Welcome to the ultimate test of your Biblical knowledge with our Genesis 44 quiz!
The Genesis 44 quiz is not your ordinary Bible quiz. It has been designed to be a thoroughly challenging and intricate examination of your knowledge of this chapter.
You will be presented with five possible answers for each question and you are to choose the most appropriate answer.
So, are you ready to take on the challenge? Let’s dive into the Genesis 44 quiz!
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Genesis 44 Quiz Questions
Question 1
What order did Joseph give to his steward regarding his brothers’ sacks?
A) Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry
B) Put the silver cup in the sack of the youngest
C) Put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Question 2
After the brothers left, what did Joseph instruct his steward to do?
A) Follow the men
B) Accuse them of theft
C) Ask them about their father
D) A and B
E) None of the above
Question 3
What was the accusation that Joseph’s steward made against the brothers?
A) They had stolen Joseph’s silver cup
B) They had not paid for the grain
C) They had lied about their family
D) They had tried to harm Joseph
E) None of the above
Question 4
What was the brothers’ response to the accusation of theft?
A) They denied it
B) They admitted it
C) They blamed it on Benjamin
D) They offered to become Joseph’s slaves
E) None of the above
Question 5
What was the brothers’ pledge to Joseph if they failed to bring Benjamin back?
A) They would give up their lives
B) They would serve him forever
C) They would give him all their money
D) They would never return to Egypt
E) None of the above
Question 6
In whose sack was the cup found?
A) Reuben’s
B) Simeon’s
C) Judah’s
D) Benjamin’s
E) None of the above
Question 7
Who was the first to speak to Joseph when they returned to the city?
A) Reuben
B) Simeon
C) Levi
D) Judah
E) None of the above
Question 8
What did the brothers do after the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack?
A) They went back to the city
B) They continued their journey
C) They left Benjamin and returned to Canaan
D) They tried to steal the cup back
E) None of the above
Question 9
What was Joseph’s decision regarding who would stay in Egypt?
A) All the brothers would stay
B) Only Benjamin would stay
C) All the brothers would go free
D) Only Judah would stay
E) None of the above
Question 10
What did Judah say had happened to their father in his grief over losing Joseph?
A) He had fallen sick
B) He had aged rapidly
C) He had become a bitter man
D) He had nearly died
E) None of the above
Question 11
What did Judah offer to Joseph in place of Benjamin?
A) He offered himself as a slave
B) He offered double the money
C) He offered his own sons
D) He offered to bring back Joseph to his father
E) None of the above
Question 12
Why did the brothers quickly lower their sacks to the ground?
A) To show they had nothing to hide
B) To prepare to return to the city
C) To open the sacks
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Question 13
Why did Judah say it would be better for him to stay behind as a slave instead of Benjamin?
A) Because he was older
B) Because he was stronger
C) Because it would bring too much sorrow to his father if Benjamin did not return
D) Because he had no children of his own
E) None of the above
Question 14
What did Judah say would happen if they returned to their father without Benjamin?
A) Their father would die
B) They would be disowned
C) They would be disgraced
D) Their family would starve
E) None of the above
Question 15
In what order did the steward search the brothers’ sacks?
A) From the oldest to the youngest
B) From the youngest to the oldest
C) Randomly
D) He did not search the sacks
E) None of the above
Question 16
What did Judah tell Joseph about their father’s state of mind?
A) His father loved Benjamin as he loved Joseph
B) His father was in deep sorrow over losing a son
C) His father would die if they didn’t bring back Benjamin
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Question 17
What did Judah recount to Joseph about their previous trip to Egypt?
A) Their father’s grief over losing a child
B) Their need for food
C) The promise he made to his father
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Question 18
What was the brothers’ reaction when the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack?
A) They tore their clothes
B) They accused Benjamin of theft
C) They returned to Canaan
D) They denied any knowledge of the cup
E) None of the above
Question 19
Who did the brothers say they were answerable to for Benjamin’s safety?
A) Their father
B) Their mother
C) God
D) Their fellow villagers
E) None of the above
Question 20
What was Joseph’s response to the brothers’ condition for the one found with the cup?
A) He agreed
B) He said only the one found with the cup would be his servant
C) He said they would all be his servants
D) He said the one found with the cup would be put to death
E) None of the above
Question 21
Who told Joseph that Benjamin’s mother had died?
A) Reuben
B) Simeon
C) Levi
D) Judah
E) None of the above
Question 22
When the brothers returned to the city, before whom were they brought?
A) Pharaoh
B) The governor
C) Joseph
D) The Egyptian people
E) None of the above
Question 23
What did the brothers say would happen to the one in whose sack the cup was found?
A) He would be killed
B) He would become a slave
C) He would return to Canaan
D) He would be banished from Egypt
E) None of the above
Question 24
What did Judah tell Joseph they had brought back from Canaan?
A) More money
B) Gifts
C) The money that was returned in their sacks
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Question 25
What reason did the brothers give for bringing back the money that was returned in their sacks?
A) It was an oversight
B) They didn’t know how it got there
C) They thought it was a mistake
D) They wanted to show their honesty
E) None of the above
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Answers to Genesis 44 Quiz Questions
Answer Number 1
D) All of the above
Explanation: In Genesis 44:1-2, Joseph gave orders to his steward to fill the men’s sacks with food, to put each man’s money back in his sack, and to put his silver cup in the sack of the youngest, Benjamin.
Answer Number 2
D) A and B
Explanation: Joseph instructed his steward to follow the men and accuse them of theft (Genesis 44:4).
Answer Number 3
A) They had stolen Joseph’s silver cup
Explanation: The steward accused the brothers of stealing Joseph’s silver cup, as per Genesis 44:5.
Answer Number 4
A) They denied it
Explanation: The brothers denied the accusation and even offered to become Joseph’s slaves if the cup was found among their belongings (Genesis 44:7-9).
Answer Number 5
B) They would serve him forever
Explanation: The brothers pledged that the person with whom the cup was found would become Joseph’s slave, and the rest of them would be innocent (Genesis 44:9).
Answer Number 6
D) Benjamin’s
Explanation: The cup was found in Benjamin’s sack (Genesis 44:12).
Answer Number 7
D) Judah
Explanation: Judah was the one who spoke to Joseph when they returned to the city after the cup was found (Genesis 44:14-34).
Answer Number 8
A) They went back to the city
Explanation: After the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack, the brothers returned to the city (Genesis 44:13).
Answer Number 9
B) Only Benjamin would stay
Explanation: Joseph’s initial decision was that only Benjamin would stay as his slave, as the cup was found in his sack (Genesis 44:17).
Answer Number 10
B) He had aged rapidly
Explanation: Judah mentioned that their father’s life was bound up in Benjamin’s life, and the loss of Benjamin would bring their father down to the grave in sorrow (Genesis 44:29-31). This can be interpreted as saying that Jacob had aged rapidly in his grief.
Answer Number 11
A) He offered himself as a slave
Explanation: Judah offered himself as a slave to Joseph in place of Benjamin (Genesis 44:33).
Answer Number 12
D) All of the above
Explanation: Upon the steward’s accusation of theft, the brothers quickly lowered their sacks to the ground to show they had nothing to hide, to prepare to return to the city, and to open the sacks (Genesis 44:11).
Answer Number 13
C) Because it would bring too much sorrow to his father if Benjamin did not return
Explanation: Judah said that it would bring too much sorrow to his father if Benjamin did not return (Genesis 44:34).
Answer Number 14
A) Their father would die
Explanation: Judah explained that if they returned to their father without Benjamin, their father would die because his life was bound up in the life of the boy (Genesis 44:31).
Answer Number 15
A) From the oldest to the youngest
Explanation: The steward searched their sacks starting from the oldest to the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack (Genesis 44:12).
Answer Number 16
D) All of the above
Explanation: Judah described their father’s love for Benjamin, his sorrow over losing a son, and said that his father would die if they didn’t bring back Benjamin (Genesis 44:20, 22, 29, 31).
Answer Number 17
D) All of the above
Explanation: Judah recounted their father’s grief over losing a child (Genesis 44:28), their need for food (Genesis 44:25), and the promise he made to his father to keep Benjamin safe (Genesis 44:32).
Answer Number 18
A) They tore their clothes
Explanation: The brothers tore their clothes when the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack, a sign of distress and grief (Genesis 44:13).
Answer Number 19
A) Their father
Explanation: The brothers said they were answerable to their father for Benjamin’s safety (Genesis 44:32).
Answer Number 20
B) He said only the one found with the cup would be his servant
Explanation: Joseph stated that only the one found with the cup would be his servant, and the rest of the brothers could go back to their father (Genesis 44:10, 17).
Answer Number 21
D) Judah
Explanation: Judah is the one who tells Joseph that Benjamin’s mother had died (Genesis 44:20).
Answer Number 22
C) Joseph
Explanation: When the brothers returned to the city, they were brought before Joseph (Genesis 44:14).
Answer Number 23
B) He would become a slave
Explanation: The brothers stated that the one in whose sack the cup was found would become a slave to Joseph (Genesis 44:9).
Answer Number 24
C) The money that was returned in their sacks
Explanation: Judah tells Joseph that they brought back the money that was found in the mouth of their sacks (Genesis 44:8).
Answer Number 25
C) They thought it was a mistake
Explanation: The brothers explained that they brought back the money found in their sacks because they thought it was a mistake (Genesis 44:8).
