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Jonah Chapter 1 — Jonah Flees from God Quiz

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Jonah Chapter 1 — Jonah Flees from God Quiz

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1. What command did God give to Jonah in Jonah 1:2?

A.Go to Nineveh and preach against it
B.Go to Tarshish and spread the gospel
C.Go to Joppa and build a boat
D.Go to Jerusalem and pray for the city

2. Where was Jonah trying to go when he fled from the Lord?

A.Tarshish
B.Damascus
C.Egypt
D.Babylon

3. What did Jonah do while the ship was being tossed by the storm?

A.He went down into the lowest part of the ship and fell into a deep sleep
B.He prayed to the Lord for forgiveness
C.He tried to steer the ship to safety
D.He helped the sailors throw cargo overboard

4. What did the captain of the ship ask Jonah to do in Jonah 1:6?

A.Wake up and call on his god for help
B.Confess what sin he had committed
C.Help throw cargo overboard
D.Tell them who his people were

5. How did the sailors decide who was responsible for the storm?

A.They cast lots to determine who had brought the calamity
B.They asked each person to confess their sins
C.They voted as a group on who seemed most suspicious
D.They observed who was praying to the wrong god

6. What did Jonah tell the sailors about himself?

A.He was a Hebrew and feared the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and dry land
B.He was a merchant fleeing from his creditors
C.He was a priest of Baal running from his temple
D.He was a criminal hiding from the law

7. What did Jonah admit to the sailors about why the storm had come?

A.He admitted he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord
B.He said the Lord was angry with the sailors for their idol worship
C.He claimed he had stolen something from a temple
D.He confessed he had murdered someone in Nineveh

8. What did Jonah suggest the sailors do to stop the storm?

A.Throw him overboard into the sea
B.Sail faster toward the nearest port
C.Pray to their gods for mercy
D.Throw all the cargo overboard

9. What did the sailors do before throwing Jonah overboard?

A.They tried hard to row back to land
B.They cast lots to see who would jump first
C.They consulted their gods one more time
D.They asked Jonah to pray to his God

10. What happened to the sea after Jonah was thrown overboard?

A.The sea ceased its raging and became calm
B.The sea grew even more violent and swallowed the ship
C.The sea turned to blood as a sign of God's wrath
D.The sea froze solid, trapping all aboard

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