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Chapter 1 Religion Test questions
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1
The word Gospel most closely means:
Faith
Story
Good news
Love
2
Who is considered the greatest king in Isreal's history?
Saul
Cyrus of Persia
Solomon
David
3
What did God expect back from each person/group from whom God made a covenant in the Bible?
Faithfulness
Conversion
money/tribute
All of the above
4
How long did it take for the early Church to settle which books were going into the so called " New Testament"
About 10 years after Jesus' death
About 50-60 years after Jesus' death
About 100 years after Jesus' death
Close to 300 years after Jesus' death
5
Who was the evangelion in ancient Greece?
Head of military (army general)
King's vice leader ( vice president)
The cup bearer (a waitress)
The bearer of good news (cheerleader)
6
Who are the most famous prophets in the Old Testament and for the miracles he performed?
Abraham and Sarah
Elijah and Elisha
Rachel and Leah
Rebekah and Hagar
7
Which criticism/layer addresses the translation of the bible between languages?
Textual Layer
Form layer
Historical layer
Source Layer
8
The bible contains a wide variety of literary forms/genres
True
False
9
Which criticism/layer considers the type of writing (parable vs. poem vs. satire)
Historical layer
Form Layer
Redaction Layer
Textual Layer
10
The world/culture of Jesus' Day is very much like our own today
True
False
11
Who is considered to be the first biblical prophet?
Jacob
David
Moses
Samuel
12
Who was the father of 12 sons and eventually had his name changed to Isreal?
David
Samuel
Moses
Jacob
13
During the "historical stage of the New Testament, what did Jesus preach about most:
The sinfullness of the nation
The kingdom and His Father
Himself as a messiah
The correcuption of Rome
14
Why did it take the early Church to long to write down and preserve the Jesus story?
Distortions in teaching were arising
The thought the Parousia was never coming
All of the above
People didn't care to learn about Jesus anymore
15
To be accepted into the New Testament, writings had to:
Have a clear link to the Apostles and leaders in the early churche
All of the above
Be widely read and accepted as being true
Reflect the traditional faith off the early church
16
How many creation accounts are there in the Book of Genesis?
Four
Seven
One
Two
17
During Jesus' Day the Zealots were the group that advocated the use of violence to get Rom out of Isreal.
False
True
18
Covenants are permanent
True
False
19
Which religious group was most like Jesus (believed they could interpret the law and were social reformers)?
Essenes
Levites
Scribes
Sadcucees
20
Which criticism/layer examines how the information was edited/written in a way that speaks to the needs of the audience
Source Layer
Form Layer
Redaction layer
Textual Layer
21
Which of the following is a truth contained in the Creation account in Genesis?
All creation is good and purposed
The Garden of Eden represents our ideal relationship with God.
God created the world
Humans are have a special place in creation
All are true
22
At the time of Jesus, the people of Isreal were hoping for a Messiah who would:
Restore Isreal to their place of prominence in the world
All of the above
Be a charismatic leader like David or Samuel
Overthrow Rome
23
Which of the following was something God promised Abraham?
Blessed nation
Descendants
Land
All of the above
24
What title for Jesus comes from the Greek name for God (Yahweh)
Christ
Parousia
Messiah
Lord
25
What is the oldest/first name the Jews used to refer to themselves historically?
Canaanites
Israelites
Hebrews
Jews
26
Which of the three regions of Isreal contains the city of Jerusalem?
Galilee
Samaria
Judea
27
Which of the following statements accurately reflects attitudes regarding purity laws in Jesus' day?
Issues regarding purity were deeply rooted in the minds/ hearts of people
The Pharisees and Sadducees were in total agreement on purity laws
All of the above
Very few laws were written to separate the clean from the unclean
28
Which criticism/layer considers from where the details/stories originated
Textual Layer
Source Layer
Form Layer
Historical Layer
29
What were the first things in the new testament to be written down?
The Book of Revelation
The Acts of the Apostles
The Gospels
The letter of Paul
30
What motivated those who committed the original sin in the bible (opposite of love)?
selfishness
suffering
Apathy/ not caring
Hatred
31
What type of history does the bible contain?
natural history
biographical history
salvation history
fictional history
32
The gospels were written orginally as:
Proclamation of Jesus and Messiah
Both A and B
Biographies of Jesus
Neither A nor B
33
Much like America today, religion and politics were strictly separated in Jesus' Day
True
False
34
Adam and Eve commited the original sin in the bible?
True
False
35
Which parts of the Gospels is believed to be written first?
Passion Narratives/end of Jesus' life
The infancy narratives
Parables of Jesus
Miracles and Sermons of Jesus
