25 Hard Revelation 18 Quiz Questions and Answers

Answer 1: B: In one hour so great riches came to nought. One day does appear in this chapter, but verse eight uses it for the coming of her plagues, not for the ruin of her riches; a reader who knows the chapter well must keep those two events distinct.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:17, “for in one hour so great riches is come to nought.”

Answer 2: C: Babylon said in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. The other options express the same pride but none contains the queen and widow language that verse seven actually uses.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:7, “she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow.”

Answer 3: A: The voice from heaven gives two reasons: that God’s people should not be partakers of her sins, and that they should not receive her plagues. The other options describe plausible consequences of Babylon’s fall but none is what verse four states.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:4, “that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”

Answer 4: B: The angel’s words were, thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. The other options borrow the millstone imagery but none matches the wording of verse twenty-one.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:21, “Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.”

Answer 5: D: The kings of the earth, who had committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, stood afar off and bewailed her. Merchants are prominent throughout the chapter and also weep and mourn over her fall, but their lamentation is in verse eleven. Verse nine names the kings as the ones who stood afar off and bewailed her.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:9-10, “the kings of the earth…shall bewail her, and lament for her…standing afar off for the fear of her torment.”

Answer 6: C: By her sorceries were all nations deceived. Signs and wonders come readily to mind when thinking of supernatural deception in Revelation, but verse twenty-three names sorceries as the means, not signs.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:23, “for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.”

Answer 7: A: Babylon had become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Verse two names devils and foul spirits, not souls of the unjust dead; D is not what the text says. Since D is false, the compound at C fails as well; A alone is correct.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:2, “is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit.”

Answer 8: B: Her sins had reached even unto heaven. Unto God’s throne goes further than the verse does; verse five says heaven, and nothing beyond heaven is specified. The text is simple and direct on this point.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:5, “For her sins have reached unto heaven.”

Answer 9: E: The command is to double unto her double according to her works. A reader who recalls that Babylon was to receive a multiplied repayment may misremember the multiplier. The verse says double, not threefold; the command is double unto her double.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:6, “double unto her double according to her works.”

Answer 10: C: In her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. The verse names blood, not tears, riches, idols, or treasures. The other options draw on themes from the chapter but none is what verse twenty-four actually says was found in her.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:24, “in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.”

Answer 11: A: The fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. The other options describe things broadly associated with Babylon’s collapse but none is the specific thing that verse fourteen says departed.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:14, “the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee.”

Answer 12: D: The merchants weep and mourn because no man buyeth their merchandise any more. The verse gives this specific economic reason. The other options are plausible consequences of a great city’s fall but are not what verse eleven states.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:11, “for no man buyeth their merchandise any more.”

Answer 13: C: The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. In the same verse, the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and they come to mind naturally when reading about Babylon’s close associates. But the verse credits the merchants, not the kings, with waxing rich through her delicacies.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:3, “the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.”

Answer 14: B: The shipmasters and sailors cried, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all they that had ships in the sea. A reader who recalls the pattern of mourning cries in this chapter may reach for Woe, woe, which sounds like a natural parallel. But the word verse nineteen uses is Alas, alas, and the distinction is worth pressing.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:19, “Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all they that had ships in the sea.”

Answer 15: E: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, for God hath avenged you on her. The blood of saints is what Babylon is charged with in verse twenty-four, and their vindication is the very reason for the call to rejoice. But verse twenty names heaven, apostles, and prophets as those addressed, not the martyrs directly.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:20, “Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets.”

Answer 16: D: Her plagues shall come in one day: death, and mourning, and famine, and she shall be utterly burned with fire. Pestilence sounds like a natural companion to death and famine in a judgment list, and a reader who knows the general theme but not the exact word of verse eight may choose it. The verse says mourning, not pestilence.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:8, “shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire.”

Answer 17: A: The great city was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet. Gold, precious stones, and pearls name the things she was decked with in the same verse, not what she was clothed in. Verse sixteen keeps clothing and adornment distinct, and that distinction is what verse sixteen makes clear.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:16, “that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet.”

Answer 18: B: The earth was lightened with the angel’s own glory. In Revelation, great light and glory almost always belong to God or the Lamb. A reader who knows the book’s heavenly imagery but has not fixed this verse in memory may assume the source of light must be divine. Verse one credits the glory to the angel himself.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:1, “the earth was lightened with his glory.”

Answer 19: C: The merchandise list closes with slaves, and souls of men. The list ends with the most disturbing entry of all: human beings as commodities. A reader who recalls the opening of the list (gold, silver) or its middle (cinnamon, horses) may forget how it ends.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:13, “slaves, and souls of men.”

Answer 20: A: The merchants which were made rich by her shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment. Fear of the flames fits the visible scene of a burning city, but verse fifteen names torment, not flames, as the specific reason they stood back.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:15, “shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment.”

Answer 21: E: Verses twenty-two and twenty-three name all four: the voice of harpers and musicians (A), the sound of any craftsman (B), the light of a candle (C), and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride (D) are each declared to be heard or found no more. All four must be confirmed from the text before E can be chosen.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:22-23, “the voice of harpers, and musicians…no craftsman…the light of a candle…the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more.”

Answer 22: D: The merchandise list opens with gold, and silver, and precious stones. Pearls and ivory are both in the list, but they do not open it; pearls come after gold and silver in verse twelve, and ivory follows them. A reader who knows the list’s contents but not their sequence may reach for B or E.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:12, “The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls.”

Answer 23: C: When the shipmasters saw the smoke of her burning, they cried, What city is like unto this great city? The question echoes the wonder at Babylon’s incomparable greatness. The other options are plausible laments but none matches the text of verse eighteen.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:18, “What city is like unto this great city!”

Answer 24: B: They cast dust on their heads and cried, weeping and wailing. Ashes and dust are both mourning symbols throughout scripture and are often named together. A reader who knows the custom of public mourning but not this verse may reach for ashes. Verse nineteen says dust.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:19, “they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing.”

Answer 25: E: The kings cried, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. The exact word the verse uses is judgment. The other options capture the theme of sudden collapse but substitute synonyms for the word the text uses.
KJV Reference: Revelation 18:10, “for in one hour is thy judgment come.”