The Danger of Pride: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Pride was the first sin in heaven and has brought down kings and nations. God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on The Danger of Pride, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. What goes before destruction?
   A) Humility
   B) Wisdom
   C) Pride
   D) Patience
2. What goes before a fall?
   A) A humble heart
   B) Kindness
   C) Prayer
   D) An haughty spirit
3. Which king said, "Is not this great Babylon, that I have built"?
   A) Nebuchadnezzar
   B) Darius
   C) Cyrus
   D) Belshazzar
4. What happened to Nebuchadnezzar after his boast?
   A) He was made emperor
   B) He was driven from men and ate grass as oxen
   C) He was sick for a day
   D) Nothing happened
5. Which king was eaten of worms after he gave not God the glory?
   A) Pilate
   B) Pharaoh
   C) Herod
   D) Ahab
6. Who said in his heart, "I will be like the most High"?
   A) Nebuchadnezzar
   B) Pharaoh
   C) Goliath
   D) Lucifer
7. In Jesus' parable, who prayed, "God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are"?
   A) The Pharisee
   B) The publican
   C) The priest
   D) The Levite
8. What does God do to the proud?
   A) He rewards them
   B) He resisteth them
   C) He ignores them
   D) He fears them
9. Which king of Judah was struck with leprosy when his heart was lifted up and he burned incense in the temple?
   A) Hezekiah
   B) Josiah
   C) Uzziah
   D) Asa
10. What did Jesus say will happen to whosoever exalteth himself?
    A) He will be crowned
    B) He will be rich
    C) He will be wise
    D) He shall be abased

Answers

1. C) Pride (Proverbs 16:18)
2. D) An haughty spirit (Proverbs 16:18)
3. A) Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30)
4. B) He was driven from men and ate grass as oxen (Daniel 4:33)
5. C) Herod (Acts 12:21-23)
6. D) Lucifer (Isaiah 14:12-14)
7. A) The Pharisee (Luke 18:11)
8. B) He resisteth them (James 4:6)
9. C) Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:16-19)
10. D) He shall be abased (Luke 14:11)