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1
Why was the tabernacle built and the priesthood prepared?
So that God could come and take up residence
To set the Israelites apart from the Egyptians
So God could test the faithfulness of His people
2
What was the purpose fo the tower built in the story of the Tower of Babel?
So the people could escape in case there was another flood
So God could come down to bless them
So God's presence could reside there
So the people could build a way to God
3
Before Israel had kings, what officials ruled the land?
Angels
Sages
Elected Representatives
Judges
4
In the ancient world, genealogies were most frequently used for what purpose?
Keeping track of time
Political reasons, such as establishing the legitimacy of a king's dynasty
To keep track of where people lived and where they came from
5
What is the purpose of Genesis?
Begin the story of the covenant
Describe the ancient world to modern readers
Explain how the world was created
6
Where were the Israelites when they received Moses’ farewell instructions and final admonitions?
While they were leaving Egypt
At Mt. Sinai
On the border of the Promised Land
7
In chapters 8 through 10, the priests are installed who provide what?
Maintenance of the second zone (the courtyard)
Maintenance of the purity of the Holy of Holies
Maintenance of the camp, the third zone
8
In order for us to be transformed by the words of the Old Testament, we must accept that the Scripture is what?
Meaningful
Authoritative
Effective
Antiquated
9
What did the changing of a name usually signify?
The passing of an elder
A change of fortune, character, or circumstance in that individual's life
Their ethnicity
10
How long did it take to write the books of the Old Testament?
2 millenia (2000 years)
500 years
a millenium (1000 years)
300 years
11
What two things did the scouts report about the land that God was going to give them? (choose 2)
The land was empty
Inhabitants were intimidating
The land was under Egyptian control
Produce was bountiful
12
The covenant given to the Israelite people meant that God would do what 3 things for them?
Provide for them
Deliver them
Make them rulers of the world
Protect them
13
What is the purpose of Deuteronomy?
To tell the story of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness
To summarize and renew the covenant in preparation for Israel’s entrance...
To demonstrate the leadership qualities of Moses
To detail the management of sacred space, sacred status, and sacred time
14
In order for God’s presence to remain in their midst, the people were instructed in what?
How to worship
How purity was to be maintained
How to pray
15
Although other ancient Mesopotamians had similar flood stories, how does the biblical flood story differ?
The other flood stories are atheistic meaning they don't mention a god
The gods of other flood accounts accidentally flood the Earth
The gods of Mesopotamian accounts appear as caricatures
16
The text describes the nature of the Old Testament as what two things?
A tapestry and a fountain
An everchanging landscape and a photomosaic
A river which irrigates a city and a fountain
A tapestry and a photomosaic
17
How does the book of Genesis end?
Abraham enters the promised land
Adam and Eve sin and allow evil to enter the world
Jacob's family moves to Egypt where they are given land and prosper
Noah and his family leave the ark
18
God of Israel of the Polytheistic gods? "Consistent in character and does not change."
God of Israel
Polytheistic gods
19
Who found Moses and raised him as her own?
Pharaoh's wife
Pharaoh’s daughter
Pharaoh's servant
20
God of Israel or polytheistic gods? "Requirements are made known in detail through the giving of the Law."
God of Israel
Polytheistic gods
21
What plague finally convinced Pharaoh to let the Israelite people return to their homeland?
Turning the Nile into blood
Locusts eating the crops
Death of Egypt’s firstborn sons
Boils on the Egyptian's skin
22
Why did God reveal himself through the law?
Because He is a just God
So that the Israelites would know how to honor and imitate his holiness
So the Israelites are under His control
23
What was invented around 1600 BC that greatly increased literacy among people and the documentation of history?
Paper
Libraries
Alphabetic script
The pen
24
The greatest loss from the Fall of Man was not paradise. What does the book say the greatest loss was?
The ability to talk to animals
The absence of pain
The beauty of the Garden of Eden
Access to God's Presence
25
What was the holiest place of the Temple or Tabernacle called that housed the presence of God?
The Sanctuary
The Outer Courts
The Holy of Holies
The Antechamber
26
How long were the Israelites in Egypt before they became slaves?
100 years
Four centuries
25 years
27
We can make conclusions about the Bible without taking into consideration the culture of the original audience.
False
True
28
What drives Joseph’s family from Canaan to Egypt?
Political oppression
Famine
An invading nation
Disease
29
Instead of books, what were the ancient "books" of the Bible written on?
Computers
Scrolls
Cloth
Stone tablets
30
Where did the Israelites receive the final words from their aged leader?
Mt. Sinai
At the mouth of the Jordan River
Mt. Horeb
The plains of Moab
31
Why did God give the law to the people of the Old Testament?
So that they will understand their need to be reunited with their creator
To remind the people that they are subordinate to him
So that his people might know what he is like
To demonstrate his plan for them
32
What is a cosmology?
A defense of evolution
The study of makeup and hair-styling
The study of astronomy
A story about the origin of the world
33
Which of the following defines "genre"?
Classification identifying what type of literature a work is
The mood of the author
The audience to which the author is writing
34
Which of the following is "Genesis" not a Greek word for?
beginning
origin
source
creation
35
What was done to the Israelites in order to reduce male population?
Males were forced to serve as slaves under the hand of Pharaoh
All males were sold as slaves to the Hittites
Infant sons were cast into the river
Women were sold as slaves to the Hittites
36
After the flood, what remained?
All life that lived before the flood
Dinosaurs
The chaos of sin
The scrolls that contained the Creation story
37
What are used in the first chapters of Genesis to list the descendants from Adam to Noah?
Archives
Cosmologies
Genealogies
Legends
38
When sin entered through disobedience, what was lost?
All hope
God's control of the Earth
God's love for humanity
A relationship between humanity and God
39
What is the purpose of Exodus?
To demonstrate the leadership qualities of Moses
To explain how God’s presence came to dwell among his chosen people, Israel
To tell the story of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness
To set up the reader for understanding the sacrificial system
40
Instead of a novel, the biblical account is written more like what?
A legend
Nonfictional, historical writing
A parable
A biography
41
After the exile, the Jewish people were allowed to return home where they waited for who/what?
To be conquered again
Revenge
The Messiah
Their families
42
True/False: Ancient roads had little effect on the location of civilizations and the wealth in which they grew.
True
False
43
How did Joseph end up in prison?
He stood up to injustice that he saw toward the Jewish people
He killed an Egyptian guard that had threatened him
He was caught stealing from the Egyptian treasury
He maintained his integrity when Potipher's wife tried to seduce him
44
Which of these languages was the OLD Testament written in?
Greek and Aramaic
Latin and Hebrew
Greek and Hebrew
Hebrew and Aramaic
45
What is the purpose of Leviticus?
To explain how God’s presence came to dwell among his chosen people, Israel
To set up the reader for understanding the sacrificial system
To detail the management of sacred space, sacred status, and sacred time
To tell the story of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness
46
What civilization is the first that we have historical record of?
Babylon
Hittites
Persia
Sumer
47
What is discussed in the first seven chapters of Leviticus?
Genealogies
Sacrifices
The selection of the priests
Social laws
48
What do most interpreters agree the Tower of Babel was?
An administrative center
A marketplace
A figure of speech or metaphor
A ziggurat
49
If we follow a biblical way of thinking, what would happen if God "turned Himself off?"
Humanity would be able to make the world a better place
We and everything in the world would immediately cease to exist
The world would slowly deteriorate and destroy itself
50
God of Israel or Polytheistic gods? "Represented by icons, in the form of humans, or in natural phenomena."
God of Israel
Polytheistic gods
