Chapter 1
Why did Elimelek and his family leave Bethlehem?
A. To escape a war
B. Because there was a famine in the land
C. To visit relatives
D. Because the king ordered them to leave
Answer: B. Because there was a famine in the land
(Ruth 1:1 NIV)
Who was the relative of Naomi mentioned at the beginning of Ruth chapter 2?
A. Jesse
B. Boaz
C. Obed
D. Samuel
Answer: B. Boaz
(Ruth 2:1 NIV)
Naomi and her family moved to Moab because there was a famine in Bethlehem.
True
(Ruth 1:1 NIV)
Ruth asked Naomi for permission to go to the fields and pick up leftover grain.
True
(Ruth 2:2 NIV)
What was the name of Naomi’s husband?
A. Boaz
B. Mahlon
C. Elimelek
D. Obed
Answer: C. Elimelek
(Ruth 1:2 NIV)
What did Ruth go to the fields to do?
A. Harvest the entire crop
B. Glean leftover grain behind the harvesters
C. Work as a servant in the house
D. Buy food from the workers
Answer: B. Glean leftover grain behind the harvesters
(Ruth 2:2 NIV)
Naomi’s husband, Elimelek, died while they were living in Moab.
True
(Ruth 1:3 NIV)
Ruth purposely chose Boaz’s field because she already knew him.
False
(Ruth 2:3 — She happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz.)
What were the names of Naomi’s two sons?
A. Boaz and Obed
B. Mahlon and Kilion
C. Jesse and David
D. Amram and Aaron
Answer: B. Mahlon and Kilion
(Ruth 1:2 NIV)
Where did Ruth happen to be gleaning?
A. The field of Jesse
B. The field of Boaz
C. The field of David
D. The field of Elimelek
Answer: B. The field of Boaz
(Ruth 2:3 NIV)
Naomi’s two sons married women from Moab named Ruth and Orpah.
True
(Ruth 1:4 NIV)
Boaz told Ruth not to go and glean in another field but to stay with the women working in his field.
True
(Ruth 2:8 NIV)
Which daughter-in-law returned to her own people after Naomi urged them to go back?
A. Ruth
B. Orpah
C. Miriam
D. Deborah
Answer: B. Orpah
(Ruth 1:14–15 NIV)
What did Boaz tell his workers to do for Ruth?
A. Send her away immediately
B. Give her money for food
C. Pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up
D. Make her work with the harvesters
Answer: C. Pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up
(Ruth 2:15–16 NIV)
Both of Naomi’s daughters-in-law decided to stay with her and return to Bethlehem.
False
(Ruth 1:14 — Orpah returned to her people, but Ruth stayed with Naomi.)
Ruth bowed down with her face to the ground and thanked Boaz for noticing her.
True
(Ruth 2:10 NIV)
What name did Naomi ask the people of Bethlehem to call her because of her bitterness?
A. Mara
B. Shiloh
C. Hadassah
D. Keziah
A. Mara
(Ruth 1:20 NIV — “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.”)
About how much barley did Ruth gather by the end of the day?
A. About a half ephah
B. About an ephah
C. Two ephahs
D. Three ephahs
Answer: B. About an ephah
(Ruth 2:17 NIV)
Ruth promised Naomi that Naomi’s people would be her people and Naomi’s God would be her God.
True
(Ruth 1:16 NIV)
Ruth continued gleaning in Boaz’s fields only for the barley harvest.
False
(Ruth 2:23 — She stayed in the fields through the barley and wheat harvests.)