Q 01/05

Who does Genesis 5 name as Noah's father?

A) Jared

B) Enoch

C) Seth

D) Lamech

Answer · why

D) Lamech

Lamech named his son Noah, saying the boy would bring comfort from the toil of the ground God had cursed.

Q 02/05

According to Genesis, how long did rain fall during the flood?

A) Seven days and seven nights

B) Forty days and nights

C) One hundred and fifty days

D) A full year

Answer · why

B) Forty days and nights

Forty days and nights of rain fell, yet the earth took over a year to dry, so Noah's family stayed aboard the ark until then.

Q 03/05

In Genesis, what did the dove carry back to Noah, showing him the waters were going down?

A) An olive leaf

B) A fig leaf

C) A palm frond

D) A sprig of hyssop

Answer · why

A) An olive leaf

An olive leaf, freshly plucked; Noah waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, and this time it never returned.

Q 04/05

What are the names of Noah's three sons?

A) Cain, Abel and Seth

B) Shem, Ham and Japheth

C) Abram, Nahor and Haran

D) Reuben, Simeon and Levi

Answer · why

B) Shem, Ham and Japheth

Shem, Ham and Japheth: Genesis 10 traces the nations of the earth to these three, and Abraham's line runs through Shem.

Q 05/05

What did God command Noah and his sons after the flood, repeating his blessing on Adam and Eve?

A) Be fruitful and multiply

B) Keep the Sabbath holy

C) Circumcise every son

D) Honour your parents

Answer · why

A) Be fruitful and multiply

Be fruitful and multiply, God told them, and he also put the fear and dread of humans into every beast, bird and fish.