This Quiz: The Fiery Serpent

1.) Why did God send poisonous snakes among the Israelites?
       They worshipped idols.
       They didn't enter Canaan.
       They broke the Sabbath.
       They complained about food.

2.) Who did the people speak against?
       God.
       God and Moses.
       God and Aaron.
       Moses and Aaron.

3.) After many people of Israel died, what did the people do?
       They cursed Moses and Aaron.
       They cursed God.
       They repented.
       They fled.

4.) What was Moses' first response?
       He returned to Mount Sanai.
       He prayed for the people.
       He told Aaron to build a golden calf.
       He took Moses and Miriam and fled to the desert.

5.) Of what metal was the serpent made that Moses put on a pole?
       brass
       copper
       iron
       gold

6.) What was the snake that Moses put up called in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah?
       Ashima
       Nehushtan
       Nibhaz
       Terkal

7.) How were the Israelites saved from venomous snakes?
       Looking at the serpent on the pole.
       Offering a sacrifice to the serpent on the pole.
       Worshipping the serpent on the pole.
       Throwing stones at the serpent on the pole.

8.) In 1 Corinthians, Paul tells us not to tempt ___ as the Israelites did and were destroyed by serpents.
       Fate
       God
       Christ
       Moses

9.) What did Hezekiah later do to the serpent that Moses had lifted up?
       He worshipped it.
       He broke it in pieces.
       He buried it in the desert.
       He melted it down to create a sword.

10.) Jesus said, "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the _____ be lifted up."
       Creator
       Son of man
       Lord of the harvest
       Word of God