Joseph: From the Pit to the Palace: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Joseph was hated by his brothers, sold as a slave and put in prison, yet God was with him and raised him up to save many lives.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Joseph: From the Pit to the Palace, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. What special gift did Jacob give Joseph?
   A) A golden ring
   B) A silver cup
   C) A coat of many colours
   D) A shepherd's staff
2. How old was Joseph when he was feeding the flock with his brothers and told his dreams?
   A) 12
   B) 20
   C) 30
   D) 17
3. In Joseph's second dream, what bowed down to him?
   A) The sun, the moon and eleven stars
   B) Twelve sheaves
   C) Seven cows
   D) A lion and a bear
4. Which brother said, "Let us sell him" instead of killing him?
   A) Reuben
   B) Judah
   C) Simeon
   D) Levi
5. For how much was Joseph sold?
   A) Thirty pieces of silver
   B) Fifty shekels of gold
   C) Twenty pieces of silver
   D) A hundred pieces of silver
6. Who bought Joseph in Egypt?
   A) Pharaoh
   B) The chief baker
   C) The chief butler
   D) Potiphar
7. Whose dreams did Joseph interpret in prison?
   A) The butler's and the baker's
   B) Pharaoh's sons'
   C) Two soldiers'
   D) Potiphar's and his wife's
8. What did Pharaoh's dream of seven fat and seven lean cows mean?
   A) Seven wars
   B) Seven years of plenty, then seven years of famine
   C) Seven kings
   D) Seven plagues
9. What name did Pharaoh give Joseph?
   A) Belteshazzar
   B) Abednego
   C) Zaphnath-paaneah
   D) Potipherah
10. What did Joseph tell his brothers about the evil they did to him?
    A) He would punish them
    B) He had forgotten it
    C) It was Reuben's fault
    D) God meant it unto good

Answers

1. C) A coat of many colours (Genesis 37:3)
2. D) 17 (Genesis 37:2)
3. A) The sun, the moon and eleven stars (Genesis 37:9)
4. B) Judah (Genesis 37:26-27)
5. C) Twenty pieces of silver (Genesis 37:28)
6. D) Potiphar (Genesis 39:1)
7. A) The butler's and the baker's (Genesis 40:5-8)
8. B) Seven years of plenty, then seven years of famine (Genesis 41:29-30)
9. C) Zaphnath-paaneah (Genesis 41:45)
10. D) God meant it unto good (Genesis 50:20)