Jonah Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.To which great city did the Lord command Jonah to go and cry against it?
- A. Tarshish
- B. Nineveh
- C. Joppa
- D. Babylon
2.To which city did Jonah intend to flee to escape the presence of the Lord?
- A. Tarshish
- B. Nineveh
- C. Joppa
- D. Jerusalem
3.What was Jonah doing in the ship while the great tempest was raging?
- A. Praying to God
- B. Helping the mariners
- C. Fast asleep
- D. Casting lots
4.How did the mariners determine who was responsible for the evil that befell them?
- A. They asked the captain
- B. They cast lots
- C. They prayed to the Lord
- D. They searched the cargo
5.How long was Jonah in the belly of the fish?
- A. One day and one night
- B. Seven days and seven nights
- C. Three days and three nights
- D. Forty days and forty nights
6.What did Jonah say out of the fish's belly regarding his prayer?
- A. I cried by reason of mine affliction
- B. I will never leave this place
- C. The Lord hath forgotten me
- D. I am happy in the deep
7.What was the message Jonah preached to the people of Nineveh?
- A. Repent or be burned
- B. Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown
- C. The Lord loves you
- D. Sacrifice your cattle to the Lord
8.What did the King of Nineveh command the people and beasts to put on as a sign of repentance?
- A. Fine linen
- B. Sackcloth
- C. Purple robes
- D. Gold chains
9.What did God prepare to shadow Jonah from the heat of the sun?
- A. A cloud
- B. A tent
- C. A gourd
- D. An oak tree
10.How many persons were in Nineveh that could not discern between their right hand and their left hand?
- A. More than twelve thousand
- B. More than six score thousand
- C. Exactly forty thousand
- D. Ten thousand
Answer Key
1.B. Nineveh — Jonah 1:2 (KJV)
The Lord told Jonah to go to Nineveh because their wickedness was come up before Him.
2.A. Tarshish — Jonah 1:3 (KJV)
Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
3.C. Fast asleep — Jonah 1:5 (KJV)
Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship and was fast asleep.
4.B. They cast lots — Jonah 1:7 (KJV)
They cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
5.C. Three days and three nights — Jonah 1:17 (KJV)
Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
6.A. I cried by reason of mine affliction — Jonah 2:2 (KJV)
Jonah said, 'I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord.'
7.B. Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown — Jonah 3:4 (KJV)
Jonah cried and said, 'Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.'
8.B. Sackcloth — Jonah 3:8 (KJV)
The king published a decree that both man and beast be covered with sackcloth.
9.C. A gourd — Jonah 4:6 (KJV)
The Lord God prepared a gourd to come up over Jonah to be a shadow over his head.
10.B. More than six score thousand — Jonah 4:11 (KJV)
The Lord noted there were more than six score thousand persons who could not discern their right hand from their left.