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The Book of Tobit Trivia Quiz

Tobit is part of the Catholic and Orthodox Old Testaments. If you've never read it, this quiz will be a good introduction. If you have, test your memory.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
skylarb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,123

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1276

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 116 (9/10), Guest 49 (10/10), Guest 45 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what language was Tobit originally written? Hint

Greek

Aramaic

Hebrew

Latin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Tobit live? Hint

Nineveh

Bethlehem

Jerusalem

Damascus

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Tobit do to cause Sennacherib to seek to kill him? Hint

He organized a rebellion

He buried the dead

He seduced Sennacherib's wife

He refused to pray to Assyrian gods

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who supported Tobit financially when he was blinded? Hint

His cousin Sarah

His son Tobiah

His wife Anna

An angel in disguise

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why did Tobit send his son Tobia to Media? Hint

To find a cure for his blindness

To claim a fortune deposited there

To seek out and marry Sarah

To avoid death at the hands of Sennacherib

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many husbands of Sarah were killed by the demon? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why did Sarah decide not to hang herself? Hint

To avoid shaming her father

Because an angel intercedes

To marry Tobiah

Because her maids urges her not to

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Question 8 of 10

8. What angel aided Sarah and Tobit? Hint

Raphael

Gabriel

Asmodeus

Michael

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Question 9 of 10

9. When Azariah suggested Tobit marry Sarah, he agreed instantly, smitten as he was by her beauty.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Tobiah use to keep the demon from the bridal chamber when he married Sarah? Hint

Warm bird droppings

A sheep's gall bladder

A fish's heart and liver

A magical incantation

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what language was Tobit originally written?

Answer: Aramaic

Portions of the Aramaic were found as part of the discovery in the Qumran caves, but the full book exists only in a Greek version. The book is included in the Bible by the Catholics and Orthodox, but not by Protestants and Jews.

2. Where did Tobit live?

Answer: Nineveh

Tobit was deported to the city when Assyria took Israel captive. He later warned his son to leave the city because God would destroy it.

3. What did Tobit do to cause Sennacherib to seek to kill him?

Answer: He buried the dead

As one of Tobit's many charitable acts, he secretly buried his fellow Israelites when they were killed and thrown outside Nineveh's walls. When the king learned of this, Tobit was forced to go into hiding to save his own life. Charity was very important to Tobit, who repeatedly emphasized almsgiving.

4. Who supported Tobit financially when he was blinded?

Answer: His wife Anna

"Anna worked for hire at weaving cloth" (2:11). Anna was not only paid for her work, but she received a goat as a bonus. Tobit suggested that the goat may have been stolen, leading to a fight between husband and wife. Feeling dependent and useless in his blindness, Tobit prayed to God for death.

5. Why did Tobit send his son Tobia to Media?

Answer: To claim a fortune deposited there

Tobit suffered blindness and other setbacks before sending his son to bring back a fortune he recalled having deposited at Media.

6. How many husbands of Sarah were killed by the demon?

Answer: 7

Asmodeus, desiring Sarah for himself, slew each of her husbands on their wedding nights, until Tobit's son Tobiah drove him from the bridal chamber.

7. Why did Sarah decide not to hang herself?

Answer: To avoid shaming her father

She thought, "People would level this insult against my father" (2:10), and so, rather than kill herself, she begged God for death.

8. What angel aided Sarah and Tobit?

Answer: Raphael

When God heard Tobit and Sara pray for death, he sent them a disguised Raphael to render assistance.

9. When Azariah suggested Tobit marry Sarah, he agreed instantly, smitten as he was by her beauty.

Answer: False

Raphael, disguised as Azariah, attempted to arrange the marriage, but Tobiah initially objected. He had heard of the demon who had killed Sarah's seven other husbands, and he did not wish to end up like them.

10. What did Tobiah use to keep the demon from the bridal chamber when he married Sarah?

Answer: A fish's heart and liver

Raphael, who had accompanied Tobiah on his journey and urged him to marry Sarah, also advised him to hold onto a fish's heart, liver, and gall. The first two Tobiah burnt with incense in order to drive Asmodeus from Sarah; the third he used to cure his father's blindness. Before defeating Asmodeus, however, the newly married couple prayed together.

Source: Author skylarb

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