Sin Review

Question 1

When Eve ate from the forbidden tree, she was hoping

Accepted Answer

to gain knowledge.

Question 2

How did God show Cain that he still loved him, even after he sinned?

Accepted Answer

He put a protective mark on him.

Question 3

Eve tricked Adam into eating from the forbidden tree.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

A ziggurat is a

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temple.

Question 5

The sin stories provide an etiology for

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painful childbirth., rainbows., multiple languages.

Question 6

What can we learn from the flood story?

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to trust God, that there are consequences for our actions

Question 7

He was an oppressive king.

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh

Question 8

Find the lie (from the Gilgamesh epic).

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh achieves immortality.

Question 9

Cain was

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a husband., a murderer., a farmer.

Question 10

The Tower of Babel story teaches us

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to use our power for good.

Question 11

God preferred Cain's gift because he gave the best he had to God.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT saved in the flood story?

Accepted Answer

Beef

Question 13

The people in Babel faced the following consequence:

Accepted Answer

they were scattered all over., God confused their languages.

Question 14

The Yahwist and _______________ authors wrote a flood story.

Accepted Answer

Priestly

Question 15

Which author is primarily responsible for the sin stories?

Accepted Answer

Yahwist

Question 16

Why did God get angry with the people in Babel?

Accepted Answer

They were focused on making themselves great rather than on honoring God., He thought they were trying to challenge his power.

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a repercussion of Adam and Eve's sin?

Accepted Answer

going to hell

Question 18

Cain's story teaches us

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that there are consequences for our actions, that God loves us even if/when we sin, that sin causes separation, that we are responsible for each other

Question 19

The story of Adam and Eve teaches us

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to trust God., to take responsibility for our actions.

Question 20

The biblical flood story and the Epic of Gilgamesh have some details in common, such as

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the boat landing on a mountain., a dove being sent out to check for dry land., human sinfulness causing the flood., humans and animals surviving in a boat.

Question 21

Eve's name means

Accepted Answer

mother of all living

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