1. According to Genesis, what was the first thing God said?
A. "Let the land produce living creatures:" 1:3
B. "Let there be light."
C. "Let the waters be gathered into one place:"

2. What were the first things in creation God saw as good?
A. Land and seas
B. Sky and clouds
C. Trees and plants
D. Night and day 1:4,5

3. On which day of creation did God bring about humans?
A. The second day
B. The sixth day 1:27-31
C. None of the above
D. The morning of the fourth day

4. What did God say would happen to the man if he ate from the forbidden tree?
A. He would die. 2:17
B. He would realize he was naked.
C. He would be doomed to till the ground forever
D. He would be cast out of Eden.

5. What happened just prior to God's creation of Eve?
A. The serpent appeared to Adam.
B. An angel appeared to Adam.
C. Adam named the animals. 2:20
D. Adam tasted the forbidden fruit.

6. Which of the following were NOT part of God's curse for Adam and Eve's disobedience
A. The death of Cain
B. Banishment from Eden3:14-19
C. The cursing of the ground
D.  Pain in childbirth

7. Why did God put a mark on Cain?
A. So that everyone would know he was the son of sinful parents
B. So he could reenter Eden.
C. To protect him from injury by others 4:15
D. To signify him as "holy unto God"
E. To remind everyone he came in contact with that he was a murderer

8.How old was Adam when his third son, Seth, was born?
A. 130 years 5:3
B. 865 years
C. 417 years
D. 58 years

9. This man walked with God, and one day God simply "took him."
A. Enoch 5:24
B. Methuselah
C. Jared
D. Seth
E. Abel

10. Genesis alluded to a race of giants which existed before the Great Flood. What were they called?
A. Nazarites
B. Centaurs
C. Troglodytes
D. Mighty men of old 6:4
E. Philistines

11. Although Noah's ark was measured in cubits, about how many feet long was it?
A. 450 6:15
B. 260
C. 892
D. 1660

12. According to Genesis Chapter 7, how long did the flood waters cover the earth?
A. 40 days and nights
B. 100 days
C. 360 days
D. 150 days7:24

13. What two birds did Noah use to measure the flood-waters?
A. A sparrow and a raven
B. A pterodactyl and a hummingbird
C. A pigeon and a crow
D. A hawk and a dove
E. A raven and a dove 8:7-8

14. How old was Noah when the flood ended?
A. 601 years 8:13
B. 825 years
C. 257 years
D. 400 years

15. What did God tell Noah would be the sign of His covenant to never flood the earth again?
A. The sunshine
B. A secret handshake
C. A rainbow 9:13-17
D. The proliferation of animals

16. Which of Noah's sons was cursed for seeing his father's nakedness?
A. Shem
B. Ham 9:22-25
C. Japeth
D. Peeping Tom
E. Canaan

17. What TWO reasons did men give for constructing the city and Tower of Babel?
A. To control their enemies and their flocks
B. To reach into the heavens and be as gods
C. To make a name for themselves and not be scattered abroad over the face of the earth 11:4
D. To keep watch over the fertile plains and keep the tribes of God together

18. When Abram (Abraham) and Sarai (Sarah, his wife, went down to Egypt to escape a famine, what did they tell the Egyptians?
A. That Abram was a leper
B. That they were actually brother and sister 12:11-13
C. That God had sent them to punish Egypt
D. That Sarai was pregnant

19. The first example of tithing appears in Genesis 14, when Abram gives a tenth of his "battle winnings" to this High Priest:
A. Uncle Sam
B. Melchizedek 14:18-20
C. Chedorlaomer
D. Birsha
E. Eliezer of Damascus

20. God told Abram that his descendants would be en-slaved and mistreated for how long?
A. "Many years"
B. "Two generations"
C. "A thousand years"
D. "Four hundred years" 15:30
E. "Until they repent"

21. Which of the following was true concerning Abraham's family:
A. He had a daughter named Hagar with his wife Sarah and an illegitimate son named Isaac with an unnamed woman.
B. He had a son named Isaac with Hagar and a son named Ishmael with his wife Sarah.
C. He had a son named Isaac with his wife Sarah and a son named Ishmael with his wife's servant Hagar. 16:15;21:3
D. Sarah, his wife, had Ishmael when she was very old and thought herself barren.

22. How many righteous people did God initially require for Sodom to be spared; what was His final requirement after Abraham argued with Him?
A. One hundred; seven
B. Eighty; twenty
C. Fifty; ten 18:26;32
D. Seventy; five

23. After God knew Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac, an angel stopped him. Abraham sacrificed what instead?
A ram that was trapped nearby 22:13
B. A small lamb he had brought along
C.A dove

24. To whom did God say, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your body."
A. Hagar
B. Keturah
C. Sarah
D. Rebekah 25:21-23

25. What did Isaac and the Herdsmen of Gerar quarrel over in the Valley of Gerar?
A. Servants
B. Water 26:20
C. Foreign women
D. Sheep and oxen

26. Who helped Jacob "steal" his father's blessing which was intended for Esau?
A. Esau
B. Esau's wife, Judith
C. Rebekah, Jacob's mother 27:5-10
D. An angel of the Lord
E. The ghost of Abraham

27. During Jacob's dream about a ladder reaching Into Heaven, what did God tell him his descendants would be compared to?
A. The dust of the earth 28:14
B. The grains of the sand of the sea
C. The stars of the heavens
D. Drops of water in the ocean
E. Flies in a barnyard

28. Which of the following statements was true concerning Jacob's wives and children?
A. His father-in-law tricked him by making him marry Rachel first, when he was actually in love with Leah.
B. Leah never produced any children, while Rachel had several children with Jacob.
C. Neither Rachel nor Leah bore children for Jacob, so they gave him their maidservants, and both bore him children.
D. Eventually Jacob had children by both Leah, Rachel, and their maidservants.30:4, 9:12,22-24
E. Jacob practiced celibacy and never fathered children.

29. What was the new name given to Jacob by the man (angel) he wrestled with?
A. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
B.  Israel 32:28
C. Saul
D. Abraham
E. Judah

30. On what were Joseph's brothers planning to blame his death after they killed him?
A. Thieves who robbed then murdered him
B. Thirst/heat exhaustion
C. Drowning while watering cattle
D. A wild animal attack 37:20

31. He slept with his daughter-in-law, whom he mistook for a prostitute. As a result, she had twins. Who was this man?
A. Hirah
B. Reuben
C. Judah 38:15-27
D. Benjamin

32. Which two officials offended the pharaoh of Egypt and found themselves in prison with Joseph?
A. The astrologer and the cupbearer
B. The vineyard keeper and the chief consul
C. The press secretary and the lobbyist
D. The chief butler and the chief baker40:1-3
E. The diviner and the chief musician

33. What dream did Joseph interpret for Pharaoh that ultimately led to his being put in charge of all the land in Egypt?
A. A dream about grapevine branches, with the grapes being squeezed into Pharaoh's cup
B. A dream about seven healthy cows being eaten by seven sickly cows41:1-4
C. A dream about an army marching on Egypt, made up of skeleton-like soldiers
D. A dream about the death of Potiphar's wife

34. What did Joseph have his servant put in Benjamin's sack, as if Benjamin had stolen it?
A Silver cup 44:2
B. A gold ring
C. A red jewel
D. His Nike sweatband
E. A letter from Pharaoh

35. What was Pharaoh's response when he heard Joseph had invited his family to Egypt?
A. He was enraged and sent Joseph away, threatening to have him killed if he ever returned.
B. He was extremely saddened and lowered Joseph's rank.
C. He offered no response.
D. He was pleased and offered the best of Egypt to them. 45:16-20

36. What did Israel (Jacob) say to Joseph (whom he thought long dead) upon meeting him in Goshen?
A. "I will punish your brothers for their great evil."
B. "Am I seeing a ghost?"
C. "Now I can die peacefully, since I know you are alive:"46:30
D. "Your dreams as a youth have come true."
E. "Hot diggedy dog! I feel like I just won a million shekelsl"

37. Why did Joseph become displeased with his father, Jacob, just prior to his death?
A. Because Jacob had defamed Pharaoh
B. Because he blessed Joseph's younger son over the older one48:17-19
C. Because he asked Joseph to forgive his brothers for selling him into slavery
D. Because his father accused him of taking advantage of the Hebrews during the famine

38. Whom did Jacob request that he be buried with?
 A. Adam and Eve
B. Abraham and Sarah
C. Isaac, Rebekah and Leah
D. Elvis
E. A&B only
F. B&C only 49:29-32
G. A&D only

39. The book of Genesis ended with what event?
A. The renewal of Egypt after the great famine
B. God's anointing of Moses
C. A chili cook-off
D. The rise of a new pharaoh who disliked the Hebrews
E. The death of Joseph 50:26
 

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