Bible Stick Figures

Elisha and the Two Bears Quiz

Test how well you remember the story of Elisha and the two bears from 2 Kings 2. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

Read the full story → Shop the books

  1. Where was Elisha going when the crowd came out to mock him?
    • Up to Bethel
    • Down to Jericho
    • Over to Damascus
    • Back to Gilgal
  2. What did the crowd shout at Elisha?
    • Go up, thou bald head
    • Away with the prophet
    • Where is thy master
    • Call down thy fire
  3. Where did the crowd come from?
    • Out of the city
    • Out of the camp
    • Out of the temple
    • Out of the fields
  4. What did Elisha do after he turned back and looked at them?
    • Cursed them in the name of the LORD
    • Prayed for fire from heaven
    • Ran away toward Jericho
    • Said nothing at all
  5. What came out of the wood?
    • Two she bears
    • A troop of lions
    • A band of Syrians
    • A pack of wolves
  6. How many of the youths were torn?
    • Forty and two
    • Twelve
    • Seventy
    • Four hundred
  7. Where did Elisha go next?
    • To mount Carmel
    • To mount Sinai
    • To the river Jordan
    • To the city of Dothan
  8. Where did Elisha return to after Carmel?
    • Samaria
    • Bethel
    • Jericho
    • Jerusalem
  9. Whose office had Elisha just received before this happened?
    • Elijah's
    • Moses'
    • Samuel's
    • Aaron's
  10. Who did Elisha hand the matter over to?
    • The LORD
    • The king of Israel
    • The elders of Bethel
    • The sons of the prophets

Elisha and the Two Bears 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.

Show all 10 answers and where to find them

  1. Where was Elisha going when the crowd came out to mock him?

    Up to Bethel

    And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

    2 kings 2:23 (KJV)

  2. What did the crowd shout at Elisha?

    Go up, thou bald head

    And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

    2 kings 2:23 (KJV)

  3. Where did the crowd come from?

    Out of the city

    And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.

    2 kings 2:23 (KJV)

  4. What did Elisha do after he turned back and looked at them?

    Cursed them in the name of the LORD

    And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

    2 kings 2:24 (KJV)

  5. What came out of the wood?

    Two she bears

    And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

    2 kings 2:24 (KJV)

  6. How many of the youths were torn?

    Forty and two

    And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

    2 kings 2:24 (KJV)

  7. Where did Elisha go next?

    To mount Carmel

    And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

    2 kings 2:25 (KJV)

  8. Where did Elisha return to after Carmel?

    Samaria

    And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

    2 kings 2:25 (KJV)

  9. Whose office had Elisha just received before this happened?

    Elijah's

    And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

    2 kings 2:15 (KJV)

  10. Who did Elisha hand the matter over to?

    The LORD

    And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

    2 kings 2:24 (KJV)