Back to School Bible Quiz — Diligence & Learning — 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.What is the beginning of knowledge?
- A. The fear of the LORD ✓
- B. Reading many books
- C. Attending school
- D. Having wise teachers
Answer: The fear of the LORD
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7)
Q2.What does Proverbs say about a wise son?
- A. A wise son heareth his father's instruction ✓
- B. A wise son ignores instruction
- C. A wise son teaches his father
- D. A wise son is born wise
Answer: A wise son heareth his father's instruction
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. (Proverbs 13:1)
Q3.What does Proverbs say about instruction?
- A. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life ✓
- B. Instruction is optional
- C. Instruction is for children only
- D. Instruction is useless
Answer: Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. (Proverbs 4:13)
Q4.What does Paul tell Timothy about study?
- A. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth ✓
- B. Study is unimportant
- C. Study only on Sundays
- D. Study worldly books
Answer: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)
Q5.What does Proverbs say about the hand of the diligent?
- A. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute ✓
- B. The diligent are lazy
- C. The diligent fail
- D. The diligent are poor
Answer: The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. (Proverbs 12:24)
Q6.What does Ecclesiastes say about learning?
- A. Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh ✓
- B. Learning is useless
- C. Books are evil
- D. Study is forbidden
Answer: Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. (Ecclesiastes 12:12)
Q7.What does Daniel have understanding in?
- A. In all visions and dreams ✓
- B. Only in war
- C. Only in cooking
- D. Only in building
Answer: In all visions and dreams
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. (Daniel 1:17)
Q8.What does Solomon ask God for?
- A. An understanding heart to judge thy people ✓
- B. Wealth
- C. Long life
- D. Victory in battle
Answer: An understanding heart to judge thy people
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? (1 Kings 3:9)
Q9.What does Proverbs say about seeking wisdom?
- A. If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ✓
- B. Wisdom will find you
- C. Wisdom is common
- D. Wisdom is unnecessary
Answer: If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2:4-5)
Q10.What does Colossians say about doing our work?
- A. Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men ✓
- B. Work only when watched
- C. Do the minimum
- D. Avoid hard work
Answer: Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-24)