Welcome to another thought-provoking journey through the Book of Genesis. This time we are venturing into Genesis Chapter 19, a chapter filled with tension, moral quandaries, and dire consequences.
This Genesis 19 Quiz is designed to encourage you to dig deeper into the biblical text, sharpening your knowledge and understanding of Genesis Chapter 19 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.
So, get your Bible ready, put on your thinking caps, and let’s tackle Genesis Chapter 19 together! Remember, each question is followed by five potential answers. Choose carefully and enjoy the process!
See also: Genesis 18 Quiz
Bible Quiz on Genesis Chapter 19
Genesis 19 Quiz Questions
Question 1:
Where does Genesis Chapter 19 begin with Lot sitting?
a) At the gate of Sodom
b) In his home
c) At his tent door
d) At the gate of Gomorrah
e) On a hill overlooking the city
Question 2:
How do the two angels respond to Lot’s request to turn into his house, as mentioned in verse 2?
a) They immediately agree
b) They insist on staying in the street
c) They decline and continue their journey
d) They ask for Lot’s credentials
e) They express a desire to meet Lot’s family
Question 3:
What does Lot prepare for the two angels who visit him, as stated in verse 3?
a) A feast with wine
b) A simple meal with water
c) Unleavened bread
d) A sacrifice
e) A lamb stew
Question 4:
Who surrounded Lot’s house after he took in the two angels, as described in verse 4?
a) The people of Sodom
b) The elders of the city
c) The king’s guards
d) The women of the city
e) The city’s outcasts
Question 5:
In verse 21, what does the angel say about the city of Zoar?
a) It is a sinful city
b) It is a holy city
c) It is a small city
d) It is a prosperous city
e) It is a deserted city
Question 6:
How does Lot address the men of Sodom who are at his door in verse 6?
a) My brethren
b) My lords
c) My friends
d) My people
e) My neighbors
Question 7:
In verse 18, how does Lot respond to the angels’ instructions?
a) He obeys without question
b) He hesitates and is fearful
c) He protests and pleads for mercy
d) He expresses his gratitude
e) He questions the angels’ authority
Question 8:
What do the men of Sodom accuse Lot of in verse 9?
a) Of stealing
b) Of lying
c) Of blasphemy
d) Of judgement
e) Of being a foreigner
Question 9:
What do the people of Sodom demand of Lot in verse 5?
a) They demand Lot to surrender his property
b) They demand Lot to give them his food
c) They demand to know the men who came to Lot
d) They demand Lot to leave the city
e) They demand Lot to serve them
Question 10:
What alternative does Lot propose to the angels in verse 20?
a) That he may flee to Zoar instead of the mountain
b) That he may return to Sodom once it is safe
c) That he may hide in the wilderness
d) That he may join the angels in heaven
e) That he may surrender to the men of Sodom
Question 11:
What is the response when Lot speaks to his sons-in-law in verse 14?
a) They think he mocks
b) They agree to leave with him
c) They refuse to leave the city
d) They pledge to fight for Sodom
e) They confess their sins
Question 12:
What do the angels do when Lot lingered, as described in verse 16?
a) They left him behind
b) They persuaded him further
c) They laid hands upon him, his wife, and two daughters and brought them outside the city
d) They prayed for his safety
e) They showed him a vision of Sodom’s destruction
Question 13:
What instruction do the angels give Lot and his family in verse 17?
a) Look not behind thee
b) Leave all your possessions behind
c) Beg the Lord for forgiveness
d) Gather as many people as you can
e) Defend yourself against any threat
Question 14:
What happens to Lot’s wife as she looks back at the city, as mentioned in verse 26?
a) She weeps uncontrollably
b) She becomes a pillar of salt
c) She is turned to stone
d) She loses her sight
e) She is consumed by fire
Question 15:
In verse 27, where did Abraham go early in the morning?
a) To the place where he stood before the Lord
b) To the city of Sodom
c) To the mountains
d) To his tent
e) To the city of Zoar
Question 16:
What does Abraham see when he looks toward Sodom and Gomorrah in verse 28?
a) The smoke of the land ascending like a furnace
b) Angels descending from heaven
c) Lot and his daughters fleeing the city
d) The people of Sodom and Gomorrah repenting
e) The cities untouched and peaceful
Question 17:
Where does Lot and his daughters live after leaving Zoar, as described in verse 30?
a) In a cave
b) In a tent
c) In the mountains
d) In the wilderness
e) In a neighboring city
Question 18:
What plan do Lot’s daughters come up with in verse 32?
a) To return to Zoar
b) To seek husbands from another city
c) To make their father drink wine and lie with him
d) To start farming for survival
e) To seek out Abraham
Question 19:
What does the older daughter do on the first night as described in verse 33?
a) She gets Lot drunk and lies with him
b) She leaves the cave to find help
c) She prays to God for deliverance
d) She guards the entrance of the cave
e) She cooks a meal for her father and sister
Question 20:
What does the younger daughter do on the following day, as stated in verse 35?
a) She follows her sister’s actions and lies with her father
b) She confronts her older sister
c) She leaves the cave to find food
d) She repents for her sister’s actions
e) She guards the entrance of the cave
Question 21:
What is the outcome of the daughters’ actions, as revealed in verses 36-37?
a) They both become pregnant with Lot’s children
b) They are punished by God
c) They are forgiven by Lot
d) They find husbands in a nearby city
e) They are found by a search party
Question 22:
What does the older daughter name her son, as mentioned in verse 37?
a) Moab
b) Ben-Ammi
c) Ishmael
d) Abraham
e) Isaac
Question 23:
Who does the older daughter’s son become the father of, as stated in verse 37?
a) The Moabites
b) The Israelites
c) The Canaanites
d) The Ammonites
e) The Edomites
Question 24:
What does the younger daughter name her son, as mentioned in verse 38?
a) Ben-Ammi
b) Moab
c) Isaac
d) Jacob
e) Esau
Question 25:
Who does the younger daughter’s son become the father of, as stated in verse 38?
a) The Ammonites
b) The Edomites
c) The Moabites
d) The Israelites
e) The Canaanites
Test your knowledge on the next chapter.
Answers to Genesis 19 Questions
Answer 1
A) At the gate of Sodom
Explanation: In Genesis 19:1 KJV, it is written: “And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground.”
Answer 2
B) They insist on staying in the street
Explanation: According to Genesis 19:2 KJV: “And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.”
Answer 3
C) Unleavened bread
Explanation: In Genesis 19:3 KJV, it is mentioned: “And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.”
Answer 4
A) The people of Sodom
Explanation: According to Genesis 19:4 KJV: “But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter.”
Answer 5
C) It is a small city
Explanation: The angel responds to Lot’s request to flee to Zoar instead of the mountain. The angel refers to Zoar as a “little” or small city, suggesting that its size may have contributed to it being spared from the same fate as Sodom and Gomorrah.
Answer 6
A) My brethren
Explanation: As per Genesis 19:6 KJV: “And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.”
Answer 7
C) He protests and pleads for mercy
Explanation: Genesis 19:18-19 KJV states: “And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die.”
Answer 8
D) Of judgement
Explanation: Genesis 19:9 KJV reads: “And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.”
Answer 9
C) They demand to know the men who came to Lot
Explanation: Genesis 19:5 KJV mentions: “And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.”
Answer 10
A) That he may flee to Zoar instead of the mountain
Explanation: As per Genesis 19:20 KJV: “Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.”
Answer 11
A) They think he mocks
Explanation: Genesis 19:14 KJV reads: “And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.”
Answer 12
C) They laid hands upon him, his wife, and two daughters and brought them outside the city
Explanation:Genesis 19:16 KJV states: “And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.”
Answer 13
A) Look not behind thee
Explanation: Genesis 19:17 KJV says: “And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.”
Answer 14
B) She becomes a pillar of salt
Explanation: Genesis 19:26 KJV states: “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”
Answer 15
A) To the place where he stood before the Lord
Explanation: Genesis 19:27 KJV reads: “And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD.”
Answer 16
A) The smoke of the land ascending like a furnace
Explanation: Genesis 19:28 KJV says: “And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.”
Answer 17
A) In a cave
Explanation: Genesis 19:30 KJV states: “And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.”
Answer 18
C) To make their father drink wine and lie with him
Explanation: As per Genesis 19:32 KJV: “Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”
Answer 19
A) She gets Lot drunk and lies with him
Explanation: Genesis 19:33 KJV reads: “And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.”
Answer 20
A) She follows her sister’s actions and lies with her father
Explanation: Genesis 19:35 KJV states: “And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.”
Answer 21
A) They both become pregnant with Lot’s children
Explanation: Genesis 19:36-37 KJV says: “Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.”
Answer 22
A) Moab
Explanation: Genesis 19:37 KJV reads: “And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.”
Answer 23
A) The Moabites
Explanation: As per Genesis 19:37 KJV: “And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.”
Answer 24
A) Ben-Ammi
Explanation: Genesis 19:38 KJV states: “And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.”
Answer 25
A) The Ammonites
Explanation: As per Genesis 19:38 KJV: “And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.”
