How much do you know about the Beatitudes? This quiz is taken from
Matthew 5:1-12. Click on the highlighted answer you think is correct and follow the
directions. (Why don't you read the passage from you Bible, close your Bible, and then try
answering the questions?) Good luck!
(This quiz may also be printed out on your printer and worked on
paper or copied for a class)
2. You are right. The merciful will be shown mercy. Now try #34.
3. Wrrrrong . Go back to #20.
5. You are wrong. Try #13 again.
6. No, that's not right. Go back to #22.
7. No, a beatitude is not a commandment. Go back to #1 and try again.
8. Yes, the meek shall inherit the earth. That's just the opposite of what the world thinks, isn't it? Move on to #13.
9. The temple was not the location of the sermon containing the beatitudes. Go back to #4.
10. No, the poor in spirit will inherit the kingdom of heaven, remember? Return to #29.
11. Paul preached a lot of sermons, but someone else preached the sermon with the beatitudes in it. Back to #16.
12. Correct. The sermon that includes the beatitudes was spoken on a mountain. Now try question #16.
14. Right! A beatitude is a declaration of blessedness. Now go to #4.
15. Inner peace is great, but that isn't what the beatitude about the merciful says. Try #22 again.
18. No, try again. Back to #38.
19. Yes, those who mourn will be comforted. Go down one number to question #20.
21. No. A prophecy is a proclamation of the word and will of God. Sometimes, but not always, prophecies foretell the future. Go back to #1 and try again.
23. Right, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness." Are you hungering and thirsting after righteousness? Go up one number to #22.
24. Correct. The pure in heart will see God someday. Now try the last question in the quiz, #38.
25. There is a beatitude that says, "Blessed are the persecuted", but doesn't say they will be called sons of God. Go back to #38.
26. No. The Bible says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven", but someone else will inherit the earth. Go back to #20.
27. No, abundant riches aren't promised to the poor in spirit. Go back to #17.
28. Yes, Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount that contained the 8 beatitudes. Go on to question # 17.
30. No, the Bible definitely does NOT say that those who hunger and thirst for wealth will be blessed. Try #13 again.
31. No, sorrow isn't what belongs to the poor in spirit. Go back to #17.
32. Yes! Jesus said the kingdom of heaven belongs to those who are poor in spirit, those who realize how poor their spiritual condition is and know they must rely on Jesus. Proceed to question #29.
33. Elijah was a prophet, but he didn't preach the sermon containing the beatitudes. Give #16 another shot.
35. You got it. The peacemakers will be called sons of God. God Himself is the great peacemaker, offering His Son upon the cross to make peace with us. Thanks for taking the Beatitudes quiz. Press here to go back to the Quiz Page.
36. Nope. The beatitudes don't say the meek will be comforted, but there is a beatitude about the meek. Try #29 again.
37. No. Try #34 again.
39. No, not by the sea. Try again. Back to #4.
40. Uh-uh. Back to #34 for another try.
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Thanks for the quiz, Jeriel! And thanks for the correction, Steven.