Q 01/05

What does Job's wife urge him to do after asking 'Dost thou still retain thine integrity?'

A) Curse God and die

B) Repent in sackcloth

C) Pray for healing

D) Sacrifice a ram

Answer · why

A) Curse God and die

Curse God and die is the only line Job's wife speaks in the whole book, and Job answers that she talks like one of the foolish women. She is never nam...

Q 02/05

In which land does the Book of Job place its hero, a man 'perfect and upright' who eschewed evil?

A) Ur

B) Uz

C) Nod

D) On

Answer · why

B) Uz

Uz is named in the book's opening verse, which then counts Job's wealth in sheep, camels, oxen and she-asses before any person speaks.

Q 03/05

Out of what does God finally answer Job, demanding 'Gird up now thy loins like a man'?

A) A burning bush

B) A pillar of cloud

C) A whirlwind

D) A still small voice

Answer · why

C) A whirlwind

A whirlwind is where God speaks from in chapter 38, and instead of explaining Job's suffering he fires off questions about the sea, the snow and the w...

Q 04/05

Which affliction does Satan inflict on Job 'from the sole of his foot unto his crown'?

A) Leprosy

B) Blindness

C) Fever

D) Boils

Answer · why

D) Boils

Boils cover Job from sole to crown, yet the text insists that 'in all this did not Job sin with his lips', the same verdict given after his first loss...

Q 05/05

What does Job pick up to scrape his sores after Satan strikes him, as he sits on the ground?

A) A potsherd

B) A sharp stone

C) A bone knife

D) A bronze razor

Answer · why

A) A potsherd

A potsherd is a fragment of broken pottery, and the same chapter has Job's wife tell him to give up his integrity as he scrapes away.