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Quiz about Christs Genealogy
Quiz about Christs Genealogy

Christ's Genealogy Trivia Quiz


This quiz, by tracing Christ's genealogy, touches upon several famous Biblical characters. Spellings of names are from the KJV.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
skylarb
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
115,408
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
7224
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Guest 147 (4/15), lg549 (14/15), Guest 172 (6/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Which two Gospels trace the genealogy of Christ? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which Gospel arguably traces Christ's genealogy from Mary rather than from Joseph, according to such early sources as John of Damascus? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Luke traces Christ's genealogy all the way back to which final progenitor? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. How many women are mentioned by name in Christ's genealogy? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What woman mentioned in Christ's genealogy is traditionally thought to have been a prostitute? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Ruth was David's great-grandmother, and therefore an ancestor of Christ. What was unusual about her? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What adulteress and mother of Solomon is alluded to in Christ's genealogy, though not mentioned explicitly by name? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. He was one of Christ's ancestors. His father was his mother's father-in-law. He got his name because he broke forth and exited the womb before his twin brother. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Who married Rahab (Rachab) and fathered Boaz, the great-grandfather of David? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. From which son of Adam and Eve is Christ descended? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. This member of Christ's genealogy was not, as far as we know, an active polygamist. Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. From which son of Noah is Christ descended? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Christ was descended from this man, whose willingness to sacrifice his own son serves as an example of God's sacrificial gift. Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. From which son of Israel (Jacob) is Christ descended? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. He was an ancestor of Christ's, but according to most Jewish and Christian traditions, he never died. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which two Gospels trace the genealogy of Christ?

Answer: Matthew and Luke

Matthew and Luke both have genealogical lists, though Matthew's begins right away and Luke's is not introduced until just before Christ enters his public life.
2. Which Gospel arguably traces Christ's genealogy from Mary rather than from Joseph, according to such early sources as John of Damascus?

Answer: Luke

Some have argued that the genealogy given in Luke is the genealogy of Mary, not of Joseph. For instance, "The Catholic Encyclopedia" says, "St. Luke's genealogy only seemingly includes the name of Joseph. It is based on the received Greek text, on (os enomizeto ouios Ioseph) tou Heli, 'being the son (as it was supposed, of Joseph, but really) of Heli'.

This parenthesis really eliminates the name of Joseph from St. Luke's genealogy, and makes Christ, by means of the Blessed Virgin, directly a son of Heli." Mary was descended from David through his son Nathan, Joseph through his son Solomon.

However, others have argued that both genealogies do belong to Joseph. St. Augustine, for instance, "suggested that Joseph, the son of Jacob and the descendant of David through Solomon, might have been adopted by Heli, thus becoming the adoptive descendant of David through Nathan." (Again, according to "The Catholic Encyclopedia")
3. Luke traces Christ's genealogy all the way back to which final progenitor?

Answer: God

Luke 3:38: "the son of Adam, the son of God." Matthew's Gospel, however, goes back only to Abraham.
4. How many women are mentioned by name in Christ's genealogy?

Answer: Four

Five are mentioned, but only four by name: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Mary, the wife of Joseph. Bathsheba is alluded to as the wife of Uriah.
5. What woman mentioned in Christ's genealogy is traditionally thought to have been a prostitute?

Answer: Rahab

Matthew 1:5 clearly states that Rahab was the mother of Boaz. This Rahab is traditionally associated with the harlot Rahab who hid the spies, but some commentators have pointed out that Joshua takes place too long before Judges and therefore a different Rahab must be meant.

However, because all of the women mentioned in Christ's genealogy appear to have questionable backgrounds (Ruth, for instance, is a foreigner, a Moabite, and Tamar posed as a prostitute), it seems likely to other commentators that the Rahab of Joshua is indeed meant. Perhaps some generations were skipped in the genealogy and Rahab is therefore not the actual mother of Boaz but a further ancestor.
6. Ruth was David's great-grandmother, and therefore an ancestor of Christ. What was unusual about her?

Answer: She was not Jewish by birth

Ruth was a Moabite, though she followed her Jewish mother-in-law, married Boaz, and gave birth to Obed, the grandfather of David.
7. What adulteress and mother of Solomon is alluded to in Christ's genealogy, though not mentioned explicitly by name?

Answer: Bathsheba

Bathsheba is referred to as Uriah's wife, and she is mentioned in Matthew's genealogy, which traces the lineage through her son Solomon.
8. He was one of Christ's ancestors. His father was his mother's father-in-law. He got his name because he broke forth and exited the womb before his twin brother.

Answer: Pharez

Zarah was Pharez's brother. Tamar posed as a prostitute and slept with her father-in-law Judah. As a consequence, she gave birth to Pharez: "And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez." (Genesis 38:27-29)
9. Who married Rahab (Rachab) and fathered Boaz, the great-grandfather of David?

Answer: Salmon

Solomon was David's son. Jesse was David's father. Obed was Jesse's father. Boaz was Obed's father. And finally, Rahab (Rachab) and Salmon were Boaz's parents.
10. From which son of Adam and Eve is Christ descended?

Answer: Seth

Abel was murdered by his brother Cain, who was then banished for the act. Adam and Eve had a third son, Seth, from whom Christ is descended.
11. This member of Christ's genealogy was not, as far as we know, an active polygamist.

Answer: Noah

Noah, as far as we know, had only one wife. Lamech was the first person in the Bible who is named as a multiple husband. David had several wives, including Michal, Abigail and Bathsheba. Solomon is renowned for his numerous wives and concubines, and the fact that he permitted most of them to continue with their own faiths.
12. From which son of Noah is Christ descended?

Answer: Shem

Shem was the father of the Semites, and therefore an ancestor of Christ. Japheth is generally considered to be the father of the Indo-Europeans.
13. Christ was descended from this man, whose willingness to sacrifice his own son serves as an example of God's sacrificial gift.

Answer: Abraham

Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac, though he did not have to. He told his son that God would provide for the sacrifice. Christ is considered the Lamb of God, and this near-sacrifice thus prefigures Christ's crucifixion.
14. From which son of Israel (Jacob) is Christ descended?

Answer: Judah

Judah was the father of Pharez (also spelled Perez), from whom was descended Salmon, husband of Rahab and father of Boaz. It was prophesied that the messiah would come from the tribe of Judah.
15. He was an ancestor of Christ's, but according to most Jewish and Christian traditions, he never died.

Answer: Enoch

Enoch was the father of Methuselah, the father of Lamech, the father of Noah, the father of Shem, who was the father of the Semitic peoples. Enoch did not die but was translated to heaven. Elijah was also translated, but he is not in Christ's genealogy.
Source: Author skylarb

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