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  • 1. Who is Jonah?
A) A merchant
B) A prophet
C) A fisherman
D) A king
  • 2. Which city was Jonah commanded to go to?
A) Jerusalem
B) Jericho
C) Nineveh
D) Babylon
  • 3. What caused a storm while Jonah was on a ship?
A) A natural disaster
B) His disobedience
C) A sea monster
D) An ancient curse
  • 4. What happened after Jonah was spit out by the fish?
A) He went to Nineveh
B) He returned home
C) He rejoiced
D) He went to Tarshish
  • 5. What did the plant provide Jonah?
A) Shade
B) Food
C) Water
D) Comfort
  • 6. In which book of the Bible can we find the story of Jonah?
A) The Book of Nahum
B) The Book of Micah
C) The Book of Amos
D) The Book of Jonah
  • 7. What did God command Jonah to do?
A) Write a scroll
B) Gather the people
C) Build an altar
D) Preach to Nineveh
  • 8. What does the story of Jonah primarily teach?
A) The wrath of God
B) The power of the sea
C) The importance of vengeance
D) God's mercy and compassion
  • 9. How long was Jonah in the belly of the fish?
A) Seven days and seven nights
B) Forty days and forty nights
C) One day and one night
D) Three days and three nights
  • 10. What creature swallowed Jonah according to the Book of Jonah?
A) A whale
B) A sea monster
C) A large fish
D) A shark
  • 11. What plant did God cause to grow over Jonah's shelter?
A) An olive tree
B) A kikayon
C) A fig tree
D) A palm tree
  • 12. What language sources are thought to have influenced the Book of Jonah?
A) Postexilic Aramaic
B) Classical Latin
C) Old Egyptian
D) Ancient Greek
  • 13. On which Jewish holiday is the Book of Jonah read in its entirety?
A) Hanukkah
B) Yom Kippur
C) Passover
D) Sukkot
  • 14. Who argued that the experiences of all prophets except Moses were visions, not actualities?
A) Elijah the prophet
B) Abraham ibn Ezra
C) Isaac Abarbanel
D) Rabbi Eliezer
  • 15. What does the name 'Amitai' mean in Hebrew?
A) Wisdom
B) Strength
C) Life
D) Truth
  • 16. According to Rabbi Eliezer, what was inside the mouth of the fish that swallowed Jonah?
A) A map of the sea.
B) A hidden treasure chest.
C) A scroll with holy texts.
D) A pearl provided further illumination.
  • 17. What did Jonah promise to do for the fish inside its belly?
A) Take it to a safe place.
B) Feed it with fresh air.
C) Save it from being eaten by the Leviathan.
D) Release it into the ocean.
  • 18. How did the people of Nineveh respond to Jonah's call?
A) They repented ecstatically, fasting including the sheep.
B) They ignored his message completely.
C) They asked for more time.
D) They attacked Jonah.
  • 19. Which version of the Book of Tobit refers to Nahum instead of Jonah?
A) The Codex Sinaiticus version
B) The Vaticanus version
C) The Septuagint
D) The Masoretic Text
  • 20. In Luke, who exclaims about Jesus' blessedness?
A) The Pharisees
B) The scribes
C) The Sadducees
D) A woman in the crowd
  • 21. What is Jonah's feast day in the Roman Catholic Church?
A) 25 December
B) 21 September
C) 7 October
D) 15 August
  • 22. During which empire was the Book of Jonah likely written?
A) The Roman Empire
B) The Achaemenid Empire
C) The Egyptian Empire
D) The Babylonian Empire
  • 23. In the Quran, what is Jonah also known as?
A) Apostle of Allah
B) Dhul-Nūn
C) Yunus
D) The One of the Fish
  • 24. What significant event occurred at the mosque atop Nabi Yunus on July 24, 2014?
A) A new shrine was built.
B) The mosque was renovated.
C) ISIL destroyed the mosque containing Jonah's tomb.
D) It became a UNESCO World Heritage site.
  • 25. What city was Jonah, the son of Amittai, associated with?
A) Nazareth
B) Bethlehem
C) Jerusalem
D) Gath-hepher
  • 26. Who equates Jonah with Jesus's more nationalistic side?
A) Thomas Aquinas
B) Saint Jerome
C) Origen
D) Augustine of Hippo
  • 27. What does Jonah's name ironically mean?
A) Lion
B) Dove
C) Eagle
D) Wolf
  • 28. How old was Jonah's father when Jonah was born, according to Kisai Marvazi?
A) Sixty years old.
B) Fifty years old.
C) Eighty years old.
D) Seventy years old.
  • 29. In Turkish culture, what does 'Jonah's fish' refer to?
A) Whales
B) Dolphins
C) Seals
D) Sharks
  • 30. What is the Greek rendering of the name Jonah?
A) Odysseus
B) Jonas (Ἰωνᾶς)
C) Jason (Ἰάσων)
D) Hercules
  • 31. Which church commemorates Jonah with moveable feasts?
A) The Roman Catholic Church
B) The Armenian Apostolic Church
C) The Coptic Orthodox Church
D) The Eastern Orthodox Church
  • 32. In Martin Luther's interpretation, what does the worm that devours the kikayon represent?
A) The Jewish people
B) Jonah himself
C) Christ
D) The wrath of God
  • 33. Where did Quraysh send their servant, Addas, to serve Muhammad?
A) Fruits
B) Olives
C) Grapes
D) Dates
  • 34. Which trial featured a debate over the fish in the Book of Jonah?
A) The Scopes trial.
B) The Salem Witch Trials.
C) The Nuremberg Trials.
D) The O.J. Simpson Trial.
  • 35. Which translation uses the word 'sea creature' for Matthew 12:40?
A) Some English translations.
B) The Latin Vulgate.
C) The Septuagint.
D) William Tyndale's translation.
  • 36. What is the width of a whale shark's throat?
A) Four inches wide.
B) Twelve inches wide.
C) Eight inches wide.
D) Sixteen inches wide.
  • 37. According to Muslim tradition, from which tribe was Jonah?
A) Levi
B) Ephraim
C) Benjamin
D) Judah
  • 38. Who delivered a lecture in 1978 defending the plausibility of aspects of Jonah's story?
A) Noah Webster
B) Albert Einstein
C) Herodotus
D) Donald Wiseman
  • 39. What did Jerome translate 'great fish' as in the Latin Vulgate?
A) Dag gadol.
B) Ceti ventre.
C) Piscis grandis.
D) Kêtei megalōi.
  • 40. Which type of whale could theoretically swallow a human?
A) Blue whales.
B) Whale sharks.
C) Humpback whales.
D) Sperm whales.
  • 41. How did William Tyndale translate 'great fish' in Jonah 2:1?
A) 'Big fish'.
B) 'Whale'.
C) 'Sea creature'.
D) 'Greate fyshe'.
  • 42. Which Greek hero's story does Campbell note similarities with the story of Jonah?
A) Theseus
B) Jason
C) Achilles
D) Perseus
  • 43. Who argued that the Book of Jonah must have been authored by Jonah himself?
A) William Jennings Bryan.
B) Jerome.
C) Clarence Darrow.
D) Edward Bouverie Pusey.
  • 44. What literary technique exaggerates the size of Nineveh in the Book of Jonah?
A) Literary absurdism
B) Symbolic representation
C) Historical realism
D) Allegorical narrative
  • 45. On what date do Eastern Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar celebrate Jonah's feast day?
A) 21 January
B) 6 May
C) 14 July
D) 22 September
  • 46. How many chambers do sperm whale stomachs have?
A) Three-chambered.
B) Four-chambered.
C) Two-chambered.
D) Single-chambered.
  • 47. Which word is used in Greek mythology to describe a sea monster?
A) Kêtos.
B) Piscis grandis.
C) Dag gadol.
D) Cetus.
  • 48. Which Christian interpreter regarded Jonah as the epitome of envy and jealousy?
A) J. D. Michaelis
B) John Calvin
C) Martin Luther
D) Albert Eichhorn
  • 49. What substance is likely found in a sperm whale's stomach instead of air?
A) Oxygen.
B) Nitrogen.
C) Carbon dioxide.
D) Methane.
  • 50. In what folktale type is the story of a man surviving after being swallowed by a whale classified?
A) ATU 1234B
B) ATU 91011C
C) ATU 5678A
D) ATU 1889G
  • 51. Who is traditionally considered as Jonah's father in Muslim tradition?
A) Solomon
B) David
C) Amittai
D) Nathan
  • 52. In the Book of Jonah, what causes the plant to wither?
A) It is cut down by someone
B) It is eaten by a serpent
C) It dries up due to lack of water
D) A worm bites its root
  • 53. What term became synonymous with 'whale' over time?
A) Cetus.
B) Dag gadol.
C) Kêtos.
D) Piscis grandis.
  • 54. How does John Hooper view Jonah in his interpretation?
A) As the archetypal dissident
B) A symbol of righteousness
C) An apostle of God
D) A faithful prophet
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