Poetry and wisdom · Old Testament · 12 chapters
Ecclesiastes quiz
How well do you know Ecclesiastes? Start with these 3 free questions. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (29 questions, from easy to hard and chapter by chapter) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. Which refrain opens the book of Ecclesiastes, right after the title?
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Answer: “Vanity of vanities; all is vanity”. Right after the title comes the refrain: “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 1:1–2
2. How is the Preacher introduced in the first verse?
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Answer: Son of David, king in Jerusalem. “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” The other titles point to David, Isaiah and Jeremiah. Ecclesiastes 1:1
3. What expression does the Preacher use as early as 1:3 to describe where people toil?
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Answer: “Under the sun”. “What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?” The expression then recurs throughout the book. Ecclesiastes 1:3