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