This Quiz: Eli the Priest

1.) What was Eli's occupation?
       scribe
       priest and judge
       priest and scribe
       judge

2.) Where was Eli seated when Hannah came to the temple to pray for a child?
       On the mercy seat.
       On the throne.
       On a pew in the temple.
       On a seat by a post of the temple.

3.) What were the names of the sons of Eli?
       Alexander and Hercules
       Hophni and Phineas
       Jacob and Esau
       Simeon and Levi

4.) What types of people were the sons of Eli?
       Immoral, scoundrels who had no regard for the Lord.
       They were false prophets.
       They were students in the school of the prophets.
       They were priests too, beyond reproach, and offered their whole lives to the Lord.

5.) From what tribe was the man who brought the news to Eli of the death of his sons, and the taking of the ark of God?
       Judah
       Levi
       Benjamin
       Reuben

6.) Who was the prophet that told Eli that both of his sons would die on the same day?
       Samuel
       Abiathar
       Nathan
       We are not told.

7.) The Lord told Samuel that He had already spoken to Eli, and would judge his house forever because:
       his servant would take meat off the sacrifice while it was still raw.
       Samuel had been chosen to minister to the Lord.
       Hophni and Phinehas had touched the ark of the covenant.
       his sons made themselves vile, Eli knew about it and he failed to restrain them.

8.) What physical affliction did Eli suffer from in his old age?
       His eyes were dim and he could not see.
       He was deaf.
       He had gout.
       He was carried on a bed because he could not walk.

9.) How did Eli die?
       He was riding a horse and his hair got caught in a tree.
       He died in his sleep.
       His sons killed him.
       He fell backwards off his chair and broke his neck.

10.) How old was Eli when he died?
       70
       86
       98
       103