The Major Prophets: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel are called the major prophets because of their length. They called God's people back to Him and pointed to the coming Messiah.

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

Questions

1. Which books are called the major prophets?
   A) Hosea, Joel and Amos
   B) Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
   C) Genesis to Deuteronomy
   D) Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel
2. Which prophet saw the Lord high and lifted up, with the seraphims crying "Holy, holy, holy"?
   A) Isaiah
   B) Jeremiah
   C) Ezekiel
   D) Daniel
3. Which prophet wrote, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given"?
   A) Jeremiah
   B) Isaiah
   C) Ezekiel
   D) Daniel
4. Which prophet answered God's call with, "Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child"?
   A) Isaiah
   B) Ezekiel
   C) Jeremiah
   D) Daniel
5. Which prophet was let down into a dungeon full of mire?
   A) Isaiah
   B) Ezekiel
   C) Daniel
   D) Jeremiah
6. Which book mourns over fallen Jerusalem?
   A) Lamentations
   B) Ecclesiastes
   C) Proverbs
   D) Job
7. Which prophet saw visions of God by the river Chebar?
   A) Daniel
   B) Ezekiel
   C) Jeremiah
   D) Isaiah
8. Which prophet saw a valley full of dry bones come to life?
   A) Isaiah
   B) Jeremiah
   C) Ezekiel
   D) Daniel
9. Which prophet saw four great beasts come up from the sea?
   A) Ezekiel
   B) Isaiah
   C) Jeremiah
   D) Daniel
10. Which prophet foretold that the captivity in Babylon would last seventy years?
    A) Jeremiah
    B) Isaiah
    C) Ezekiel
    D) Daniel

Answers

1. D) Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel (Isaiah 1:1)
2. A) Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1-3)
3. B) Isaiah (Isaiah 9:6)
4. C) Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:6)
5. D) Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:6)
6. A) Lamentations (Lamentations 1:1)
7. B) Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1)
8. C) Ezekiel (Ezekiel 37:1-10)
9. D) Daniel (Daniel 7:3)
10. A) Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11)