Amos Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.What was the occupation of Amos before he was called to prophesy?
- A. A priest of Bethel
- B. A fisherman of Galilee
- C. A herdman and a gatherer of sycomore fruit
- D. A scribe in the house of the king
2.From which town in Judah did Amos originate?
- A. Bethlehem
- B. Tekoa
- C. Jerusalem
- D. Hebron
3.According to Amos 5:24, what should run down as waters?
- A. Mercy
- B. Judgment
- C. Peace
- D. Grace
4.What did the Lord show Amos in a vision that stood upon a wall made by a line?
- A. A plumbline
- B. A golden lampstand
- C. A basket of summer fruit
- D. A swarm of grasshoppers
5.What specific famine does Amos prophesy will come upon the land?
- A. A famine of bread
- B. A thirst for water
- C. A famine of hearing the words of the Lord
- D. A famine of wine and oil
6.Who was the priest of Bethel that opposed Amos and told him to flee to Judah?
- A. Amaziah
- B. Zadok
- C. Abiathar
- D. Pashur
7.Amos asks, 'Can two walk together, except they be' what?
- A. Friends
- B. Agreed
- C. Of one mind
- D. In the same way
8.What did the basket of summer fruit signify in Amos's vision?
- A. A time of great harvest and joy
- B. The end is come upon my people of Israel
- C. The sweetness of the law
- D. The provision of God in the wilderness
9.Which constellations are mentioned in Amos 5 as being made by the Lord?
- A. Orion and the Pleiades
- B. The seven stars and Orion
- C. Arcturus and Mazzaroth
- D. The Great Bear and the Little Bear
10.What does the Lord promise to raise up in the last days of the book of Amos?
- A. The temple of Solomon
- B. The walls of Jerusalem
- C. The tabernacle of David that is fallen
- D. The throne of Jeroboam
Answer Key
1.C. A herdman and a gatherer of sycomore fruit — Amos 7:14 (KJV)
Amos told Amaziah he was no prophet's son, but a herdman and gatherer of sycomore fruit.
2.B. Tekoa — Amos 1:1 (KJV)
The book begins by identifying Amos as being among the herdmen of Tekoa.
3.B. Judgment — Amos 5:24 (KJV)
The Lord desires that judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
4.A. A plumbline — Amos 7:7 (KJV)
The Lord stood upon a wall with a plumbline in his hand to show He would set a plumbline in Israel.
5.C. A famine of hearing the words of the Lord — Amos 8:11 (KJV)
God promised a famine not of bread, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
6.A. Amaziah — Amos 7:10 (KJV)
Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam saying Amos had conspired against him.
7.B. Agreed — Amos 3:3 (KJV)
Amos uses this rhetorical question to illustrate the necessity of agreement for fellowship.
8.B. The end is come upon my people of Israel — Amos 8:2 (KJV)
The Lord said the basket of summer fruit meant the end was come upon His people.
9.B. The seven stars and Orion — Amos 5:8 (KJV)
Amos exhorts the people to seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion.
10.C. The tabernacle of David that is fallen — Amos 9:11 (KJV)
The Lord promises to raise up the tabernacle of David and close up the breaches thereof.