Genesis 45 Quiz

1. We see in Genesis 45 that Joseph was sold as a slave into Egypt so that ...................................

he could interpret the dream of Pharaoh

he could save the Hebrews from a great famine.

he could fulfill his dream of becoming a great man.

2. There was a famine around that time. How old was the famine at the time Joseph revealed himself to this brothers?

7 years

5 years

2 years

3 years

3. The whole event of Joseph being sold into slavery and what happened to him afterward was masterminded by ....................

God

Pharaoh

Judah

Potiphar

4. Joseph intended for his extended family to live ...............................

among the Egyptians in the cities

near the banks of River Nile where the soil is fertile.

in the land of Goshen

5. Why did Joseph invite his family, the entire house of Jacob, to come to live with him in Egypt?

So that he could provide them food to eat.

So that he could protect them from harm, invasion, etc.

So that he could provide them arable lands for their agricultural life

6. Pharaoh ................................... Joseph's intention to invite his family to live in Egypt?

was skeptic about

loathed

endorsed

7. Joseph gave new clothing to each of his brothers, but to Benjamin, he gave ..................... sets of clothes.

8. Joseph sent some gifts to his father. Among the many gifts he sent to his father were: (wrong choice= -1)

gems

bread

corn/grain

ivory

9. Joseph gave money to one of his brothers as a gift. Who was this special person he gave the money to?

Judah

Benjamin

Reuben

10. Joseph gave money to one of his brothers as a gift. How much did he give him?

100 pieces of silver

700 pieces of silver

300 pieces of silver