Crying unto their gods and casting cargo into the sea

C)Praying only to Jonah's God

D)Fighting each other

6.Where was Jonah during the storm on the ship?

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Jonah 1:5

A)Fast asleep in the sides of the ship

B)Praying on deck

C)Steering the ship

D)Calling to God loudly

7.What method did the sailors use to determine the cause of the storm?

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Jonah 1:7

A)Consulting an oracle

B)Asking Jonah directly

C)Reading the stars

D)Casting lots

8.What was Jonah's nationality and religious belief?

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Jonah 1:9

A)Hebrew; feared the LORD God of heaven

B)Egyptian; worshipped Ra

C)Babylonian; worshipped Marduk

D)Assyrian; worshipped many gods

9.What did Jonah tell the sailors to do to calm the sea?

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Jonah 1:12

A)Take him up and cast him into the sea

B)Throw all cargo overboard

C)Return to port immediately

D)Pray for mercy

10.What happened to the sea after Jonah was thrown overboard?

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Jonah 1:15

A)The sea turned red

B)The sea ceased from her raging

C)The storm worsened

D)The ship sank

11.What did the sailors do after the sea calmed?

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Jonah 1:16

A)Ignored what happened

B)Fled the ship

C)Went back to their gods

D)Feared the LORD exceedingly and offered a sacrifice

12.What creature swallowed Jonah?

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Jonah 1:17

A)A great fish

B)A sea serpent

C)A whale

D)A giant turtle

13.How long was Jonah in the belly of the great fish?

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Jonah 1:17

A)Forty days

B)Seven days

C)One day and one night

D)Three days and three nights

14.From where did Jonah pray unto the LORD in chapter 2?

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Jonah 2:1

A)From Nineveh

B)On the ship

C)Out of the fish's belly

D)From Tarshish

15.Complete the prayer: 'Out of the belly of hell cried I, and _____ heardest my voice.'

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Jonah 2:2

A)They

B)Thou

C)He

D)We

16.What did Jonah say he would sacrifice with the voice of thanksgiving?

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Jonah 2:9

A)Gold and silver

B)Many sheep

C)Nothing

D)That which I have vowed

17.According to Jonah's prayer, from what did God bring up his life?

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Jonah 2:6

A)Water

B)Corruption

C)Fire

D)Darkness

18.What did the LORD command the fish to do after Jonah's prayer?

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Jonah 2:10

A)Hide Jonah forever

B)Swim to Nineveh

C)Drown Jonah

D)Vomit Jonah upon the dry land

19.How many times did the word of the LORD come to Jonah to go to Nineveh?

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Jonah 3:1

A)Three times

B)Four times

C)Once

D)Twice

20.How large was the city of Nineveh described in Jonah 3?

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Jonah 3:3

A)A city of one day's walk

B)A city with ten gates

C)A small town

D)An exceeding great city of three days' journey

21.What message did Jonah preach to Nineveh?

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Jonah 3:4

A)Peace is coming soon

B)Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown

C)God is merciful

D)Repent or perish

22.How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah's preaching?

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Jonah 3:5

A)They believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth

B)They ignored him

C)They mocked Jonah

D)They arrested Jonah

23.What did the king of Nineveh do when he heard the message?

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Jonah 3:6

A)Arose from his throne, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes

B)Fled the city

C)Ignored the message

D)Sent soldiers after Jonah

24.What did the king's decree include regarding food and drink?

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Jonah 3:7

A)Only the king could eat

B)Only priests could eat meat

C)Neither man nor beast should taste anything or drink water

D)Everyone should eat heartily

25.What condition did the king and people of Nineveh call upon God to consider?

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Jonah 3:9

A)If God would bless their crops

B)If God would destroy the city

C)If God would send a prophet

D)If God would turn from his fierce anger

26.What was God's reaction to Nineveh's repentance?

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Jonah 3:10

A)God sent a plague

B)God destroyed the city anyway

C)God ignored their repentance

D)God repented of the evil and did not destroy the city

27.How did Jonah feel about God sparing Nineveh?

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Jonah 4:1

A)He left the city happily

B)He was joyful

C)He was indifferent

D)He was exceedingly displeased and very angry

28.Why did Jonah say he fled to Tarshish originally?

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Jonah 4:2

A)Because he knew God was gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and would relent

B)Because he loved Tarshish

C)Because he was disobedient

D)Because he was afraid of Nineveh's people

29.What did Jonah request from the LORD in his prayer in chapter 4?

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Jonah 4:3

A)Give me wealth

B)Make me king

C)Take my life; it is better to die than to live

D)Bless Nineveh

30.Where did Jonah sit to watch the fate of Nineveh?

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Jonah 4:5

A)On the east side of the city under a booth

B)In the temple

C)On the city wall

D)On the ship

31.What did God prepare to give Jonah shade?

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Jonah 4:6

A)A gourd

B)A rock

C)A cloud

D)A tree

32.What happened to the gourd the next day?

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Jonah 4:7

A)It bore fruit

B)It was cut down by men

C)It grew bigger

D)A worm smote it and it withered

33.What natural elements afflicted Jonah after the gourd withered?

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Jonah 4:8

A)A rainstorm

B)A cold wind

C)A hailstorm

D)A vehement east wind and the sun beating on his head

34.What question did God ask Jonah about his anger?

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Jonah 4:4

A)Are you afraid?

B)Why do you hate Nineveh?

C)Will you obey me?

D)Doest thou well to be angry?

35.What reason did God give for sparing Nineveh?

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Jonah 4:11

A)The king was repentant

B)There are more than sixscore thousand persons who cannot discern their right hand from their left

C)The city was righteous

D)No one in Nineveh was wicked

36.True or False: Jonah immediately obeyed God's command to go to Nineveh the first time he received it.

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Jonah 1:3

TrueFalse

37.True or False: The sailors recognized Jonah as the cause of the storm after casting lots.

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Jonah 1:7-8

TrueFalse

38.True or False: Jonah was swallowed by a whale according to the KJV text.

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Jonah 1:17

TrueFalse

39.True or False: Jonah declared that salvation is of the LORD in his prayer from the fish.

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Jonah 2:9

TrueFalse

40.True or False: Nineveh was a small village according to the book of Jonah.

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Jonah 3:3

TrueFalse

41.True or False: The king of Nineveh covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes after hearing Jonah's message.

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Jonah 3:6

TrueFalse

42.True or False: God destroyed Nineveh despite their repentance.

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Jonah 3:10

TrueFalse

43.True or False: Jonah was angry because God showed mercy to the people of Nineveh.

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Jonah 4:1

TrueFalse

44.True or False: Jonah built a booth to sit under and watch what would happen to Nineveh.

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Jonah 4:5

TrueFalse

45.True or False: The gourd that shaded Jonah grew over many years.

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Jonah 4:10

TrueFalse

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