Prodigal Son Bible Quiz

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1. According to Luke 15vs11-32, what did the younger son ask his father for?A) His share of the property · B) A new robe · C) A wife · D) To be made a servant

   His share of the property

2. In the parable of the prodigal son, how many sons did the father have?A) Two · B) Three · C) Four · D) Twelve

   Two (sons. 15vs11)

3. How did the younger son squander his property?A) In wild (riotous) living · B) In building a house · C) In buying land · D) In helping the poor

   In wild (riotous) living (living. 15vs13)

4. What did the younger son decide to do when he ran out of money?A) Return to his father and ask for forgiveness · B) Continue to live in poverty · C) Beg for money from strangers · D) Work as a hired servant in a distant land

   Work as a hired servant in a distant land

5. What did the father do when he saw his younger son returning from a distance?A) He refused to forgive him. · B) He ran to embrace him and threw a big celebration. · C) He scolded him for his actions. · D) He asked him to repay the money he had wasted.

   He ran to embrace him and threw a big celebration.

6. What was the reaction of the older son when he saw the celebration for his younger brother?A) He was overjoyed and joined the celebration. · B) He was angry and refused to go inside. · C) He left to visit a friend. · D) He demanded a larger share of the inheritance

   He was angry and refused to go inside.

7. What kind of work did the younger son take up when he was in need?A) He fed pigs · B) He fished · C) He kept sheep · D) He sold cloth

   He fed pigs

8. What realization did the younger son have when he was in dire need?A) His father’s hired servants had plenty of bread · B) His brother was coming to find him · C) He could become rich in that country · D) The famine would soon end

   His father’s hired servants had plenty of bread

9. What complaint did the older son make to his father?A) His father never gave him even a young goat to feast with his friends · B) His brother took his inheritance · C) He had to feed the pigs · D) His father sent him away

   His father never gave him even a young goat to feast with his friends

10. What did the father instruct his servants to do upon the return of the younger son?A) Bring the best robe, a ring and shoes, and kill the fatted calf · B) Make him a hired servant · C) Send him to the fields · D) Give him another share of the property

    Bring the best robe, a ring and shoes, and kill the fatted calf

11. What did the father say about his son who was lost and then found?A) “This my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found” · B) “He has wasted all my money” · C) “He may stay as a servant” · D) “He must work for his brother”

    “This my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found”

12. In the parable of the Prodigal Son, who or what does the father represent?A) God, who forgives sinners who return · B) Moses the lawgiver · C) The Roman emperor · D) The temple priests

    God, who forgives sinners who return

13. What key themes or lessons can be drawn from the parable of the Prodigal Son as a whole?A) Forgiveness and the joy of repentance · B) Hard work always brings riches · C) The older child is always right · D) Money brings happiness

    Forgiveness and the joy of repentance