Nahum Multiple Choice Questions [NIV based]
B=Beginning;
I=Intermediate; A=Advanced
By Ted Hildebrandt
biblicalelearning.org (BeL)
Nahum 1 Multiple choice Questions
1. The book of Nahum opens as a(n) _________ concerning Nineveh (Nah 1:1)?
A. Prophesy
B. Saying
C. Oracle
D. Dirge
C:B:Nh:1
2. The book of Nahum is an oracle concern what city (Nah 1:1)?
A. Babylon
B. Nineveh
C. Bozrah
D. Jerusalem
B:B:Nh:1
3. The book of Nahum is called a(n) __________ of Nahum (Nah 1:1)
A. Vision
B. Prophecy
C. Dirge
D. Saying
A:B:Nh:1
4. The book of Nahum opens with Nahum being called a(n) ________ (Nah 1:1)
A. Jebusite
B. Netophathite
C. Ephraimite
D. Elkoshite
D:I:Nh:1
5. As the book of Nahum opens how does it portray God (Nah 1:2)?
A. As a divine ruler in heaven
B. As a divine judge
C. As a jealous and avenging God
D. As a God slow to anger and abounding in compassion
C:B:Nh:1
6. What does the Lord do to his foes (Nah 1:2)?
A. Takes vengeance on them
B. Brings them to justice
C. Completely destroys them
D. Forgives them
A:B:Nh:1
7. What does the Lord do concerning his enemies (Nah 1:2)?
A. Brings them to justice
B. Completely destroys them
C. Forgives them
D. Maintains his wrath
D:B:Nh:1
8. Who will the Lord not leave unpunished (Nah 1:3)?
A. The unrighteous
B. The guilty
C. The wicked
D. His foes
B:B:Nh:1
9. The Lord is described as ___________ (Nah 1:3)
A. Just and fair
B. Absolutely righteous and just
C. Slow to anger and great in power
D. Compassionate and full of kindness
C:B:Nh:1
10. What are the clouds to the Lord (Nah 1:3)?
A. The dust of his feet
B. His chariots
C. His clothing
D. His messengers
A:B:Nh:1
11. In what is the way of the Lord (Nah 1:3)?
A. In the thick darkness
B. In the whirlwind and storm
C. The paths of the clouds in the heavens
D. He walks in the waves of the sea
B:B:Nh:1
12. What does the Lord rebuke (Nah 1:4)?
A. The mountains
B. The valleys
C. The sea
D. The trees of the field
C:B:Nh:1
13. What does the Lord do to the rivers (Nah 1:4)?
A. Makes them overflow
B. Guides them
C. Splits them in two
D. Makes them run dry
D:B:Nh:1
14. What two areas of Israel wither (Nah 1:4)?
A. Galilee and Hermon
B. Jezreel and Ephraim
C. Bashan and Carmel
D. The coastal plain and foothills
C:A:Nh:1
15. What do the hills do before the Lord (Nah 1:5)?
A. Part in two
B. Melt away
C. Dance
D. Clap their hands
B:A:Nh:1
16. At what does the earth tremble (Nah 1:5)?
A. The Lord’s presence
B. The Lord speaking
C. The Lord’s holiness
D. The Lord coming down
A:B:Nh:1
17. What can people not endure (Nah 1:6)?
A. God’s presence
B. God’s vengeance
C. God’s fierce anger
D. God’s judgment
C:I:Nh:1
18. Like what is God’s wrath poured out (Nah 1:6)?
A. Like water
B. Like fire
C. Like wine
D. Like a storm
B:B:Nh:1
19. What are shattered before the Lord (Nah 1:6)?
A. The walls
B. The gates
C. The trees
D. The rocks
D:B:Nh:1
20. When is the Lord a refuge (Nah 1:7)?
A. In times of trouble
B. When the enemy attacks
C. When justice is forsaken
D. In times of exile
A:B:Nh:1
21. For whom does the Lord care (Nah 1:7)?
A. Those who walk in his way
B. Those who love him and keep his commandments
C. Those who trust in him
D. Those who are in Jerusalem
C:B:Nh:1
22. How will God make an end of Nineveh (Nah 1:8)?
A. With an earthquake
B. With fire
C. With
D. With an overwhelming flood
D:B:Nh:1
23. Into what will God pursue his foes (Nah 1:8)?
A. Into the forest
B. Into the darkness
C. Into the desert
D. Into the river
B:I:Nh:1
24. What will not come a second time (Nah 1:9)?
A. Trouble
B. Mercy
C. Compassion
D. Disaster
A:I:Nh:1
25. How will they (Nineveh) be consumed (Nah 1:10)?
A. Like first ripe figs
B. Like dry stubble
C. Like new wine
D. Like a flood
B:B:Nh:1
26. With what will they (Nineveh) be entangled (Nah 1:10)?
A. Ropes
B. Chains
C. Thorns
D. Cords of destruction
C:I:Nh:1
27. Who counsels wickedness (Nah 1:11)?
A. One entering Nineveh
B. Those sitting on the walls of Nineveh
C. One sitting on the throne of Nineveh
D. One coming forth from Nineveh
D:A:Nh:1
28. Who will God afflict no more (Nah 1:12)?
A. Judah
B. Ephraim
C. Jerusalem
D. Samaria
A:B:Nh:1
29. What will God do for Judah (Nah 1:13)?
A. Forgive their iniquity
B. Break the yoke off their neck
C. Crush their enemies under their feet
D. Release them into the desert
B:B:Nh:1
30. What will God do for Judah (Nah 1:13)?
A. Forgive their iniquity
B. Crush their enemies under their feet
C. Tear their shackles away
D. Release them into the desert
C:B:Nh:1
31. What will Nineveh not have (Nah 1:14)?
A. Kings and princes
B. Any temples for their gods
C. Anyone to rescue them
D. Descendants to bear their name
D:B:Nh:1
32. What will God destroy in Nineveh (Nah 1:14)?
A. Their carved images
B. Their temples
C. Their priests and priestesses
D. Their altars
A:B:Nh:1
33. What will God prepare for Nineveh (Nah 1:14)?
A. Pestilence
B. Their grave
C. An enemy
D. A whirlwind
B:I:Nh:1
34. When Judah looks on the mountain what will they see (Nah 1:15)?
A. The horses of the invading army gone
B. The animals of the forest rejoicing
C. The feet of one who brings good news
D. The mountains clapping their hands
C:B:Nh:1
35. Why did God tell Judah to celebrate their festivals (Nah 1:15)?
A. Because they will be freed from their shackles
B. Because they will meet their God in the desert
C. Because Jerusalem will be restored
D. Because the wicked will no more invade them
D:B:Nh:1
36. What does God tell Judah to do because the wicked will invade them no more (Nah 1:15)?
A. Fulfill their vows
B. Offer thanksgiving offerings
C. Sing to the Lord and clap their hands
D. Throw open the gates of Jerusalem
A:I:Nh:1
37. What will happen to the wicked who invaded Judah (Nah 1:15)?
A. They will return to their own country
B. They will be completely destroyed
C. They will all know the Lord
D. They will drown in a flood
B:B:Nh:1
Nahum 2
1. Who advances against Nineveh (Nah 2:1)?
A. An enemy
B. An attacker
C. An innumerable host
D. Many kings
B:B:Nh:2
2. As the attacker comes against Nineveh, what should they watch (Nah 2:1)?
A. The smoke
B. The coming army
C. The road
D. The chariots
C:A:Nh:2
3. What will the Lord restore (Nah 2:2)?
A. The former days
B. The walls of Jerusalem
C. His people
D. The splendor of Jacob
D:B:Nh:2
4. What have the destroyers ruined (Nah 2:2)?
A. Their vines
B. Their olive trees
C. Their houses
D. Their fields
A:I:Nh:2
5. What colors are the soldiers shields (Nah 2:3)?
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Red
D. Purple
C:A:Nh:2
6. On the day the warriors are clad what flashes (Nah 2:3)?
A. Their spears
B. Their chariots
C. Their swords
D. Their helmets
B:I:Nh:2
7. What are there spears made out of (Nah 2:3)?
A. Pine
B. Oak
C. Bronze
D. Iron
A:A:Nh:2
8. What will the chariots do (Nah 2:4)?
A. Trample the people of Nineveh
B. Flood the city squares
C. Storm through the streets
D. Burst into the city
C:I:Nh:2
9. What do the chariots look like (Nah 2:4)?
A. Harvest carts
B. Flaming torches
C. Lions on the prowl
D. Threshing sledges
B:I:Nh:2
10. What happens to the picked troops summoned by the king (Nah 2:5)?
A. They stumble on their way
B. They flee for their lives
C. Their hearts fail for fear
D. They hide in the caves
A:I:Nh:2
11. Where do the king’s picked troops dash to (Nah 2:5)?
A. The city gate
B. The city wall
C. The king’s palace
D. The temple of their god
B:B:Nh:2
12. What is thrown open (Nah 2:6)?
A. Their fortress
B. The storehouses
C. The river gates
D. The doors of the palace
C:B:Nh:2
13. What is decreed for the city of Nineveh (Nah 2:7)?
A. It will be flood
B. It will be covered in blood
C. It will collapse in a single day
D. It will be exiled
D:B:Nh:2
14. Who will moan like doves (Nah 2:7)?
A. Nineveh’s slave girls
B. Nineveh’s warriors
C. Nineveh’s princes
D. The priests of Nineveh
A:I:Nh:2
15. What is Nineveh likened to (Nah 2:8)?
A. A falling star
B. A draining pool
C. A burning stick
D. A collapsing harvest cart
B:I:Nh:2
16. What is endless when Nineveh falls (Nah 2:9)?
A. Destruction
B. The water of their tears
C. The plunder of silver and gold
D. Their grief
C:B:Nh:2
17. All of the following are bodily reactions to the fall of Nineveh EXCEPT (Nah 2:10)
A. Hearts melt
B. Knees give way
C. Bodies tremble
D. Eyes shed tears
E. Faces grow pale
D:B:Nh:2
18. What did the lion fill his dens with (Nah 2:12)?
A. Bodies of those from Nineveh
B. Prey
C. Gold and silver
D. Plunder
B:A:Nh:2
19. For whom did the lion kill (Nah 2:12)?
A. His cubs
B. Many nations
C. The Lord
D. His own power
A:B:Nh:2
20. What does the Lord Almighty say the sword will devour (Nah 2:13)?
A. Nineveh’s princes
B. Nineveh’s priests
C. Nineveh’s young lions
D. Nineveh’s warriors
C:B:Nh:2
21. What will happen to Nineveh’s chariots says the Lord Almighty (Nah 2:13)?
A. They will disappear forever
B. They will be burned in smoke
C. They will be ground to dust
D. They will roll over those who drove them
B:B:Nh:2
22. What does the Lord Almighty say will not be heard (Nah 2:13)?
A. The sound of laughter
B. Children playing
C. The king’s trumpets
D. The voices of Nineveh’s messengers
D:B:Nh:2
Nahum 3
1. How does Nahum label the city of Nineveh as it pronounces a woe on it (Nah 3:1)?
A. City of cruelty
B. City of idols
C. City of blood
D. City of injustice
C:B:Nh:3
2. What is Nineveh full of (Nah 2:1)?
A. Lies
B. Death and destruction
C. Wickedness
D. Injustice
A:B:Nh:3
3. What is Nineveh never without (Nah 3:1)?
A. Death
B. Victims
C. Oppression
D. Wickedness
B:I:Nh:3
4. All of the following were used to describe Nineveh’s making piles of dead EXCEPT (Nah 3:2f)?
A. Crack of whips
B. Galloping horses
C. Jolting chariots
D. Sparkling armor
E. Flashing swords
D:I:Nh:3
5. In Nineveh’s attacks over what do they stumble (Nah 3:3)?
A. Corpses
B. Piles of plunder
C. Their own greed
D. The idols of the nations
A:B:Nh:3
6. Nineveh is called the mistress of __________ (Nah 3:4)
A. Evil
B. Sorceries
C. Oppression
D. Violence
B:B:Nh:3
7. How did Nineveh enslave the nations (Nah 3:4)?
A. By her power
B. By her violence
C. By her prostitution
D. By her gods
C:B:Nh:3
8. How did Nineveh enslave the nations (Nah 3:4)?
A. By her power
B. By her violence
C. By her gods
D. By her witchcraft
D:B:Nh:3
9. The Lord Almighty said he was against Nineveh and what did he threaten to do to them before the nations (Nah 3:5)?
A. Lift their skirts over their face
B. Put shackles on their feet
C. Put an iron yoke on their necks
D. Carry them away into exile
A:B:Nh:3
10. What will the Lord Almighty do against Nineveh before the nations (Nah 3:5)?
A. Humble them before the nations
B. Show the nations their nakedness
C. Blot out the memory of Nineveh from the nations
D. Let the nations plunder them
B:B:Nh:3
11. With what will God pelt Nineveh (Nah 3:6)?
A. Rotten olives
B. Rocks
C. Filth
D. Spoiled grapes
C:B:Nh:3
12. With what will God treat Nineveh (Nah 3:6)?
A. Disgrace
B. Hatred
C. Mercy
D. Contempt
D:I:Nh:3
13. What will God make Nineveh (Nah 3:6)?
A. A spectacle
B. A byword
C. An open pit
D. Burnt cinder
A:I:Nh:3
14. What city does God compare Nineveh to that was taken into exile (Nah 3:8)?
A. Gaza
B. Thebes
C. Tyre
D. Sodom
B:B:Nh:3
15. Thebes is located on what river (Nah 3:8)?
A. The Euphrates
B. The Orontes
C. The Nile
D. The Jordan
C:B:Nh:3
16. What was the boundless strength of Thebes (Nah 3:9)?
A. Libya and Sinai
B. Midian and Philistia
C. Leviathan and Behemoth
D. Cush and Egypt
D:A:Nh:3
17. Who were among the allies of Thebes (Nah 3:9)?
A. Put and Libya
B. Ethiopia and Philistia
C. Midian and Edom
D. Ammon and Aram
A:A:Nh:3
18. All of the following happened to Thebes EXCEPT (Nah 3:10)
A. She went into exile
B. Her walls were laid waste
C. Her infants were dashed to pieces
D. Lots were cast for her nobles
E. Her great men were put in chains
B:B:Nh:3
19. Like Thebes, Nineveh will do all of the following in their day of calamity EXCEPT (Nah 3:11)
A. Become drunk
B. Go into hiding
C. Flee to Aram
D. Seek refuge from the enemy
C:B:Nh:3
20. What does Nahum say that their fortresses will be like (Nah 3:12)?
A. Empty vines
B. Olive trees
C. Thorn bushes
D. Fig trees
D:B:Nh:3
21. What happens when the fig tree is shaken (Nah 3:12)?
A. The rotten figs fall to the ground
B. The figs fall into the mouth of the eater
C. The figs are crushed under foot
D. The figs are blown in the wind
B:B:Nh:3
22. How does Nahum characterize Nineveh’s troops (Nah 3:13)?
A. Fearful
B. Mighty
C. Weaklings
D. Courageous
C:I:Nh:3
23. To whom are the gates of Nineveh’s land wide open (Nah 3:13)?
A. Foreigners
B. Traders
C. Traitors
D. Enemies
D:B:Nh:3
24. What does Nahum admonish Nineveh to draw water for (Nah 3:14)?
A. Their children
B. Their king
C. The siege
D. The fire
C:I:Nh:3
25. What does he tell Nineveh to do for the siege they are about to experience (Nah 3:14)?
A. Fortify the king’s palace
B. Repair the brickwork
C. Store up food
D. Flee from the city
B:I:Nh:3
26. How will Nineveh be devoured (Nah 3:15)?
A. Like a swarm of locusts
B. Like a lion its prey
C. Like a dog in the street
D. Like a bull on a threshing floor
A:I:Nh:3
27. Who has become more numerous than the stars of the sky (Nah 3:16)?
A. The slaves of Nineveh
B. The merchants of Nineveh
C. The priests of Nineveh
D. The prophets of Nineveh
B:B:Nh:3
28. What do the merchants do like locusts (Nah 3:16)?
A. Swarm into the king’s palace
B. Devour the poor
C. Strip the land and then fly away
D. Eat all the food leaving the shelves bare
C:B:Nh:3
29. Who does Nahum say are like swarms of locusts (Nah 3:17)?
A. Their priests
B. Their prophets
C. Their princes
D. Their officials
D:I:Nh:3
30. Where do the locusts settle on a cold day (Nah 3:17)?
A. In the sand
B. In the springs
C. In the walls
D. Under the bushes
C:I:Nh:3
31. When do the locusts fly away (Nah 3:17)?
A. When the wind blows
B. When the sun appears
C. When it is evening
D. When the hail comes
B:I:Nh:3
32. It is announced to the King of Assyria that who slumbers (Nah 3:18)?
A. Your shepherds
B. Your watchmen
C. Your merchants
D. Your soldiers
A:B:Nh:3
33. It is announced to the King of Assyria that what has happened to his people (Nah 3:18)?
A. They are consumed by fire
B. They are scattered on the mountains
C. They are hiding in caves in the desert
D. They are dying from fear
B:B:Nh:3
34. What does Nahum tell the King of Assyria is fatal (Nah 3:19)?
A. The sword
B. The arrow
C. His wound
D. His disease
C:B:Nh:3
35. What will be the response when the news about the King of Assyria has fallen (Nah 3:19)?
A. People will mourn
B. There will be a great silence
C. People will put on sackcloth
D. All who hear will clap their hands
D:B:Nh:3
36. Nahum as what has everyone felt from the King of Assyria (Nah 3:19)?
A. Endless cruelty
B. Fear
C. His sword
D. His crushing blows
A:B:Nh:3