Welcome to this Genesis 5 quiz!
This quiz will test your attention to detail and deepen your understanding of an important part of the Bible from the King James Version.
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Questions on Genesis Chapter 5
Whether you’re familiar with the text or reviewing it anew, this quiz will challenge your knowledge of Genesis 5 and help you reflect more deeply.
Genesis 5 Quiz with Answers
Question No. 1
What was the total age of Adam when he died?
- A) 912 years
- B) 930 years
- C) 950 years
- D) 777 years
- E) 999 years
Answer: B) 930 years
Explanation: According to Genesis 5:5 (KJV), “And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.”
Question No. 2
Who was the third son of Adam mentioned in Genesis 5?
- A) Seth
- B) Enos
- C) Cain
- D) Abel
- E) Methuselah
Answer: A) Seth
Explanation: Genesis 5:3 (KJV) mentions Seth as the son of Adam after the death of Abel, stating, “And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.”
Question No. 3
How many years did Seth live after he begat Enos?
- A) 777 years
- B) 912 years
- C) 905 years
- D) 807 years
- E) None of the above
Answer: D) 807 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:7 (KJV) says, “And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.”
Question No. 4
At what age did Enos become a father?
- A) 65 years
- B) 70 years
- C) 90 years
- D) 105 years
- E) 80 years
Answer: C) 90 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:9 (KJV) states, “And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan.”
Question No. 5
What was the total lifespan of Enos?
- A) 930 years
- B) 815 years
- C) 962 years
- D) 905 years
- E) 777 years
Answer: D) 905 years
Explanation: According to Genesis 5:11 (KJV), “And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.”
Question No. 6
Who was the father of Mahalaleel?
- A) Cainan
- B) Jared
- C) Enos
- D) Methuselah
- E) None of the above
Answer: A) Cainan
Explanation: Genesis 5:12 (KJV) states, “And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel.”
Question No. 7
At what age did Cainan die?
- A) 910 years
- B) 905 years
- C) 922 years
- D) 962 years
- E) 777 years
Answer: A) 910 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:14 (KJV) says, “And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.”
Question No. 8
How old was Mahalaleel when he became a father to Jared?
- A) 60 years
- B) 65 years
- C) 70 years
- D) 75 years
- E) 95 years
Answer: B) 65 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:15 (KJV) states, “And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared.”
Question No. 9
How long did Mahalaleel live after he begat Jared?
- A) 800 years
- B) 830 years
- C) 895 years
- D) 840 years
- E) 850 years
Answer: B) 830 years
Explanation: According to Genesis 5:16 (KJV), “And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.”
Question No. 10
What was Jared’s age when he died?
- A) 912 years
- B) 895 years
- C) 930 years
- D) 962 years
- E) 777 years
Answer: D) 962 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:20 (KJV) states, “And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.”
Question No. 11
At what age did Jared father Enoch?
- A) 160 years
- B) 65 years
- C) 180 years
- D) 130 years
- E) None of the above
Answer: A) None of the above
Explanation: Genesis 5:18 (KJV) notes, “And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch.”
Question No. 12
How long did Enoch walk with God before he was taken?
- A) 100 years
- B) 200 years
- C) 300 years
- D) 365 years
- E) None of the above
Answer: C) 300 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:22 (KJV) says, “And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.”
Question No. 13
What was Enoch’s total lifespan before he was taken?
- A) 912 years
- B) 777 years
- C) 895 years
- D) 365 years
- E) None of the above
Answer: D) 365 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:23-24 (KJV) states, “And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”
Question No. 14
How old was Methuselah when he became the father of Lamech?
- A) 182 years
- B) 187 years
- C) 100 years
- D) 130 years
- E) None of the above
Answer: B) 187 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:25 (KJV) mentions, “And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.”
Question No. 15
What was Methuselah’s total lifespan?
- A) 912 years
- B) 950 years
- C) 969 years
- D) 777 years
- E) 1000 years
Answer: C) 969 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:27 (KJV) records, “And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.”
Question No. 16
At what age did Lamech father Noah?
- A) 500 years
- B) 105 years
- C) 162 years
- D) 190 years
- E) None of the above
Answer: C) 182 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:28-29 (KJV) states, “And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: And he called his name Noah.”
Question No. 17
What did Lamech say Noah would bring?
- A) Prosperity
- B) Comfort
- C) Salvation
- D) Wisdom
- E) None of the above
Answer: B) Comfort
Explanation: Genesis 5:29 (KJV) mentions, “And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.”
Question No. 18
What was the total lifespan of Lamech?
- A) 800 years
- B) 777 years
- C) 950 years
- D) 969 years
- E) 912 years
Answer: B) 777 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:31 (KJV) states, “And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.”
Question No. 19
How old was Noah at the end of Genesis 5?
- A) 130 years
- B) 200 years
- C) 500 years
- D) 400 years
- E) 600 years
Answer: C) 500 years
Explanation: Genesis 5:32 (KJV) says, “And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”
Question No. 20
Who were the sons of Noah mentioned in Genesis 5?
- A) Shem, Ham, Cainan
- B) Shem, Enos, Lamech
- C) Ham, Japheth, Methuselah
- D) Japheth, Methuselah, Cainan
- E) None of the above
Answer: E) None of the above
Explanation: Genesis 5:32 (KJV) records, “And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”