Bible Bowl Ruth Questions

1. According to Ruth 1:1-2, what natural disaster caused Elimelech and his family to move to Moab?

A. Pestilence

B. Flood

C. Famine

D. Fire

C. Famine

2. According to Ruth 1:2, where were Elimelech and his family living before their move?

A. Bethel

B. Bethlehem

C. Bethsaida

D. Beersheba

B. Bethlehem

3. According to Ruth 1:3, what family members were with Naomi after Elimelech's death?

A. Her two sons

B. Her only son

C. Her only daughter

D. Her two daughters

A. Her two sons

4. According to Ruth 1:4, besides Ruth, what was the name of the other Moabite woman who married into Naomi's family?

A. Tamar

B. Dinah

C. Orpah

D. Mara

C. Orpah

5. According to Ruth 1:4, how long does Naomi remain in Moab?

A. Two years

B. Five years

C. Ten years

D. Twenty years

C. Ten years

6. According to Ruth 1:6, why did Naomi decide to return to Judah after her children's death?

A. She was in deep mourning

B. She grew afraid of her Moabite neighbors

C. She had family in Judah who could care for her

D. She heard that there was bread in Judah again

D. She heard that there was bread in Judah again

7. According to Ruth 1:7, who began the journey back to Judah?

A. Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth

B. Naomi and Orpah

C. Naomi and Ruth

D. Naomi alone

A. Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth

8. According to Ruth 1:8, where does Naomi tell her daughters-in-law to go?

A. To a nearby altar to ask God's guidance

B. To the house of each girl's mother

C. To supervise the flocks which followed behind them

D. To the marketplace to buy bread for the journey

B. To the house of each girl's mother

9. According to Ruth 1:9, what does Naomi want the Lord to grant to her daughters-in-law?

A. A long life

B. Health and prosperity

C. Many children

D. Rest in the house of their husbands

D. Rest in the house of their husbands

10. According to Ruth 1:10, what was the reaction of Naomi's daughters-in-law when she told them not to go with her?

A. They asked to go with her to Judah

B. They wanted Naomi to stay with them in Moab

C. They wanted to return to their hometown

D. They vowed never to marry again

A. They asked to go with her to Judah

11. According to Ruth 1:11, why does Naomi tell her daughters-in-law that they should turn back?

A. She knew the Jews would not welcome Moabites into their land

B. She had no sons in her womb that could be their husbands

C. She did not want to be around those who reminded her of her dead sons

D. She said the younger women would miss their families back in Moab

B. She had no sons in her womb that could be their husbands

12. In Ruth 1:12, how does Naomi describe herself?

A. Old

B. Poor

C. Sick

D. Alone

A. Old

13. In Ruth 1:13, what does Naomi tell her daughters-in-law about the Lord?

A. He has blessed her

B. He has guided her

C. He has cursed her

D. He has gone out against her

D. He has gone out against her

14. According to Ruth 1:14, who returned to Moab?

A. Mara

B. Ruth

C. Orpah

D. Naomi

C. Orpah

15. According to Ruth 1:15, to whom did Orpah return?

A. Her first love who has offered to marry her

B. Her people and her gods

C. Her friends in Moab

D. Her parents

B. Her people and her gods

16. According to Ruth 1:16, where did Ruth choose to live?

A. Near Moab

B. In Hebron

C. Wherever God sent her

D. Wherever Naomi lodged

D. Wherever Naomi lodged

17. According to Ruth 1:17, how long is Ruth planning to stay with Naomi?

A. Until Naomi remarries

B. Until Naomi's next son is born

C. Until Ruth marries

D. Until death parts them

D. Until death parts them

18. According to Ruth 1:18, why did Naomi stop speaking to Ruth?

A. Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her

B. Naomi saw that Ruth was exceedingly angry

C. Naomi was frustrated when Ruth refused to return to Moab

D. Naomi was overcome with emotion

A. Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her

19. According to Ruth 1:19, to what city did the women travel?

A. Bethel

B. Bethlehem

C. Bethsaida

D. Beersheba

B. Bethlehem

20. According to Ruth 1:20, what name did Naomi say she should be called after her arriving in Bethlehem?

A. Sarah

B. Mara

C. Anna

D. Hannah

B. Mara

21. In Ruth 1:21, how did Naomi describe her feelings about herself after her return?

A. Sad

B. Empty

C. Restless

D. Tired

B. Empty

22. According to Ruth 1:22, what time of year was it when Naomi and Ruth moved to Judah?

A. The beginning of the rainy season

B. The beginning of the wheat harvest

C. The beginning of the barley harvest

D. The beginning of the Passover celebration

C. The beginning of the barley harvest

Chpt 2 - 1. According to Ruth 2:1, how was Boaz described?

A. A man of great wealth

B. A man of intelligence

C. A man of strong character

D. A man of faith

A. A man of great wealth

Chpt 2 - 2. According to Ruth 2:2, what did Ruth tell Naomi she was going to do?

A. Break bread

B. Glean heads of grain

C. Cook dinner

D. Return to Moab

B. Glean heads of grain

Chpt 2 - 3. According to Ruth 2:3, whose field did Ruth happen upon?

A. Elimelech

B. Boaz

C. Obed

D. Hezron

B. Boaz

Chpt 2 - 4. According to Ruth 2:4, from what city did Boaz travel?

A. Bethlehem

B. Nazareth

C. Damascus

D. Jerusalem

A. Bethlehem

Chpt 2 - 5. According to Ruth 2:5, what did Boaz ask his servant who was in charge of the reapers?

A. Who gleaned the field?

B. Whose servant is this?

C. Who is this stranger?

D. Whose young woman is this?

D. Whose young woman is this?

Chpt 2 - 6. According to Ruth 2:6, from where had Naomi and Ruth come?

A. Moab

B. Damascus

C. Bethlehem

D. Nazareth

A. Moab

Chpt 2 - 7. According to Ruth 2:7, Ruth asked to glean and gather after the reapers among what?

A. The stones

B. The fields

C. The servants

D. The sheaves

D. The sheaves

Chpt 2 - 8. According to Ruth 2:8, Boaz told Ruth to stay close by whom?

A. His reapers

B. His planters

C. His young women

D. His young men

C. His young women

Chpt 2 - 9. According to Ruth 2:9, what commandment did Boaz tell Ruth that he had given the young men concerning her?

A. Not to touch her

B. To help her

C. To talk to her

D. Not to help her

A. Not to touch her

Chpt 2 - 10. In Ruth 2:10, when talking to Boaz, how did Ruth refer to herself?

A. A Moabitess

B. A foreigner

C. A Hebrew

D. A stranger

B. A foreigner

Chpt 2 - 11. According to Ruth 2:11, Boaz had been informed of what concerning Ruth after the death of her husband?

A. That she left her father and mother

B. That she left the land of her birth

C. That she had come to a people unknown to her

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

Chpt 2 - 12. According to Ruth 2:12, under whose wings did Ruth come for refuge?

A. Boaz

B. The reapers

C. Naomi

D. Lord God of Israel

D. Lord God of Israel

Chpt 2 - 13. According to Ruth 2:13, what did Ruth tell Boaz he had done for her?

A. Comforted her

B. Loved her

C. Spoken kindly to her

D. Both A and C

D. Both A and C

Chpt 2 - 14. According to Ruth 2:14, what did Ruth have for lunch?

A. Bread dipped in honey

B. Bread dipped in vinegar

C. Parched grain

D. Both B and C

D. Both B and C

Chpt 2 - 15. According to Ruth 2:15, what did Boaz command the young men concerning Ruth?

A. Let her glean among the sheaves

B. Tell her to glean in a different field

C. Help her beat out what she had gleaned

D. Treat her with respect

A. Let her glean among the sheaves

Chpt 2 - 16. According to Ruth 2:16, what were the men commanded concerning the bundles of grain?

A. To let some fall purposely for Ruth

B. To keep them from falling to the ground

C. To give a portion to Ruth

D. To hide them from Ruth

A. To let some fall purposely for Ruth

Chpt 2 - 17. According to Ruth 2:17, how much barley did Ruth beat out of what she gleaned?

A. About a kor

B. About an ephah

C. A bushel

D. About an omer

B. About an ephah

Chpt 2 - 18. According to Ruth 2:18, to whom did Ruth take what she had gleaned?

A. The reapers

B. Boaz

C. Her mother-in-law

D. The women

C. Her mother-in-law

Chpt 2 - 19. According to Ruth 2:19, in whose field did Ruth tell Naomi she gleaned?

A. Elimelech

B. Boaz

C. The reapers

D. Mahlon

B. Boaz

Chpt 2 - 20. According to Ruth 2:20, what did Naomi say about Boaz?

A. Blessed be he of the Lord

B. He is a relation of ours

C. He is one of our close relatives

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

Chpt 2 - 21. According to Ruth 2:21, how long was Ruth told to stay by Boaz's young men?

A. Until they had finished all the harvest

B. Until that end of the week

C. Until the next day

D. Until the end of the month

A. Until they had finished all the harvest

Chpt 2 - 22. According to Ruth 2:22, what did Naomi say about Ruth staying close by Boaz's young women?

A. It is good

B. It is a blessing

C. It is unfortunate

D. It is troubling

A. It is good

Chpt 2 - 23. According to Ruth 2:23, with whom did Ruth dwell during the harvest?

A. The women

B. Boaz's servants

C. Her mother-in-law

D. No one

C. Her mother-in-law

Chpt 3 - 1. According to Ruth 3:1, what did Naomi say that she would seek for Ruth?

A. A husband

B. Security

C. A home

D. A field to work in

B. Security

Chpt 3 - 2. According to Ruth 3:2, what was Boaz doing to his barley crop?

A. Harvesting

B. Winnowing

C. Reaping

D. Gleaning

B. Winnowing

Chpt 3 - 3. Which of the following instructions did Naomi give to Ruth in Ruth 3:3?

A. Put on your best garment

B. Collect grain from the field of Boaz

C. Remove the shoes of Boaz

D. Ask Boaz to take care of you

A. Put on your best garment

Chpt 3 - 4. According to Ruth 3:4, what was Ruth to wait for before she did anything?

A. Boaz to come to the threshing floor

B. Boaz to admit he was a near kinsman

C. Boaz to lie down

D. Boaz to speak to her

C. Boaz to lie down

Chpt 3 - 5. According to Ruth 3:5, what did Ruth say to Naomi?

A. "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz"

B. "Why have I found favor in your eyes?"

C. "All that you say to me I will do"

D. "Take your maidservant under your wing"

C. "All that you say to me I will do"

Chpt 3 - 6. According to Ruth 3:6, where did Ruth go to meet Boaz?

A. In the field where his reapers were

B. At the city gate

C. Outside his door

D. At the threshing floor

D. At the threshing floor

Chpt 3 - 7. Where did Boaz lie down according to Ruth 3:7?

A. At the end of a heap of grain

B. Outside

C. Near the city gate

D. At the door

A. At the end of a heap of grain

Chpt 3 - 8. According to Ruth 3:8, what happened to Boaz at midnight?

A. He measured six ephahs of barley for Ruth

B. He was startled to discover Ruth lying at his feet

C. He told Ruth to quickly go home

D. He found the nearest kinsman to Ruth

B. He was startled to discover Ruth lying at his feet

Chpt 3 - 9. According to Ruth 3:9, how did Ruth identify herself to Boaz?

A. As a relative

B. As Naomi's daughter-in-law

C. As the wife of Chilion

D. As his maidservant

D. As his maidservant

Chpt 3 - 10. In Ruth 3:10, after Ruth identified herself as a close relative, what surprised Boaz about her?

A. That she left her home to be with her mother-in-law

B. That she came to him in the middle of the night

C. That she didn't go after young men, whether poor or rich

D. That she didn't leave to glean in another field

C. That she didn't go after young men, whether poor or rich

Chpt 3 - 11. According to Ruth 3:11, what quality did Boaz say Ruth had?

A. Intelligence

B. Virtue

C. Hard worker

D. Respectful

B. Virtue

Chpt 3 - 12. According to Ruth 3:12, what truth did Boaz tell Ruth after agreeing that he was a close relative?

A. That there was a relative closer than him

B. That he was well able to take care of her

C. That he would take care of the matter that day

D. That he would redeem Naomi's possessions, including Ruth

A. That there was a relative closer than him

Chpt 3 - 13. In Ruth 3:13, how did Boaz describe dealing with Ruth's situation?

A. Taking her as a possession

B. Redemption

C. Raising up the name of the dead on his inheritance

D. Performing the duty of a close relative

D. Performing the duty of a close relative

Chpt 3 - 14. According to Ruth 3:14, when did Ruth leave the threshing floor?

A. At the end of her conversation with Boaz

B. Before one could recognize another

C. When it was time to go into the city

D. When it was time to return to the field

B. Before one could recognize another

Chpt 3 - 15. According to Ruth 3:15, how did Ruth carry the six ephahs of barley that Boaz gave her?

A. On her back

B. At her waist

C. In her shawl

D. In a bundle

C. In her shawl

Chpt 3 - 16. According to Ruth 3:16, what did Naomi first say to Ruth after she returned from seeing Boaz at the threshing floor?

A. How did the matter go?

B. Sit still, my daughter.

C. Blessed of the Lord are you, my daughter.

D. Is that you, my daughter?

D. Is that you, my daughter?

Chpt 3 - 17. According to Ruth 3:17, what did Boaz say was the purpose of the six ephahs of barley?

A. To feed Naomi and Ruth

B. To pay Ruth for her work

C. To not go empty handed to her mother-in-law

D. As a bride price for Ruth

C. To not go empty handed to her mother-in-law

Chpt 3 - 18. According to Ruth 3:18, how did Naomi say Boaz would take care of the Ruth's situation?

A. He would not rest until he concluded the matter

B. He would find the nearest kinsman

C. He would redeem her

D. He would raise up an inheritance for his relative Elimilech

A. He would not rest until he concluded the matter

Chpt 4 - 1. According to Ruth 4:1, where were Boaz and his close relative sitting?

A. At the city gate

B. At the city well

C. At his home

D. At the threshing floor

A. At the city gate

Chpt 4 - 2. According to Ruth 4:2, who joined Boaz and his close relative at the city gate?

A. Ruth and Naomi

B. Ten men of the elders of the city

C. Five members of the council

D. A group of traveling Moabites

B. Ten men of the elders of the city

Chpt 4 - 3. According to Ruth 4:3, to whom did the land belong that Naomi sold?

A. Naomi

B. Mahlon and Chilion

C. Boaz

D. Elimelech

D. Elimelech

Chpt 4 - 4. According to Ruth 4:4, who was first in line to redeem the property sold by Naomi?

A. The relative of Boaz

B. Boaz

C. The elders of the city

D. The sons of Naomi

A. The relative of Boaz

Chpt 4 - 5. According to Ruth 4:5, why must the person who buys the land from Naomi also acquire Ruth?

A. To legally own the land

B. To support Ruth financially

C. To perpetuate the name of the dead

D. To please the Lord

C. To perpetuate the name of the dead

Chpt 4 - 6. According to Ruth 4:6, why did the close relative of Boaz choose not to redeem the land?

A. It might ruin his own inheritance

B. He was not pleased with Ruth

C. He knew Boaz wanted the land

D. He was not pleased with the plot of land

A. It might ruin his own inheritance

Chpt 4 - 7. According to Ruth 4:7, what does one man give to another as a confirmation of redeeming and exchanging?

A. His cloak

B. His sandal

C. His staff

D. His seal

B. His sandal

Chpt 4 - 8. According to Ruth 4:8-9, who bought the land from Naomi?

A. Elimelech

B. The close relative of Boaz

C. Chilion and Mahlon

D. Boaz

D. Boaz

Chpt 4 - 9. According to Ruth 4:9, Boaz bought all that belonged to whom from the hand of Naomi?

A. Elimelech

B. Chilion

C. Mahlon

D. Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon

D. Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon

Chpt 4 - 10. According to Ruth 4:10, who was Ruth's deceased husband?

A. Elimelech

B. Chilion

C. Mahlon

D. Boaz

C. Mahlon

Chpt 4 - 11. According to Ruth 4:11, which two women built the house of Israel?

A. Rachel and Leah

B. Ruth and Naomi

C. Tamar and Rachel

D. Perez and Tamar

A. Rachel and Leah

Chpt 4 - 12. According to Ruth 4:12, who was the child of Tamar and Judah?

A. Boaz

B. Perez

C. David

D. Leah

B. Perez

Chpt 4 - 13. According to Ruth 4:13, what did Ruth become to Boaz?

A. She became as his mother.

B. She became as his sister.

C. She became as a close relative.

D. She became his wife.

D. She became his wife.

Chpt 4 - 14. According to Ruth 4:13-15, which close relative did the Lord bless Naomi with?

A. The son of Boaz and Ruth

B. Boaz

C. Ruth, her daughter-in-law

D. Her own son

A. The son of Boaz and Ruth

Chpt 4 - 15. According to Ruth 4:15, what did the women hope that Ruth's son would be to Naomi?

A. Better than six sons

B. More precious than gold

C. A restorer of life and a nourisher of her old age

D. A fountain of blessing

C. A restorer of life and a nourisher of her old age

Chpt 4 - 16. According to Ruth 4:15, what did the women tell Naomi that her daughter-in-law is better than?

A. Seven sons

B. Six sons

C. All the sons of the earth

D. A loving son

A. Seven sons

Chpt 4 - 17. According to Ruth 4:16, what did Naomi become to the child of Boaz and Ruth?

A. A mother

B. A nurse

C. A vision

D. A blessing

B. A nurse

Chpt 4 - 18. According to Ruth 4:17, what did the neighbor women name the child of Boaz and Ruth?

A. Amminadab

B. Salmon

C. Jesse

D. Obed

D. Obed

Chpt 4 - 19. According to Ruth 4:18-22, whose genealogy lists the ancestors of David?

A. Ruth

B. Boaz

C. David

D. Perez

D. Perez

Chpt 4 - 20. According to Ruth 4:21, who was the child of Boaz?

A. Salmon

B. Ram

C. Obed

D. Perez

C. Obed

Chpt 4 - 21. According to Ruth 4:22, who was the child of Obed?

A. Hezron

B. Amminadab

C. Jesse

D. Boaz

C. Jesse

Chpt 4 - 22. According to Ruth 4:22, who was the child of Jesse?

A. Nahshon

B. Ruth

C. David

D. Boaz

C. David