Leadership and Commission (Chs. 1–2)
What river did God promise to cross with Joshua?
a) Nile
b) Euphrates
c) Jordan
d) Kishon
c) Jordan
Who carried the Ark of the Covenant across the Jordan?
a) Levites
b) Elders
c) Priests
d) Captains
c) Priests
How many times did they circle the city on the seventh day?
a) One
b) Three
c) Six
d) Seven
d) Seven
What people deceived Joshua by pretending to be from a distant land?
a) Amorites
b) Hivites of Gibeon
c) Amalekites
d) Edomites
b) Hivites of Gibeon
Which northern king united many kings against Israel?
a) Jabin of Hazor
b) Og of Bashan
c) Sihon
d) Abimelech
a) Jabin of Hazor
Where did the eastern tribes build an altar that caused concern?
a) Gilgal
b) Jordan River
c) Shiloh
d) Ebal
a) Gilgal
Who hid the Israelite spies in Jericho?
a) Ruth
b) Rahab
c) Deborah
d) Miriam
b) Rahab
When did the Jordan stop flowing?
a) At harvest
b) At flood stage
c) At drought
d) At sunset
b) At flood stage
Who was spared in Jericho?
a) The king
b) Rahab and her family
c) Soldiers
d) No one
b) Rahab and her family
What mistake did Joshua make before the treaty with Gibeon?
a) Did not inquire of the Lord
b) Forgot to bring the Ark
c) Ignored Caleb's advice
d) Slept when thye should have watched
a) Did not inquire of the Lord
What did Joshua do to the captured horses?
a) Kept them
b) Burned them
c) Hamstrung them
d) Sold them
c) Hamstrung them
Where did Joshua gather Israel to renew the covenant?
a) Shiloh
b) Shechem
c) Gilgal
d) Jerusalem
b) Shechem
How many spies did Joshua send to Jericho?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Twelve
b) Two
How many stones were taken from the Jordan as a memorial?
a) 7
b) 10
c) 12
d) 40
c) 12
Who took of the accursed thing?
a) Achan
b) Caleb
c) Reuben
d) Korah
a) Achan
What miracle happened when Joshua fought the five Amorite kings?
a) Fire fell
b) Sun stood still
c) Earthquake
d) Rain of blood
b) Sun stood still
Who received no land inheritance but cities to dwell in?
a) Reubenites
b) Levites
c) Danites
d) Manassites
b) Levites
What did Joshua set up as a witness of the covenant?
a) A scroll
b) A stone under an oak
c) An altar
d) A pillar of salt
b) A stone under an oak
What object did Rahab hang in her window as a sign?
a) Blue sash
b) Scarlet cord
c) White cloth
d) Gold chain
b) Scarlet cord
What rite was renewed at Gilgal before entering Canaan?
a) Passover
b) Circumcision
c) Sabbath
d) Fasting
b) Circumcision
Which city defeated Israel because of Achan’s sin?
a) Ai
b) Bethel
c) Gilgal
d) Gibeon
a) Ai
Where did Joshua command the sun to stand still?
a) Gibeon
b) Ai
c) Bethel
d) Gilgal
a) Gibeon
What was the purpose of the cities of refuge?
a) Worship
b) Hiding from kings
c) Shelter for manslayers
d) Storage for tithes
c) Shelter for manslayers
How old was Joshua when he died?
a) 80
b) 100
c) 110
d) 120
c) 110
Where did the spies hide from the king’s men?
a) Under a bed
b) In a cave
c) On Rahab’s roof
d) Outside the city gate
c) On Rahab’s roof
What ceased after Israel ate the produce of Canaan?
a) Manna
b) Water
c) Quail
d) Cloud pillar
a) Manna
How did Joshua capture Ai the second time?
a) Ambush behind the city
b) Siege
c) Fire from heaven
d) Direct assault
a) Ambush behind the city
What fell from heaven upon Israel’s enemies?
a) Fire
b) Hailstones
c) Stones from priests
d) Arrows
b) Hailstones
What was given to Joshua as his inheritance?
a) Jericho
b) Timnath-serah
c) Ai
d) Gilgal
b) Timnath-serah
Where was Joshua buried?
a) Jericho
b) Timnath-serah
c) Hebron
d) Shiloh
b) Timnath-serah