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The Book of Lamentations Trivia Quiz

The ten questions in this quiz are based on the KJV Bible.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
223,395

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
692

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Question 1 of 10

1. Lamentations is known as the book of what? Hint

Poetry

Tears

War

Prayer

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Question 2 of 10

2. According to Biblical tradition, who would be the author of Lamentations?

Answer: (one word)

3. In Lamentations 1:1 it is written, "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!" What city does the verse refer to? Hint

Jerusalem

Babylon

Egypt

Gomorrah

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Question 4 of 10

4. When the city was captured, what happened to the young and old according to Lamentations 2:21? Hint

Killed by the swords

Left in their homes to die

Hung in the courtyard

Lie on the grounds of the street

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Question 5 of 10

5. Chapter 3 of Lamentations gives the title of a "great" and well-known hymn. What is the name of this 1923 hymn?

Answer: (Four words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lamentations 4:21 states, ("Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of _____; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.") Where does the daughter of Edom live? Hint

Egypt.

Babylon

Jerusalem

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Lamentations 5:12, how were the princes hanged? Hint

Upside down

By their hands

With their arms at their sides

They were stabbed rather than hung

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Question 8 of 10

8. What chapter in Lamentations is Jeremiah's personal cry to God? Hint

Five

Three

Two

Four

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Question 9 of 10

9. Did Jeremiah die in the end of Lamentations?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Is the last word of the book of Lamentations the same as the first word?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Lamentations is known as the book of what?

Answer: Tears

The book of Lamentations has 5 chapters, 154 verses, and 3,415 words. It was written in 586 B.C. Lamentations is known as the book of tears because it is about mourning a city that was destroyed.

2. According to Biblical tradition, who would be the author of Lamentations?

Answer: Jeremiah

Lamentations is known as the personal testimony of Jeremiah written in the three months before he was kidnapped and sent to Egypt. Jeremiah was a court official under King Jehoiachin.

Answer: Jerusalem

Jerusalem was conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar and King Solomon's temple was burned to the ground. Lamentations 1:17 refers to Jerusalem as a "menstruous woman".

4. When the city was captured, what happened to the young and old according to Lamentations 2:21?

Answer: Lie on the grounds of the street

Lamentations 2:20 states that the priests were killed in their sanctuaries and Lamentations 2:21 states that the men and virgins were killed by the sword.

5. Chapter 3 of Lamentations gives the title of a "great" and well-known hymn. What is the name of this 1923 hymn?

Answer: Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Lamentations 3:22-23 states, "It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness". In 1923, Thomas Chisholm turned that verse into a Christian hymn and made it the unofficial hymn of Moody Bible Institute.

Answer: Uz

The land of Uz is named after Abraham's grandson and is the home of Job and his family. It is located southeast of Palestine and continues to the Euphrates river. Uz is also known as the land of Edom.

7. In Lamentations 5:12, how were the princes hanged?

Answer: By their hands

Lamentations 5:11-12, states that that women in Zion and maids in Judah were assaulted, the princes were hanged by their hands, and the elders were shamed.

8. What chapter in Lamentations is Jeremiah's personal cry to God?

Answer: Three

Lamentations 3:1-66 is Jeremiah's cry to God and is the longest chapter in the book of Lamentations.

9. Did Jeremiah die in the end of Lamentations?

Answer: No

There is no official record of Jeremiah's death.

10. Is the last word of the book of Lamentations the same as the first word?

Answer: No

The first word of Lamentations is 'how' and the last word is 'us'.

Source: Author pennie1478

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