The Ten Commandments Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Exodus 20 | Free Bible Quiz with Answers and Verse Explanations

1.What is the first commandment as stated in Exodus 20:2?

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Reference: Exodus 20:2

A)Know there is a G-d

B)Do not make an idol for yourself

C)Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy

D)Honor your father and your mother

2.Which commandment forbids having other gods before the LORD?

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Reference: Exodus 20:3

A)Do not entertain thoughts of other gods besides G-d

B)Do not make human forms even for decorative purposes

C)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

D)Do not murder

3.According to the commandments, what is forbidden regarding idols?

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Reference: Exodus 20:4

A)Do not make an idol for yourself

B)Make idols only for decorative purposes

C)Worship idols as you worship G-d

D)Build altars with metal-hewn stones

4.Which commandment instructs to remember and keep the Sabbath holy?

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Reference: Exodus 20:8

A)Sanctify the Sabbath (in speech) from beginning to end

B)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

C)Do not steal

D)Honor your father and your mother

5.Which commandment forbids taking the name of the LORD your God in vain?

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Reference: Exodus 20:7

A)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

B)Do not bear false witness against your neighbor

C)Do not covet your neighbor's house

D)Do not do prohibited labor on the seventh day Sabbath

6.What is the prohibition related to the Sabbath day as per Exodus 20:10?

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Reference: Exodus 20:10

A)Do not do prohibited labor on the seventh day Sabbath

B)Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d

C)Do not make other gods besides Me

D)Do not testify falsely

7.Which commandment speaks about honoring parents?

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Reference: Exodus 20:12

A)Respect your father or mother

B)Do not murder

C)Do not steal

D)Do not covet your neighbor's wife

8.Which commandment forbids murder?

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Reference: Exodus 20:13

A)Do not murder

B)Do not covet and scheme to acquire another's possession

C)Do not make an idol for yourself

D)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

9.What does the commandment about false testimony prohibit?

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Reference: Exodus 20:16

A)Do not testify falsely

B)Do not steal

C)Do not murder

D)Do not do prohibited labor on the Sabbath

10.Which commandment prohibits coveting your neighbor's possessions?

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Reference: Exodus 20:17

A)Do not covet and scheme to acquire another's possession

B)Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped

C)Do not make human forms even for decorative purposes

D)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

11.Which of these is NOT a commandment about God but about people?

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Reference: Exodus 20:12

A)Honor your father and your mother

B)Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d

C)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

D)Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy

12.Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments according to biblical context?

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Reference: Exodus 20:2

A)Mount Sinai

B)Mount Ararat

C)Mount Zion

D)Mount Carmel

13.Which commandment specifically warns that the LORD is a jealous God?

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Reference: Exodus 20:5

A)Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped

B)Do not steal

C)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

D)Honor your father and your mother

14.Which commandment forbids building an altar with stones hewn by metal?

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Reference: Exodus 20:25

A)Do not build the altar with stones hewn by metal

B)Do not climb steps to the altar

C)Do not make an idol for yourself

D)Do not murder

15.Which commandment forbids climbing steps to the altar?

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Reference: Exodus 20:26

A)Do not climb steps to the altar

B)Do not do prohibited labor on the seventh day Sabbath

C)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

D)Do not covet your neighbor's wife

16.Which commandment is categorized under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments?

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Reference: Exodus 20:15

A)Do not kidnap

B)Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy

C)Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d

D)Honor your father and your mother

17.True or False: The commandment 'You shall have no other gods before Me' is about worshiping idols.

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Reference: Exodus 20:3

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18.True or False: According to Exodus 20:12, honoring your parents may prolong your days in the land God gives you.

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Reference: Exodus 20:12

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19.True or False: The commandment 'Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy' requires only physical rest.

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Reference: Exodus 20:8

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20.True or False: The Ten Commandments are found in Exodus chapter 20.

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Reference: Exodus 20:2-17

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21.True or False: The commandment against coveting only refers to a neighbor's wife.

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Reference: Exodus 20:17

TrueFalse

22.Fill in the blank: 'You shall not make for yourself an ______, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.'

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Reference: Exodus 20:4

A)idol

B)altar

C)prayer

D)oath

23.Fill in the blank: 'Remember the ______ day, to keep it holy.'

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Reference: Exodus 20:8

A)sabbath

B)first

C)last

D)festival

24.Which commandment forbids making human forms even for decorative purposes?

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Reference: Exodus 20:23

A)Do not make human forms even for decorative purposes

B)Do not bear false witness against your neighbor

C)Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped

D)Do not take G-d's Name in vain

25.What is the category of the commandment 'Do not steal'?

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Reference: Exodus 20:15

A)Courts, Crimes, and Punishments

B)Appointed Times

C)Marriage and Family

D)Temple and Sacred Objects

The Ten Commandments Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Exodus 20

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1.What is the first commandment as stated in Exodus 20:2?

2.Which commandment forbids having other gods before the LORD?

3.According to the commandments, what is forbidden regarding idols?

4.Which commandment instructs to remember and keep the Sabbath holy?

5.Which commandment forbids taking the name of the LORD your God in vain?

6.What is the prohibition related to the Sabbath day as per Exodus 20:10?

7.Which commandment speaks about honoring parents?

8.Which commandment forbids murder?

9.What does the commandment about false testimony prohibit?

10.Which commandment prohibits coveting your neighbor's possessions?

11.Which of these is NOT a commandment about God but about people?

12.Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments according to biblical context?

13.Which commandment specifically warns that the LORD is a jealous God?

14.Which commandment forbids building an altar with stones hewn by metal?

15.Which commandment forbids climbing steps to the altar?

16.Which commandment is categorized under Courts, Crimes, and Punishments?

17.True or False: The commandment 'You shall have no other gods before Me' is about worshiping idols.

18.True or False: According to Exodus 20:12, honoring your parents may prolong your days in the land God gives you.

19.True or False: The commandment 'Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy' requires only physical rest.

20.True or False: The Ten Commandments are found in Exodus chapter 20.

21.True or False: The commandment against coveting only refers to a neighbor's wife.

22.Fill in the blank: 'You shall not make for yourself an ______, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.'

23.Fill in the blank: 'Remember the ______ day, to keep it holy.'

24.Which commandment forbids making human forms even for decorative purposes?

25.What is the category of the commandment 'Do not steal'?

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