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How many sons did the father in the story have?
Two sons
Did the younger son or the older son ask for his inheritance early?
The younger son.
Where did the son move to?
A. The town next door
B. A neighbor's home
C. A distant country
C. A distant country
When the son returned, his father gave him shoes, a robe, and what other item?
A ring
Wearing rings during this time in history was a sign of both wealth and position. The power of this symbol reflects the father’s desire to restore his son as a family member and a respectable member of the community—under the shadow of the father—once again.
What type of animal did the son get a job feeding once he ran out of money?
Pigs
Was it the 1st son (the oldest) or the 2nd son
(the youngest) that left his home?
The second son.
Who was upset about the younger son being celebrated when he returned?
The oldest son.
Where was the oldest son during his brother's time away?
A. Searching to find him
B. Growing his own farm next to his father's land
C. Helping his father tend to their family property in the fields
C. Helping his father tend to their family property in the fields.
What type of disaster did the son encounter after he left his family and wasted all his money?
A. An earthquake
B. A severe famine
C. A hurricane
A severe famine
What type of animal did the father want to cook for the celebration feast for his son's return?
A fattened calf
What chapter of Luke is the parable of The Prodigal Son found?
Chapter 15
Luke 15: 20 states when the Lost Son decided to return home, his father saw him while he was still a long way off. How did the father react?
A. He was filled with compassion, ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
B. He was filled with anger, turned his back on his son and headed in the other direction.
C. He didn't care and told him to get a job and earn his own way.
A. He was filled with compassion, ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
When the prodigal son is broke and at his lowest, where does he decide to return?
A. To a bank to get a loan
B. To a friend's house
C. To his father's to beg to be his servant
C. To his father's to beg to be his hired servant.
After the Lost Son spent everything he had on wild living, a severe famine took place. What did he do to survive?
A. Begged on a busy street
B. Worked as a carpenter
C. Got a job feeding pigs
C. Got a job feeding pigs
What animal did the older brother say he hadn't even been celebrated with while he was complaining to his father?
A young goat
When the son asked for his inheritance, what was he asking for?
His share of all his father's possessions.
Who does the father in the story represent?
Who is God?
Upon the son's return, where did the father see him and what did he do?
A. He saw him when he got to the door and then hugged him.
B. He saw him while he was still a long way off and he ran to go meet him.
C. He saw him in the marketplace and ignored him.
B. He saw him while he was still a long way off and he ran to go meet him.
For an older man to run in this culture was extremely unusual and very humiliating. Yet the father runs, and not just because he is "filled with compassion," but also to quickly restore him and bring him back under his protection before the community can judge him.
The father chose to put a ring on his son's finger and sandals on his feet. Then he ordered the fattened calf be killed so everyone could have a feast. According to Scripture, in Luke 15:24, what was the father's reason for having a feast?
A. "For this son of mine has always been my favorite and I want him to be happy and enjoy life."
B. "For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."
C. "For this son of mine was lazy and wild but is now prepared to work and live unselfishly."
B. "For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."
Why are the pigs such an important part of this story?
A. Because, in the Jewish culture, pigs were “unclean” animals, so it would have been like hitting rock bottom.
B. Because pig slop would be really gross to have to eat.
C. Because pigs are covered in mud and messy.
A. Because, in the Jewish culture, pigs were “unclean” animals, so it would have been like hitting rock bottom.
Towards the end of the parable, when the father is explaining to the older son why they should celebrate, he says that he is always with him and...
A. Everything the father has is his
B. If he wants something, he should just ask
C. The son still has a right to half of whatever belongs to the father
A. Everything the father has is his.
Verses 28-30 in Luke 15 tell of the older brother being upset with the lavish treatment his father was giving to the Lost Son. Why was he angry?
A. He had wanted to do what the Lost Son did but his father wouldn't let him.
B. He had served his father faithfully for years and he wasn't even given a young goat to celebrate with his friends.
C. He wasn't told beforehand the Lost Son had finally come back home.
What is "he had served his father faithfully for years and he wasn't even given a young goat to celebrate with his friends?"
At the celebration when the son returns, does his brother go in and join the party?
No, he refuses to go in.
Luke 15: 25 states the older son was in the field and wasn't aware his brother had returned. When he came near the house, what did he hear?
A. People chanting prayers.
B. Hollering and screaming.
C. Music and dancing.
C. Music and dancing
What was so important about a fattened calf?
A. It was his favorite meat.
B. It was prepared and saved for extravagant celebration.
C. It was the only one they had.
B. It was prepared and saved for extravagant celebration.