MCQ
Who did Laban give to Jacob as his first wife?
a) Leah
What injury did Jacob sustain during his wrestling match?
His hip was wrenched.
What was Eve’s punishment after the fall?
a) Pain in childbirth
How long did Adam live?
930 years
What was the sign of the covenant God made with Noah?
A) Fire
B) Rainbow
C) Dove
D) Olive branch
B) Rainbow
Who was the mother of Ishmael?
A) Sarah
B) Hagar
C) Keturah
D) Rebekah
B) Hagar
What was the name of the land where Lot settled?
A) Canaan
B) Sodom
C) Egypt
D) Haran
B) Sodom
What was the name of the place where Jacob had his dream of a ladder?
A) Bethel
B) Luz
C) Peniel
D) Shechem
A) Bethel
What was the name of the king who blessed Abram with bread and wine?
A) Melchizedek
B) Abimelech
C) Pharaoh
D) Arioch
A) Melchizedek
What was the name of Abraham's first son, born to Hagar?
Ishmael
Who was Rachel’s father?
a) Laban
What tragedy befell Dinah, Jacob’s daughter?
She was violated by Shechem, the son of Hamor.
What river flowed out of Eden to water the garden?
d) All of the above
Who was the father of Methuselah?
A) Adam
B) Enoch
C) Jared
D) Lamech
B) Enoch
Who was the first person in Genesis to build a city?
A) Cain
B) Nimrod
C) Enoch
D) Lamech
A) Cain
What was the name of the tower the people tried to build to reach heaven?
A) Babel
B) Bethel
C) Shinar
D) Ur
A) Babel
What was the name of the son born to Judah and Tamar?
A) Perez
B) Onan
C) Er
D) Shelah
A) Perez
Who was Rebekah’s brother?
A) Nahor
B) Laban
C) Haran
D) Terah
B) Laban
What did God use to create Eve?
A) Dust
B) Rib
C) Clay
D) Breath
B) Rib
What was the name of the woman Jacob was tricked into marrying?
Leah
What vow did Jacob make to God at Bethel?
a) To give a tenth of everything God gave him
What did Joseph’s brothers do with his coat of many colors?
They dipped it in goat’s blood to deceive their father.
What was Cain’s punishment for killing Abel?
b) He became a wanderer
What was the name of the well where Hagar encountered the angel of the Lord?
A) Beer-lahai-roi
B) Beersheba
C) Meribah
D) Rehoboth
A) Beer-lahai-roi
What was the name of Joseph’s Egyptian wife?
A) Asenath
B) Zipporah
C) Keturah
D) Potipharah
A) Asenath
Who was the first person in Genesis to get drunk?
A) Adam
B) Noah
C) Lot
D) Lamech
B) Noah
What was the name of the mountain where the ark rested?
A) Sinai
B) Ararat
C) Moriah
D) Horeb
B) Ararat
What was the name of the land where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac?
A) Moriah
B) Sinai
C) Horeb
D) Bethel
A) Moriah
What did God create on the first day?
A) Land B) Light C) Plants D) Animals
B) Light
How many persons had a name change by God in the book of Genesis?
3
What did Isaac name the well where his servants found water?
a) Rehoboth
What did Pharaoh’s dreams symbolize?
Seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
What did Cain build after leaving God’s presence?
a) A city
How many years did Jacob serve Laban in total?
A) 7
B) 14
C) 20
D) 21
C) 20
How old was Isaac when he married Rebekah?
A) 30
B) 40
C) 60
D) 75
B) 40
What was the name of the cave Abraham bought to bury Sarah?
A) Machpelah
B) Moriah
C) Mamre
D) Hebron
A) Machpelah
How many sons did Jacob have?
A) 10
B) 11
C) 12
D) 13
C) 12
Who was the oldest man recorded in Genesis?
A) Adam
B) Noah
C) Methuselah
D) Jared
C) Methuselah
What was the name of the garden where Adam and Eve lived?
A) Eden B) Bethlehem C) Canaan D) Sinai
A) Eden
Who walked with God and was not; for God took him?
Enoch
How much did Abraham pay for the burial site?
a) 400 shekels of silver
Why did Joseph accuse his brothers of being spies?
To test their honesty.
Who was Adam and Eve’s third son?
a) Seth
What was the name of the king of Gerar who took Sarah?
A) Abimelech
B) Melchizedek
C) Pharaoh
D) Arioch
A) Abimelech
What was the name of the valley where the kings fought in Genesis 14?
A) Valley of Shaveh
B) Valley of Siddim
C) Valley of Jezreel
D) Valley of Achor
B) Valley of Siddim
Who interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams in Genesis?
A) Joseph
B) Moses
C) Daniel
D) Aaron
A) Joseph
What did Esau trade his birthright for?
A) Bread and wine
B) A bowl of stew
C) A blessing
D) A field
B) A bowl of stew
What was the occupation of Abel?
A) Farmer
B) Shepherd
C) Hunter
D) Builder
B) Shepherd
What was Abraham's name before God changed it?
Abram
How many sons did Noah have?
3