Final Exam (F21) - Practice

Question 1

Which event from the Bible does NOT belong in the TaNaK?

Accepted Answer

Baptism of Jesus

Question 2

What is the Hebrew name for the first five books of the Bible?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 3

Which of the following does occur in the second story of creation (Genesis 2)?

Accepted Answer

God made the man from the dust of the ground

Question 4

Which is the Biblical citation for the Book of Genesis, chapter 2, verses 11-15?

Accepted Answer

Genesis 2: 11-15

Question 5

A major theological truth in the 2nd creation story in Genesis is that...

Accepted Answer

this powerful God cares about the well being of humans

Question 6

A major theological truth in the 1st creation story in Genesis is that...

Accepted Answer

God repeatedly says how good the world is, including human beings

Question 7

In the Hebrew Scriptures, the most important expression of God’s relationship w/ people is found in the concept of the.

Accepted Answer

Covenant

Question 8

A major theological truth revealed in the Story of the Fall (Adam & Eve) is that...

Accepted Answer

God is loving and forgiving; God gives Adam & Eve clothes

Question 9

In Genesis 11, the Tower of Babel, the people build a tower into the sky because they...

Accepted Answer

want to cancel God out by invading God's realm, making themselves like God

Question 10

The books of the Bible were produced over roughly a _____ year span of time.

Accepted Answer

1,000

Question 11

For a contextual interpretation, which is NOT helpful info to best interpret the original meaning of a Bible passage?

Accepted Answer

The location of the modern day reader

Question 12

Which religious truth comes from Genesis 4, the Story of Cain and Abel?

Accepted Answer

Humans are tempted by sin, but ultimately have the power to overcome it

Question 13

Which of the following is not a story of the spiral of evil from the Bible's Primeval History?

Accepted Answer

The Covenant with Abraham

Question 14

The Bible was written in which 3 languages?

Accepted Answer

Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic

Question 15

Which of the following is not a Dimension of Religion?

Accepted Answer

Liturgical

Question 16

In Hebrew, the Jewish Bible is called the...

Accepted Answer

TaNaK

Question 17

What is the name of the child that Abram and Hagar have?

Accepted Answer

Ishmael

Question 18

What is the name of the child that Abraham and Sarah have?

Accepted Answer

Isaac

Question 19

What is the name of the term for God's self-communication and disclosure of God's plan to humanity?

Accepted Answer

Revelation

Question 20

Which is not an example of a formal Covenant God makes?

Accepted Answer

God's promise to Hagar that her son, Ishmael, would be a free man

Question 21

The Greek word, Pentateuch, means...

Accepted Answer

Five Books

Question 22

Which one of the following is a word that does not describe a covenant?

Accepted Answer

law

Question 23

Which religious truth DOES NOT come out of Genesis 1 - 3?

Accepted Answer

Humans are chosen by God to be in a Covenant relationship with God

Question 24

In response to the spiral of evil in Genesis 3-11, what is God's plan to restore Creation to its original goodness?

Accepted Answer

The Covenant

Question 25

What is another name for the Old Testament?

Accepted Answer

Hebrew Scriptures

Question 26

What is the "thesis statement" that Genesis 3-11 wants to show the reader?

Accepted Answer

the spiral of evil

Question 27

The simplest way to describe a worldview is to say that it’s...

Accepted Answer

the way a person perceives the world, how it works, and their place in it

Question 28

God’s covenant with Abraham included three promises. One of them was...

Accepted Answer

the people of the world would find blessing through Abraham's family

Question 29

The stories of Genesis were first passed down from generation to generation through...

Accepted Answer

oral tradition

Final Exam (F21) - Practice

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Final Exam (F21) - Practice

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