chapter 1

Question 1

what is the meaning of “Adam”

Answer 1

man

Question 2

what does “Genesis

“mean

Answer 2

origin or beggining

Question 3

what is the meaning of Eve

Answer 3

mother of all

Question 4

why is man so special to God

Answer 4

this is because man alone was made in the image of God

Question 5

man was created with special characteristics similar to Gods. what are those characteristics?

Answer 5

man was given with the characteristics of freedom of choice, language and thought, and awareness of the difference between right and wrong

Question 6

what was the first human sin?

Answer 6

the first human sin was when Satan appeared to Eve in the form of a snake and tempted her to eat the forbidden fruit

Question 7

what effect did the first human sin have on the world?

Answer 7

perfect equality ended and man now ruled over women. childbirth became painful and work became tedious and difficult

Question 8

what is evolution

Answer 8

according to the story of evolution man was not created by God himself but evolved from animals

Question 9

what is meant by the term humanism?

Answer 9

humanism is the process of putting man in place of or above God

Question 10

explain the story of Cain and the first murder

Answer 10

Cain, who was the son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy and hatred

Question 11

what is culture?

Answer 11

culture is the way of life of a group of people

Question 12

what is the most important part of culture?

Answer 12

it is how people relate to God

Question 13

what happened in the fourth generation?

Answer 13

a man named Lamech could brag openly about killing innocent people

Question 14

who was the third born son of Adam and Eve?

Answer 14

Seth

Question 15

Cains way or culture tends to be the stronger among man. but who became the only hope of existence of the human race

Answer 15

Noah

Question 16

why did God send the flood?

Answer 16

this was because the world was filled with so much evil He could no longer tolerate it

Question 17

why was capital punishment established?

Answer 17

to teach man the sanctity of human life God established capital punishment

Question 18

all human beings are descendants of Noah’s sons …

Answer 18

Shem, Ham, and Japheth

Question 19

after the flood where did the ark settle?

Answer 19

the ark settled in a place called Shinar or later called Sumer

Question 20

one of the Hamites emerged as the leader of the group and ended up ruling eight cities. who was that person?

Answer 20

that person was Nimrod

Question 21

under Nimrod’s leadership, the people who had come together in Shinar began to build the city of Babel also called…

Answer 21

Babylon

Question 22

what is a nation?

Answer 22

a nation is a large group of people who think of themselves as one act in history as a unit