Jonah - Quiz

1. Who is Jonah?

A) A fisherman
B) A prophet
C) A king
D) A merchant

2. Which city was Jonah commanded to go to?

A) Babylon
B) Jericho
C) Nineveh
D) Jerusalem

3. What caused a storm while Jonah was on a ship?

A) His disobedience
B) A sea monster
C) An ancient curse
D) A natural disaster

4. What happened after Jonah was spit out by the fish?

A) He went to Nineveh
B) He rejoiced
C) He returned home
D) He went to Tarshish

5. What did the plant provide Jonah?

A) Food
B) Water
C) Shade
D) Comfort

6. In which book of the Bible can we find the story of Jonah?

A) The Book of Micah
B) The Book of Amos
C) The Book of Nahum
D) The Book of Jonah

7. What did God command Jonah to do?

A) Gather the people
B) Build an altar
C) Write a scroll
D) Preach to Nineveh

8. What does the story of Jonah primarily teach?

A) The wrath of God
B) God's mercy and compassion
C) The power of the sea
D) The importance of vengeance

9. How long was Jonah in the belly of the fish?

A) Seven days and seven nights
B) One day and one night
C) Forty days and forty nights
D) Three days and three nights

10. What creature swallowed Jonah according to the Book of Jonah?

A) A whale
B) A sea monster
C) A large fish
D) A shark

11. What plant did God cause to grow over Jonah's shelter?

A) A palm tree
B) An olive tree
C) A fig tree
D) A kikayon

12. What language sources are thought to have influenced the Book of Jonah?

A) Ancient Greek
B) Classical Latin
C) Old Egyptian
D) Postexilic Aramaic

13. On which Jewish holiday is the Book of Jonah read in its entirety?

A) Passover
B) Hanukkah
C) Sukkot
D) Yom Kippur

14. Who argued that the experiences of all prophets except Moses were visions, not actualities?

A) Elijah the prophet
B) Isaac Abarbanel
C) Abraham ibn Ezra
D) Rabbi Eliezer

15. What does the name 'Amitai' mean in Hebrew?

A) Truth
B) Life
C) Strength
D) Wisdom

16. According to Rabbi Eliezer, what was inside the mouth of the fish that swallowed Jonah?

A) A hidden treasure chest.
B) A map of the sea.
C) A scroll with holy texts.
D) A pearl provided further illumination.

17. What did Jonah promise to do for the fish inside its belly?

A) Feed it with fresh air.
B) Release it into the ocean.
C) Take it to a safe place.
D) Save it from being eaten by the Leviathan.

18. How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah's call?

A) They attacked Jonah.
B) They asked for more time.
C) They repented ecstatically, fasting including the sheep.
D) They ignored his message completely.

19. Which version of the Book of Tobit refers to Nahum instead of Jonah?

A) The Codex Sinaiticus version
B) The Vaticanus version
C) The Masoretic Text
D) The Septuagint

20. In Luke, who exclaims about Jesus' blessedness?

A) The Sadducees
B) The Pharisees
C) A woman in the crowd
D) The scribes

21. What is Jonah's feast day in the Roman Catholic Church?

A) 7 October
B) 25 December
C) 21 September
D) 15 August

22. During which empire was the Book of Jonah likely written?

A) The Babylonian Empire
B) The Egyptian Empire
C) The Roman Empire
D) The Achaemenid Empire

23. In the Quran, what is Jonah also known as?

A) Yunus
B) The One of the Fish
C) Apostle of Allah
D) Dhul-Nūn

24. What significant event occurred at the mosque atop Nabi Yunus on July 24, 2014?

A) The mosque was renovated.
B) It became a UNESCO World Heritage site.
C) A new shrine was built.
D) ISIL destroyed the mosque containing Jonah's tomb.

25. What city was Jonah, the son of Amittai, associated with?

A) Gath-hepher
B) Nazareth
C) Bethlehem
D) Jerusalem

26. Who equates Jonah with Jesus's more nationalistic side?

A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Origen
C) Augustine of Hippo
D) Saint Jerome

27. What does Jonah's name ironically mean?

A) Wolf
B) Lion
C) Dove
D) Eagle

28. How old was Jonah's father when Jonah was born, according to Kisai Marvazi?

A) Sixty years old.
B) Seventy years old.
C) Fifty years old.
D) Eighty years old.

29. In Turkish culture, what does 'Jonah's fish' refer to?

A) Whales
B) Dolphins
C) Sharks
D) Seals

30. What is the Greek rendering of the name Jonah?

A) Jason (Ἰάσων)
B) Jonas (Ἰωνᾶς)
C) Hercules
D) Odysseus

31. Which church commemorates Jonah with moveable feasts?

A) The Coptic Orthodox Church
B) The Armenian Apostolic Church
C) The Eastern Orthodox Church
D) The Roman Catholic Church

32. In Martin Luther's interpretation, what does the worm that devours the kikayon represent?

A) The wrath of God
B) The Jewish people
C) Jonah himself
D) Christ

33. Where did Quraysh send their servant, Addas, to serve Muhammad?

A) Olives
B) Dates
C) Grapes
D) Fruits

34. Which trial featured a debate over the fish in the Book of Jonah?

A) The Salem Witch Trials.
B) The O.J. Simpson Trial.
C) The Nuremberg Trials.
D) The Scopes trial.

35. Which translation uses the word 'sea creature' for Matthew 12:40?

A) The Latin Vulgate.
B) William Tyndale's translation.
C) The Septuagint.
D) Some English translations.

36. What is the width of a whale shark's throat?

A) Eight inches wide.
B) Sixteen inches wide.
C) Four inches wide.
D) Twelve inches wide.

37. According to Muslim tradition, from which tribe was Jonah?

A) Benjamin
B) Judah
C) Ephraim
D) Levi

38. Who delivered a lecture in 1978 defending the plausibility of aspects of Jonah's story?

A) Donald Wiseman
B) Herodotus
C) Albert Einstein
D) Noah Webster

39. What did Jerome translate 'great fish' as in the Latin Vulgate?

A) Piscis grandis.
B) Ceti ventre.
C) Kêtei megalōi.
D) Dag gadol.

40. Which type of whale could theoretically swallow a human?

A) Sperm whales.
B) Blue whales.
C) Whale sharks.
D) Humpback whales.

41. How did William Tyndale translate 'great fish' in Jonah 2:1?

A) 'Whale'.
B) 'Sea creature'.
C) 'Greate fyshe'.
D) 'Big fish'.

42. Which Greek hero's story does Campbell note similarities with the story of Jonah?

A) Achilles
B) Theseus
C) Perseus
D) Jason

43. Who argued that the Book of Jonah must have been authored by Jonah himself?

A) Clarence Darrow.
B) William Jennings Bryan.
C) Edward Bouverie Pusey.
D) Jerome.

44. What literary technique exaggerates the size of Nineveh in the Book of Jonah?

A) Historical realism
B) Allegorical narrative
C) Literary absurdism
D) Symbolic representation

45. On what date do Eastern Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar celebrate Jonah's feast day?

A) 6 May
B) 14 July
C) 22 September
D) 21 January

46. How many chambers do sperm whale stomachs have?

A) Three-chambered.
B) Two-chambered.
C) Single-chambered.
D) Four-chambered.

47. Which word is used in Greek mythology to describe a sea monster?

A) Dag gadol.
B) Piscis grandis.
C) Kêtos.
D) Cetus.

48. Which Christian interpreter regarded Jonah as the epitome of envy and jealousy?

A) John Calvin
B) Martin Luther
C) Albert Eichhorn
D) J. D. Michaelis

49. What substance is likely found in a sperm whale's stomach instead of air?

A) Nitrogen.
B) Methane.
C) Oxygen.
D) Carbon dioxide.

50. In what folktale type is the story of a man surviving after being swallowed by a whale classified?

A) ATU 1234B
B) ATU 5678A
C) ATU 1889G
D) ATU 91011C

51. Who is traditionally considered as Jonah's father in Muslim tradition?

A) Nathan
B) Solomon
C) David
D) Amittai

52. In the Book of Jonah, what causes the plant to wither?

A) It dries up due to lack of water
B) It is cut down by someone
C) It is eaten by a serpent
D) A worm bites its root

53. What term became synonymous with 'whale' over time?

A) Kêtos.
B) Dag gadol.
C) Piscis grandis.
D) Cetus.

54. How does John Hooper view Jonah in his interpretation?

A) A faithful prophet
B) A symbol of righteousness
C) As the archetypal dissident
D) An apostle of God

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