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Genesis Quiz
This Genesis quiz has 15 multiple-choice questions that follow the book from beginning to end: creation, the garden, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, and Joseph in Egypt. Most questions are easy or medium with a few harder ones, and every answer shows its verse (BSB).
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- 15 questions
- About 4 min
- Answers checked against the BSB
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What does this Genesis quiz cover?
The questions run in the order of the book, so taking the quiz is like a quick walk through all 50 chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 cover the days of creation, the forming of the man and the command about the tree. Two questions touch Noah, then the quiz follows the family line: Abram becomes Abraham, Sarah laughs at the promise of a son, Isaac marries Rebekah, Jacob gets Esau's birthright and dreams at Bethel, and Joseph goes from a favored son to the man who explains Pharaoh's dreams.
Noah gets only two questions here because the flood has its own quiz. For a fuller tour of the patriarchs, read the story of Abraham and the life of Joseph.
How can I use the Genesis quiz with a class or at home?
Genesis works well as a family or Sunday school quiz because its stories are well known and easy to picture. Read a question aloud, let everyone guess, then read the verse together. Ask what happened just before or after: who sold Joseph, where Jacob was going when he dreamed, why Esau gave up his birthright.
If your group is reading through Genesis over several weeks, use the quiz twice: once at the start to see what people already know, and again at the end. The questions on chapters 1 to 11 suit a first session, and the rest fit later sessions on the patriarchs.
What is a good way to study Genesis before taking the quiz?
Think of Genesis in two parts: chapters 1 to 11 tell of beginnings (creation, the first family, the flood, Babel), and chapters 12 to 50 follow one family across four generations: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. If you can name who leads each generation and one event from each, you will get most of these questions right.
Notice name changes too. Abram becomes Abraham in chapter 17 and Jacob becomes Israel in chapter 32, and the place Luz is renamed Bethel. The Genesis summary and outline lists the main sections chapter by chapter.
All questions and answers
Try each question first, then open the answer to see the verse it comes from (Berean Standard Bible).
1. According to Genesis 1, what did God create on the first day?Easy
- Dry land and seas
- The sun and moon
- Light, called day
- Birds and fish
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Answer: C. Light, called day
On the first day God said "Let there be light," and called the light day and the darkness night.
“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”
2. According to Genesis 2, on which day did God rest from all His work?Easy
- The sixth day
- The first day
- The fifth day
- The seventh day
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Answer: D. The seventh day
By the seventh day God had finished His work, and on that day He rested.
“And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.”
3. According to Genesis 2, what did the LORD God form the man from?Easy
- Water from the streams
- Clay from the river
- The dust of the ground
- Stones of the field
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Answer: C. The dust of the ground
The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils.
“Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.”
4. In Genesis 2, the man was told not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of what?Easy
- Good and evil
- Life and death
- Wisdom and folly
- Heaven and earth
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Answer: A. Good and evil
He could eat freely from every tree of the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
“And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.””
5. How does Genesis 6:9 describe Noah?Medium
- A righteous man who walked with God
- A mighty hunter before the LORD
- A priest of God Most High
- A king who ruled in Shinar
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Answer: A. A righteous man who walked with God
Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation, who walked with God; the hunter is Nimrod and the priest is Melchizedek.
“This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.”
6. In Genesis 9, what did God promise would never again destroy the earth?Easy
- A famine
- A flood
- A plague
- A fire
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Answer: B. A flood
God established His covenant that never again would there be a flood to destroy the earth.
“And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.””
7. In Genesis 17, what new name did God give Abram?Easy
- Israel
- Abraham
- Isaac
- Ishmael
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Answer: B. Abraham
Abram would now be called Abraham, because God made him a father of many nations.
“No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.”
8. In Genesis 18, who laughed to herself on hearing she would have a son?Easy
- Hagar
- Sarah
- Rebekah
- Rachel
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Answer: B. Sarah
Sarah was listening at the tent entrance and laughed, since she and Abraham were already old.
“Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent. And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?””
9. According to Genesis 24, whom did Isaac take as his wife?Medium
- Rachel
- Leah
- Rebekah
- Keturah
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Answer: C. Rebekah
Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent and took her as his wife (Rachel and Leah married Jacob).
“And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.”
10. In Genesis 25, what did Jacob give Esau after Esau sold him the birthright?Medium
- Bread and lentil stew
- Roasted wild game
- Goats from the flock
- Silver and gold
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Answer: A. Bread and lentil stew
Esau swore and sold his birthright, and Jacob gave him bread and lentil stew; wild game is what Esau later hunts for Isaac.
““Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright. Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.”
11. In Jacob's dream in Genesis 28, what reached from the earth up to heaven?Easy
- A tower
- A ladder
- A pillar of fire
- A great tree
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Answer: B. A ladder
Jacob dreamed of a ladder resting on the earth with its top reaching heaven and God's angels going up and down on it.
“And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.”
12. What name did Jacob give the place where he had his dream in Genesis 28?Hard
- Luz
- Hebron
- Beersheba
- Bethel
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Answer: D. Bethel
Jacob called the place Bethel, though the city had previously been named Luz.
“Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.”
13. According to Genesis 37, what did Israel (Jacob) make for his son Joseph?Easy
- A robe of many colors
- A silver cup
- A gold signet ring
- A shepherd's staff
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Answer: A. A robe of many colors
Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons and made him a robe of many colors; the silver cup appears later, in Joseph's own story in Egypt.
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.”
14. In Joseph's first dream in Genesis 37, what bowed down to his sheaf?Medium
- The sun and moon
- Eleven stars
- His brothers' sheaves
- Seven fat cows
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Answer: C. His brothers' sheaves
His brothers' sheaves gathered around and bowed to his sheaf; the sun, moon and eleven stars come in his second dream.
“We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.” “Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements. Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.””
15. In Genesis 41, what did Joseph say would follow the seven years of great abundance?Medium
- Seven years of war
- Seven years of plague
- Seven years of flooding
- Seven years of famine
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Answer: D. Seven years of famine
Joseph told Pharaoh that seven years of famine would follow and devastate the land.
“Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt, but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.”
Frequently asked questions
How many chapters are in Genesis?
Genesis has 50 chapters. It begins with creation (Genesis 1:1) and ends with the death of Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 50:26).
What are the main stories in Genesis?
Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood, the tower of Babel, and the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. The family stories start when Abram leaves Haran (Genesis 12:4).
Why did Jacob's name change to Israel?
In Genesis 32 Jacob is told his name will be Israel because he has struggled with God and with men and has prevailed (Genesis 32:28).
How hard is this Genesis quiz?
It is a mixed quiz: most questions are on well-known stories, and a few ask about details such as the old name of Bethel (Genesis 28:19) or what bowed down in Joseph's first dream (Genesis 37:7).
Is there a separate quiz about Noah's ark?
Yes. This quiz has only two questions on Noah, so if you want the ark, the flood and the rainbow in detail, take the Noah's ark quiz after reading the story.