This Quiz: Jeremiah

1.) Jeremiah was born only a few miles north of Jerusalem. Where?
       Gibeah
       Anathoth
       Beeroth
       Geba

2.) In Jeremiah's day, the influence of a Canaanite god was still strong. Which god?
       Dagon
       Ashtaroth
       Baal
       Chemosh

3.) Who was the "queen of heaven" for whom the children of Judah made cakes?
       Ashtoreth
       Astarte
       Ishtar
       All the above

4.) Who attempted to kill Jeremiah for preaching God's message of destruction?
       The Jews
       The false prophets
       The men of Anathoth
       The king

5.) The Lord said to Jeremiah that he would break Jerusalem as what is broken?
       A spoiled potter's vessel
       A bruised reed
       An egg shell
       A weak spirit

6.) Pashur, the priest, did not like Jeremiah's message. He beat him and did what?
       Put him in prison
       Put him in the stocks
       Left him for dead
       Tied him to the Temple rail

7.) The Lord showed Jeremiah two baskets full of what fruit?
       Good and bad apples
       Bitter and sweet lemons
       Good and bad figs
       Pears

8.) Who was Jeremiah's secretary or scribe?
       Baruch
       Hanameel
       Zedekiah
       Jehoahaz

9.) Which king burned the scroll of Jeremiah's prophecy against Judah?
       Pashur
       Jehoiakim
       Zedekiah
       Josiah

10.) The Babylonians took captives from Jerusalem, and put this man on the throne:
       Pashur
       Jehoiakim
       Zedekiah
       Jehoahaz

11.) God's message came to Jeremiah in Egypt, in which city?
       Rameses
       Tahpanhes
       Memphis
       Athribis

12.) Which of the Babylon gods does Jeremiah see falling to pieces?
       Bel and Merodach
       Baal
       Chemosh
       Dagon