Ben-Hur Quiz

Ben-Hur Quiz Questions

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1. What is the name of the fictional hero of the story?
(a) Messala
(b) Balthazar
(c) Judah Ben-Hur
(d) Simonides

2. What is the name of Judah’s childhood friend who becomes his enemy?
(a) Balthazar
(b) Messala
(c) Simonides
(d) Ilderim

3. What is the name of the Roman galley captain who becomes Judah’s mentor?
(a) Quintus Arrius
(b) Messala
(c) Simonides
(d) Ilderim

4. What is the name of the chariot race that Judah wins?
(a) The Roman Games
(b) The Olympic Games
(c) The Chariot Race of Antioch
(d) The Judean Games

5. What is the name of the wealthy merchant who helps Judah?
(a) Messala
(b) Balthazar
(c) Simonides
(d) Ilderim

6. What is the name of the woman who becomes Judah’s wife?
(a) Esther
(b) Tirzah
(c) Miriam
(d) Rebecca

7. What is the name of Judah’s mother?
(a) Esther
(b) Tirzah
(c) Miriam
(d) Rebecca

8. What is the name of Judah’s sister?
(a) Esther
(b) Tirzah
(c) Miriam
(d) Rebecca

9. What is the name of the Roman governor of Judea?
(a) Pontius Pilate
(b) Messala
(c) Quintus Arrius
(d) Tiberius

10. What is the name of the ship that Judah is enslaved on?
(a) The Victory
(b) The Eagle
(c) The Roman galley
(d) The Lion

11. What is the name of the disease that afflicts Judah’s mother and sister?
(a) Leprosy
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Smallpox
(d) Plague

12. What is the name of the Roman province that Judah is exiled to?
(a) Gaul
(b) Britain
(c) Egypt
(d) Syria

13. What is the name of the person who helps Judah escape from the galleys?
(a) Sheik Ilderim
(b) The Essenes
(c) The Samaritans
(d) The Nazarenes

14. What is the name of the city where Judah meets Jesus?
(a) Jerusalem
(b) Nazareth
(c) Bethlehem
(d) Capernaum

15. What is the name of the Roman emperor during the story?
(a) Augustus
(b) Tiberius
(c) Caligula
(d) Claudius

16. What is the name of the Jewish holiday that is celebrated in the story?
(a) Passover
(b) Rosh Hashanah
(c) Yom Kippur
(d) Hanukkah

17. What is the name of the Roman amphitheater where the chariot race takes place?
(a) The Colosseum
(b) The Circus Maximus
(c) The Hippodrome
(d) The Arena

18. What is the name of the slave who helps Judah train for the chariot race?
(a) Quintus Arrius
(b) Messala
(c) Simonides
(d) Ilderim

19. What is the name of the horse that Judah rides in the chariot race?
(a) Pegasus
(b) Arab
(c) Black Beauty
(d) Antony

20. What is the name of the Roman official who frees Judah from slavery?
(a) Messala
(b) Quintus Arrius
(c) Pontius Pilate
(d) Tiberius

21. What is the name of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem?
(a) The Dome of the Rock
(b) The Western Wall
(c) The Temple Mount
(d) The Holy Temple

22. What is the name of the Roman fortress in Jerusalem?
(a) Masada
(b) Antonia
(c) Caesarea Maritima
(d) Sepphoris

23. What is the name of the Roman road that connects Jerusalem to Rome?
(a) The Via Dolorosa
(b) The Via Traiana
(c) The Via Flaminia
(d) The Via Sacra

24. What crime is Judah falsely accused of?
(a) Theft
(b) Murder
(c) Treason
(d) Espionage

25. Who is the author of Ben-Hur?
(a) Mark Twain
(b) Lew Wallace
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) Jane Austen

Ben-Hur Quiz Questions with Answers

1. What is the name of the fictional hero of the story?
(c) Judah Ben-Hur

2. What is the name of Judah’s childhood friend who becomes his enemy?
(b) Messala

3. What is the name of the Roman galley captain who becomes Judah’s mentor?
(a) Quintus Arrius

4. What is the name of the chariot race that Judah wins?
(c) The Chariot Race of Antioch

5. What is the name of the wealthy merchant who helps Judah?
(c) Simonides

6. What is the name of the woman who becomes Judah’s wife?
(a) Esther

7. What is the name of Judah’s mother?
(c) Miriam

8. What is the name of Judah’s sister?
(b) Tirzah

9. What is the name of the Roman governor of Judea?
(a) Pontius Pilate

10. What is the name of the ship that Judah is enslaved on?
(c) The Roman galley

11. What is the name of the disease that afflicts Judah’s mother and sister?
(a) Leprosy

12. What is the name of the Roman province that Judah is exiled to?
(d) Syria

13. What is the name of the person who helps Judah escape from the galleys?
(a) Sheik Ilderim

14. What is the name of the city where Judah meets Jesus?
(b) Nazareth

15. What is the name of the Roman emperor during the story?
(b) Tiberius

16. What is the name of the Jewish holiday that is celebrated in the story?
(a) Passover

17. What is the name of the Roman amphitheater where the chariot race takes place?
(b) The Circus Maximus

18. What is the name of the person who helps Judah train for the chariot race?
(a) Quintus Arrius

19. What is the name of the horse that Judah rides in the chariot race?
(b) Arab

20. What is the name of the Roman official who frees Judah from slavery?
(b) Quintus Arrius

21. What is the name of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem?
(d) The Holy Temple

22. What is the name of the Roman fortress in Jerusalem?
(b) Antonia

23. What is the name of the Roman road that connects Jerusalem to Rome?
(a) The Via Dolorosa

24. What crime is Judah falsely accused of?
(c) Treason

25. Who is the author of Ben-Hur?
(b) Lew Wallace