Song of Solomon Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.In the opening chapter, the bride describes herself as 'black, but comely' and compares herself to which tents?
- A. The tents of Kedar
- B. The tents of Shem
- C. The tents of Cush
- D. The tents of Midian
2.To what flower does the bride compare herself in the second chapter?
- A. The lily of the valley
- B. The rose of Sharon
- C. The violet of the field
- D. The blossom of almond
3.What does the bridegroom say is 'sweet' and 'comely' in the second chapter?
- A. Thy voice and thy countenance
- B. Thy song and thy dance
- C. Thy words and thy spirit
- D. Thy breath and thy lips
4.What 'little' animals are mentioned as spoiling the vines?
- A. Little locusts
- B. Little birds
- C. Little foxes
- D. Little mice
5.The bridegroom compares the bride's hair to a flock of what animal?
- A. Goats
- B. Sheep
- C. Lambs
- D. Doves
6.What are the bride's lips compared to in chapter 4?
- A. A thread of scarlet
- B. A ribbon of gold
- C. A drop of honey
- D. A petal of red
7.The bridegroom describes the bride as a 'garden inclosed' and what other sealed object?
- A. A spring shut up
- B. A book unopened
- C. A door bolted
- D. A treasure hidden
8.When the bride seeks her beloved in the city at night, who finds and smites her?
- A. The watchmen
- B. The soldiers
- C. The merchants
- D. The princes
9.According to chapter 8, love is as strong as what?
- A. Death
- B. The mountains
- C. The sea
- D. Iron
10.What can 'many waters' not do to love?
- A. Quench it
- B. Drown it
- C. Hide it
- D. Cool it
Answer Key
1.A. The tents of Kedar — Song of Solomon 1:5 (KJV)
She says she is black like the tents of Kedar, but comely as the curtains of Solomon.
2.B. The rose of Sharon — Song of Solomon 2:1 (KJV)
The speaker declares, 'I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.'
3.A. Thy voice and thy countenance — Song of Solomon 2:14 (KJV)
He asks to see her countenance and hear her voice, for her voice is sweet.
4.C. Little foxes — Song of Solomon 2:15 (KJV)
The text says, 'Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines.'
5.A. Goats — Song of Solomon 4:1 (KJV)
He says her hair is as a flock of goats that appear from mount Gilead.
6.A. A thread of scarlet — Song of Solomon 4:3 (KJV)
The text states, 'Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely.'
7.A. A spring shut up — Song of Solomon 4:12 (KJV)
He calls her 'a garden inclosed... a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.'
8.A. The watchmen — Song of Solomon 5:7 (KJV)
The watchmen that went about the city found her, smote her, and wounded her.
9.A. Death — Song of Solomon 8:6 (KJV)
The scripture says, 'for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave.'
10.A. Quench it — Song of Solomon 8:7 (KJV)
The text declares, 'Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.'