Quiz on Joshua Chapters 1 - 8

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  1. Over what river did the LORD tell Joshua to take Israel? (1:1-2)
  2. Your answer:
    Kidron
    Nile
    Tigris
    Jordan
    Euphrates


  3. How did the LORD promise to be with Joshua? (1:5)
  4. Your answer:
    Always
    As He was with Moses
    With a double portion of His Spirit
    All of the above
    None of the above


  5. What did the LORD promise Joshua if he daily meditated on and observed all that was written in the law of the LORD? (1:6-9)
  6. Your answer:
    Good Health
    Prosperous
    Successful
    1 & 2
    2 & 3


  7. Who hid the men that Joshua sent to spy out Jericho? (2:1-8)
  8. Your answer:
    Ruth
    Tamar
    Rachel
    Rebekah
    Rahab


  9. How did the spies escape from Jericho? (2:15)
  10. Your answer:
    They were let down by a cord through a window
    They were let down in a basket
    They escaped under the cover of darkness
    They escaped hidden in a cart
    None of the above


  11. What report did the spies bring to Joshua? (2:24)
  12. Your answer:
    It was a land flowing with milk and honey
    The cities are walled
    The inhabitants of the country were faint because of them
    The inhabitants of the land were strong
    None of the above


  13. What miracles were given to let them know that God would drive out the inhabitants of the land? (3:9-17)
  14. Your answer:
    Jordan river turned to blood
    The waters of Jordan piled up as an heap
    The Israelites passed over on dry land
    1 & 2
    2 & 3


  15. What did they do with the twelve stones that they got from the midst of Jordan? (4:1-9,19-24)
  16. Your answer:
    They were set up as a memorial to remind future generations that the LORD had dried up Jordan
    They were used as an altar to make sacrifices
    They were put in the ark of the covenant
    All of the above
    None of the above


  17. What was the reaction of the kings west of Jordan when they heard that the LORD had dried up Jordan? (5:1)
  18. Your answer:
    Their hearts melted neither was their any spirit in them
    They formed a league to fight against Israel
    They surrendered to Israel
    All of the above
    None of the above


  19. Who did Joshua circumcise at Gilgal? (5:2-9)
  20. Your answer:
    Those who were born in the wilderness
    The Gibeonites
    Their servants
    All of the above
    None of the above


  21. What else did Israel keep at Gilgal? (5:10)
  22. Your answer:
    The feast of tabernacles
    The feast of unleavened bread
    The Passover
    All of the above
    None of the above


  23. When did the manna cease? (5:11-12)
  24. Your answer:
    After Joshua prayed
    When Moses died
    When they had eaten of the corn of the land
    When they conquered Jericho
    None of the above


  25. Who did Joshua encounter near Gilgal? (5:13-15)
  26. Your answer:
    Balaam
    The captain of the LORD’S host
    King Agag
    Michael
    None of the above


  27. How often did the Israelites march around Jericho the first six days? (6:1-14)
  28. Your answer:
    Once every other day
    Once each day
    Twice a day
    Three times a day
    None of the above


  29. How often did they march around Jericho on the seventh day? (6:15)
  30. Your answer:
    Once
    Twice
    Three times
    Six times
    Seven times


  31. What was to be done with the silver and gold from Jericho? (6:19,24)
  32. Your answer:
    Brought into the treasury of the LORD
    Buried
    Melted
    Put into the ark of the covenant
    None of the above


  33. What happened to the walls of Jericho when the Israelites shouted? (6:20)
  34. Your answer:
    They burned
    They cracked
    They fell down flat
    They split wide open
    None of the above


  35. Who were the only inhabitants of Jericho that were spared? (6:17, 21-23,25)
  36. Your answer:
    Jewish proselytes
    Rahab and all that were with her in the house
    The children
    Those who threw Jezebel over the wall
    None of the above


  37. Why did Israel send only 3000 men to fight against Ai? (7:2-9)
  38. Your answer:
    Because the men Joshua sent reported that Ai was a small city
    Because Gideon won a victory with just 300 men
    Joshua wanted the others to rest after their victory at Jericho
    Joshua wanted to show Israel that the LORD could save by many or by few
    None of the above


  39. Why was Israel defeated by Ai? (7:10-13)
  40. Your answer:
    The men from Ai were well trained in battle
    The men from Ai had better weapons
    The men from Ai were stronger
    All of the above
    None of the above


  41. How did Joshua find out that Achan was the one who sinned? (7:1,14-18)
  42. Your answer:
    He cast lots
    He made all Israel come by tribes, families, households and by man until Achan was revealed
    It was revealed to him in a dream
    It was revealed to him by a prophet
    None of the above


  43. What was Achan’s confession? (7:19-21)
  44. Your answer:
    I have sinned against the LORD
    When I saw a goodly Babylonish garment, silver, and gold, then I coveted them
    I took them; and hid them in my tent
    All of the above
    None of the above


  45. What was done to Achan and his family? (7:24-26)
  46. Your answer:
    Hanged
    Stoned
    Burned
    1 & 2
    2 & 3


  47. What military strategy did Joshua use to defeat Ai? (8:1-27)
  48. Your answer:
    He built a tower near the wall of Ai so his men could climb over the walls
    He had battering rams knockdown their walls
    He formed a blockade around Ai so they could not get food
    When the bulk of Israel pretended to flee, the ambushes that he set attacked Ai and set it on fire
    None of the above



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