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100
Who is traditionally attributed with writing Ecclesiastes?

____ Solomon

____ Samuel

____ David

____ Lemeul

Solomon
100
What term does the KJV word “vanity” appear as in NIV”

Answer: Meaningless
100
When was Ecclesiastes probably written?

____ Before Solomon came king.

____ In the early years of Solomon's reign.

____ C In the years of Solomon's apostasy.

____ D In the latter years of Solomon's life

Answer: “D” – Latter years
100
Which of the following should every man do, according to Ecclesiastes 3:13?

____ Drink

____ Pray

____ Sin

____ Fast

Answer: Drink
100
Where is Ecclesiastes found?

____ Between Genesis and Job

____ Between Job and Psalms

____ Between Psalms and Isaiah

____ Between Isaiah and Romans

Answer: Between Psalms and Isaiah. More exactly, after Proverbs and before Song of Solomon.
200
Approximately when was Solomon?

____ 1500 BC

____ 1000 BC

____ 500 BC

____ 1492 AD

Answer: 1000 BC (1025 BC)
200
What does the Hebrew word translated “vanity” in the KJV literally mean?

____ Nothing

____ Hollowness/emptiness

____ Pride

____ Breath/vapor

Answer: Breath/Vapor, from "Hebel" is the Hebrew word used. It is repeated over 30 times in this book
200
Complete this verse: "He hath made everything beautiful in his ____"

____ Way

____ Creation

____ World

____ Time

Answer: Time.

[Eccl 3:11]

200
What is "the whole duty of man," according to Ecclesiastes?

____ Both of these

____ Keep his commands

____ Fear God

____ Neither of these

Answer: Both of these

Eccl 12:13

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole [duty] of man.”

200
To what genre of literature does Ecclesiastes belong?

____ Epistle

____ History

____ Wisdom

____ Prophecy

Answer: Wisdom
300
Ecclesiastes is written in:

____ 1st person

____ 2nd person

____ 1st and 3rd person

____ 3rd person

Answer: 1st and 3rd person

The preacher speaks of himself in both first person (i.e. "I the Preacher was King") and in third person (i.e. "Moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught...").

300
What is meant by word "Ecclesiastes"?

____ The prophet

____ The preacher

____ The musician

____ The baker of éclairs

Answer: The preacher
300
In which chapter of Ecclesiastes does Solomon describes the characteristics of old age?

____ Chapter 3

____ Chapter 6

____ Chapter 9

____ Chapter 12

Answer: Chapter 12
300
Which is better?

____ United States is better than Iran

____ Sorrow is better than laughter

____ Money is better than poverty

____ Walking out of class is better than listening to Dan

Answer: Sorrow is better than laughter

Eccl 7:3 – “Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.”

300
In Ecclesiastes 3, what had man and beasts in common?

____ They both return to dust when they die

____ They both have similar lifespans

____ They both have similar blood

____ They both sleep at night

Answer: They both return to dust when they die
400
The author to whom Ecclesiastes is attributed is also thought to have written Proverbs and what other book?

Answer: Song of Solomon
400
Complete this quote: "Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; ____________." (KJV)

Answer: all is vanity
400
Complete this verse: "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven . . . A time to mourn, and a time to ____."

____ Cry

____ Dance

____ Love

____ Rejoice

Answer: Dance.

Eccl 3:4 – “a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,”

400
Why does history repeat itself?

____ There is no remembrance of former things

____ God has ordained it to be so

____ Lack of history teachers

____ People want history to repeat

Answer: There is no remembrance of former things [Eccles 1:11]
400
What do the Byrds have to do with Ecclesiastes?

Answer: Wrote the song, “Turn, Turn, Turn” which quotes Ecclesiastes extensively
500
What did Solomon not seek to do?

____ Acquire wealth and power

____ Rule his people well

____ Study wisdom

____ Pursue happiness

Answer: Acquire wealth and power

Eccl 1:13

500
True or False: The term Qoheleth, translated “preacher” in the KJV and “teacher” in NIV, appears only in Ecclesiastes, and not in any other canonical Jewish writings.

____ True

____ False

Answer: TRUE.

The word is used seven times in Ecclesiastes. Martin Luther was perhaps the first to translate into a word which, in German, means the equivalent of "the preacher."

500
True or False: This quote comes from Ecclesiastes--

" All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return."

____ True

____ False

Answer: True

Eccl 3:20 – “All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.”

500
Which of the following verses does NOT come from Ecclesiastes? ____ All of these can be found in Ecclesiastes ____ What is twisted cannot be straightened ____ The rough ground shall become level ____ Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
Answer: " the rough ground shall become level" comes from Isaiah 40:4.

What is twisted cannot be straightened [Eccl 1:15]

Who can straighten what he has made crooked? [Eccl 7:13]

500
What is “the gift of God”?

____ The Bible

____ A good and understanding wife

____ Be satisfied with what he have and does

____ For this class to be done with this game

Answer: Be satisfied with what he have and does

Eccles 3:13 – “That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil — this is the gift of God.”

Eccles 5:19 – “Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work — this is a gift of God.”