This will test your knowledge on Chapters 8 to 10 in the First Book of Samuel. We hope you read the story because there are lots of lessons to be learned from it. All the answers are set automatically to "a," which may not be correct. When you are done, click the "Grade Me" button to see how much you have learned. Try to answer the questions without looking up the answers!

1. Where was Saul hiding when chosen by Yahweh (10:22)?

a. Samuel's house.
b. Among the baggage.
c. In the bushes.
d. Behind the stables.

2. What is one thing that Samuel said a king would do (8:14)?

a. See that all could collect their proper wages.
b. Make them eat broccoli and other green veggies every day.
c. Take the best of their fields, vineyards and olive groves.
d. Provide peace for all peoples.

3. Who met Saul when they arrived at Gibeah (10:10)?

a. A procession of prophets.
b. His entire family.
c. The local businessmen.
d. All the children of the town.

4. What did the cook set in front of Saul (9:24)?

a. Plate of fresh vegetables.
b. Two shekels of silver.
c. A box of the finest chocolates.
d. A leg.

5. Who did Samuel appoint as judges for Israel (8:1)?

a. Job and Harry.
b. His sons.
c. Their first cousins.
d. His Mom and Dad.

6. After Samuel explained the regulations of the kingship, he wrote them on something. What was it called (10:25)?

a. On tablets.
b. A book.
c. A scroll.
d. Carved in a tree.

7. What was Samuel referred to (9:18,19)?

a. The seer.
b. The head honcho.
c. The Israelite.
d. The king.

8. There were some troublemakers who did not like Saul. How did Saul deal with them (10:27)?

a. He called them names.
b. He yelled at them all the time.
c. He put them in jail.
d. He kept silent.

9. Why did the elders of Israel say they wanted a king to lead them (8:5)?

a. Because they did not like Samuel.
b. Because Samuel was old and his sons did not walk in his ways.
c. They wanted to feel more secure than they did.
d. They were tired of the same old rules.

10. What did Saul set out to look for (9:3)?

a. Chocolate.
b. The end of a rainbow.
c. His father's donkeys.
d. A wheat field.