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1 Which of these events is NOT depicted in the Book of Exodus?
Answer: Daniel in the lion's den

The story of Moses, from beginning to end, is one of the most compelling in all of the Bible. The name "Exodus" comes from the ancient Greek word "exodos" which means "going out". In modern times it is often used as a term for leaving, as in "There was a mass exodus from the building when the fire alarm sounded". The story of Daniel in the lion's den can be found in the Book of Daniel, Chapter 6.
    Your options: [ Israelites are forced into slavery ] [ Daniel in the lion's den ] [ Moses slays an Egyptian overseer ] [ God gives Moses the Ten Commandments ]
  From Quiz: Revisiting The Book of Exodus
2 According to Exodus 1 (New International Version), what happened when the Egyptian slave masters oppressed the Israelites?
Answer: The more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread

See Exodus 1:11-14. The Egyptians' plan in making the Israelites work harder was to prevent them increasing in numbers and becoming a threat (vv8-10). The plan backfired, because it had the opposite effect.

They may have complained or praised God, but this is not mentioned. It is unlikely that slave labourers would be able to work to rule.

(Question submitted by cal562301)
  From Quiz: Exodus!
3 What is the first plague in Exodus?
Answer: The plague of blood

Exodus 7:20-25
Moses and Aaron turned the water of the river of Egypt into blood in front of Pharaoh. The magicians also tried to turn water into blood but were unsuccessful. This plague lasted for seven days.
  From Quiz: Ten Plagues in Exodus
4 Name the treasure cities of Pharaoh.
Answer: Pithom and Raamses

Exodus 1:11- "Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with there burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and
Raamses."
    Your options: [ Goshen and Midian ] [ Pithom and Raamses ] [ Jordan and Bethel ] [ None of them ]
  From Quiz: The Second Book of Moses, Exodus
5 Where did Joseph die?
Answer: Egypt

Exodus 1:5-6. It is also told in the Bible that Joseph was 110 years old when he died.
  From Quiz: The Book of Exodus
6 Who is the main character of Exodus?
Answer: Moses

Moses - who was led by the holy spirit - is the person who is traditionally credited with writing the first five books of the Bible.
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
and
5. Deuteronomy
  From Quiz: The Second Volume of the Bible
7 Adam and Eve are dating and are no longer just friends. Eve's mother told Eve to be home by 10 pm. Adam wants to hang out later at the new arcade. Eve wants Adam to like her so she has no problem breaking a Commandment. Which of the following things might she do to break a Commandment?
Answer: Ignored her mother and stayed out with Adam.

The Commandments tell readers to honor their mother and father. This means to obey them, and treat them with respect. (Exodus 20:12)
    Your options: [ Tell Adam she had to be home at 10 pm. ] [ Ignored her mother and stayed out with Adam. ] [ Left Adam to get home when she was supposed to. ] [ Drink alcohol. ]
  From Quiz: It's Simply Human Nature
8 The Israelite people entered this nation with favored status but later became its slaves. What nation does the book of Exodus say held the Israelites in captivity?
Answer: Egypt

"All those who were descendants of Jacob were seventy persons (for Joseph was in Egypt already). And Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation. But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them." (Exodus 1:5-7)

It had been over 400 years since the Israelites had first come to Egypt and they now numbered about two million people. Pharaoh was fearful of their growing strength and put taskmasters over them and made them slaves.
  From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Exodus
9 Pharaoh and his magicians didn't heed the first two plagues against Egypt brought by God through Moses and Aaron. After the plagues of blood and frogs, what was the third plague inflicted upon Egypt according to the King James Version?
Answer: lice

Because temporary affliction and repentance don't bring long term change in the stubborn hearts of man, Pharaoh's heart was hardened after relief from all of the plagues, even the tenth which left pain and heartache on his entire kingdom. Exodus 8:13,16 hold the answer to the question: "And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields ... And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout the land of Egypt."
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #4
10 Shortly after Moses fled Egypt defending his oppressed brethren, he intervened again on behalf of the daughters of the high priest of Midian by protecting them from the other shepherds trying to drive them from the well. In Exodus 2:18, the high priest was referred to as Reuel, but later he was called by another, more familiar name. What was it?
Answer: Jethro

In Exodus 2:20-21, Reuel welcomed Moses for his kindness and protection of his daughters. In verse 21 the Bible recorded that Moses dwelt with him, and was given Zipporah as his wife. In Exodus 3:1, just prior to Moses' first encounter with God, the Bible recorded this - "Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb."
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #3
11 How old was Moses when his mother put him in the Nile to be found by Pharaoh's daughter?
Answer: 3 months

Due to Pharaoh's edict to kill the male Hebrew babies, Moses' mother hid him as long as possible before putting him afloat in a basket, eventually to be found and raised by Pharaoh's daughter. The man God used to bring down the house of Pharaoh was to be raised and educated in his own house. Exodus 2:2 stated Moses' mother hid him for three months.
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #2
12 After the first plague was put upon Egypt, how long did it last?
Answer: 7 days

Through Moses and Aaron, God turned the Nile and all other Egyptian rivers and streams into blood. The blood lasted seven days. (Exodus 7:25)
  From Quiz: Exodus: Plagues, Plagues and More Plagues!
13 In Exodus chapter 1, what gave Pharaoh concern about the tribes of Israel?
Answer: They were more and mightier than the Egyptians

As the book of Exodus started, there was a distinct difference in how Joseph's family was viewed. The Pharaoh in Exodus 1 knew or remembered not the great things Joseph did to save Egypt from the great famine. In verse 1:9, Pharaoh said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we." Apparently, up to this time, the Israelites were not in bondage.
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #1
14 When Moses was born, in Egypt, the Pharaoh had demanded that all newborn sons of Hebrews were to be killed. When Moses was three months old and could no longer be hidden, Moses' mother saved Moses from this terrible fate by:
Answer: Putting him in a basket and floating him down a river

Moses' mother was desperate to find a way to save Moses so she hid him till he was 3 months old and could hide him no longer. When he was 3 months old, she placed him in a basket and floated it down a river. The daughter of the Pharaoh heard a baby crying when she was bathing in the river and took him home and adopted him.
    Your options: [ Dropping him off at the Palace ] [ Placing him in the wilderness as was God's will ] [ Sailing with him out of Egypt ] [ Putting him in a basket and floating him down a river ]
  From Quiz: Moses and the Plagues
15 In response to the Lord's command, who responded: "You know that I am such a poor speaker; why should the king listen to me?"
Answer: Moses

Taken from Exodus 6.30 which was preceded by the 'Family Record of Moses and Aaron'. Moses and Aaron were the ones who were chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. In response to Moses' weakness, God replied:

"I am going to make you like God to the king of Egypt, and your brother Aaron will speak to him as your prophet."

Following God's command to Moses and Aaron saw the devastation of the Ten Plagues of Egypt.
  From Quiz: All Plagued Out... Exodus
16 Which of the following was NOT one of Jacob's sons?
Answer: Seth

Jacob's 12 sons were: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Asher, Dan, Zebulun, Gad, Judah, Benjamin, Naphtali, and Joseph.
    Your options: [ Joseph ] [ Seth ] [ Gad ] [ Levi ]
  From Quiz: "Let My People Go"
17 The midwives in Egypt
Answer: Who are Shiprah and Puah?

Exodus 1:15. These ladies for some reason couldn't keep up with those robust Hebrew women. At least this was their claim for the reason why the Hebrew children weren't killed at birth. In reality they feared God more than Pharoah so they refused to follow the orders of Pharoah.
    Your options: [ Who are Shiphrah and Miziram? ] [ Who are Mizraim and Kiriath? ] [ Who are Shiprah and Puah? ] [ Who are Elishua and Puah? ]
  From Quiz: Exodus Jeopardy
18 When famine struck, Jacob and his sons followed Joseph into Egypt. But where did they live prior to moving to Egypt?
Answer: Canaan

Jacob and his sons lived in Canaan before moving to Egypt. After Joseph's death, the Jews became slaves of Egypt for some 430 years.
  From Quiz: Exodus: Places
19 Okay, Moses and Aaron approach the pharaoh, pleading for the release of the Israelites. The Egyptian king shakes his head and the first plague occurs. The water of Egypt turns into something rather unusual. What is it?
Answer: Blood

Once Moses stuck his walking stick into the waters of Egypt, all the water turned to blood. Exodus 7:20 NKJV.
  From Quiz: Ten Plagues of Egypt
20 Where did Moses flee when the murder he had committed was found out?
Answer: Midian

Exodus 2:1-15
  From Quiz: A Journey Through Exodus
21 Moses' birth
Answer:

Moses was the son of Amram (father) and Jochebed (mother), both of whom were Levites. He had a brother named Aaron who was three years older, and an older sister named Miriam.

Exodus 2:2-10 (NLT) tells us that Moses' mother became pregnant with him, knew that there was something special about him and kept him hidden for three months. This was in defiance of the Pharaoh's edict that all Hebrew baby boys had to be drowned at birth. There came a point where she was unable to hide him any longer, so her scheme was to place the baby in a basket of reeds and papyrus, waterproofed with tar and pitch and then hide it in the reeds of the Nile River. Miriam stayed behind to see what would happen.

The baby was found by the Pharaoh's daughter, who took pity on him. Miriam approached the princess and asked if she could find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child. The princess agreed and Moses ended up back with his mother, supported by the princess. When Moses grew older, he was taken back to the Pharaoh's daughter who promptly adopted him and named him Moses, meaning "I lifted him out of the water."
  From Quiz: Moses and the Exodus
22 Numerically speaking, where does Exodus fall in the Old Testament?
Answer: second book

Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament, followed by Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The first five books of the Bible are sometimes referred to as the Pentateuch. The Jewish religion refers to them as the Torah.
  From Quiz: Revisiting The Book of Exodus
23 According to Exodus 6:20 (King James Version) what were the names of Moses' parents?
Answer: Amram and Jochebed

Jochebed was also Amram's aunt, as she was his father's sister. Aaron and Miriam were Moses' brother and sister. Moses also had a wife named Zipporah, a father-in-law named Jethro and a son named Gershom. It states in Exodus 4:25 that Zipporah circumcised her own son and then touched the foreskin on Moses' feet, saying they were now married by blood.

(Question submitted by Ilona_Ritter)
  From Quiz: Exodus!
24 What are the names of the Hebrew midwifes?
Answer: Shiphrah and Puah

Exodus 1:15- "And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwifes, of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah."

Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel are names from Genesis. Miriam and Zipporah are family members of Moses.
  From Quiz: The Second Book of Moses, Exodus
25 Why did the Pharaoh enslave the Israelites?
Answer: all of these

Exodus 1:8-11. All of these are true. Pharaoh saw that Israel was multiplying. He felt fearful so he felt like he had to do something.
    Your options: [ all of these ] [ They were getting too numerous ] [ Pharaoh feared them ] [ Pharaoh predicted they'd join Egypt's enemies ]
  From Quiz: The Book of Exodus
26 Moses had a brother and sister. What was his brother's name?
Answer: Aaron

Aaron is the older brother of Moses. He helped Moses by being his speaker while they were telling Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. When Moses went on top of Mount Sinai to get the Ten Commandments, it was Aaron who was responsible for making an idol out of gold worn by the women.
  From Quiz: The Second Volume of the Bible
27 After you have a chat with Adam, the two run off again. Just as you sit down with your glass of iced tea, here comes Eve again. "Adam is being bad! I just saw him make a golden calf and bow down to it." How has Adam broken a Commandment this time?
Answer: By worshiping idols

Worshiping idols can be interpreted as happening when anything that is not God takes a higher place than God in someone's life. It could be models, cars, money, movie stars, sports, etc (Exodus 20:4). In this case, Adam has made an idol of a calf and is literally worshiping it.
  From Quiz: It's Simply Human Nature
28 Who did God choose to be the one who would deliver the Israelites from slavery?
Answer: Moses

Here's what it says in Exodus 1:12,22:
"But the more they (Egyptians) afflicted them (Israelites), the more they multiplied and grew. And they were in dread of the children of Israel. So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, 'Every son (of the Israelites) who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.'"

It was during this time that Moses was born, but his life was spared because his mother put him in a basket shortly after he was born and set it in the reeds along the bank of a river. Pharaoh's daughter found him and decided to keep him and raised him as her son. When Moses grew up he went back to his own people. One day he saw an Egyptian mistreating one of the Hebrew people and he killed the Egyptian and fled for his life into the land Midian. He married Zipporah, the daughter of a priest and had a family. He had lived there for forty years when God called him to return to Egypt and secure the release of the Israelites in Exodus 3:10.
  From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Exodus
29 Israel's first battle after leaving Egypt was with the Amalekites. Where was the battle fought?
Answer: Rephidim

Exodus 17:8 says, "Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim."
This incident occurred shortly after Israel's murmuring over the lack of water where Moses struck the rock with his staff to provide for the nation.
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #4
30 Shortly after being provided miraculous provision from God in the form of the manna, the people once again complained, this time of thirst. To provide water for the people of Israel, God instructed Moses to take his staff and strike a rock, which God himself would stand upon. Where was Moses instructed to take the elders of Israel to show them God's might and provision yet again?
Answer: Horeb

The staff which had confounded the magicians of Egypt by turning into a serpent, turning the Nile into blood, and parting the Red Sea was put to use again by striking the rock at Mount Sinai (also known as Mount Horeb). Of course it was God's power that performed the feat, and not a magic wand, a symbol of God's power. Exodus 17:6 stated - "Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock; and there shall come water out of it, that they may drink. And Moses did so in sight of the elders of Israel."
    Your options: [ Horeb ] [ Jerusalem ] [ Moriah ] [ Hebron ]
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #3
31 Only three days after they witnessed God's power in delivering them from Pharaoh, the children of Israel murmured against Moses because they had no drinkable water. What was the place named? (Hint: The name comes from the same root word as the name Naomi gave herself after her husband and sons died.)
Answer: Marah

Exodus 15:23 recorded, "and when they came to Ma'rah, they could not drink of the waters of Ma'rah for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Ma'rah." In Ruth 1:20, Naomi took the name Ma'ra because she felt the Lord had dealt with her bitterly.
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #2
32 When the Lord swarmed Egypt with frogs, when did Pharaoh say he would let the people go?
Answer: The next day

Pharaoh told Moses he would let his people go the next day. God listened and the frogs died. Pharaoh did not honor his word and did not let the people of Israel go. (Exodus 8:10-15)
  From Quiz: Exodus: Plagues, Plagues and More Plagues!
33 Pharaoh had a change of heart about releasing the Israelites after the final plague, and chose to pursue them to enslave them again. How many chariots Pharaoh used in the pursuit of the Israelites in total is unknown. But Exodus 14:7 specified a certain amount of chosen chariots, most likely fitted for battle. How many chosen chariots were there?
Answer: 600

In Exodus 14:7, the Bible recorded that 600 choice chariots were used, as well as others. The choice chariots were most likely strongly built to endure the rigors of battle. This verse suggests there were others, but perhaps they were used merely for transportation purposes.
  From Quiz: Uncle Al's Bible Trivia - Exodus #1
34 When Moses grew up he was out shepherding a flock of sheep when God appeared to him. How did God appear to him?
Answer: As a burning bush

Moses had fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian and was staying with a Midianite family. When he was out shepherding the sheep one day, God appeared to him in the shape of a burning bush and told him to go to the Pharaoh and ask him to free the Jews.
  From Quiz: Moses and the Plagues
35 Who said: "Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you"?
Answer: God

Exodus 20.1-17 discuss The Ten Commandments set forth by God. This quote is the fifth of The Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments in order according to the Good News Bible are as follows:

1. Worship no God but me.
2. Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth.
3. Do not use my name for evil purposes.
4. Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.
5. Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.
6. Do not commit murder.
7. Do not commit adultery.
8. Do not steal.
9. Do not accuse anyone falsely.
10. Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.
  From Quiz: All Plagued Out... Exodus
36 Who was Moses' biological brother?
Answer: Aaron

"Exodus 7:1: And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. "

I put "biological brother" because tradition teaches that he was taken in by Ramses' family and considered Ramses to be his brother as well.
  From Quiz: "Let My People Go"
37 Moses' father-in-Law
Answer: Who was Reuel?

Exodus 2:18. Reuel was also known as Jethro. He was the priest of Midian and a very wise man when it came to leadership issues. He had many daughters.
    Your options: [ Who was Laban? ] [ Who was Joram? ] [ Who was Reuel? ] [ Who was Jedidiah? ]
  From Quiz: Exodus Jeopardy
38 Where were the bitter waters made sweet?
Answer: Marah

Exodus 15:22-25. At God's direction, Moses cast a tree into the water, which made it sweet. "Mara(h)" means bitter, and this is also the name Naomi adopts for herself in the book of Ruth when her two sons die (Ruth 1:20).
  From Quiz: Exodus: Places
39 The pharaoh, humbled by what had happened previously, agreed to let the Israelites go free, but he ends up changing his mind. What is the second plague that comes to Egypt?
Answer: Frogs

Yup. Egypt got a visit from some green, slimy amphibious creatures. Exodus 8:6.
  From Quiz: Ten Plagues of Egypt
40 Who was Miriam the Prophetess related to?
Answer: Aaron

Exodus 15:20 - she was Aaron's sister, which in fact made her Moses' sister as well.
  From Quiz: A Journey Through Exodus
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