Challenge your biblical knowledge with this meticulously curated Genesis 4 quiz.
This quiz is designed to test your attention to detail, your understanding of undercurrent themes, and your ability to connect the dots within the chapter.
So, arm yourself with your favorite Bible version, preferably the King James Version, as we go into the complexities of Genesis Chapter 4.
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Bible Quiz on Genesis Chapter 4
Question 1:
What was the occupation of Cain, the first son of Adam and Eve according to Genesis 4?
A. He was a farmer.
B. He was a carpenter.
C. He was a shepherd.
D. He was a hunter.
E. He was a blacksmith.
Question 2:
What did Abel, the brother of Cain, offer as a sacrifice to the Lord?
A. He offered fruit from the ground.
B. He offered a lamb from his flock.
C. He offered a calf from his herd.
D. He offered a grain offering.
E. He offered a drink offering.
Question 3:
What was God’s reaction to Abel’s offering?
A. He rejected it.
B. He was indifferent.
C. He had respect unto it.
D. He cursed it.
E. He commanded him to offer more.
Question 4:
How did Cain react when his offering was not respected by the Lord?
A. He was indifferent.
B. His countenance fell.
C. He was happy.
D. He danced for joy.
E. He made another offering.
Question 5:
In Genesis 4:7, what did the Lord tell Cain would happen if he did well?
A. He would be blessed.
B. He would be accepted.
C. His crops would increase.
D. His offering would be respected.
E. His brother would serve him.
Question 6:
What was Cain’s response when God asked him about the whereabouts of his brother?
A. He confessed to his crime.
B. He said he didn’t know.
C. He said that Abel was in the field.
D. He asked if he was his brother’s keeper.
E. He blamed God for Abel’s death.
Question 7:
According to Genesis 4:10, what or who testified to God about Abel’s murder?
A. Abel’s sheep.
B. Abel’s blood.
C. The earth.
D. Abel’s friend
E. Eve
Question 8:
What did God say would happen to the ground as a result of Cain’s actions?
A. It would continue to produce for Cain.
B. It would no longer yield unto Cain her strength.
C. It would swallow Cain.
D. It would be cursed.
E. It would dry up.
Question 9:
What was the consequence of Cain’s actions according to Genesis 4:12?
A. He would be a stable dweller.
B. He would be a joyful wanderer.
C. He would be a fugitive and a vagabond.
D. He would become a king.
E. He would become a warrior.
Question 10:
What was Cain’s concern after he was cursed by God?
A. That he would be unable to farm.
B. That his parents would disown him.
C. That he would have no food to eat.
D. That he would have no place to live.
E. That anyone who finds him would kill him.
Question 11:
What mark did God set upon Cain?
A. A mark of shame.
B. A mark of protection.
C. A mark of guilt.
D. A mark of redemption.
E. It is not specified in the text.
Question 12:
In which land did Cain dwell after being driven out from the presence of the Lord?
A. The land of Nod.
B. The land of Canaan.
C. The land of Egypt.
D. The land of Edom.
E. The land of Moab.
Question 13:
Who was the first child of Cain mentioned in Genesis 4?
A. Enoch.
B. Irad.
C. Mehujael.
D. Methusael.
E. Lamech
Question 14:
Who did Lamech take unto himself, marking the first instance of polygamy in the Bible?
A. Eve and Adah.
B. Adah and Zillah.
C. Zillah and Naamah.
D. Naamah and Eve.
E. Adah and Naamah.
Question 15:
What unique feature did Lamech’s wives have in common among women in Genesis?
A. They were sisters.
B. They were both from the Land of Nod.
C. They were the first named women apart from Eve.
D. They were daughters of Enoch.
E. They were not of Adam’s lineage.
Question 16:
Which of Adah’s sons was known for a specific occupation and what was it?
A. Jabal, the father of those who dwell in tents.
B. Jubal, the father of those who handle the harp and organ.
C. Tubal-cain, the instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.
D. Enoch, the builder of the city.
E. All of the above.
Question 17:
What was the name of the person who was the “father of all such as handle the harp and organ”?
A. Jabal
B. Jubal
C. Tubal-cain
D. Lamech
E. Enoch
Question 18:
Tubal-cain had a sister as mentioned in the text. What was her name?
A. Adah
B. Zillah
C. Naamah
D. Eve
E. The text doesn’t mention her name.
Question 19:
In the poem or song that Lamech recites to his wives, what does he say he has done?
A. Built a city.
B. Slayed a man to his wounding.
C. Found the mark of Cain.
D. Played the harp and organ.
E. Tilled the ground.
Question 20:
What is the ratio that Lamech uses to express his vengeance in contrast to Cain’s?
A. Seventy-sevenfold
B. Sevenfold
C. Seventy times seven
D. Tenfold
E. Hundredfold
Question 21:
After the death of Abel and the banishment of Cain, who was born to Adam and Eve?
A. Enoch
B. Seth
C. Enos
D. Cainan
E. Lamech
Question 22:
Enos had a significant role in mankind’s relationship with God. What was it?
A. He was the first to offer sacrifices.
B. He was the first to till the land.
C. He was the first to build a city.
D. He was the first to be a nomad.
E. His time marked when men began to call upon the name of the Lord.
Question 23:
In Genesis 4:26, it states “then began men to call upon the name of the Lord”. Who was alive when this practice began?
A. Adam and Eve
B. Seth
C. Enos
D. Cain
E. Enoch
Question 24:
What does the name “Seth” mean as mentioned in Genesis 4:25?
A. Appointed
B. Gift
C. Strong
D. Replaced
E. God-heard
Question 25:
How does the phrase “men began to call upon the name of the Lord” in verse 26 contrast with the events earlier in the chapter?
A. It contrasts with Cain’s indifference to God’s command.
B. It contrasts with God’s rejection of Cain’s offering.
C. It contrasts with the murder of Abel.
D. It contrasts with the Lamech’s song of vengeance.
E. It contrasts with the birth of Cain’s descendants.
Question 26:
What was the symbolic significance of the birth of Seth?
A. The continuation of the righteous line from Adam.
B. The beginning of polygamy.
C. The start of music and arts.
D. The start of city-building.
E. The redemption of Cain.
Question 27:
What did God say to Cain when “his countenance fell”?
A. He asked him to leave Eden.
B. He assured him of his favor.
C. He promised him a great future.
D. He warned him about sin lying at the door.
E. He cursed him and his offerings
Question 28:
Which of the following is NOT an event mentioned in Genesis 4?
A. Cain’s banishment.
B. Abel’s murder.
C. The birth of Seth.
D. The building of the Ark.
E. The start of men calling upon the name of the Lord.
Question 29:
What was the distinguishing feature of the city that Cain built?
A. It was the largest city in the world.
B. It was the first city to be built after the creation of the world.
C. It was named after God.
D. It was surrounded by a great wall.
E. It was built on the highest mountain.
Question 30:
What does Genesis 4 illustrate about the consequences of sin?
A. Sin leads to a lack of faith.
B. Sin leads to immediate death.
C. Sin is always forgiven without consequences.
D. Sin can have generational impacts.
E. Sin always leads to repentance.
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Answers to Genesis 4 Quiz
Answer to Question 1
A. He was a farmer.
Explanation: Genesis 4:2 says, “And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”
Answer to Question 2
B. He offered a lamb from his flock.
Explanation: Genesis 4:4 states, “And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering”
Answer to Question 3
C. He had respect unto it.
Explanation: Genesis 4:4 reads, “And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering.”
Answer to Question 4
B. His countenance fell.
Explanation: According to Genesis 4:5, “But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.”
Answer to Question 5
B. He would be accepted.
Explanation: Genesis 4:7 says, “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.”
Answer to Question 6
D. He asked if he was his brother’s keeper.
Explanation: Genesis 4:9 states, “And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Answer to Question 7
B. Abel’s blood.
Explanation: Genesis 4:10 reads, “And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.”
Answer to Question 8
B. It would no longer yield unto Cain her strength.
Explanation: Genesis 4:12 says, “When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
Answer to Question 9
C. He would be a fugitive and a vagabond.
Explanation: Genesis 4:12 says, “When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
Answer to Question 10
E. That anyone who finds him would kill him.
Explanation: Genesis 4:14 states, “Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
Answer to Question 11
E. It is not specified in the text.
Explanation: Genesis 4:15 reads, “And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.” The specific nature of this mark is not detailed in the text.
Answer to Question 12
A. The land of Nod.
Explanation: Genesis 4:16 says, “And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.”
Answer to Question 13
A. Enoch.
Explanation: According to Genesis 4:17, “And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son,
Answer to Question 14
B. Adah and Zillah.
Explanation: Genesis 4:19 states, “And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”
Answer to Question 15
C. They were the first named women apart from Eve.
Explanation: In Genesis 4:19-22, Adah and Zillah are the first women to be mentioned by name after Eve.
Answer to Question 16
E. All of the above.
Explanation: Genesis 4:20-22 states, “And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.”
Answer to Question 17
B. Jubal
Explanation: Genesis 4:21 states, “And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.”
Answer to Question 18
C. Naamah
Explanation: Genesis 4:22 says, “And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.”
Answer to Question 19
B. Slayed a man to his wounding.
Explanation: Genesis 4:23 reads, “And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.”
Answer to Question 20
A. Seventy-sevenfold
Explanation: Genesis 4:24 says, “If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.”
Answer to Question 21
B. Seth
Explanation: Genesis 4:25 states, “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”
Answer to Question 22
E. His time marked when men began to call upon the name of the Lord.
Explanation: Genesis 4:26 says, “And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.”
Answer to Question 23
C. Enos
Explanation: Genesis 4:26 states, “And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.”
Answer to Question 24
A. Appointed
Explanation: Genesis 4:25 says, “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”
Answer to Question 25
E. It contrasts with the birth of Cain’s descendants.
Explanation: In the context of Genesis 4, this phrase signifies a shift from the lineage of Cain, marked by disobedience and violence, to a new lineage through Seth, marked by calling upon the name of the Lord.
Answer to Question 26
A. The continuation of the righteous line from Adam.
Explanation: In Genesis 4:25,Eve calls Seth “another seed instead of Abel,” suggesting that Seth’s birth allowed the continuation of the righteous lineage from Adam, after Abel’s death and Cain’s banishment.
Answer to Question 27
D. He warned him about sin lying at the door.
Explanation: In Genesis 4:7, God tells Cain, “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
Answer to Question 28
D. The building of the Ark.
Explanation: The building of the Ark is not mentioned in Genesis 4. This event is recorded later in Genesis, specifically in Genesis 6 when God commands Noah to build the Ark.
Answer to Question 29
B. It was the first city to be built after the creation of the world.
Explanation: Genesis 4:17 states, “And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.”
Answer to Question 30
D. Sin can have generational impacts.
Explanation: Genesis 4 illustrates the generational impact of sin, as seen in Cain’s descendants’ behaviors like Lamech’s violence and his practice of polygamy, which contravened God’s original design for marriage
