This week's quiz:

1.) Who was John the Baptist's father?
Thaddeus
Joseph
Zechariah
Malachi

 

2.) Who was John the Baptist's mother?
Mary
Elisabeth
Martha
Rachel

 

3.) What kind of clothes did John the Baptist wear?
Camel's hair
Sheep skin
Buffalo hair
Woven cloth

 

4.) John the Baptist was how much older than Jesus?
2 years
1 year
6 months
He was younger

 

5.) The relationship of Jesus to John the Baptist was:
Brother
Cousin
John was Jesus' Uncle
Jesus was John's Uncle

 

6.) What is the name of the river in which John the Baptist baptized people?
Euphrates
Nile
Jordan
Tigris

 

7.) John the Baptist was put in prison for declaring that Herod had broken what Law?
Lying
Murder
Violating the Sabbath
Adultery

 

8.) Who asked Herod for the head of John the Baptist?
Herodias
The daughter of Herodias
Sapphira
Candace

 

9.) When Jesus heard that John the baptist had been arrested, where did he go?
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Galilee
Bethany

 

10.) Which of these did Jesus say about John the Baptist?
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face.
Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
All of the above.

Last week's quiz:

 

1.) In what land did Job live?
Oz
Id
Uz
Ur

 

2.) How many children did Job lose in a storm?
6
8
10
12

 

3.) What kind of disease struck Job?
Leprosy
Blindness
Madness
Boils

 

4.) Who told Job in his troubles to "curse God and die"?
His wife
Eliphaz
Satan
His servant

 

5.) Who attempted to comfort Job in his distress?
His wife
His friends
God
No-one

 

6.) Which of these was not one of Job's "friends"?
Zophar
Bildad
Elihu
Eliphaz

 

7.) Job's friends kept vigil with him in silence for how long?
24 hours
3 days
7 days
40 days

 

8.) Job opened his mouth and cursed the day. Then what did he wish?
That he could die.
That he could sleep.
That he had never been born.
That he could be healed.

 

9.) How many sons and daughters were born to Job after his sufferings?
5 sons and 3 daughters
7 sons and 3 daughters
3 sons and 5 daughters
10 sons and 10 daughters

 

10.) How much longer did Job live after his sufferings?
85 years
100 years
120 years
140 years

answers:
a. Uz, Job 1:1
b. 10, Job 1:2,18-19
c. boils, Job 2:7
d. His wife, Job 2:9
e. His friends, Job 2:11-13
f. Elihu, Job 2:11
g. 7 days, Job 2:13
h. That he had never been born, Job 3:1-3
i. 7 sons and 3 daughters, Job 42:13
j. 140 years, Job 42:16-17