Parable of the Sower Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.What went forth in the parable?
- A. A shepherd
- B. A sower
- C. A fisherman
- D. A merchant
2.What happened to the seed by the way side?
- A. It withered
- B. The fowls devoured it
- C. Thorns choked it
- D. It bore fruit
3.Why did the seed on stony places spring up quickly?
- A. Strong sun
- B. It had no deepness of earth
- C. Good rain
- D. It was the best seed
4.What scorched the seed on stony ground?
- A. Wind
- B. Frost
- C. The sun
- D. Fire
5.What choked the seed among thorns?
- A. Birds
- B. The thorns sprang up
- C. Heat
- D. Drought
6.What does the seed represent?
- A. The kingdom
- B. The word of God
- C. Faith
- D. The gospel preacher
7.Who takes away the seed sown by the way side?
- A. The world
- B. The wicked one
- C. Trouble
- D. Tribulation
8.What chokes the seed sown among thorns?
- A. Riches and persecution
- B. The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches
- C. Fear and doubt
- D. Hunger and thirst
9.What yields did the good ground bring forth?
- A. Tenfold only
- B. Some thirty, some sixty, some an hundredfold
- C. A thousandfold
- D. Sevenfold
10.Why did Jesus speak to the multitude in parables?
- A. To entertain
- B. Because seeing they see not
- C. To shorten His sermons
- D. For the children
Answer Key
1.B. A sower — Matthew 13:3 (KJV)
Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
2.B. The fowls devoured it — Matthew 13:4 (KJV)
The fowls came and devoured them up.
3.B. It had no deepness of earth — Matthew 13:5 (KJV)
Because they had no deepness of earth.
4.C. The sun — Matthew 13:6 (KJV)
When the sun was up, they were scorched.
5.B. The thorns sprang up — Matthew 13:7 (KJV)
The thorns sprung up, and choked them.
6.B. The word of God — Luke 8:11 (KJV)
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
7.B. The wicked one — Matthew 13:19 (KJV)
Then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown.
8.B. The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches — Matthew 13:22 (KJV)
The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word.
9.B. Some thirty, some sixty, some an hundredfold — Matthew 13:23 (KJV)
Some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
10.B. Because seeing they see not — Matthew 13:13 (KJV)
Because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not.