Genesis 42 quiz

This quiz is based on Genesis Chapter 42. All questions are compulsory and should be answered before submission. Select the correct answers from the options given.

1. Why did Reuben and his brothers go to Egypt to buy food?

Their father sent them there

They were following the examples of their forefathers who went to Egypt during droughts and famine.

All the neighboring tribes were going down to Egypt to buy food and so they followed suit.

2. According to Genesis 42, at a point, all the sons of Jacob were in Egypt except ......................

Benjamin

Simeon

Judah

3. On what charge did Joseph put his brothers in custody?

They were accused of theft.

They were charged with treason.

They were accused of being spies

4. Asher was one of those who were accused and put in custody. How many days did he spend in custody?

4

3

2

5. Eventually, Joseph released his brothers from custody, however, one of them was ransomed and imprisoned. Who was he?

Levi

Simeon

Issachar

6. What were the sons of Jacob required to do to save their imprisoned brother and to verify that they were innocent of the charge that was put on them?

They were to return to Egypt with their younger brother.

They were to return to Egypt with their father

They were to return to Egypt with their family

7. Reuben and his brothers assumed that the prosecution and the detention they experienced in Egypt was ..........................

as a result of their sins.

as a result of their ethnicity.

the repercussion of what they did to their brother Joseph

8. According to Genesis 42, why did Joseph weep?

He saw the distress of his brothers when they were in custody.

He heard his brothers talking about what they did to him.

He remembered the good times he had with them before they got separated.

9. To convince his father so as to take Benjamin with him to Egypt, Reuben wanted to use his .................................. as a ransom.

property

sons

wives

own life

10. At the time Joseph was the ruler of Egypt, his extended family was living in ............................

Egypt

Arabia

Canaan

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