Challenge yourself with this Genesis 6 quiz! This chapter sees humanity’s corruption, the prophesied flood, and Noah’s covenant with God.
As with the previous quizzes, we recommend using the King James Version of the Bible to assist your study. Prepare to delve into this challenging Bible quiz on Genesis Chapter 6.
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Bible Quiz on Genesis Chapter 6
Genesis 6 Quiz Questions
Question 1:
Genesis 6 starts by stating that men began to multiply on the face of the earth, but what was unusual about some of their offspring?
A. They were exceptionally strong.
B. They were giants.
C. They were marked by God.
D. They lived for unusually long lifespans.
E. They were all twins.
Question 2:
Who were the “sons of God” that Genesis 6:2 refers to?
A. The descendants of Adam.
B. The descendants of Seth.
C. The descendants of Cain.
D. Angels or heavenly beings.
E. It’s not specified in the text.
Question 3:
What does Genesis 6:3 imply when God said, “My spirit shall not always strive with man”?
A. God would destroy humanity.
B. God would stop giving prophetic visions.
C. God would limit human lifespan.
D. God would cease to exist.
E. God would turn his back on humanity.
Question 4:
What was the lifespan that God set for man in Genesis 6:3?
A. 120 years
B. 90 years
C. 70 years
D. 300 years
E. 100 years
Question 5:
Who were the “Nephilim” mentioned in Genesis 6:4?
A. The first humans to call upon the name of the Lord.
B. The descendants of Adam and Eve.
C. The sons of God and daughters of men.
D. The men of renown or heroes of old.
E. The survivors of the Great Flood.
Question 6:
What was God’s reaction to the wickedness of man in Genesis 6:5-6?
A. He blessed them.
B. He was indifferent.
C. He decided to increase their lifespan.
D. He was grieved and regretted making man.
E. He decided to decrease their lifespan.
Question 7:
What was God’s initial plan for dealing with the wickedness of humanity, as stated in Genesis 6:7?
A. To reward them.
B. To ignore them.
C. To destroy them.
D. To teach them righteousness.
E. To transform them into angels.
Question 8:
Who found favor in the eyes of the Lord, as per Genesis 6:8?
A. Enoch
B. Lamech
C. Noah
D. Methuselah
E. Adam
Question 9:
In Genesis 6:9, Noah was described as a just man, perfect in his generations. What other descriptor was given to him?
A. Noah walked with God.
B. Noah was a mighty hunter.
C. Noah was a man of faith.
D. Noah was the father of nations.
E. Noah was a skilled shipbuilder.
Question 10:
Who were the three sons of Noah mentioned in Genesis 6:10?
A. Adam, Seth, and Enos
B. Abel, Cain, and Seth
C. Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah
D. Shem, Ham, and Japheth
E. Cainan, Mahalalel, and Jared
Question 11:
According to Genesis 6:11, the earth was filled with what?
A. Righteousness
B. Joy
C. Violence
D. Beauty
E. Miracles
Question 12:
What did God see when he looked upon the earth in Genesis 6:12?
A. All people lived righteously.
B. The earth was filled with violence.
C. There was peace among all creatures.
D. The earth was barren.
E. Humanity was fruitful and multiplied.
Question 13:
What was God’s plan to deal with the earth’s corruption and violence, as described in Genesis 6:13?
A. To bless the earth and its inhabitants.
B. To cause a famine.
C. To send plagues.
D. To destroy both the earth and its inhabitants with a flood.
E. To send a Messiah.
Question 14:
In Genesis 6:14, God commanded Noah to build an ark using what material?
A. Stone
B. Iron
C. wood
D. Gold
E. Clay
Question 15:
What were the dimensions of the ark, as instructed by God in Genesis 6:15?
A. 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, 30 cubits high.
B. 100 cubits long, 75 cubits wide, 50 cubits high.
C. 500 cubits long, 75 cubits wide, 45 cubits high.
D. 200 cubits long, 30 cubits wide, 20 cubits high.
E. 400 cubits long, 60 cubits wide, 40 cubits high.
Question 16:
According to Genesis 6:16, what unique feature was Noah instructed to incorporate into the ark’s design?
A. A window
B. A deck
C. A door
D. A helm
E. A sail
Question 17:
In Genesis 6:17, God told Noah He would bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life. What did God promise Noah?
A. He would spare Noah and his family.
B. He would send a dove with an olive branch.
C. He would establish a covenant with Noah.
D. He would create a new earth.
E. He would multiply Noah’s descendants
Question 18:
In Genesis 6:18, with whom did God establish His covenant?
A. Noah
B. Shem
C. Ham
D. Japheth
E. Methuselah
Question 19:
What instructions did God give Noah regarding his family in Genesis 6:18?
A. To leave his family behind.
B. To send his family away.
C. To bring his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives into the ark.
D. To bring his sons into the ark, but leave the women behind.
E. To only bring his sons’ wives into the ark.
Question 20:
What did God instruct Noah to do with regards to the food for the journey in the Ark?
A. God asked Noah to gather only fruits and vegetables.
B. God instructed Noah to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it up.
C. God told Noah to carry only seven days’ worth of food.
D. God asked Noah to gather food only for his family and leave the rest to providence.
E. It doesn’t specify in the text.
Question 21:
What provision was Noah supposed to make for the animals according to Genesis 6:21?
A. He was to provide water for all the animals.
B. He was to gather food that is eaten by all the animals and store it.
C. He was to create separate spaces for each animal.
D. He was to sacrifice the unclean animals.
E. He was to train the animals to live in harmony.
Question 22:
What does Genesis 6:22 tell us about Noah’s response to God’s instructions?
A. Noah argued with God.
B. Noah ignored God.
C. Noah procrastinated.
D. Noah did according to all that God commanded him.
E. Noah asked for help from his neighbors.
Question 23:
How many of each kind of bird was Noah supposed to bring onto the ark?
A. One pair
B. Two pairs
C. Three pairs
D. Seven pairs
E. It doesn’t specify in the text.
Question 24:
How many of each kind of unclean animal was Noah supposed to bring onto the ark?
A. One pair
B. Two pairs
C. Three pairs
D. Seven pairs
E. It doesn’t specify in the text.
Question 25:
In Genesis 6:3, God states that His spirit will not always strive with man. What was the reason He gave?
A. Because man was also flesh.
B. Because man was wicked.
C. Because man was ungrateful.
D. Because man was violent.
E. It doesn’t specify in the text.
Question 26:
What was the core reason for God’s decision to bring a flood upon the Earth, according to Genesis Chapter 6?
A. God wanted to test Noah’s faith.
B. The Earth was overpopulated.
C. The Earth was filled with violence and corruption.
D. God wanted to start creation afresh.
E. The sons of God married the daughters of men.
Question 27:
What was the key characteristic that distinguished Noah from his generation according to Genesis 6:9?
A. Noah was the only one who could build an ark.
B. Noah was the richest man in his generation.
C. Noah walked with God.
D. Noah was the oldest person alive.
E. Noah was the only one who could interpret dreams.
Question 28:
In Genesis 6:16, God commands Noah to set the door of the ark in which part of the structure?
A. The front
B. The rear
C. The side
D. The top
E. It doesn’t specify in the text.
Question 29:
According to Genesis 6:19-20, of the animals that were to be brought into the ark, how were they to be gathered?
A. They were to be captured by Noah.
B. They were to be purchased by Noah.
C. They were to come to Noah.
D. They were to be called by Noah.
E. It doesn’t specify in the text.
Question 30:
Who were the only human beings that God commanded Noah to bring onto the ark?
A. Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives.
B. Noah, his wife, and his three sons.
C. Noah and his wife.
D. Noah, his wife, his sons, their wives, and their children.
E. All the righteous people in Noah’s generation.
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Answers to Genesis 6 Quiz Questions
Answer to Question 1
B. They were giants.
Explanation: Genesis 6:4 (KJV) states, “There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Answer to Question 2
D. Angels or heavenly beings.
Explanation: In Genesis 6:2 (KJV), “That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.” The “sons of God” in some biblical interpretations are understood to be angels or heavenly beings.
Answer to Question 3
C. God would limit human lifespan.
Explanation: Genesis 6:3 (KJV) reads, “And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.” This implies that God intended to limit human lifespan.
Answer to Question 4
A. 120 years
Explanation: Genesis 6:3 (KJV) clearly mentions, “yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”
Answer to Question 5
D. The men of renown or heroes of old.
Explanation: Genesis 6:4 (KJV) states, “the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.” The Nephilim were the offspring of the “sons of God” and the “daughters of men,” noted for their size and their status as heroes of old.
Answer to Question 6
D. He was grieved and regretted making man.
Explanation: In Genesis 6:6 (KJV), it says, “And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
Answer to Question 7
C. To destroy them.
Explanation: According to Genesis 6:7 (KJV), “And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.”
Answer to Question 8
C. Noah
Explanation: Genesis 6:8 (KJV) states, “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
Answer to Question 9
A. Noah walked with God.
Explanation: Genesis 6:9 (KJV) says, “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”
Answer to Question 10
D. Shem, Ham, and Japheth
Explanation: Genesis 6:10 (KJV) reads, “And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”
Answer to Question 11
C. Violence
Explanation: Genesis 6:11 (KJV) states, “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
Answer to Question 12
B. The earth was filled with violence.
Explanation: According to Genesis 6:12 (KJV), “And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”
Answer to Question 13
D. To destroy both the earth and its inhabitants with a flood.
Explanation: Genesis 6:13 (KJV) states, “And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Answer to Question 14
C. Wood
Explanation: According to Genesis 6:14 (KJV), “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.”
Answer to Question 15
A. 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, 30 cubits high.
Explanation: Genesis 6:15 (KJV) specifies, “And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.”
Answer to Question 16
A. A window
Explanation: Genesis 6:16 (KJV) states, “A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.”
Answer to Question 17
C. He would establish a covenant with Noah.
Explanation: As per Genesis 6:18 (KJV), “But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”
Answer to Question 18
A. Noah
Explanation: Genesis 6:18 (KJV) says, “But with thee will I establish my covenant…”
Answer to Question 19
C. To bring his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives into the ark.
Explanation: Genesis 6:18 (KJV) instructs Noah, “thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”
Answer to Question 20
B. God instructed Noah to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it up.
Explanation: According to Genesis 6:21 (KJV), “And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.”
Answer to Question 21
B. He was to gather food that is eaten by all the animals and store it.
Explanation: Genesis 6:21 (KJV) states, “And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.”
Answer to Question 22
D. Noah did according to all that God commanded him.
Explanation: Genesis 6:22 (KJV) says, “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
Answer to Question 23
D. Seven pairs
Explanation: Genesis 7:3 (KJV), which continues the narrative, says, “Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.”
Answer to Question 24
A. One pair
Explanation: Genesis 7:2 (KJV) states, “Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.”
Answer to Question 25
A. Because man was also flesh.
Explanation: Genesis 6:3 (KJV) reads, “And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”
Answer to Question 26
C. The Earth was filled with violence and corruption.
Explanation: Genesis 6:11-13 (KJV) says, “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence… And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Answer to Question 27
C. Noah walked with God.
Explanation: In Genesis 6:9 (KJV), it says, “Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.”
Answer to Question 28
C. The side
Explanation: Genesis 6:16 (KJV) states, “A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.”
Answer to Question 29
C. They were to come to Noah.
Explanation: According to Genesis 6:20 (KJV), “Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.”
Answer to Question 30
A. Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives.
Explanation: Genesis 6:18 (KJV) says, “But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.”
