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THE BOOK OF RUTH
Chapter 1
1. What period in time does this story take place?
Days of the judges (1:1)
2. What natural calamity had befallen the land?
A famine (1:1)
3. What was Naomi’s husband’s name?
Elimelech (1:2)
4. What were Elimelech’s two sons’ names?
Chilion and Mahlon (1:2)
5. What country did they journey to?
Moab (1:2)
6. How long did they dwell there?
About 10 years (1:4)
7. How many daughters-in-law did Naomi have?
2 (1:4)
8. What were the names of Naomi's 2 daughters-in-law?
Orpah and Ruth (1:4)
9. Who's three deaths occurred in Moab?
Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion (1:3,5)
10. What did Naomi instruct her daughters-in-law to do?
Return to their own homes (1:8)
11. Which daughter-in-law went back?
Orpah (1:15)
12. What town did they come to?
Bethlehem (1:19)
13. What did Naomi say her name was?
Mara (1:22)
14. It was the beginning of what harvest?
Barley (1:22)
Chapter 2
1. What was the financial status of Boaz?
A mighty man of wealth (2:1)
2. What occupation did Ruth want to undertake?
Glean in the field (2:2)
3. What commandment did Boaz tell Ruth he gave the young men
concerning her?
Not to touch her (2:9)
4. What did Ruth have for lunch?
Bread dipped in vinegar and parched corn (2:14)
5. How much barley was Ruth able to glean that day?
About an ephah (2:18)
6. What was Naomi’s reaction when she found out where Ruth had
gleaned?
Happy, satisfied, etc. (2:20)
7. How long was Ruth to glean in the fields?
Till the end of barley and wheat harvests (2:22)
Chapter 3
1. What was Naomi’s desire for Ruth?
Seek rest for her (marriage) (3:1)
2. Who was Naomi trying to match up Ruth with?
Boaz (3:2)
3. What was Boaz doing that night?
Winnowing barley (3:2)
4. What was Ruth to do after Boaz had laid down for the night?
Lay down at his feet (3:4)
5. What time of the night did Boaz wake up?
Midnight (3:8)
6. What did Boaz say when he found out it was Ruth at his feet?
Blessed be thou of the Lord (3:10)
7. What obstacle stood in the way of their marriage?
A nearer kinsman (3:12)
8. How much barley did Boaz give Ruth when she left?
6 measures (3:15)
9. What was Naomi’s advice to Ruth when she came home?
Sit still (3:18)
Chapter 4
1. Where did the elders of the city meet at?
City gate (4:2)
2. How many of the elders were called to this meeting?
10 (4:2)
3. What did Naomi have to sell?
A parcel of land (4:3)
4. Why did the nearer kinsman change his mind about marrying
Ruth and redeeming the parcel of land?
Lest it mar his own inheritance (4:6)
5. What was their custom for completing transactions during this
time period?
Giving them their shoe (4:7)
6. Which two people was Ruth to be like?
Rachel and Leah (4:11)
7. What did Rachel and Leah do?
Built the house of Israel (4:11)
8. How much better was Ruth to Naomi?
Better then 7 sons (4:15)
9. Who was Ruth and Boaz’s grandson?
Jesse (4:17)
10. Who was David’s grandfather?
Obed (4:17)
11. What is the numerical position of the book of Ruth in the
Bible?
8th book
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Source:http://www.biblehelps.net/bible_quizzes/ruth.html
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Chapter 1
1. What period in time does this story take place?
Days of the judges (1:1)
2. What natural calamity had befallen the land?
A famine (1:1)
3. What was Naomi’s husband’s name?
Elimelech (1:2)
4. What were Elimelech’s two sons’ names?
Chilion and Mahlon (1:2)
5. What country did they journey to?
Moab (1:2)
6. How long did they dwell there?
About 10 years (1:4)
7. How many daughters-in-law did Naomi have?
2 (1:4)
8. What were the names of Naomi's 2 daughters-in-law?
Orpah and Ruth (1:4)
9. Who's three deaths occurred in Moab?
Elimelech, Mahlon, and Chilion (1:3,5)
10. What did Naomi instruct her daughters-in-law to do?
Return to their own homes (1:8)
11. Which daughter-in-law went back?
Orpah (1:15)
12. What town did they come to?
Bethlehem (1:19)
13. What did Naomi say her name was?
Mara (1:22)
14. It was the beginning of what harvest?
Barley (1:22)
Chapter 2
1. What was the financial status of Boaz?
A mighty man of wealth (2:1)
2. What occupation did Ruth want to undertake?
Glean in the field (2:2)
3. What commandment did Boaz tell Ruth he gave the young men
concerning her?
Not to touch her (2:9)
4. What did Ruth have for lunch?
Bread dipped in vinegar and parched corn (2:14)
5. How much barley was Ruth able to glean that day?
About an ephah (2:18)
6. What was Naomi’s reaction when she found out where Ruth had
gleaned?
Happy, satisfied, etc. (2:20)
7. How long was Ruth to glean in the fields?
Till the end of barley and wheat harvests (2:22)
Chapter 3
1. What was Naomi’s desire for Ruth?
Seek rest for her (marriage) (3:1)
2. Who was Naomi trying to match up Ruth with?
Boaz (3:2)
3. What was Boaz doing that night?
Winnowing barley (3:2)
4. What was Ruth to do after Boaz had laid down for the night?
Lay down at his feet (3:4)
5. What time of the night did Boaz wake up?
Midnight (3:8)
6. What did Boaz say when he found out it was Ruth at his feet?
Blessed be thou of the Lord (3:10)
7. What obstacle stood in the way of their marriage?
A nearer kinsman (3:12)
8. How much barley did Boaz give Ruth when she left?
6 measures (3:15)
9. What was Naomi’s advice to Ruth when she came home?
Sit still (3:18)
Chapter 4
1. Where did the elders of the city meet at?
City gate (4:2)
2. How many of the elders were called to this meeting?
10 (4:2)
3. What did Naomi have to sell?
A parcel of land (4:3)
4. Why did the nearer kinsman change his mind about marrying
Ruth and redeeming the parcel of land?
Lest it mar his own inheritance (4:6)
5. What was their custom for completing transactions during this
time period?
Giving them their shoe (4:7)
6. Which two people was Ruth to be like?
Rachel and Leah (4:11)
7. What did Rachel and Leah do?
Built the house of Israel (4:11)
8. How much better was Ruth to Naomi?
Better then 7 sons (4:15)
9. Who was Ruth and Boaz’s grandson?
Jesse (4:17)
10. Who was David’s grandfather?
Obed (4:17)
11. What is the numerical position of the book of Ruth in the
Bible?
8th book
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Source:http://www.biblehelps.net/bible_quizzes/ruth.html
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