Trials and Perseverance Bible 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 does James 1:2 tell us to do when we fall into divers temptations?
- A. Flee from them
- B. Count it all joy ✓
- C. Complain to God
- D. Avoid them at all costs
Answer: Count it all joy
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Q2.What does 1 Peter 1:7 say trials do for faith?
- A. Destroy it
- B. Tried with fire, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth ✓
- C. Make it unnecessary
- D. Replace it with works
Answer: Tried with fire, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
Q3.What does Romans 5:3 say we glory in?
- A. Riches
- B. Tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience ✓
- C. Our own strength
- D. Good health
Answer: Tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.
Q4.What does 2 Corinthians 4:17 say our light affliction works?
- A. Nothing
- B. A far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ✓
- C. Temporary relief
- D. Earthly reward
Answer: A far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
Q5.What did Paul have that he called a thorn in the flesh?
- A. A physical ailment given to buffet him ✓
- B. A broken spear
- C. A splinter from a cross
- D. A bad conscience
Answer: A physical ailment given to buffet him
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me.
Q6.What did God tell Paul about the thorn in the flesh?
- A. He would remove it immediately
- B. My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness ✓
- C. He should see a physician
- D. It was a punishment for sin
Answer: My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Q7.What does Hebrews 12:11 say chastening yields?
- A. Pain only
- B. The peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby ✓
- C. Nothing good
- D. Punishment
Answer: The peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Q8.Who was in the fiery furnace with the three Hebrew children?
- A. An angel
- B. The Son of God / a fourth man ✓
- C. A Roman soldier
- D. No one
Answer: The Son of God / a fourth man
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
Q9.What does Psalm 34:19 say about the righteous?
- A. They are free from affliction
- B. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all ✓
- C. They suffer more than the wicked
- D. God ignores their afflictions
Answer: Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Q10.What did Job say about trusting God even in suffering?
- A. I will curse God
- B. Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him ✓
- C. I have no hope
- D. God is unjust
Answer: Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.