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