Ten Commandments & the Law Quiz

1. On which mountain did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?

1. Mount Carmel
2. Mount Hermon
3. Mount Sinai
4. Mount Zion

2. What is the first commandment?

1. Remember the Sabbath day
2. You shall have no other gods before Me
3. You shall not make idols
4. You shall not murder

3. What is the fourth commandment?

1. Honour your father and mother
2. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy
3. You shall not commit adultery
4. You shall not steal

4. What happened to the first set of stone tablets that Moses received?

1. God took them back
2. He broke them in anger at Israel's idolatry
3. He hid them in the ark
4. They were stolen by enemies

5. What is the fifth commandment?

1. Honour your father and mother
2. You shall not covet
3. You shall not murder
4. You shall not steal

6. What is the sixth commandment?

1. You shall not covet
2. You shall not lie
3. You shall not murder
4. You shall not steal

7. What object housed the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments?

1. A golden box kept by the high priest
2. The Ark of the Covenant
3. The Tabernacle curtain
4. The Temple altar

8. On how many stone tablets were the commandments written?

1. One
2. Ten (one per commandment)
3. Three
4. Two

9. Which commandment forbids lying in court?

1. You shall have no other gods
2. You shall not give false testimony
3. You shall not murder
4. You shall not steal

10. What is the tenth commandment about?

1. Honouring parents
2. Keeping the Sabbath
3. Not committing adultery
4. Not coveting

11. Jesus summarised all the commandments into how many great commandments?

1. One
2. Ten
3. Three
4. Two

12. What is the Year of Jubilee in Mosaic Law?

1. A year of fasting every 7 years
2. A year of great feasting every 10 years
3. Every 50th year when debts were cancelled and slaves freed
4. The first year of a new king's reign

13. What does Deuteronomy mean?

1. Law of Moses
2. Second Law
3. Words of God
4. Words of Truth

14. What is the 'Shema' and where does it appear in the Bible?

1. A commandment about the Sabbath
2. A law about clean and unclean food
3. A prayer from Psalms
4. The central declaration: 'Hear O Israel, the LORD our God is one', from Deuteronomy 6:4

15. Which Old Testament law required farmers to leave the edges of their fields unharvested for the poor?

1. The gleaning law
2. The Jubilee law
3. The Sabbath law
4. The tithe law

16. What was the purpose of the 'cities of refuge' in the Mosaic Law?

1. Cities set apart for Levites only
2. Hiding places for soldiers during war
3. Places of worship outside Jerusalem
4. Places where accidental killers could flee from a family avenger

17. What did the second commandment prohibit?

1. Making and worshipping idols
2. Murder
3. Using God's name in vain
4. Working on the Sabbath

18. What does the third commandment prohibit?

1. Idolatry
2. Murder
3. Stealing
4. Taking the LORD's name in vain

19. The Mosaic Law distinguished between clean and unclean animals. Which animal was unclean?

1. Cattle
2. Goat
3. Pig
4. Sheep

20. Paul wrote that the Law was our 'guardian' until Christ. What Greek word did he use?

1. Diakonos
2. Kyrios
3. Nomos
4. Paidagogos