All Quiz Questions Flashcards
Genesis 3 recounts the story commonly known today as _____________.
the “fall”
Genesis 3 describes a talking…
animal
Serpent
Adam and Eve ate the fruit from ____________ as a result from their temptation
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
After Adam and Eve ate the fruit, they became ashamed that they were:
naked
T/F: God’s provision of clothes for Adam and Eve means that God has not given up on his purpose for them, but when they were removed from the Garden they no longer continued to bear God’s image.
False
Why does Cain kill Abel?
God accepts Abel’s sacrifice but not Cain’s
T/F: Genesis 4 recounts Cain’s construction of the first city, the tent-dwelling Jabal who kept livestock, Jubal’s musical abilities, Tubal-Cain’s skill with metals, and Lamech’s poetry (this part of the question is correct). We must assume that this cultural activity is a result of sin.
False
Choose all correct answers
The flood is…
a. a catastrophic and universal “uncreation”
b. a judgment against sin
c. a seasonal rain that came over the Garden of Eden
d. Satan’s attempt to undo God’s creation
a. a catastrophic and universal “uncreation”
b. a judgment against sin
After the family exited the ark, God entered into a ________ with Noah
covenant
Select One
Which of the following is not a reason that the people of Babel were disobeying God?
a. they offer improper animal sacrifices to God
b. they created and settled in a city in Mesopotamia rather than spreading out over the whole eart
c. they wanted to create an identity and reputation of their own devising
d. they wanted to establish a kingdom apart from God
a. they offer improper animal sacrifices to God
In the beginning of Exodus, the people of Israel are in:
Egypt
What causes the people of Israel to be put into slavery?
A new Pharaoh arose who did not remember Joseph
Why did the Israelites groan, causing God to remember the covenant with Abraham?
Pharaoh attempted to kill the Israelites’ newborn boys
Why does Moses flee to the land of Midian?
He sees an Egyptian man beating an Israelite, and he kills the Egyptian man in response
God identified himself to Moses as:
“I am who I am”
According to the authors of DoS, what is important to understand about the plagues is that:
even if there is some natural explanation for the plagues, they demonstrate that God sustains the whole of creation
Where does the term “Passover” come from?
The angel of death passed over the Israelites when killing the Egyptian firstborn
T/F: God’s holiness is a relatively minor attribute of God’s character
False
T/F: God’s holiness is a relatively minor attribute of God’s character
False
The Law that God gives to Moses is called:
The Ten Commandments
In order to worship God in the desrt, the Israelites build a:
portable tabernacle
The Israelites forge a ___________ while they are waiting for Moses to descend the mountain.
Golden Calf
God established a covenant with the people of Israel on:
what landmark
a mountain
How does Israel lose the ark of the covenant?
The Philistines capture it
The ark of the covenant is ________ , which houses ________.
a wooden box…. the ten commandments
The loss of the ark symbolizes:
the absence of God’s presence
T/F: God commanded Samuel to anoint a king for Israel
Ture
The future hope for a __________ came from the imagery associated with Samuel anointing Israel’s first king.
messiah
Why is the kingdom taken from Saul?
He took upon himself the role of priest
T/F: David tried to dethrone Saul and kill him after Samuel anointed David to be king.
False
How does Saul die?
Saul kills himself
T/F: After David becomes king, he is told by the prophet Nathan that he will build a home (temple) for God.
False
David searches out all of Saul’s family and __________.
shows mercy to them
Why did David’s firstborn son die?
David married foreign wives
T/F: Although David was guilty of many sins, he is still viewed as the standard by which all other kings were judged.
True
Why do the Northern tribes rebel against Solomon’s son, Rehoboam?
He refuses to lighten their labor
Who becomes king of the Northern tribes after they secede from Judah?
Jeroboam
What does the king of the Northern tribes do to replace the Temple?
He sets up two golden calves and a sanctuary
T/F: God immediately sends the northern tribes into exile after the division of the kingdom.
False
What is the competition between Elijah and the prophets of Baal to prove which god was more powerful?
To call fire down from heaven to consume a sacrifice
What event marks the end of the northern kingdom?
The deportation by the Assyrians in 722 BC
What group of people deports Judah in 587/586 BC as well as destroys Jerusalem and the temple?
Babylonians
What was the name of the king who destroyed Jerusalem and deported the people of the southern kingdom?
Nebuchadnezzar
T/F: the message of the prophets is that God has completely given up on his people.
False
T/F: King Cyrus, who allows the Israelites to return to the promised land, orders the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.
True
