Christian Discipline and Self-Control: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit. God helps us rule our appetites, our tempers and our tongues so we can run the Christian race well.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Christian Discipline and Self-Control, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. Which fruit of the Spirit means self-control?
   A) Joy
   B) Temperance
   C) Faith
   D) Peace
2. To what does Proverbs 25:28 compare a man who has no rule over his own spirit?
   A) A strong tower
   B) A green tree
   C) A city broken down, without walls
   D) A deep well
3. Who is better than the mighty, according to Proverbs 16:32?
   A) The strong warrior
   B) The rich man
   C) The king
   D) He that is slow to anger and ruleth his spirit
4. What did Paul do with his body so that he would not be a castaway?
   A) He kept it under and brought it into subjection
   B) He let it do as it pleased
   C) He ignored it
   D) He gave it everything it wanted
5. What kind of crown do athletes strive for, compared with our incorruptible crown?
   A) A golden crown
   B) A corruptible crown
   C) A crown of fame
   D) No crown
6. What did Daniel purpose in his heart?
   A) To become king
   B) To leave Babylon
   C) That he would not defile himself with the king's meat
   D) To learn magic
7. What does Proverbs 23:21 say will happen to the drunkard and the glutton?
   A) They will become rich
   B) They will become wise
   C) They will live long
   D) They shall come to poverty
8. What has God given us, according to 2 Timothy 1:7?
   A) The spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind
   B) A spirit of fear
   C) Riches
   D) Long life
9. How does Titus 2:12 teach us to live in this present world?
   A) Richly
   B) Soberly, righteously, and godly
   C) Loudly
   D) As we please
10. Who sold his birthright because he would not wait for food?
    A) Jacob
    B) Reuben
    C) Esau
    D) Ishmael

Answers

1. B) Temperance (Galatians 5:23)
2. C) A city broken down, without walls (Proverbs 25:28)
3. D) He that is slow to anger and ruleth his spirit (Proverbs 16:32)
4. A) He kept it under and brought it into subjection (1 Corinthians 9:27)
5. B) A corruptible crown (1 Corinthians 9:25)
6. C) That he would not defile himself with the king's meat (Daniel 1:8)
7. D) They shall come to poverty (Proverbs 23:21)
8. A) The spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7)
9. B) Soberly, righteously, and godly (Titus 2:12)
10. C) Esau (Genesis 25:30-34)