Moses the Lawgiver. Multiple Choice Quiz.
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How well do you know Moses?
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What country was Moses born in?
His people built pyramids in this country.
a. Babylon.
b. Israel.
c. Egypt.
c. Egypt.
Moses left Egypt and went into hiding after killing an Egyptian taskmaster.
He went into Midian, where he found employment as a shepherd for Reuel.
He married one of Reuel's daughters.
Reuel was also known as Jethro.
Exodus 2:11-25
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What river did Moses float down while in a basket when he was a baby?
His biological mother placed him in the basket and set it in the water.
a. The Nile.
b. Jordan.
c. Euphrates.
a.The Nile.
Moses was born 3 months premature.
He was the youngest child of three.
He had an older brother and sister.
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Who was Moses' older brother?
a. Joshua.
b. Aaron.
c. Seth.
b. Aaron.
Aaron was the spokesman for Moses, especially to the Pharaoh.
Exodus 7:1-7
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Who was Moses' older sister?
a. Mary of Bethany.
b. Abigail.
c. Miriam.
c. Miriam.
Miriam followed the basket containing Moses along the bank of the river.
The plan was to save his life.
During the exodus in the desert, God gave her leprosy because she wanted to push Moses out of the way and take over.
Numbers 26
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Who were Moses' biological father and mother?
They were from the tribe of Levi.
a. Amram and Jochebed.
b. Abraham and Sarah.
c. Isaac and Rebekah.
a. Amram and Jochebed.
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Who was Moses' foster mother?
She found him floating in the Nile River.
a. A maid of Pharaoh's court.
b. Pharaoh's daughter.
c. The Queen of Egypt.
b. Pharaoh's daughter.
Pharaoh's daughter noticed a basket containing Moses floating in the water.
She had a servant retrieve the basket.
She took Moses in and adopted him as her own.
Pharaoh's daughter gave him his name.
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What is the most important thing that Moses did?
God commanded him to do this.
a. Moses led the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery.
b. He built a giant boat called the Ark.
c. He started the Judean religion.
Moses led the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery.
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Moses murdered someone. Whom did he kill?
He buried the victim in the sand after killing him.
a. He killed an Egyptian taskmaster.
b. Moses murdered a slave owner.
c. He killed another Hebrew when he was upset about how the Hebrew behaved.
He killed an Egyptian taskmaster who was beating a Hebrew slave.
Moses left Egypt and went into hiding after killing the Egyptian taskmaster.
He went into Midian, where he found employment as a shepherd for Reuel.
He married Zipporah, one of Reuel's daughters.
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What promise did Moses keep for Joseph as the Jews left Egypt?
a. Moses promised not to marry anyone from outside the tribe of Levi.
b. He promised not to kill any Egyptians as they departed from Egypt.
c. He promised to take Joseph's dead body to the promised land.
He promised to take Joseph's dead body to the promised land.
They took Joseph's funeral container out of Egypt with them.
It was later buried in the promised land.
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What advice did Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, give to Moses when they were in the desert?
a. Jethro advised Moses to set up a court system to judge the people.
b. Moses was advised to control his anger and not upset the people.
c. The latrines were to be placed outside the camp for health reasons.
Jethro recommended that Moses establish a court system.
Moses, overwhelmed by the complaints he was handling alone, created a system to allow others to judge the people under his guidance.
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How many wives did Moses have?
a. One, as commanded by God.
b. Two, according to the Bible.
c. Many, as was the custom of the time.
b. Two wives.
His first wife was Zipporah, a Midianite and the daughter of Reuel (Jethro).
The Bible suggests that she may not have been with Moses the entire time during the exodus.
Exodus 2:21
His second wife was Ethiopian.
She was not named in the Bible.
Moses' brother and sister were upset with Moses for marrying her.
Numbers 12:
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What physical ailment did Moses have?
This caused his brother to be the spokesperson.
a. Moses limped.
b. He had a speech disorder.
c. Moses was hard of hearing.
b. Moses had a speech disorder; he stuttered.
Tradition says that when Moses was a child, he put a hot coal in his mouth that caused the speech impediment.
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Who or what was Nehushtan?
It would cure the Israelites of bites from "fiery serpents" while wandering in the desert.
a. These tall individuals engaged in combat with the Hebrews in the desert.
b. The Ark of the Covenant resided in the Nehushtan, an inner chamber.
c. It was a brass pole with a representation of a snake.
c. It was a brass pole with a representation of a snake.
It healed the Israelites bitten by poisonous snakes in the desert
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What sea did Moses part with his staff?
a. The Red Sea.
b. The Dead Sea.
c. The Sea of Galilee.
a. The Red Sea.
After the Israelites passed through the sea and were safe on the other side, Moses closed the waters.
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How did God appear to Moses the first time God sent Moses his message?
Moses was tending sheep at the base of the Holy Mountain in Sinai at the time.
a. God appeared as a ghostly figure.
b. God did not appear. Moses only heard a voice from the sky.
c. God spoke from a burning bush.
c. God spoke from a burning bush when he talked to Moses.
Moses was required to take his sandals off before approaching the bush.
Exodus 3:1-6
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How many books did Moses write?
These books were placed in the Old Testament.
a. Three.
b. Four.
c. Five.
c. Moses wrote five books.
They are commonly called the Books of Law or the Pentateuch.
They are the first five books in the Old Testament.
They are also the main books of the Jewish Torah.
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How many commandments did God inscribe on the stone tablets?
God inscribed these tablets with his finger and gave them to Moses.
a. Ten.
b. Twelve.
c. Twenty-seven.
a. Ten Commandments.
Two slate tablets bore the commandments written on both sides.
Exodus 20:1-17
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What did God feed the Israelites during the forty years in the desert?
The Israelites picked it up off the ground every morning except on the Sabbath.
a. Locusts and Grasshoppers.
b. Honey Dew.
c. Manna.
c. Manna.
The Bible and Quran describe it as a sweet bread from heaven.
In the morning, manna appeared on the ground, resembling dew.
You had to eat it the same day you picked it.
The exception was the Sabbath.
Twice as much was picked the day before to have enough for the Sabbath.
Exodus 16
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As usual, the Israelites were complaining.
What did Moses do to give the Israelites water?
God told Moses to go to a certain place and do a certain thing.
a. He had the Israelites dig a well in a special place that God picked.
b. God commanded Moses to go talk to a certain rock.
c. Moses prayed, and it rained.
b. God commanded Moses to go and talk to a rock.
Moses was so upset with the complaining Israelites that he smacked the rock in anger with his staff instead of talking to it.
This severely displeased God.
This was one of the reasons why God did not allow Moses to enter the promised land.
Numbers 20.
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Once again, the Israelites murmured that they were thirsty.
They came upon a waterhole, but it was bitter and undrinkable.
What did Moses do?
a. Moses put a piece of wood in the waterhole.
b. He made a water filter out of camel hair.
c. He added salt to the water.
Moses placed a piece of wood in the waterhole.
This action made the water sweet.
The waterhole was in a place called Marah.
Exodus 15:22-26
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Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?
a. Mount Sinai.
b. Mount Ararat.
c. Mount Horeb.
a. Mount Sinai.
Moses spent 40 days and 40 nights on the mountain speaking with God.
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How many sets of the Ten Commandment slates did God make for Moses?
a. One.
b. Two.
c. Three.
b. Two sets.
Moses had anger management problems.
Moses was upset that Aaron allowed the Israelites to make a golden idol.
Moses was so angry that he threw the commandments to the ground, smashing the slates.
Moses had to trek back up the mountain and ask God to make a second set.
Can you imagine that conversation?
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How old was Moses when he died?
Moses died on the same day as his birthday.
a. 80
b. 100
c. 120
Moses was 120 years old when he passed away.
He died on the 7th day of the month of Adar.
He climbed Mount Nebo so that he could see the promised land.
God would not allow Moses to enter the promised land because of his disobedience to God's commands.
Moses died on Mount Nebo, and God buried him in the Moab Valley with an unmarked grave.
Deuteronomy 34
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Who was Moses' successor? He took over for Moses after he died.
a. Aaron.
b. Joshua.
c. Korah.
d. Miriam.
b. Joshua.
The Israelites were led into the promised land by Joshua.
God prohibited Moses from leading the Israelites across the border into Canaan.
This was God's way of reprimanding Moses for his anger management issues.
Aaron died at Mt. Hor during the exodus.
Miriam died and was buried in the wilderness at Kadesh during the exodus.
Korah rebelled against Moses, and the earth swallowed him up in the desert.
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When the Egyptian army attempted to recapture Moses and the slaves, how did they destroy them?
a. Moses had trained the slaves to be fighting men, and they defeated the Egyptians.
b. God sent hailstones and lightning bolts from heaven to destroy them.
c. The Egyptian army drowned as they tried to cross the Red Sea.
c. They drowned.
Moses parted the sea, and after the army entered it, the sea fell back to normal and drowned all the soldiers.
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How many plagues did Moses inflict on Pharaoh before Pharaoh let the people go?
a. Six.
b. Ten.
c. Twelve.
b. Ten plagues.
The Nile was transformed into blood, plagued by frogs, gnats, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the death of their firstborn.