Ruth's Story Trivia Quiz

Ruth holds an important place in Israelite history because she became an ancestress of King David. See if you can answer these KJV-based questions from Ruth's story.

A multiple-choice quiz by unterkircher. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
unterkircher

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
317,225

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

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8 / 10

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1. Who was Naomi's husband? Hint

Elisha

Elkannah

Elimelech

Eli

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2. What members of Naomi's family had died? Hint

her husband and her two sons

her husband and their two daughters

her sons and their children

her daughters and their children

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3. Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth were returning from what country? Hint

Moriah

Malta

Mara

Moab

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4. In the KJV, Ruth said to Naomi, "____________ me not to leave thee." Hint

Beg

Order

Instruct

Entreat

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5. What was the name of Naomi's daughter-in-law who left Naomi and returned to her own people? Hint

Hagar

Rahab

Orpah

Gomer

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6. Which of the following did Ruth NOT say to Naomi? Hint

"whither thou goest, I will go"

"thy people shall be my people"

"where thou lodgest, I will lodge"

"where thou laboreth, I will labor"

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7. Naomi said, "Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very ____________ with me." Which word completes the quote from the King James Version? Hint

harshly

unfairly

bitterly

cruelly

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8. Boaz was a/an ___________ of Naomi's husband. Hint

lord

kinsman

servant

employer

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9. According to the phrasing of the King James Version, Ruth gleaned about an _________ of barley. Hint

bushel

ephah

mattock

niter

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10. Boaz married Ruth, and later they had a son named what? Hint

Obed

Omni

Omri

Olin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Naomi's husband?

Answer: Elimelech

Ruth 1:2 states, "And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi." Elimelech's name means "my God is king" which shows his deep commitment to the God of Israel.

2. What members of Naomi's family had died?

Answer: her husband and her two sons

Ruth 1:3 states, "And Elimelech Naomi's husband died. The death of the two sons is recorded in verse 5. No reason for the deaths of Naomi's family members is recorded in the Book of Ruth.

3. Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth were returning from what country?

Answer: Moab

According to 1:6, Naomi and her daughters-in-law were preparing to return to the land of Judah from Moab. Naomi and her husband Elimelech had left their home in Bethlehem, Judah and went to Moab because of a famine. They intended to live temporarily in Moab until the famine passed.

4. In the KJV, Ruth said to Naomi, "____________ me not to leave thee."

Answer: Entreat

Chapter 1, verses 8-16 record how Naomi encouraged her two daughters-in-law to return to their own people and remarry. After Naomi's second plea, Orpah left, but Ruth stayed. It was after Naomi's third plea to Ruth that Ruth answered with this well-known Bible passage.

5. What was the name of Naomi's daughter-in-law who left Naomi and returned to her own people?

Answer: Orpah

Orpah is identified as one of Naomi's daughters-in-law in verse 4 of chapter 1. Her name means "stubborn." She was the widow of Naomi's son Chilion.

6. Which of the following did Ruth NOT say to Naomi?

Answer: "where thou laboreth, I will labor"

This famous passage, spoken by Ruth in Chapter 1, verses 16 and 17 is used in the song "Whither Thou Goest" that was sung in weddings in the 1960s.

7. Naomi said, "Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very ____________ with me." Which word completes the quote from the King James Version?

Answer: bitterly

Mara means "bitter." Because of the deaths of her husband and two sons, she had lost hope, saying in verse 13 of chapter 1, "the hand of the Lord is gone out against me."

8. Boaz was a/an ___________ of Naomi's husband.

Answer: kinsman

In chapter 2, verse 1, Boaz is identified as a relative of the family and is described as a "man of wealth." His name means "in him is strength."

9. According to the phrasing of the King James Version, Ruth gleaned about an _________ of barley.

Answer: ephah

An ephah, found in 2:17, weighs about thirty to forty pounds, and some sources measure it around 1.1 bushel; others at .65 bushel. A mattock, mentioned in Isaiah 7:25, was a tool for digging and hoeing. Niter (nitre), as used in Jeremiah 2:22, is carbonate of soda.

10. Boaz married Ruth, and later they had a son named what?

Answer: Obed

Obed's birth is recorded in 4:13. Obed was the father of Jesse who was the father of (King) David, making Boaz and Ruth the great-grandparents of David.

Source: Author unterkircher

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