Are you smarter than a 5th grader? These are questions based on a Bible quiz for some 5th grade Presbyterian kids I know. How do you rate?

Lesson 1 Luke 5:27-32
1) Jesus went to the house of Levi for a dinner party.
What was Levi’s line of work, and for whom?

2) The Pharisees complained it was wrong that Jesus would even eat with such a man as Levi. Why did Jesus say he wanted to spend time with tax collectors and sinners? Was it:
a) He just wanted to show the Pharisees that He was the Son of God;
b) Jesus saw himself as a doctor for the sinful, not for the righteous only;
c) Jesus wanted to become a Roman citizen;
d) Jesus wanted a break on his taxes.

Lesson 2
1) Zacheus met Jesus while he was:
a. In a Used Car Lot
b. In a Market square,
c. In a Tree
d. In bed

2) The Sanhedrin was the Jewish high council.
a. True
b. False

Lesson 3
1) The Samaritan woman at the well called Jesus the “Messiah.” What does that mean?
2) How many husbands did Jesus say the woman at the well had in her past?

Lesson 4
1) What were the two needs Jesus met for the paralyzed man in Mark 2:1-12?
2) How did the paralyzed man’s friends get him to Jesus?

Lesson 5
1) Who said in Matthew 16:16 that Jesus was “the Messiah, the son of the living God?”
2) On hearing that Simon Called Jesus the Son of God, What new name did Jesus call Simon, what did it mean, and what was he to do in the future?

Lesson 6
1) When Jesus died on the cross, 5 things happened; one during the crucifixion, and 4 right when he died. Name three of them.
2) What does ‘resurrection” mean?

Lesson 7
1) After Easter Day, Cleopas and his friend met the risen Jesus on the road. What was the name of the city to which they were traveling?
2) The 2 travelers finally recognized that the stranger on the road was Jesus. What action did Jesus take that allowed them to recognize him as Jesus?

Lesson 8
1) After the death of Jesus, the disciples met in a locked room, and Jesus came and stood among them. All of them were there except one. Who was he?
2) What did Thomas want to do before he believed that Jesus was alive again?

Lesson 9
1) Name the two sons of Isaac?
2) Jacob stole Esau’s blessing from Isaac by doing what
a. Wearing a wig that resembled Esau,
b. Wearing Esau’s armor
c. Wearing goatskins to feel like Esau,
d. Telling Isaac how much he liked football.

Lesson 10
1) After cheating Esau, Jacob spent 20 years with his Uncle Laban. He married two of Laban’s daughters in that time. Who were they?
2) How did Jacob try to make peace with Esau?

Lesson 11
1) When Joseph’s brothers wanted to kill him at Dothan, who tried to protect him by having him thrown in a pit, and try to rescue him later?
2) The brothers sold Joseph to traders going to what country?

Lesson 12
1) What was the number of years Egypt was going to be in famine according to Pharaoh’s dream?
2) What did Potiphar’s wife do to get Joseph in trouble?
a Lied about him,
b Stole his credit cards,
c taught him to worship the gods of Egypt
d sold him insurance

Lesson 13
1) Joseph tricked Benjamin so it looked like he was a thief and then he kept him in Egypt. What was it that Joseph claimed Benjamin stole? Where did Pharaoh let the Israelites live within his country?


Answers
Lesson 1
1 Levi was a tax collector for the Romans. (It was a sin in that most tax collectors were thieves.)
2 Answer is B. Only the sick need a doctor. Only the sinner truly knows he needs Jesus.

Lesson 2
1 C. He was short and wanted to see Jesus.
2 True

Lesson 3
1 Christ
2 Five

Lesson 4
1 He forgave his sins and healed him.
2 They lowered him into the house where Jesus was through the ROOF.

Lesson 5
1 Simon
2 Peter, meaning, “The Rock” and he would build the church.

Lesson 6
1 The sky was dark from noon until 3, The temple curtain was torn from top to bottom, An earthquake, the rocks split open, and the bodies of many holy people came out of their tombs and went into the city.
2 Rising from the dead, as Jesus did on the 3rd day after his death.

Lesson 7
1 Emmaus
2 They recognized Jesus in the breaking of the Bread.

Lesson 8
1 Thomas
2 See and touch the wounds in Jesus’ hands and his side.

Lesson 9
1 Jacob and Esau
2 C (We have no evidence that Esau liked football.)

Lesson 10
1 Leah and Rachel
2 He sent several herds of animals ahead of him as gifts. (Genesis 32:13)

Lesson 11
1 Reuben
2 Egypt

Lesson 12
1 seven
2 (A) We have no reason to believe that the ancient Egyptians used credit cards or insurance.

Lesson 13
1 He hid a silver cup in Benjamin’s sack
2 The land of Goshen