Hosea 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.Who was the father of the prophet Hosea?
- A. Beeri ✓
- B. Amoz
- C. Pethuel
- D. Barachias
Answer: Beeri
The word of the LORD came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri.
Q2.What was the name of the woman Hosea was commanded to take as a wife?
- A. Hagar
- B. Gomer ✓
- C. Zipporah
- D. Peninnah
Answer: Gomer
The LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms.
Q3.What was the name of Hosea's firstborn son, signifying that God would avenge the blood of a certain city?
- A. Lo-ammi
- B. Lo-ruhamah
- C. Jezreel ✓
- D. Maher-shalal-hash-baz
Answer: Jezreel
The LORD said, Call his name Jezreel; for I will avenge the blood of Jezreel.
Q4.According to Hosea 4:6, why are God's people destroyed?
- A. For lack of gold
- B. For lack of knowledge ✓
- C. For lack of weapons
- D. For lack of rain
Answer: For lack of knowledge
The scripture saith, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Q5.Which tribe is frequently singled out in Hosea as a representative for the northern kingdom's backsliding?
- A. Benjamin
- B. Judah
- C. Ephraim ✓
- D. Dan
Answer: Ephraim
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
Q6.Hosea describes the people's goodness as being like what fleeting thing?
- A. A morning cloud ✓
- B. A passing shadow
- C. A withered leaf
- D. A broken reed
Answer: A morning cloud
Your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Q7.What does the LORD desire more than sacrifice, according to Hosea 6:6?
- A. Burnt offerings
- B. Mercy ✓
- C. Incense
- D. Fastings
Answer: Mercy
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Q8.Hosea 7:8 describes Ephraim as being like what kind of food?
- A. A bitter herb
- B. A cake not turned ✓
- C. A wild grape
- D. A parched corn
Answer: A cake not turned
Ephraim is a cake not turned, being mixed among the people.
Q9.Complete the famous phrase: 'For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the...'
- A. Whirlwind ✓
- B. Storm
- C. Fire
- D. Dust
Answer: Whirlwind
The prophet warns that those who sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.
Q10.Out of which country did God call His son, as mentioned in Hosea 11:1?
- A. Babylon
- B. Assyria
- C. Egypt ✓
- D. Canaan
Answer: Egypt
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.