Gideon Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.From what oppressor did Gideon deliver Israel?
- A. The Philistines
- B. The Midianites ✓
- C. The Moabites
- D. The Amalekites
Answer: The Midianites
The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel.
Q2.What was Gideon doing when the angel of the LORD appeared?
- A. Tending sheep
- B. Threshing wheat by the winepress ✓
- C. Plowing
- D. Sleeping
Answer: Threshing wheat by the winepress
Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
Q3.How did the angel address Gideon?
- A. O fearful one
- B. Thou mighty man of valour ✓
- C. Servant of God
- D. Son of Joash
Answer: Thou mighty man of valour
The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.
Q4.What altar did Gideon throw down?
- A. The altar of Dagon
- B. The altar of Baal ✓
- C. The altar of Chemosh
- D. The altar of Molech
Answer: The altar of Baal
Throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath.
Q5.What sign did Gideon ask for with the fleece?
- A. Fire on the altar
- B. Dew on the fleece only, then on the ground only ✓
- C. A rainbow
- D. A still small voice
Answer: Dew on the fleece only, then on the ground only
Let it be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
Q6.How many men first answered Gideon's call?
- A. 10,000
- B. 22,000
- C. 32,000 ✓
- D. 40,000
Answer: 32,000
There were with him thirty and two thousand.
Q7.How did God reduce the army the second time?
- A. By a foot race
- B. By how they drank water ✓
- C. By age
- D. By tribe
Answer: By how they drank water
Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth.
Q8.With how many men did Gideon defeat Midian?
- A. 100
- B. 300 ✓
- C. 500
- D. 1,000
Answer: 300
By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you.
Q9.What did Gideon's men carry into battle?
- A. Swords only
- B. Trumpets, pitchers, and lamps ✓
- C. Bows and arrows
- D. Slings and stones
Answer: Trumpets, pitchers, and lamps
Trumpets in their hands, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Q10.What did they shout?
- A. For God and Israel
- B. The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon ✓
- C. Victory to the LORD
- D. Praise the LORD
Answer: The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon
The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.