- 1. Which biblical book mentions Job as a righteous man alongside Noah and Daniel?
A) Sirach
B) Exodus
C) James
D) Ezekiel
- 2. In which deuterocanonical book is Job cited as someone who held fast to the ways of justice?
A) Doctrine and Covenants
B) Ezekiel
C) Sirach
D) Testament of Job
- 3. Which Christian text praises Job for his perseverance?
A) Book of Ezekiel
B) Testament of Job
C) Epistle of James
D) The Quran
- 4. What is the name of the pseudepigraphal book that features Job as the protagonist?
A) Epistle of James
B) Tractate Baba Batra
C) Book of Patience
D) Testament of Job
- 5. Which religious text mentions Job in its Doctrine and Covenants?
A) Judaism
B) Islam
C) Mormonism
D) Baháʼí
- 6. What is Job's name in the Quran?
A) Ayūb
B) Daniel
C) Noah
D) Balaam
- 7. How does the Quran describe Job's response to his long-term suffering?
A) He rejected the prophets
B) He never lost faith and called to God in prayer
C) He remained silent and did not pray
D) He lost his faith and questioned God
- 8. What is the alternative name for the tablet written by Bahá'u'lláh that focuses on Job?
A) Tablet of Patience
B) Tablet of Justice
C) Tablet of Faith
D) Tablet of Suffering
- 9. According to the majority of rabbis, what is the historical status of Job?
A) He was a historically factual figure
B) He was an angel appearing as a human
C) He was a literary creation of Moses
D) He was a purely mythical figure
- 10. Which Talmudic tractate discusses attempts to ascertain when Job lived?
A) Exodus
B) Ezekiel
C) Sirach
D) Baba Batra
- 11. What happened to those who associated with Job when he was prosperous?
A) They were cursed
B) They were blessed
C) They were punished by Pharaoh
D) They became prophets
- 12. Which three figures are cited as having described the Torah's length without using numbers?
A) Moses, Aaron, and Job
B) Balaam, Jethro, and Job
C) Job, Noah, and Daniel
D) David, Job, and Ezekiel
- 13. According to the Talmud, who were the three advisors consulted by Pharaoh regarding the Israelites?
A) Moses, Aaron, and Job
B) David, Solomon, and Job
C) Balaam, Jethro, and Job
D) Noah, Daniel, and Job
- 14. What was Job's specific role in the council of Pharaoh regarding the newborn boys?
A) He helped the families escape
B) He remained silent and did not protest
C) He actively opposed the decree
D) He urged Pharaoh to kill them
- 15. According to the Talmud, what was the reason God punished Job with afflictions?
A) For questioning the Torah's length
B) For his lack of generosity
C) For claiming he was a prophet
D) For his silence regarding Pharaoh's decree
- 16. In which religion is Job also considered a prophet?
A) Zoroastrianism
B) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
D) Islam
- 17. During which historical period was the Book of Job likely composed?
A) Persian period
B) Ottoman period
C) Hellenistic period
D) Roman period
- 18. What is the meaning of the name of Job's daughter Jemimah?
A) Cinnamon
B) Morning star
C) Dove
D) Flower
- 19. What does the Septuagint claim Job was a grandson of?
A) Esau
B) Abraham
C) Jacob
D) Isaac
- 20. Which of these is NOT one of Job's three friends mentioned in the Hebrew Book of Job?
A) Zophar
B) Elihu
C) Bildad
D) Eliphaz
- 21. According to the Syriac book, what was Job's name before it was Job?
A) Jobab
B) Hadad
C) Husham
D) Bela
- 22. What is the meaning of the name of Job's daughter Keziah?
A) Cinnamon
B) Dove
C) Gift
D) Gold
- 23. In the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Job is part of which section?
A) Apocrypha
B) Ketuvim
C) Torah
D) Prophets
- 24. According to the Septuagint, what was Job a ruler of?
A) Arabia
B) Edom
C) Uz
D) Teman
- 25. Which musical work features Job 19:25 in its third part?
A) Elijah
B) Bach's St. Matthew Passion
C) Handel's Messiah
D) The Creation
- 26. On which date does the Roman Catholic Church commemorate Job?
A) April 27
B) May 9
C) May 6
D) May 10
- 27. On which date does the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod commemorate Job?
A) May 9
B) May 6
C) May 10
D) August 29
- 28. How is Job referred to in the Quran?
A) Ibrahim
B) Elias
C) Ayyub
D) Yusuf
- 29. Who do some Muslim commentators claim Job was the ancestor of?
A) The Romans
B) The Greeks
C) The Persians
D) The Egyptians
- 30. What is the name of the cave near the Mount of Beatitudes associated with Job?
A) Hammam Ayyub
B) Ain Ayub
C) Tannur Ayub
D) Mghraret Ayub
- 31. What does the Arabic name 'Hammam Ayyub' translate to?
A) Job's Bath
B) Job's Kiln
C) Job's Cave
D) Job's Spring
- 32. Which figure is actually buried in the Eyüp Sultan Mosque in Istanbul?
A) The biblical Job
B) Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
C) Saint Paul
D) Muhammad
- 33. In the prophetic series, after whom is Job said to have come?
A) Joseph
B) Abraham
C) David
D) Moses
- 34. What was 'Hammam Ayyub' initially called?
A) The Roman Bath
B) The Royal Pool
C) The Heptapegon Spring
D) The Leper's Bath
- 35. Which church commemorates Job along with John the Baptist?
A) Lutheran Church
B) Armenian Apostolic Church
C) Roman Catholic Church
D) Coptic Orthodox Church
- 36. In which Syrian region is the town of al-Shaykh Saad located?
A) Bashan
B) Hauran
C) Jabal Qarah
D) Edessa
- 37. Since at least which century has al-Shaykh Saad been associated with Job?
A) 5th-century AD
B) 4th-century AD
C) 16th-century AD
D) 3rd-century AD
- 38. According to Eusebius' Onomasticon, what was the ancient name of the town associated with Job's house?
A) Adma'
B) Harran
C) Karnein
D) Niha
- 39. What did Egeria the pilgrim state was located below the altar in the church of the 'town of Job'?
A) A stone coffin
B) A sacred well
C) A mosque
D) The Rock of Job
- 40. In which modern country is the city of Urfa located?
A) Syria
B) Turkey
C) Lebanon
D) Oman
- 41. What was the ancient name of Urfa?
A) Hauran
B) Karnein
C) Niha
D) Adma'
- 42. Where is the actual tomb of Job located in relation to the city of Urfa?
A) Outside the city
B) Inside the madrasa
C) Inside the Ottoman-style mosque
D) Beneath the well
- 43. In which country is Jabal Qarah, the site of a tomb of Job, located?
A) Turkey
B) Syria
C) Oman
D) India
- 44. Which religious community maintains a shrine for Job in Niha, Lebanon?
A) Eusebian
B) Ottoman
C) Druze
D) Mughal
- 45. Which 16th-century Mughal document mentions a tomb of Job in Ayodhya?
A) India of Aurangzeb
B) Onomasticon
C) Ain-i-Akbari
D) Egeria's Account
- 46. Who is the author of the work 'India of Aurangzeb' which mentions the tomb in Ayodhya?
A) Egeria
B) Jadunath Sarkar
C) Eusebius
D) Mughal Emperor
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