Book Of Ruth Questions: Trivia Quiz!
The Book of Ruth is a beautiful story of love and redemption. Through her relationship with her mother-in-law Naomi, Ruth learned about the living God and became His devoted follower. Abandoning her family and homeland, she demonstrated both her love for her widowed mother-in-law and her faith in Israel's God. Take this quiz to test your knowledge.
- 1.Who was Niaomi's husband?
- A.
Chilion
- B.
Mahlon
- C.
Elimelech
- D.
Boaz
- 2.What were Naomi's sons names?
- A.
Judah and Shiloh
- B.
Mahlon and Judah
- C.
Shiloh and Oath
- D.
Mahlon and Chilion
- 3.What where Ruth's daughter-in-laws names?
- A.
Naiomi and Tamar
- B.
Oprah and Gail
- C.
Ophrah and Naiomi
- D.
Ophrah and Esther
- 4.What was Ruth's declaration to Naomi?
- A.
"Your people shall be my people"
- B.
"Your God shall be my God"
- C.
"Your place shall be my place, and your Go shall be my God"
- D.
A Only
- E.
"Your people shall be my people, and your God shall be my God"
- 5.The story of Ruth takes place sometime during the period of the judges. What was the common thread during this time?
- A.
Perversion and moral depravity were the rule
- B.
You should serve the Moabite god
- C.
"Everyone did he wanted to -- whatever seemed right his own eyes"
- D.
A & C
- 6.What did Naomi do after she blessed and kissed her daughter in laws?
- A.
Smiled
- B.
Waved goodbye
- C.
She broke down and cried
- D.
Asked the Lord to bless them with another marriage
- E.
C & D
- 7.What convinced Naomi to stop persuading Ruth to leave?
- A.
The famine
- B.
She was tired of crying
- C.
She seen Ruth's mind was made up
- D.
None of the above
- 8.Where was Naomi's hometown?
- A.
Bethlehem
- B.
Moab
- C.
Jordan
- D.
Canaan
- 9.Why did Naomi tell them to call her Mara, which means bitter?
- A.
"For the Almighty God has dealt me bitter blows"
- B.
I went out full and the Lord bought me back empty
- C.
She missed her daughters
- D.
A & B
- 10.When Ruth arrived to work what did she ask to do?
- A.
Come and eat with us
- B.
Go behind the women workers
- C.
Pick up grains from the reapers
- D.
None of the above
- 11.What did Boaz recognize about Ruth that stood out?
- A.
Love and kindness to her mother-in-law
- B.
Her clothing
- C.
Her love for her husband
- D.
Her beauty
- E.
B & D
- 12.What is the threshing floor in the book of Ruth ?
- A.
Where all gleaners went
- B.
Where the widows gleaned
- C.
Where the poor gleaned
- D.
The place where the grain was separated from the harvest wheat?
- E.
None of the above
- 13.Why did Boaz spend the night beside the threshing floor?
- A.
Daylight hours were spent harvesting
- B.
To prevent theft
- C.
Wait his turn to thresh grain
- D.
A & B
- E.
All of the above
- 14.What time did Boaz realize Naomi was at his feet - what was his reaction?
- A.
Around Midnight: What do you want
- B.
Around 12 Noon: Who are you
- C.
Around 12 Noon: What is your name
- D.
Around Midnight; Who are you
- 15.What did Boaz naturally assume Ruth want, even though she was poor?
- A.
An older man
- B.
No man
- C.
A younger man
- D.
She would want to go back to Moab
- 16.Boaz married Ruth and had a son what was his name? What did the women say?
- A.
Perez: Now at last Naomi has a son
- B.
Obed: Now at last Naomi has a son
- C.
Obed: We are so happy for you
- D.
Jesse: Now at last Naomi has a son
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