Lamentation Quiz

1. Lamentations is known as the book of what?
The book of Lamentations has 5 chapters, 154 verses, and 3,415 words. It was written in 586 B.C.
Lamentations is known as the book of tears because it is about mourning a city that was destroyed.
2. According to Biblical tradition, who would be the author of Lamentations?
Lamentations is known as the personal testimony of Jeremiah written in the three months before he was
kidnapped and sent to Egypt. Jeremiah was a court official under King Jehoiachin.
3. In Lamentations 1:1 it is written, "How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she
become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is
she become tributary!" What city does the verse refer to?
The correct answer was Jerusalem
Jerusalem was conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar and King Solomon's temple was burned to the
ground. Lamentations 1:17 refers to Jerusalem as a "menstruous woman".
4. When the city was captured, what happened to the young and old according to Lamentations 2:21?
The correct answer was Lie on the grounds of the street
Lamentations 2:20 states that the priests were killed in their sanctuaries and Lamentations 2:21 states
that the men and virgins were killed by the sword.
5. Chapter 3 of Lamentations gives the title of a "great" and well-known hymn. What is the name of this
1923 hymn?
The correct answer was Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Lamentations 3:22-23 states, "It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his
compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness". In 1923, Thomas Chisholm
turned that verse into a Christian hymn and made it the unofficial hymn of Moody Bible Institute.
6. Lamentations 4:21 states, ("Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of
_____; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself
naked.") Where does the daughter of Edom live?
The correct answer was Uz
The land of Uz is named after Abraham's grandson and is the home of Job and his family. It is located
southeast of Palestine and continues to the Euphrates river. Uz is also known as the land of Edom.
7. In Lamentations 5:12, how were the princes hanged?

The correct answer was By their hands
Lamentations 5:11-12, states that that women in Zion and maids in Judah were assaulted, the princes
were hanged by their hands, and the elders were shamed.
8. What chapter in Lamentations is Jeremiah's personal cry to God?

The correct answer was Three
Lamentations 3:1-66 is Jeremiah's cry to God and is the longest chapter in the book of Lamentations.
9. Did Jeremiah die in the end of Lamentations?

There is no official record of Jeremiah's death.
10. Is the last word of the book of Lamentations the same as the first word?
The first word of Lamentations is 'how' and the last word is 'us'.
All the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below. Your answers are bolded. The
correct answers have a green background while the incorrect ones have a red background.
_________ hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her,
because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
 Israel
 Jerusalem
 Judah
 Zion
Lam 1:8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her,
because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
And from the daughter of _________ all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that
find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
 Jacob
 Jerusalem
 Sarah
 Zion
Lam 1:6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that
find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded
concerning _______, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous
woman among them.
 Israel
 Jacob
 Jerusalem
 Judah
Lam 1:17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded
concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous
woman among them.
How many chapters are there in the Book of Lamentations?
 5
 8
 11
 14
There are five chapters in the Book of Lamentations.
The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of ______, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in
his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath
polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
 Israel
 Jacob
 Judah
 Jerusalem
Lam 2:2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown
down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground:
he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
My flesh and my ____ hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
 bones
 hair
 skin
 teeth
Lam 3:4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
They have wandered as ______ men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that
men could not touch their garments.
 blind
 homeless
 naked
 poor
Lam 4:14 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood,
so that men could not touch their garments.
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of _______, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass
through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
 Edom
 Israel
 Jacob
 Zion
Lam 4:21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall
pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary
and the enemy should have entered into the gates of ________.
 death
 Ekron
 Jerusalem
 this city
Lam 4:12 The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the
adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the _______ walk upon it.
 aliens
 foxes
 invaders
 strangers
Lam 5:18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

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1. Lamentations is known as the book of what?

2. According to Biblical tradition, who would be the author of Lamentations?

The correct answer was Jerusalem

The correct answer was Great Is Thy Faithfulness

7. In Lamentations 5:12, how were the princes hanged?

8. What chapter in Lamentations is Jeremiah's personal cry to God?

9. Did Jeremiah die in the end of Lamentations?

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