Review for Revised Genesis Exam

Question 1

What term means the intended state of humanity at the creation of the world?

Accepted Answer

Original Justice

Question 2

What is the name of Rachel's maidservant whom Jacob also has children with?

Accepted Answer

Bilhah

Question 3

Who was Joseph's mother?

Accepted Answer

Rachel

Question 4

How many children did Abraham and Sarah have together?

Accepted Answer

One

Question 5

When God tested Abraham in Genesis 22, what animal did Abraham sacrifice instead of Isaac?

Accepted Answer

Ram

Question 6

In what story in Genesis do we read about one brother murdering his other brother because of his offering to God.

Accepted Answer

Cain and Abel

Question 7

Who was Abraham's father?

Accepted Answer

Terah

Question 8

What is the name of the land that God gives to Abraham to settle?

Accepted Answer

Canaan

Question 9

In what story do we read about Adam and Eve bringing original sin into the world?

Accepted Answer

Fall of Humanity

Question 10

Why did Noah curse his grandson Canaan?

Accepted Answer

Ham, Canaan's father, saw Noah naked.

Question 11

Which of the following religions are NOT one of the Abrahamic religions?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 12

The story of the Tower of Babel is what kind of sin?

Accepted Answer

Pride

Question 13

Before God changed his name to Abraham, what was his name?

Accepted Answer

Abram

Question 14

How many wives does Jacob have?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 15

Who tricks Jacob into marrying his oldest daughter, Leah, after working for him for 7 years?

Accepted Answer

Laban

Question 16

Before God changed her name to Sarah, what was her name?

Accepted Answer

Sarai

Question 17

Hagar and Ishmael always lived with Sarah and Abraham throughout their lives.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Jacob wrestles in a dream with an angel, what does the angel rename him after the encounter?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 19

Name of the encyclical written by Pope Francis about caring for creation and climate change.

Accepted Answer

Laudato Si

Question 20

What is the name of Leah's maidservant whom Jacob also has children with?

Accepted Answer

Zilpah

Question 21

Other than the animals, who was on the ark with Noah during the flood?

Accepted Answer

Noah's wife, Noah's sons, and Noah's son's wives

Question 22

Eventually, Joseph is reunited with both his mother and his father in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

In what century was the Documentary Hypothesis established?

Accepted Answer

19th

Question 24

Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph are considered the ______________ of the Hebrew people?

Accepted Answer

Patriarchs

Question 25

What kind of sin is contracted, not committed and originates with Adam and Eve?

Accepted Answer

Original Sin

Question 26

In Genesis 1, on what day are human beings created by God?

Accepted Answer

6th day

Question 27

In Genesis 1, how many days does God take to create the world and all that is in it?

Accepted Answer

6 days

Question 28

Which source is responsible for writing and editing the book of Deuteronomy?

Accepted Answer

Deuteronomist

Question 29

What is the tetragrammaton?

Accepted Answer

Four letters representing God's name

Question 30

Noah is the first biblical character with whom God makes a covenant.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

In Enuma Elish, what god is ultimately victorious in the divine battle the creates the world?

Accepted Answer

Marduk

Question 32

Name of hypothesis that sees Torah as composed by four authors/editors known as J, E, D, and P.

Accepted Answer

The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis, Documentary Hypothesis

Question 33

What special ability does God give to Joseph that helps him win favor with Pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

Interpret Dreams

Question 34

What special gift did Jacob give to Joseph that made stand out amongst Jacob's other children?

Accepted Answer

A colorful coat

Question 35

Joseph excelled at being a shepherd & his skills cause his brothers to be jealous & dislike him

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

This word means a contract or agreement between God and humans which requires certain conduct.

Accepted Answer

Covenant

Question 37

Which source is responsible for all genealogies and lists in the Torah?

Accepted Answer

Priestly Source

Question 38

What character did we NOT read about in Genesis?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 39

True or False. Isaac is a more important figure in the book of Genesis than Jacob or Joseph.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 40

In the story about Noah and the flood, how long did the flood last?

Accepted Answer

150 days, 40 days and 40 nights

Question 41

Whose house did Joseph work in when he was enslaved in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Potiphar

Question 42

What source is responsible for writing Genesis 1-2:4 or what we think of as the Creation Story?

Accepted Answer

Priestly Source

Question 43

Why do Joseph's brother come to Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Famine and lack of food in Canaan

Question 44

What was the sign of the covenant God made with Noah to never flood the earth again?

Accepted Answer

Rainbow

Question 45

Jacob and his brother, Esau, reconcile in Genesis 33 after many years apart.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

Who is Joseph's only brother that has the same mother and father as Joseph does?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin

Question 47

What source(s) are responsible for the flood narrative about Noah in Genesis 6-9?

Accepted Answer

Both

Question 48

In Genesis 27, whose blessing does Jacob steal by trick his father, Isaac?

Accepted Answer

Esau

Question 49

Who was NOT one of Ishmael's biological birth parents?

Accepted Answer

Sarah

Question 50

In Genesis 3, the name given to tree in the Garden that Adam & Eve aren't supposed to eat from?

Accepted Answer

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

Review for Revised Genesis Exam

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Review for Revised Genesis Exam

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