Parable of the Good Samaritan 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 asked Jesus, 'Who is my neighbour?'
- A. A scribe
- B. A certain lawyer ✓
- C. A Pharisee
- D. A rich young ruler
Answer: A certain lawyer
A certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him.
Q2.From which city to which city was the wounded man travelling?
- A. Bethany to Jerusalem
- B. Jerusalem to Jericho ✓
- C. Jericho to Samaria
- D. Jerusalem to Bethlehem
Answer: Jerusalem to Jericho
A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
Q3.What happened to the man on the road?
- A. He was lost
- B. He fell among thieves ✓
- C. He took sick
- D. He was arrested
Answer: He fell among thieves
He fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him.
Q4.Who passed by first without helping?
- A. A Samaritan
- B. A Levite
- C. A priest ✓
- D. A scribe
Answer: A priest
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and… he passed by on the other side.
Q5.Who passed by second?
- A. A Levite ✓
- B. A merchant
- C. A Samaritan
- D. A Pharisee
Answer: A Levite
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by.
Q6.What did the Samaritan pour into the wounds?
- A. Water and salt
- B. Oil and wine ✓
- C. Honey and milk
- D. Myrrh and aloes
Answer: Oil and wine
Bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine.
Q7.On what did the Samaritan set the wounded man?
- A. A camel
- B. A cart
- C. His own beast ✓
- D. A stretcher
Answer: His own beast
Set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn.
Q8.How many pence did the Samaritan give the innkeeper?
- A. One
- B. Two ✓
- C. Five
- D. Ten
Answer: Two
He took out two pence, and gave them to the host.
Q9.Whom did Jesus say proved to be neighbour to the wounded man?
- A. The priest
- B. The Levite
- C. The one who showed mercy ✓
- D. The innkeeper
Answer: The one who showed mercy
He that shewed mercy on him.
Q10.What did Jesus command the lawyer to do?
- A. Go and pray
- B. Go, and do thou likewise ✓
- C. Sell all thou hast
- D. Follow me
Answer: Go, and do thou likewise
Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.