Biblical Hebrew Homeschool Curriculum

A Quiz Just
for Fun

10 questions on the Bible, Hebrew words, and history featuring unicorns, sore feet, and scrolls.

Answers can be found around this website, in Biblical Hebrew: A Homeschool Primer, or in the Jonah Copybook. (Or, of course in the answer boxes!)

1. The first translation of the Bible out of Hebrew resulted in the...

• Septuagint
• Apocrypha
• Second Jewish Revolt
• Reformation

2. What is the world’s most well-travelled word?

• TV
• God
• hello
• amen

3. From which Hebrew root does the verb to shine come?

• horn
• light
• awe
• oil

4. Martin Luther said the best language of all is...

• German
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Latin

5. Which of these come from Hebrew?

• jockey
• nanny
• so long!
• all of the above

6. Which pair are the same word in Hebrew?

• word/thing
• past/future
• repent/sacrifice
• love/honor

7. Which one of these is not in the King James translation of the Bible?

• unicorn
• dragon
• satyr
• gryphon

8. Which one of these words in Hebrew does not share the same root as the others?

• right hand
• amen
• writings
• south

9. Literally, Jonah complains that...

• the Lord has a long nose
• whales stink
• Assyria deserves to be boiled in oil
• his feet are sore

10. The root word behind torah means...

•  scroll
•  teachings
•  divine revelation
•  commandments

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