The Book of Genesis

Question 1

Questions about plot, setting, characters, mood, and vocabulary are all part of _____.

Accepted Answer

Literary analysis

Question 2

Thomas Aquinas said faith and reason cannot co-exist

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What do Catholics mean by "inerrant"?

Accepted Answer

The Bible is trustworthy for those things necessary for salvation

Question 4

This river flows through the Garden of Eden

Accepted Answer

Tigris

Question 5

Which item appears in Genesis 1:1--2:4a

Accepted Answer

God said "it was good."

Question 6

Sarah's son is named:

Accepted Answer

Isaac

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a Biblical patriarch mentioned in Genesis:

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 8

Those elements of revelation set aside as holding a special place for believers are referred to as

Accepted Answer

Biblical Canon

Question 9

God promises Hagar a multitude of descendents

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The stories about Adam and Eve are an example of this genre

Accepted Answer

Primeval Narratives

Question 11

When the Spirit of God influenced people to write the narratives that we read in Genesis, the name for that process is

Accepted Answer

Inspiration

Question 12

In the Babylonian creation myth ______ kills his great grandmother to bring order to the chaos.

Accepted Answer

Marduk

Question 13

The Bible is

Accepted Answer

Both of the above

Question 14

This sign marks God's covenant with Abram in Gen. 15

Accepted Answer

Animal sacrifice

Question 15

Which items appears in Genesis 2:4b-3:24:

Accepted Answer

God gets angry at Adam and Eve

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