The Ten Commandments: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

God spoke the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai and wrote them with His own finger on two tables of stone. They show us how to love God and our neighbour.

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

Questions

1. On which mountain did God speak the Ten Commandments?
   A) Carmel
   B) Sinai
   C) Zion
   D) Nebo
2. On what were the commandments written?
   A) A scroll of papyrus
   B) Plates of gold
   C) Two tables of stone
   D) Clay tablets
3. Who wrote the commandments on the tables of stone?
   A) Moses
   B) Aaron
   C) Joshua
   D) The finger of God
4. What does the first commandment say?
   A) Thou shalt have no other gods before me
   B) Thou shalt not kill
   C) Honour thy father and thy mother
   D) Remember the sabbath day
5. Which commandment forbids making graven images to bow down to them?
   A) The first
   B) The second
   C) The fourth
   D) The tenth
6. Which commandment begins with the word "Remember"?
   A) The first
   B) The fifth
   C) The fourth
   D) The ninth
7. Which is the first commandment with promise?
   A) Thou shalt not steal
   B) Remember the sabbath day
   C) Thou shalt not covet
   D) Honour thy father and mother
8. What does the ninth commandment forbid?
   A) Bearing false witness
   B) Stealing
   C) Coveting
   D) Killing
9. Where were the tables of the law placed?
   A) In Pharaoh's palace
   B) In the ark of the covenant
   C) In a cave at Sinai
   D) In Moses' tent
10. How did Jesus sum up the law?
    A) Keep all the feasts
    B) Pay tithes on everything
    C) Love God with all your heart, and your neighbour as yourself
    D) Fast twice a week

Answers

1. B) Sinai (Exodus 19:20; 20:1)
2. C) Two tables of stone (Exodus 31:18)
3. D) The finger of God (Exodus 31:18)
4. A) Thou shalt have no other gods before me (Exodus 20:3)
5. B) The second (Exodus 20:4-5)
6. C) The fourth (Exodus 20:8)
7. D) Honour thy father and mother (Ephesians 6:2)
8. A) Bearing false witness (Exodus 20:16)
9. B) In the ark of the covenant (Deuteronomy 10:5)
10. C) Love God with all your heart, and your neighbour as yourself (Matthew 22:37-40)