Parable of the Wedding Feast 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 made a marriage for his son?
- A. A Pharisee
- B. A certain king ✓
- C. A rich farmer
- D. A shepherd
Answer: A certain king
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son. (Matthew 22:2)
Q2.Whom did the king first send servants to call?
- A. The Pharisees
- B. The Sadducees
- C. Them that were bidden to the wedding ✓
- D. The Gentiles
Answer: Them that were bidden to the wedding
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. (Matthew 22:3)
Q3.What were the first invitees doing instead of coming?
- A. Praying in the temple
- B. One went to his farm, another to his merchandise ✓
- C. Helping the poor
- D. Reading Scripture
Answer: One went to his farm, another to his merchandise
But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. (Matthew 22:5)
Q4.What did the rest do to the king's servants?
- A. Welcomed them
- B. Slew them ✓
- C. Paid them
- D. Ignored them
Answer: Slew them
And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. (Matthew 22:6)
Q5.What did the king do to those who murdered his servants?
- A. Forgave them
- B. Sent more servants
- C. Destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city ✓
- D. Ignored them
Answer: Destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. (Matthew 22:7)
Q6.Whom did the king tell his servants to invite next?
- A. The priests only
- B. The righteous only
- C. As many as they found, both bad and good ✓
- D. The Gentiles only
Answer: As many as they found, both bad and good
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways... and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. (Matthew 22:8-9)
Q7.When the king came in to see the guests, what did he notice?
- A. A man not having a wedding garment ✓
- B. A man with no shoes
- C. A man eating too much
- D. A man sleeping
Answer: A man not having a wedding garment
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment. (Matthew 22:11)
Q8.What did the king ask the man without a wedding garment?
- A. Why are you here?
- B. Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? ✓
- C. Who invited you?
- D. Where are your clothes?
Answer: Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?
Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. (Matthew 22:12)
Q9.What happened to the man without the wedding garment?
- A. He was given one
- B. He was cast into outer darkness ✓
- C. He was fined
- D. He was forgiven
Answer: He was cast into outer darkness
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 22:13)
Q10.What is the closing lesson of the parable?
- A. Many are called, but few are chosen ✓
- B. Only the rich are invited
- C. The wedding is cancelled
- D. The king is cruel
Answer: Many are called, but few are chosen
For many are called, but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:14)