Bible Villains Quiz

1. Jezebel is one of the Bible's most infamous women. She was the wife of which Israelite king?

1. King Ahab
2. King David
3. King Jeroboam
4. King Saul

2. How did Jezebel die, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy?

1. She drowned in the Jordan River
2. She was stoned by the people of Israel
3. She was struck by lightning on a high place
4. She was thrown from a window and her body was eaten by dogs

3. King Herod the Great ordered the massacre of infants in Bethlehem. What was his motive?

1. He feared that the newborn 'King of the Jews' would eventually take his throne
2. He was angered by the Magi refusing to bow to him
3. He was commanded to do so by Roman Emperor Augustus
4. He was trying to fulfil a prophecy he had received about eliminating a rival

4. Which Roman official handed Jesus over to be crucified despite declaring him innocent?

1. Annas
2. Caiaphas
3. Herod Antipas
4. Pontius Pilate

5. Caiaphas was the high priest who condemned Jesus. What was his infamous logic for doing so?

1. 'It is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to perish'
2. He genuinely believed Jesus was a blasphemer who deserved death under Mosaic Law
3. He was acting under Roman orders to eliminate Jewish troublemakers
4. He was bribed by the Pharisees who feared losing influence

6. Which biblical villain built the gallows to hang Mordecai, but was hanged on it himself?

1. Ahasuerus
2. Haman
3. Nebuchadnezzar
4. Sennacherib

7. King Manasseh is described as the most wicked king in Judah's history. What did he do that was particularly abominable?

1. He forced all Israelites to worship Egyptian gods
2. He melted down the Ark of the Covenant
3. He sacrificed his own son in the fire and filled Jerusalem with innocent blood
4. He sold the temple treasury to Babylon

8. Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus. What did he do with the 30 pieces of silver afterward?

1. He gave them to the poor as an act of repentance
2. He kept them and fled to another country
3. He returned them to the chief priests, then went and hanged himself
4. He threw them at the feet of Pontius Pilate

9. The Pharaoh of the Exodus repeatedly hardened his heart against God's demands. What was the final plague that broke his resistance?

1. The death of the firstborn
2. The plague of boils
3. The plague of locusts
4. Three days of darkness

10. Goliath of Gath was the Philistine giant defeated by David. Approximately how tall was he according to 1 Samuel 17?

1. About 6 cubits and a span — roughly 9 feet 9 inches (nearly 3 m)
2. About 7 feet (2.1 m)
3. About 8 feet (2.4 m)
4. Exactly 10 feet (3 m)

11. King Herod Antipas had John the Baptist beheaded. What led to this decision?

1. Herodias (Herod's wife) persuaded her daughter Salome to ask for John's head after a dance pleased Herod
2. John had prophesied the destruction of Herod's palace
3. John had publicly called for Herod's overthrow
4. The Pharisees bribed Herod to silence John

12. Who was the Philistine king before whom David pretended to be insane to escape danger?

1. Abimelech, king of Gerar
2. Achish, king of Gath
3. Og, king of Bashan
4. Sihon, king of the Amorites

13. Which Old Testament king burned Jeremiah's scroll as it was read to him?

1. King Jehoiakim
2. King Josiah
3. King Manasseh
4. King Zedekiah

14. What was the sin of King Jeroboam that the Bible says caused all subsequent kings of Israel to sin?

1. He abolished the Sabbath throughout the kingdom
2. He built a temple to Baal in Samaria
3. He murdered the prophets of God
4. He set up two golden calves at Bethel and Dan, saying 'Here are your gods'

15. Sennacherib was the Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem in Hezekiah's day. What happened to his army?

1. A plague killed most of them and Sennacherib sued for peace
2. An angel of the LORD put 185,000 of them to death in one night, and Sennacherib withdrew
3. They were defeated by Hezekiah's army in open battle
4. They were defeated when Egypt came to Hezekiah's aid

16. The serpent in the Garden of Eden tempted Eve by questioning what?

1. Adam's authority over Eve and the garden
2. Eve's beauty and worth before God
3. God's command, saying 'Did God really say you must not eat from any tree?'
4. Whether God truly existed and had created everything

17. Balaam was a pagan prophet hired by King Balak to curse Israel. What happened when Balaam tried to curse them?

1. God struck him mute so he could not speak
2. He could only bless Israel instead of cursing them, because God put His words in his mouth
3. He cursed Israel but God reversed the curse immediately
4. He fell down dead before he could speak

18. Which New Testament figure is described as 'the father of lies' and a murderer from the beginning?

1. Satan
2. The Antichrist
3. The Beast from the Sea
4. The False Prophet

19. The false prophets Jannes and Jambres are mentioned in the New Testament. Who were they?

1. Corrupt priests in the time of Samuel
2. Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses and imitated the plagues
3. False prophets in Jerusalem who opposed Jeremiah
4. Two followers of Simon Magus in Acts

20. Absalom was David's son who rebelled against him. What physical feature made him famous throughout Israel?

1. His blue eyes, unusual in Israel
2. His great height, said to be the tallest man in Israel
3. His hair — so heavy it weighed 200 shekels when cut annually
4. His strength — able to lift a chariot with one hand