The Ten Commandments - Quiz
  • 1. What is the first commandment?
A) You shall not commit adultery.
B) You shall have no other gods before Me.
C) You shall keep the Sabbath day.
D) You shall not bear false witness.
  • 2. Which commandment prohibits murder?
A) You shall not steal.
B) You shall not murder.
C) You shall not commit adultery.
D) You shall not covet.
  • 3. What commandment involves honoring parents?
A) You shall have no other gods.
B) You shall not commit adultery.
C) Honor your father and your mother.
D) You shall not bear false witness.
  • 4. What is meant by 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image'?
A) Prohibiting the worship of idols.
B) Prohibiting stealing.
C) Prohibiting murder.
D) Prohibiting lying.
  • 5. How many commandments are there in total?
A) Ten.
B) Seven.
C) Eight.
D) Nine.
  • 6. What does the commandment to keep the Sabbath day involve?
A) Fasting.
B) Feasting.
C) Working.
D) Resting from work.
  • 7. In which book of the Bible are the Ten Commandments found?
A) Exodus.
B) Numbers.
C) Genesis.
D) Leviticus.
  • 8. In the context of the commandments, what constitutes 'coveting'?
A) Yearning for another's possessions.
B) Murdering.
C) Stealing.
D) Lying.
  • 9. How many distinct versions of the Ten Commandments are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 10. What did Moses break out of anger after witnessing the worship of a golden calf?
A) The Ark of the Covenant
B) The stone tablets inscribed with the law
C) His staff
D) A wooden idol
  • 11. What is the Hebrew term for 'The Ten Words'?
A) מִצְוֹת עֲשָׂר
B) עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת
C) הַחֻקִים הָעֲשֶׂר
D) דִּבְּרוֹת יְיָ
  • 12. Which religious tradition considers the Ten Commandments as foundational to Jewish law (Halakha)?
A) Buddhism
B) Judaism
C) Islam
D) Christianity
  • 13. What is the Latin origin of the term 'Decalogue'?
A) dixit
B) decalogus
C) logos
D) decem
  • 14. Where were the Ten Commandments revealed to the Israelites according to the biblical narrative?
A) Bethel
B) Jerusalem
C) Mount Sinai
D) Hebron
  • 15. Which filmmaker created two major films depicting the Ten Commandments?
A) Quentin Tarantino
B) Cecil B. DeMille
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 16. Which aspect of the Ten Commandments is emphasized differently in Jewish and Christian traditions?
A) Pilgrimage versus prayer
B) Monotheism versus polytheism
C) Ritual versus ethics
D) Fasting versus feasting
  • 17. Which film series references the Ten Commandments in its title?
A) Harry Potter
B) Star Wars
C) The Godfather
D) The Polish series Dekalog
  • 18. What is the Mishnaic Hebrew term for the Ten Commandments?
A) "מִצְוֹת עֲשָׂרָה"
B) "שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה מִדּוֹת"
C) "עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת (ʿĂśéreṯ had-Dibbərôṯ)"
D) "לוּחוֹת הַבְּרִית‎"
  • 19. How were the Ten Commandments translated in the Septuagint?
A) "ἑπτὰ ἐντολάς"
B) "πέντε πρόσταγματα"
C) "δώδεκα νόμους"
D) "δεκάλογος, dekálogos or 'ten-word'"
  • 20. Which English biblical translation first used 'ten commandments'?
A) "King James Version"
B) "Tyndale and Coverdale"
C) "Bishops' Bible"
D) "Geneva Bible"
  • 21. What are the stone tablets called in Hebrew, as opposed to the Ten Commandments inscribed on them?
A) "לוּחוֹת הַבְּרִית (Lūḥôṯ hab-Bərîṯ) or לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת (Lūḥôṯ hā-ʿƏḏūṯ)"
B) "אֶבְנֵי קֹדֶשׁ"
C) "עַמוּדֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם"
D) "מִצְוֹת שָׁלֹשׁ"
  • 22. How many days did the cloud cover Mount Sinai?
A) Seven days
B) Forty days
C) Three days
D) Six days
  • 23. Who accompanied Moses up to the mount of God?
A) Joshua
B) Aaron
C) Nadab and Abihu
D) The seventy elders of Israel
  • 24. Who were commanded to make a new set of tablets after the first ones were broken?
A) Joshua
B) Aaron
C) The seventy elders of Israel
D) Moses
  • 25. In which ancient manuscript are the Ten Commandments found as a single seamless flow of prose?
A) Septuagint
B) Dead Sea Scrolls
C) Vulgate
D) Masoretic Text
  • 26. Which religious tradition's text divisions correspond with the Lutheran divisions?
A) Vulgate
B) Dead Sea Scrolls
C) Masoretic Text
D) Septuagint
  • 27. What is one reason suggested for grouping the commandments into ten?
A) For theological significance
B) Due to grammatical structure
C) Based on historical context
D) To aid memorization
  • 28. How many verses in Exodus and Deuteronomy are categorized into the Ten Commandments?
A) Ten
B) Seventeen
C) Fifteen
D) Twenty
  • 29. What is a characteristic of the portion breaks in the Masoretic Text?
A) They are similar in appearance to a tab character
B) They are marked with asterisks
C) They are highlighted in red
D) They are invisible
  • 30. What is a challenge in grouping the commandments into ten?
A) All commands are of equal length
B) There are only nine commands
C) The text elaborates on some commands more than others
D) The original Hebrew lacks any breaks
  • 31. Which tradition combines verses 3–6 into a single commandment?
A) Jewish Talmud
B) Reformed Christians
C) Lutherans
D) Augustine
  • 32. According to Jewish tradition, how many total commandments are in the Torah?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 613
D) 10
  • 33. Which tradition includes an additional commandment about making a sacrifice to Yahweh?
A) Septuagint
B) Reformed Christians
C) Samaritan Pentateuch
D) Catholicism
  • 34. Which Christian tradition divides the prohibition on coveting into two commandments?
A) Eastern Orthodox
B) Lutherans
C) Anglican
D) Catholicism
  • 35. What is the unique style of the Ten Commandments referred to in religious texts?
A) Prophetic style
B) Uniquely terse style
C) Poetic style
D) Narrative style
  • 36. Which rabbi explained the interconnection between the first five and last five commandments?
A) Louis Ginzberg
B) Philo
C) Saadia Gaon
D) Rashi
  • 37. Which tradition follows the Septuagint in categorizing the commandments?
A) Catholics
B) Samaritans
C) Eastern Orthodox Christians
D) Lutherans
  • 38. According to Rabbi Hanina ben Gamaliel's interpretation, how many commandments were on each tablet?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Twelve
D) Ten
  • 39. What is the verse numbering in the Torah based on?
A) A combination of both accentuations.
B) The ta'am 'elyon.
C) The ta'am tachton.
D) An arbitrary decision by ancient scribes.
  • 40. How many commandments does the Samaritan Pentateuch count?
A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Eight
D) Twelve
  • 41. What materials are instructed for covering the stones in the Samaritan tenth commandment?
A) Wood
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Lime
  • 42. What should not be used to build the altar according to the Samaritan tenth commandment?
A) Stone
B) Silver
C) Gold
D) Iron
  • 43. What direction is Mount Gerizim from Shechem according to the Samaritan text?
A) Opposite Shechem
B) North of Shechem
C) South of Shechem
D) Facing Shechem
  • 44. Which commandment is referred to as 'the second' after the first and great commandment in Matthew 22:34–40?
A) Thou shalt do no murder
B) Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
C) Honour thy father and thy mother
D) Thou shalt not commit adultery
  • 45. Which Apostle associated five of the Ten Commandments with the neighbourly love commandment?
A) Peter
B) John
C) James
D) Paul
  • 46. Which Christian tradition emphasizes biblical law and the gospel?
A) Eastern Christianity
B) Protestantism
C) Catholicism
D) Orthodoxy
  • 47. Which Christian tradition includes the Continental Reformed, Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and Reformed Anglican traditions?
A) Reformed Christianity
B) Dispensationalism
C) Catholicism
D) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • 48. Which Christian group believes the Law of Moses, including the Ten Commandments, no longer applies after Jesus' Crucifixion?
A) Reformed Christians
B) Dispensationalists
C) Latter-day Saints
D) Presbyterians
  • 49. According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, what did Jesus do with the Mosaic law?
A) He rejected it.
B) He fulfilled only its ceremonial aspects.
C) He completed it.
D) He abolished it entirely.
  • 50. Who taught the Ten Commandments in the court of King Noah according to the Book of Mosiah?
A) King Noah himself
B) Jesus Christ
C) Moses
D) A prophet named Abinadi
  • 51. Who speculated that the fourth Strangite Commandment was omitted from other works?
A) James Strang
B) John Calvin
C) Thomas S. Monson
D) Josephus
  • 52. In which Surah is the meeting of Moses with God on Mount Sinai described?
A) Surah Al-Baqarah
B) Surah Yasin
C) Surah An-Nisa
D) Surah A'raf
  • 53. What is the term used in verse 7:145 to describe disobedient people?
A) Al-Muttaqun
B) Al-Fasiqun
C) Al-Mu'minun
D) Al-Khulafaa
  • 54. What event led Moses to throw down the Tablets?
A) A natural disaster on Mount Sinai
B) An argument among his people
C) Seeing the Israelites worshipping the golden calf
D) Receiving a new revelation
  • 55. What is required when giving one's word according to Surah An'am 6:152?
A) Consulting with others
B) Keeping it secret
C) Saying the truth even if a near relative is concerned
D) Delaying judgment
  • 56. On which day is the Sabbath traditionally observed in Judaism?
A) Sunday
B) Saturday
C) Friday
D) Wednesday
  • 57. Which verse does Sanhedrin 86a specifically discuss in relation to theft?
A) Exodus 20:12
B) Deuteronomy 24:7
C) 1 Kings 2:5–6
D) Leviticus 20:9–16
  • 58. According to the non-canonical Gospel of Barnabas, what is considered the greatest sin?
A) Blasphemy
B) Lying
C) Theft
D) Idolatry
  • 59. What does the Gospel of Barnabas suggest about a fornicator's idol?
A) The harlot
B) Wood or stone statues
C) Their own flesh
D) Silver and gold
  • 60. What type of depiction does Eastern Orthodox tradition prefer for Jesus?
A) Three-dimensional statues
B) Two-dimensional depictions
C) No depictions at all
D) Naturalistic images
  • 61. Which commandment specifically forbids male Israelites from having sexual intercourse with another Israelite's wife?
A) The commandment not to bear false witness
B) The commandment against theft
C) The commandment against adultery
D) The commandment to honor one's father and mother
  • 62. Which scholar proposed that Exodus 34:11–26 is an ancient, independent legal source?
A) Louis Ginzberg
B) Julius Wellhausen
C) Goethe
D) Bernard Levinson
  • 63. Which dating theory suggests that the Decalogue was composed during the postexilic period?
A) Early Mosaic authorship during the Sinai period
B) A theory proposed by Julius Wellhausen
C) Postexilic composition influenced by various traditions
D) Pre-exilic monarchic origin
  • 64. Who argues that the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:1–17 likely belong to an independent document?
A) Baruch Halpern
B) Jacob Milgrom
C) Richard Elliott Friedman
D) Moshe Greenberg
  • 65. In which narrative does the Covenant Code follow the version of the Ten Commandments?
A) Deuteronomistic history
B) Northern Israel E narrative
C) Southern Judah J narrative
D) Levitical Priestly narrative
  • 66. Which narrative is associated with the version of the Ten Commandments in Exodus 34?
A) P narrative
B) E narrative
C) D narrative
D) J narrative
  • 67. Who criticized the Ten Commandments for failing to prohibit rape, child abuse, slavery, or genocide?
A) The Austrian Emperor
B) Christopher Hitchens
C) Galician peasants
D) Richard J. Clifford
  • 68. According to Christopher Hitchens, what does the God of the Bible resemble?
A) An ancient king
B) A Bronze Age demagogue
C) A modern philosopher
D) A democratic leader
  • 69. According to Richard J. Clifford, what does the tenth commandment accept as normal?
A) Blasphemy
B) Sabbath-breaking
C) Adultery
D) Slavery
  • 70. What was a popular rumor during the 1846 Galician slaughter about the Ten Commandments?
A) They were ignored by the Austrian authorities.
B) The Austrian Emperor had abolished them.
C) They were endorsed by the szlachta.
D) They were rewritten by the peasants.
  • 71. Which court granted a temporary injunction against Louisiana's Ten Commandments display law?
A) United States District Judge John W. deGravelles
B) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
C) The U.S. Supreme Court
D) The Texas State House
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