Parable of the Unjust Steward 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.What was the steward accused of?
- A. Wasting his lord's goods ✓
- B. Stealing money
- C. Lying
- D. Sleeping on the job
Answer: Wasting his lord's goods
There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. (Luke 16:1)
Q2.What did the lord tell the steward?
- A. Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward ✓
- B. You are promoted
- C. You are forgiven
- D. Continue as before
Answer: Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. (Luke 16:2)
Q3.What did the steward reason within himself?
- A. I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed ✓
- B. I will fight
- C. I will run away
- D. I will pray
Answer: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. (Luke 16:3)
Q4.What did the steward do to secure his future?
- A. Called his lord's debtors and reduced their bills ✓
- B. Stole more money
- C. Fled the country
- D. Confessed everything
Answer: Called his lord's debtors and reduced their bills
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. (Luke 16:5-6)
Q5.What did the lord commend the unjust steward for?
- A. For doing wisely ✓
- B. For being honest
- C. For repenting
- D. For working hard
Answer: For doing wisely
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. (Luke 16:8)
Q6.What does Jesus say about mammon?
- A. Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations ✓
- B. Mammon is good
- C. Seek mammon first
- D. Mammon is eternal
Answer: Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (Luke 16:9)
Q7.What does Jesus say about faithfulness in little?
- A. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much ✓
- B. Little things do not matter
- C. Only big things count
- D. Be unfaithful in small things
Answer: He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. (Luke 16:10)
Q8.What does Jesus say about serving two masters?
- A. No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon ✓
- B. You can serve both
- C. Mammon serves God
- D. God and mammon are the same
Answer: No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Luke 16:13)
Q9.What were the Pharisees' reaction to this parable?
- A. They derided Jesus, because they were covetous ✓
- B. They praised Jesus
- C. They repented
- D. They were silent
Answer: They derided Jesus, because they were covetous
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. (Luke 16:14)
Q10.What is exalted among men?
- A. That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God ✓
- B. Wealth
- C. Power
- D. Fame
Answer: That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. (Luke 16:15)