Quiz on Jonah and the Whale

What was the work of Jonah?

• Prophet

• lawyer

• sailor

• traveler

In the beginning of the story of Jonah and the Whale, what does God ask Jonah to do?

• Go to Israel

• Go to Jordan

• Go to Nineveh

• Get on a ship

How does Jonah respond to God’s request that he go to Nineveh?

• He runs away

• He joins the circus

• He asks Moses what to do

• He heads to Nineveh

What happens while Jonah is at the sea?

• He becomes ill

• He played with the sailors

• There is a powerful storm

• The sailors mocked him

The captain of the ship woke Jonah up and asked him to pray that God would stop the storm. All the sailors were praying according to their own religion. What did Jonah tell the captain?

• That God was upset with him

• That it was only a little storm

• That it was not his fault

• That he wanted to back to sleep

God did not stop the storm – in fact, it was getting worse. What did Jonah do?

• He allowed the crew to throw him overboard.

• He went back to sleep.

• He told the captain to sail back home.

• He pushed the captain overboard.

What animal swallowed Jonah?

• A hippopotamus

• a big fish

• a shark

• an elephant

What did Jonah do when he was inside the big fish?

• He built a raft

• He went to sleep

• He built a big fire

• He prayed to God

How many days did Jonah stay inside the big fish’ belly?

• 2 days

• 3 days

• 1 day

• 1 week

What was the message of Jonah to the Ninevites?

• “Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand!”

• “Woe to Nineveh, city of wickedness!”

• “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!”

• “The Lord, God is One. You shall have no other gods before Him!”