Zacchaeus 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 was Zacchaeus' occupation?
- A. A Pharisee
- B. A chief among the publicans / chief tax collector ✓
- C. A scribe
- D. A fisherman
Answer: A chief among the publicans / chief tax collector
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
Q2.Why couldn't Zacchaeus see Jesus?
- A. The crowd was too great, and he was little of stature ✓
- B. He was blind
- C. He was hiding
- D. He was in prison
Answer: The crowd was too great, and he was little of stature
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Q3.What did Zacchaeus climb to see Jesus?
- A. A wall
- B. A roof
- C. A sycamore tree ✓
- D. A hill
Answer: A sycamore tree
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Q4.What did Jesus say to Zacchaeus when he saw him in the tree?
- A. Come down, for to day I must abide at thy house ✓
- B. Repent of thy sins
- C. Give half thy goods to the poor
- D. Thou art saved
Answer: Come down, for to day I must abide at thy house
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Q5.How did the people react when Jesus went to Zacchaeus' house?
- A. They rejoiced
- B. They murmured, saying He was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner ✓
- C. They followed Him inside
- D. They asked for miracles
Answer: They murmured, saying He was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
Q6.What did Zacchaeus promise to give to the poor?
- A. All his goods
- B. Half of his goods ✓
- C. A tenth of his goods
- D. Nothing
Answer: Half of his goods
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor.
Q7.What did Zacchaeus promise to restore if he had taken anything by false accusation?
- A. Double
- B. Threefold
- C. Fourfold ✓
- D. Nothing
Answer: Fourfold
And if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Q8.What did Jesus say had come to Zacchaeus' house?
- A. A prophet
- B. An angel
- C. Salvation ✓
- D. The kingdom of heaven
Answer: Salvation
And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Q9.What did Jesus call Zacchaeus?
- A. A sinner
- B. A son of Abraham ✓
- C. A publican
- D. A disciple
Answer: A son of Abraham
He also is a son of Abraham. Zacchaeus, though despised, was of the covenant people and eligible for grace.
Q10.What did Jesus say was the purpose of His coming?
- A. To teach the law
- B. To seek and to save that which was lost ✓
- C. To judge the world
- D. To establish an earthly kingdom
Answer: To seek and to save that which was lost
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.