Q 01/05

Which gift from Jacob did Joseph's jealous brothers later dip in goat's blood and carry home?

A) A carved walking staff

B) A coat of many colors

C) A woven prayer shawl

D) A lambskin blanket

Answer · why

B) A coat of many colors

A coat of many colors marked Joseph as the favorite, so his brothers stripped it off him before selling him and used it to convince Jacob that he was ...

Q 02/05

For how many pieces of silver did Joseph's brothers sell him to traders heading for Egypt?

A) 5

B) 20

C) 50

D) 200

Answer · why

B) 20

At 20 pieces of silver the sale was a compromise: one brother argued there was no profit in killing Joseph when they could sell him instead.

Q 03/05

In the dream Joseph explained for Pharaoh, which seven fat creatures were eaten by seven thin ones?

A) Cows

B) Goats

C) Camels

D) Horses

Answer · why

A) Cows

Cows came first, then a second dream repeated the warning with heads of grain, and Joseph said the doubling meant God had settled the matter and would...

Q 04/05

In Joseph's second dream, what bowed down to him alongside the sun and the moon?

A) Seven planets

B) Three comets

C) Eleven stars

D) Twelve constellations

Answer · why

C) Eleven stars

Eleven stars bowed in the dream, and this time even Jacob scolded Joseph, asking whether his father, mother and brothers were really going to kneel be...

Q 05/05

When his brothers first came to Egypt to buy grain, what did Joseph accuse them of being?

A) Assassins

B) Smugglers

C) Deserters

D) Spies

Answer · why

D) Spies

Spies was the charge, and Joseph used it to test them: he kept one brother in custody and demanded they come back with the youngest to prove their sto...