Amos 8 Quiz

This quiz is based on Amos chapter 8 (NIV). All questions are compulsory and should be answered before submission. NB: You may log in to save points and track your performance.

1. What was the meaning of the basket of ripe fruits which the Lord showed Amos?

It means the time was ripe for Israel to face God's judgement.

It means the land would have a fruitful harvest.

It means the time was due for God to restore Israel.

It means the harvest time for fruits was due.

2. What would the scene be on the day disaster comes upon Israel?

There would be loud drumbeats.

The people would run into the mountains.

Many bodies would be flung everywhere.

The songs in the temple will turn to wailing.

Houses would be burnt over people.

3. Who was called to 'hear this'?

Those who do away with the poor of the land

Those who associate with the rich and powerful.

Those who trample the needy.

Those who live in comfort.

The captain of the guards of the cities.

4. When were the Israelites selling grain?

The seven month of the year

Forthnightly

One the day of atonement

When the New Moon is over

5. When did the people of Israel market wheat?

The Sabbath be ended

Forthnightly

Mid-year

After the New Moon

6. What offense did the wicked commit in the sale of grain and wheat?

They poison their goods.

They hoard the goods to create scarcity.

They sell inferior goods secretly.

They skimp on the measure.

They boosting the price of their goods.

They steal from their customers

They cheat with dishonest scales.

They sell their wheats even with the sweepings from their farms.

7. The wicked in Israel buy the poor with                                .

Gems

A pair of sandals

Silver

Gold

8. The wicked in Israel buy the needy for                               .

Brass and bronze

A pair of sandals

Silver

Gold

9. On the day of God's wrath, the land of Israel would rise like what?

The storms

The tides

The mountains

The Nile

10. The land of Israel would be stirred up and would sink like what?

A sink hole

The ocean trench

The river of Egypt

The Valley of Sorek

11. On the day of Israel's punishment, what would God do to the sun?

He would make the sun dim.

He would make the sun go down at noon.

He would block a third of the sun.

He would make the sun come close to the earth.

12. On the day of Israel's punishment, which of their occasions would be turned to mourning?

Ritual festivals

Birthday celebrations

Cultural festivals

Religious festivals

13. On the day of Israel's punishment, which of their activities would be turned to weeping?

Their singing

Their dancing

Their fellowshipping

Their laughing

14. On the day of Israel's punishment, what would the Lord cause the people of Israel to do to themselves?

He would make them love His sanctuary.

He would make them wear sackcloth.

He would make them curse one another.

He would make them fast and pray.

He would make them shave their heads.

15. On the day of Israel's judgment, that day would be like what?

It would be like getting lost in a thicket.

It would be like falling from a steep mountain.

It would be like mourning for an only son

It would be like the end of the world.

16. The end of Israel's day of judgment would be like                               .

a happy day

the day of calamity

the end of the age

a bitter day

17. Which sort of famine did the Lord threaten to send across the land on the day of Israel's judgment?

A famine of hearing the words of the Lord

A famine of rest and peace

A famine of knowledge and true wisdom

A famine of food and nourishment for the soul

18. Why would the Israelites stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east?

It is because they would be in search of food.

It is because they would be in search of the word of God.

It is because they would be in search of peace and rest.

It is because they would be in search of water.

19. On the day of famine, what would become of the young women and the strong young men?

They would panic in fear.

They would be weakened from exhaustion.

They would fall dead.

They would faint because of thirst.

20. Which people in Israel would fall never to rise again?

Those who demolished the Lord's altar

Those who swore by the sin of Samaria

Those who persecuted Amos

Those who loved and practised falsehood

21. In which of these places did the people of Israel worship idols?

Samaria

Mt Sinai

Jeruslem

Hebron

Beersheba

Samaria

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