The State of the Dead: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

The Bible calls death a sleep. The dead know nothing and wait in the grave until Jesus comes and calls them forth; God alone has immortality, and He gives it at the resurrection.

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

Questions

1. What do the dead know, according to Ecclesiastes 9:5?
   A) Nothing
   B) Everything
   C) The future
   D) What the living do
2. What happens to a man's thoughts on the day he dies?
   A) They go to heaven
   B) They perish
   C) They grow wiser
   D) They stay awake in the grave
3. What did Jesus call Lazarus's death?
   A) A journey
   B) A dream
   C) Sleep
   D) A punishment
4. Where does the dust return at death?
   A) To heaven
   B) To the sea
   C) To the stars
   D) To the earth
5. What returns to God who gave it?
   A) The spirit (the breath of life)
   B) The body
   C) The name
   D) The house
6. Who only hath immortality, according to 1 Timothy 6:16?
   A) Every man
   B) God
   C) The angels
   D) The prophets
7. When do the righteous put on immortality?
   A) At death
   B) At birth
   C) At the last trump, when Christ comes
   D) At baptism
8. What did Peter say about David at Pentecost?
   A) David is in heaven
   B) David is an angel
   C) David will never rise
   D) David is not ascended into the heavens
9. Do the dead praise the LORD, according to Psalm 115:17?
   A) No
   B) Yes
   C) Only on Sabbaths
   D) Only the righteous
10. What did Jesus say all that are in the graves shall hear?
    A) Nothing
    B) His voice, and they shall come forth
    C) Only a trumpet
    D) The angels singing

Answers

1. A) Nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5)
2. B) They perish (Psalm 146:4)
3. C) Sleep (John 11:11-14)
4. D) To the earth (Ecclesiastes 12:7)
5. A) The spirit (the breath of life) (Ecclesiastes 12:7)
6. B) God (1 Timothy 6:16)
7. C) At the last trump, when Christ comes (1 Corinthians 15:51-53)
8. D) David is not ascended into the heavens (Acts 2:29, 34)
9. A) No (Psalm 115:17)
10. B) His voice, and they shall come forth (John 5:28-29)