Joseph Quiz
Joseph's father gave him a colorful coat, and his jealous brothers sent him far away — but God was working behind the scenes. A story about hardship, hope, and grace. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!
- What special gift did Joseph's father give him?
- A colorful coat
- A sword
- A crown
- What could Joseph understand?
- Animals
- Dreams
- The weather
- Where did Joseph's brothers send him?
- Back home
- To school
- To Egypt
- What important job did Joseph get in Egypt?
- A leader over the land
- A shepherd
- A builder
- What did Joseph do when his brothers came for food?
- Ran away
- Hid the food
- Forgave them
- Why were Joseph's brothers jealous of him?
- Their father loved him most and gave him a special coat
- He was the tallest
- He owned gold
- What did the brothers do with Joseph's coat to fool their father?
- Wore it
- Dipped it in blood
- Traded it for soup
- In Joseph's dream, what bowed down to him?
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Sheaves of grain, and the sun, moon, and stars
- Who bought Joseph and took him to Egypt?
- Traveling merchants
- A king
- His uncle
- Even after all the hardship, what did Joseph choose to do?
- Get revenge
- Forgive and help his family
- Move away
Joseph 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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What special gift did Joseph's father give him?
A colorful coat
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
Genesis 37:3 (KJV) -
What could Joseph understand?
Dreams
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
Genesis 40:8 (KJV) -
Where did Joseph's brothers send him?
To Egypt
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 37:28 (KJV) -
What important job did Joseph get in Egypt?
A leader over the land
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:41 (KJV) -
What did Joseph do when his brothers came for food?
Forgave them
And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Genesis 45:4-5 (KJV) -
Why were Joseph's brothers jealous of him?
Their father loved him most and gave him a special coat
And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
Genesis 37:4 (KJV) -
What did the brothers do with Joseph's coat to fool their father?
Dipped it in blood
And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;
Genesis 37:31 (KJV) -
In Joseph's dream, what bowed down to him?
Sheaves of grain, and the sun, moon, and stars
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
Genesis 37:9 (KJV) -
Who bought Joseph and took him to Egypt?
Traveling merchants
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Genesis 37:28 (KJV) -
Even after all the hardship, what did Joseph choose to do?
Forgive and help his family
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Genesis 50:20-21 (KJV)