Psalms & Wisdom

Question 1

In which book is the following quotation found: “Shall we receive the good at the hand of God, and not receive the bad?”
a) Job
b) Psalms
c) Proverbs
d) Ecclesiastes

Answer 1

a) Job

Question 2

At the beginning of his dialogue with his friends, Job curses
a) God
b) his suffering
c) the days of his birth
d) Satan

Answer 2

c) the days of his birth

Question 3

To whom does Job say “Will you speak falsely for God, and speak deceitfully for him?”
a) Satan
b) his wife
c) his friends
d) his children

Answer 3

c) his friends

Question 4

Who says, “I am young in years and
you are aged; therefore I was timid
and afraid to declare my opinion to
you”?
a) Eliphaz
b) Bildad
c) Elihu
d) Zophar

Answer 4

c) Elihu

Question 5

The following quote comes from
which book? “Who is this that
darkens counsel by words without
knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you
shall declare to me”?
a) Ecclesiastes
b) Job
c) Song of Solomon
d) Psalms

Answer 5

b) Job

Question 6

To which character in the Book of Job is the following challenge directed: “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Anyone who argues with God must respond.”
a) Eliphaz
b) Bildad
c) Zophar
d) Job

Answer 6

d) Job

Question 7

In which book is the following
quotation found: “‘Hear, and I will
speak; I will question you, and you
declare to me.’ I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”
a) Psalms
b) Job
c) Proverbs
d) Ecclesiastes

Answer 7

b) Job

Question 8

Which biblical book begins, “happy
are those who do not follow the
advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers”?
a) Psalms
b) Proverbs
c) Job
d) Ecclesiastes

Answer 8

a) Psalms

Question 9

Within the context of the vastness of creation the Psalmist both wonders “what are human beings that [God is] mindful of them” and declares that God has
a) “made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.”
b) “created humankind in his image, in the image of God he
created them; male and female he created them.”
c) “loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors.”
d) “made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.”

Answer 9

a) “made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.”

Question 10

Which psalm begins, “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the
firmament proclaims his handiwork”?
a) 1
b) 19
c) 119
d) 110

Answer 10

b) 19

Question 11

The petition, “Let the words of my
mouth and the meditation of my
heart be acceptable to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer,” is found in
a) Job
b) Psalms
c) Proverbs
d) Ecclesiastes

Answer 11

b) Psalms

Question 12

My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me? Comes from which
Psalm?
a) 22
b) 118
c) 32
d) 142

Answer 12

a) 22

Question 13

Psalm 46 declares:
a) “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
b) “As a deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for Thee”
c) “They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield
their fruit in its season”
d) “You who lives in the shelter of the Most High in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord “My refuge and my fortress; my God in whom I trust.”

Answer 13

a) “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Question 14

Of whom is the psalmist speaking in these words: “May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice . . . May he defend the cause of the poor of he people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor”?
a) the Lord
b) the Prophet
c) the king
d) the judge

Answer 14

c) the king

Question 15

The words, “The LORD says to my lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool,’” open which psalm?
a) 23
b) 51
c) 110
d) 119

Answer 15

c) 110

Question 16

“What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord” is found in which book?
a) Job
b) Psalms
c) Song of Solomon
d) Ecclesiastes

Answer 16

b) Psalms

Question 17

In which book does the following
appear: “A wise child makes a glad
father, but a foolish child is a mother’s grief”?
a) Proverbs
b) Psalms
c) Job
d) Ecclesiastes

Answer 17

a) Proverbs

Question 18

The Book of Proverbs ends with an extended series of sayings
a) contrasting wisdom and folly.
b) praising the characteristics of “a
capable wife.”
c) warning about the dangers of wealth.
d) explaining that “for everything there is a season.

Answer 18

b) praising the characteristics of “a
capable wife.”

Question 19

Which book opens with the
superscription, “The words of the
Teacher, the son of David, king in
Jerusalem”?
a) Psalms
b) Proverbs
c) Ecclesiastes
d) Song of Solomon

Answer 19

c) Ecclesiastes

Question 20

Which of the following reflects a characteristic theme of Ecclesiastes?
a) “All things are wearisome; more than one can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, or the ear filled with hearing.”
b) “But I am a worm, and not human; scorned by others, and despised by the people.”
c) “Therefore, walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the just. For the upright will abide in the land, and the innocent will remain in it.”
d) “Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, ‘a man-child is conceived.’ Let that day be darkness!”

Answer 20

a) “All things are wearisome; more than one can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, or the ear filled with hearing.”

Question 21

A characteristic theme of what book is expressed in the words: “So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me; for all is vanity and a chasing after wind.”
a) Job
b) Psalms
c) Ecclesiastes
d) Proverbs

Answer 21

c) Ecclesiastes

Question 22

In which book is the following
quotation found: “When I applied my mind to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how one’s eyes see sleep neither day nor night, then I saw all the work of God, that no one can find out what is happening under the sun”?
a) Proverbs
b) Job
c) Ecclesiastes
d) Psalms

Answer 22

c) Ecclesiastes

Question 23

“Go and eat your bread with
enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has long ago approved what you do. Let your garments always be white; do not let oil be lacking on your head” is found in which book?
a) Job
b) Proverbs
c) Ecclesiastes
d) Song of Solomon

Answer 23

c) Ecclesiastes

Question 24

From the observations that “the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to the skillful,” the author of Ecclesiastes concludes
a) God grants blessings however God may choose.
b) only a righteous life assures God’s favor.
c) everyone is subject to the uncertainties of chance.
d) no one ever receives what they rightfully deserve.

Answer 24

c) everyone is subject to the uncertainties of chance.

Question 25

The admonition, “Fear God, and keep his commandments; for that is the whole duty of everyone,” is found in which book?
a) Proverbs
b) Lamentations
c) Job
d) Ecclesiastes

Answer 25

d) Ecclesiastes