ThatQuiz
|
Test Library
|
Take this test now
Cain - Quiz
Cain
  • 1. Who was Cain's brother?
A) Abel
B) Enoch
C) Seth
D) Noah
  • 2. Which book of the Bible mentions Cain and Abel?
A) Numbers
B) Exodus
C) Genesis
D) Leviticus
  • 3. What did God place on Cain after he killed Abel?
A) A mark
B) A curse
C) A shield
D) A crown
  • 4. What land did Cain settle in after his punishment?
A) Land of Nod
B) Land of Midian
C) Land of Canaan
D) Land of Cush
  • 5. Who was Cain's father?
A) Noah
B) Adam
C) Enoch
D) Seth
  • 6. Which son was born after Abel's death?
A) Enoch
B) Methuselah
C) Seth
D) Cain II
  • 7. How did God respond to Cain's offering?
A) He blessed it
B) He accepted it
C) He ignored it
D) He rejected it
  • 8. What was the lineage of Cain known for?
A) Peace
B) Strength
C) Violence
D) Wisdom
  • 9. What did Cain say to God after the murder?
A) I am guilty
B) Am I my brother's keeper?
C) Forgive me
D) I did not mean to
  • 10. What was Cain's occupation according to the Book of Genesis?
A) Shepherd
B) Potter
C) Farmer
D) Hunter
  • 11. What was the reason for Cain's anger towards God?
A) God favored Abel's offering over his own
B) Abel took more land from him
C) God cursed him directly
D) God did not speak to him
  • 12. Who was the first son of Cain?
A) Irad
B) Enoch
C) Mehujael
D) Lamech
  • 13. What does the 'mark of Cain' signify?
A) A protection so that no one could enact vengeance on him.
B) A symbol of his guilt and shame.
C) An indication of divine disfavor.
D) A sign of his cursed lineage.
  • 14. What is the name of Cain in Islamic tradition?
A) Qabil.
B) Adam.
C) Hawwa.
D) Iblis.
  • 15. What does God send Cain as a sign in the Islamic narrative?
A) A vision of Abel's death.
B) An angel with a message.
C) A storm to cleanse his soul.
D) A crow searching in the ground.
  • 16. According to one theory, what does the name 'Cain' connect to in Hebrew?
A) A type of plant.
B) The verb 'kana', meaning 'to get'.
C) An ancient city.
D) A celestial body.
  • 17. Who did Nachmanides suggest Cain's name presaged his role with?
A) Compassion and leadership.
B) Creation and innovation.
C) Mastery, power, and sin.
D) Wisdom and peace.
  • 18. What did Cain fetch for his mother according to the Life of Adam and Eve?
A) Water from a well.
B) A reed (qaneh).
C) Firewood.
D) Fruits from an orchard.
  • 19. Cain is described as the forefather of which groups?
A) Scholars and philosophers.
B) Merchants and traders.
C) Fishermen and sailors.
D) Tent-dwelling pastoralists, lyre and pipe players, and bronze and iron smiths.
  • 20. Which ancient city might correspond with the city built by Cain's descendants according to some commentators?
A) Eridu.
B) Jericho.
C) Nineveh.
D) Babylon.
  • 21. Which early Christian commentator agreed that Cain was the son of the devil?
A) Origen.
B) Jerome.
C) Tertullian.
D) Augustine.
  • 22. According to Gnostic exposition, who seduced Eve in the Apocryphon of John?
A) Yaldabaoth.
B) Moses.
C) David.
D) Solomon.
  • 23. At what age did Cain murder his brother according to Pseudo-Philo?
A) 30 years old.
B) 15 years old.
C) 25 years old.
D) 20 years old.
  • 24. What did God make grow on Cain's head after he murdered his brother, according to Talmudic tradition?
A) Fur.
B) Talons.
C) A horn.
D) Wings.
  • 25. Who is Abel cognate with in Mandaean scriptures?
A) Moses.
B) Elijah.
C) The angelic soteriological figure Hibil Ziwa.
D) John the Baptist.
  • 26. In Charles Godfrey Leland's book, what celestial body is Cain associated with?
A) The moon.
B) Mars.
C) The sun.
D) Venus.
  • 27. What desire involving women is mentioned in ancient exegetes' interpretations of Cain and Abel's story?
A) A desire to marry their own sisters.
B) A quest to find a lost sister.
C) An ambition to rule over women.
D) A desire for the most beautiful woman, Aclima.
  • 28. In which Old English classic poem are Grendel and his mother said to be descended from Cain?
A) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
B) The Canterbury Tales
C) Piers Plowman
D) Beowulf
  • 29. Who dramatized the story of Cain in a play titled 'Cain' (1821)?
A) Lord Byron
B) Percy Bysshe Shelley
C) Mary Shelley
D) John Keats
  • 30. Which author wrote the poem 'La Conscience' that tells of Cain and his family fleeing from God's wrath?
A) Charles Baudelaire
B) Alfred de Musset
C) Gérard de Nerval
D) Victor Hugo
  • 31. In which role-playing game are vampires referred to as 'Cainites'?
A) Pathfinder
B) Vampire: the Masquerade
C) Dungeons & Dragons
D) World of Warcraft
  • 32. Which country music group's song uses Cain and Abel as a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil?
A) Travis Tritt
B) The Eagles
C) Alabama
D) 4 Runner
  • 33. Which band's song 'Chapter Four' tells the story of Cain and Abel from Cain's perspective?
A) Avenged Sevenfold
B) Slayer
C) Iron Maiden
D) Metallica
  • 34. In which TV series is a 'Mark of Cain' featured?
A) Charmed
B) Supernatural
C) The X-Files
D) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.