Prophets of the Bible

Jonah Practice Questions

20 free Jonah practice questions for the Bible, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. To which city did the Lord initially command Jonah to go and preach against its wickedness?
  2. Q2. What was the name of Jonah's father?
  3. Q3. Instead of obeying God, Jonah fled to Joppa to board a ship heading to which location?
  4. Q4. During the great storm, what was Jonah doing while the sailors were crying out to their gods and lightening the ship?
  5. Q5. How did the sailors determine that Jonah was the cause of the storm?
  6. Q6. When the sailors asked Jonah how to make the sea calm, what was his solution?
  7. Q7. What was the immediate reaction of the sea after Jonah was thrown overboard?
  8. Q8. For how long was Jonah in the belly of the great fish?
  9. Q9. From where did Jonah offer the prayer recorded in Chapter 2?
  10. Q10. What did Jonah say had wrapped around his head while he was in the depths of the waters?
  11. Q11. Where did the fish vomit Jonah out after the three days?
  12. Q12. How large was the city of Nineveh described in terms of a journey?
  13. Q13. What was the specific message Jonah preached to the people of Nineveh?
  14. Q14. What did the King of Nineveh do after hearing Jonah's message?
  15. Q15. Why was Jonah angry when God decided not to destroy Nineveh?
  16. Q16. What did God provide to give Jonah shade while he sat east of the city?
  17. Q17. How did God destroy the plant that was shading Jonah?
  18. Q18. What did God use to make Jonah feel faint after the plant withered?
  19. Q19. According to the final verse of the book, how many people in Nineveh did not know their right hand from their left?
  20. Q20. In which other book of the Bible is Jonah's prophetic work in Israel mentioned?