1 Samuel 1 Quiz

This quiz is based on 1 Samuel 1 (NIV). All questions are compulsory and should be answered before submission. Select the correct answers from the options given.
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1. Which area did Elkanah come from?

The hill country of Judah

The wilderness of Zin

The Valley of Jezreel

The hill country of Ephraim

2. Which town did Elkanah come from?

Bethel

Ramathaim

Shiloh

Bethlehem

3. Elkanah was described as what?

A Levite

A Benjamite

A Zuphite

An Ephraimite

A Kenite

4. Who was Tohu's father?

Jeroham

Elkanah

Elihu

Zuph

5. Who was Jeroham's father?

Zuph

Tohu

Elihu

Elkanah

6. Who was Elihu's father?

Zuph

Elkanah

Tohu

Jeroham

7. Who was Elkanah's father?

Elihu

Tohu

Zuph

Jeroham

8. Elkanah came from which tribe?

The tribe of Judah

The tribe of Benjamin

The tribe of Levi

The tribe of Ephraim

9. Who were the wives of Elkanah?

Hannah and Peninnah

Hannah and Abigail

Michal and Hannah

Peninah and Abigail

10. How frequently did Elkanah leave his home to worship and sacrifice to the LORD?

Every month

Year after year

Three times a year

Every Sabbath

11. Where did Elkanah go to worship and sacrifice?

Jerusalem

Bethel

Gilgal

Shiloh

12. Who were the sons of Eli?

Hophni and Phinehas

Nadab and Abihu

Eleazar and Ithamar

Joel and Abijah

13. What was the profession of the sons of Eli?

Prophets

Levites

Priests of God

Judges

14. Where were the sons of Eli serving the LORD?

Bethel

Jerusalem

Shiloh

Gilgal

15. When Elkanah sacrificed an animal, to whom did he give portions of the meat?

His servants

His parents

His wives

The priests only

His daughters

His sons

16. Who received a double portion of the meat when Elkanah sacrificed?

Hannah

Peninnah

Eli

Samuel

17. Why was Hannah barren?

She was too old to have children.

She had never been married.

God had closed her womb.

She had chosen not to have children.

18. To what end did Peninnah provoke Hannah?

To make her leave the family.

To irritate her.

To make her stop worshipping.

To make her return to her parents.

19. What did Hannah suffer because she was barren?

Her rival kept provoking her. 

She lost her inheritance.

She was sent away from home.

She was forbidden to worship.

20. For how long did Peninnah provoke Hannah?

Every month

Every Sabbath

During every feast

Year after year

21. To what extent did Peninnah provoke Hannah in the house of the LORD?

Until she wept and would not eat.

Until she argued with Peninnah.

Until she became angry and left.

Until she returned home.

22. What was Hannah's reaction when she was greatly provoked?

She shouted at Peninnah.

She wept and would not eat.

She left Shiloh immediately.

She refused to speak to Elkanah.

23. Who comforted Hannah when she was deeply distressed?

Eli

Peninnah

Samuel

Elkanah

24. In what emotional state did Hannah pray to the LORD in Shiloh?

With great joy

In fear

In deep anguish

With confidence alone

25. Which vow did Hannah make while praying?

She vowed that if the LORD gave her a son, she would give him back to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor would ever be used on his head.

She vowed to build an altar for the LORD.

She vowed to give all her possessions to the temple.

She vowed to offer many sacrifices every year.

26. Who thought Hannah was drunk while she was praying?

Elkanah

Peninnah

Hophni

Eli

27. How was Hannah praying?

Her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard.

She was singing a song of praise.

She was praying loudly before everyone.

She was praying with her hands lifted up.

28. What blessing did the priest give to Hannah after realizing she was not drunk but was pouring out her soul to the LORD?

“May the LORD make you prosperous and grant you your request.”

“May the LORD give you peace always.”

“May the LORD bless your family forever and grant you peace of mind all the days of your life.”

“Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”

29. While in Shiloh, when did Hannah go to pray?

Before sunrise

After they had finished eating and drinking

At the evening sacrifice

At midnight

30. When did Elkanah and his family leave for their home?

At sunset

At noon the following day

After another sacrifice

Early the next morning

31. Where was Elkanah's home?

Shiloh

Ramah

Gibeah

Bethlehem

32. Who named Hannah's child Samuel?

Hannah

Elkanah

Eli

Peninnah

33. Why was Hannah's child named Samuel?

It is because God remembered Hannah.

It is because he will serve in the temple.

It is because Hannah asked the LORD for him.

It is because he is a gift from God.

34. After giving birth, why did Hannah refuse to join the following pilgrimage to Shiloh?

She was sick and unable to travel.

She was waiting until the child was weaned so she could take him to appear before the LORD and stay there forever.

Elkanah asked her to remain at home.

Samuel was too young to travel.

35. When did Hannah present her child to the LORD?

After he was weaned

Eight days after his birth

When he was one year old

During the next annual festival

36. What did Hannah take as offerings when she presented Samuel to the LORD?

A three-year-old bull

An ephah of flour

Silver and gold

A skin of wine

A ram

Two doves

37. To whom did Hannah present her son?

Eli

Elkanah

The people of Israel

The priests at Shiloh

38. Which of Elkanah's wives did he love the most?

Peninnah

He loved both wives equally.

The Bible does not say.

Hannah

39. What did Elkanah do to show that he loved most?

He bought her expensive gifts.

He gave her a double portion of the sacrificial meat.

He allowed her to lead the family.

He built her a separate house.

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