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The Ten Commandments Quiz

At a smoking mountain, God gave Israel ten commands. See how much you remember about Exodus 20. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. Where did God give the commandments?
    • Mount Sinai
    • Egypt
    • Jericho
  2. How many commandments were there?
    • Ten
    • Five
    • Twenty
  3. What covered the mountain?
    • Smoke and fire
    • Snow
    • Flowers
  4. What sound grew louder and louder?
    • A trumpet
    • A drum
    • A bell
  5. God reminded them he brought them out of?
    • Egypt
    • Babylon
    • Moab
  6. The first command: have no other?
    • gods before me
    • kings
    • houses
  7. We are told to honor our?
    • father and mother
    • enemies
    • leaders
  8. On what were the commandments written?
    • Stone tablets
    • Paper
    • Sand
  9. Why were the people afraid?
    • Thunder and smoke
    • Darkness
    • Hunger
  10. Who spoke to God for the frightened people?
    • Moses
    • Aaron
    • Joshua

The Ten Commandments Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. Where did God give the commandments?

    Mount Sinai

    And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

    Exodus 19:20 (KJV)

  2. How many commandments were there?

    Ten

    And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

    Deuteronomy 4:13 (KJV)

  3. What covered the mountain?

    Smoke and fire

    And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

    Exodus 19:18 (KJV)

  4. What sound grew louder and louder?

    A trumpet

    And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

    Exodus 19:19 (KJV)

  5. God reminded them he brought them out of?

    Egypt

    I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

    Exodus 20:2 (KJV)

  6. The first command: have no other?

    gods before me

    Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

    Exodus 20:3 (KJV)

  7. We are told to honor our?

    father and mother

    Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

    Exodus 20:12 (KJV)

  8. On what were the commandments written?

    Stone tablets

    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

    Exodus 31:18 (KJV)

  9. Why were the people afraid?

    Thunder and smoke

    And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

    Exodus 20:18 (KJV)

  10. Who spoke to God for the frightened people?

    Moses

    And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

    Exodus 20:19 (KJV)