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Semester Exam Review - Mr. Gilmore Theology December 2020
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1
What is not a true statement about what is contained in Genesis 1-11?
They were written later than much else of what is in Genesis.
They try to explain the origins of existing realities in the world.
These stories are not meant to be taken literally.
The stories primarily take the form of historical accounts.
2
Sent home from the Holy Land, what does Ignatius want to do next?
Open schools in Spain
Study to become a priest
Write the Jesuit Constitutions
Get friends of his together to form a religious order
3
What is the purpose of all the stories in Gen 12-50?
To tell the story of how Moses led the Israelities from slavery to freedom
To show how sin has run rampant in the world and destroyed life
To show how God created the world to be good
To show how God has entered human history to redeem it
4
What is not something that God first promises to Abraham?
Blessing on his descendents
Land
A nation and a great name for his many descendents
Everlasting life
5
What is a spirituality?
A way to think about God
A way to talk to other people about God
A way of getting in touch with your inner feelings
A way of living in relationship with God
6
In gratitude for God’s mercy, I sacrificed a ram with his horns caught in a thorn bush
Jacob
Abraham
Isaac
Joseph
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What is the best way for approaching the stories in Genesis 1-11?
As made up stories that changed over time
As "origin stories" that contain truth on questions of HOW and WHY
As a substitute for ideas like Evolution
As stories of who-did-what in the earliest years of humanity
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Biblical writers' UNDERSTANDING of God's revelation is equal to God's revelation itself.
False
True
9
In what city did Ignatius meet a cannonball and experience what led to a leg-shattering conversion?
Pamplona
Azpeitia
Manresa
Montserrat
10
Where was he when Ignatius had a tremendously powerful vision that opened him to share in the aliveness of God?
Paris
River Cardoner (Manresa)
Montserrat
Pamplona
11
Identify: "God working through the authors of Scripture to communicate religious truth"
Biblical understanding
Biblical inerrancy
Biblical interpretation
Biblical inspiration
12
The Bible asserts that God ACTED in the lives of the Israelites at different times and in different ways.
True
False
13
The Bible grew out of 1,500+ years of human history and was written over a 1,000+ year period.
False
True
14
What is a metanoia?
The logical conclusion of our thoughts about God
A change of heart
Connection with God
An encounter with God that changes us
15
In Genesis 1-11, after man's response to God's creation brings about effects of sin, God responds with love and hope.
True
False
16
What religious truth comes through the strongest in the story of Cain and Abel?
God will punish those who harm others.
God loves and protects us, despite our inclination to sin.
God will always make sure things appear to be fair.
There exists sins great enough that even God will not forgive.
17
What is the main storyline of the Old Testament?
Man continually fails to live up to its part of the covenant
God is vengeful and full of wrath
Introductory/outdated material to prepare for the N.T.
A loving, up & down relationship between a people & God who saves them
18
The way God ratified the covenant with Abraham suggests it is an conditional covenant (one that Abraham could break)
True
False
19
In Genesis, which creation story describes Original Sin?
First Creation Story
Second Creation Story
20
One of the promises made to Abram was that his descendants would be as numerous as the...
Hairs on a head
Sand on the beach
Stars in the sky
Water in the ocean
21
The message of Genesis 1-11 is clear. What is it?
God made humans to suffer and stray from him.
Humanity thrives when placed in the world and left to itself.
When humans act apart from God, suffering and pain inevitably follow
There is no hope for humanity.
22
What did Joseph say was the real reason for his presence in Egypt?
To avoid the famine
To make good of his own challenging life
To get revenge on his family
To save other peoples' lives
23
What is the key question to ask when reading Scripture?
Did it really happen?
What was the world like when this was written?
What is the purpose of God's Word in this sacred book?
What do I learn about myself from this reading?
24
What does the word "scripture" mean?
"sacred writings"
"covenant"
"collection"
"library"
25
In Genesis, which creation story is God described as very close to and involved with humanity?
Second Creation Story
First Creation Story
26
What did Ignatius and some of his friends do in the year 1540?
Opened their 25th school in Europe
Wrote the Jesuit Constitutions
Petitioned Rome to approve a new religious order - the Society of Jesus!
Go back to school to learn Latin
27
Even though I was born after my half-brother, I was the son for whom my father had long been waiting.
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Moses
28
"The Bible contains errors."
False (no further explanation needed)
True statement (but further explanation needed)
False (further explanation needed)
True statement (no further explanation needed)
29
Identify: "Stories about how God has entered human history and saved us"
New Testament
Testing
Salvation History
Covenant
30
In what year was Ignatius of Loyola born?
1521
1491
1515
1476
31
From the choices below, what is the best way to define "Bible"?
A collection of books united in purpose
Biographies of our faith ancestors
Historical accounts of the Israelites
A guide for how to live morally
32
While he is recovering, what does Ignatius notice about his new daydreams of being a saint?
They outline the Spiritual Exercises for him
Unlike other daydreams of his, these leave him feeling fulfilled
They totally replace the ones he used to have
They frustrate him greatly
33
Identify: "Two or more parties bound together, each with obligations"
Covenant
Torah
Testament
Salvation History
34
What is the motto of the Society of Jesus?
Contemplatives in Action
For the Greater Glory of God (AMDG)
U High, U High, What What
Seeking Freedom and Detatchment
