Exam 1

Question 1

The UR 3rd period came to a close as the last long of UR was overthrown by who?

Answer 1

The Elamites

Question 2

Sargon 1st established his Capitol at?

Answer 2

Akkad

Question 3

we have confidence to accept the Old Testament as God’s word because we have full access to the info regarding the writing editing and collecting of each book into the Canon

Answer 3

false

Question 4

the transition from scrolls to books took place well after the time of the Old Testament

Answer 4

false

Question 5

identifying something as narrative in the Bible is not the same as identifying it as history

Answer 5

true

Question 6

the Bible endorses a particular kind of government as the norm to be followed

Answer 6

false

Question 7

Egypt was overrun by which power at the end of the 13th Dynasty

Answer 7

Hyasos

Question 8

which archive is the oldest

Answer 8

Ebla

Question 9

what is the purpose of Genesis

Answer 9

it begins the story of the Covenant

Question 10

most interpreters agrees that the Tower of Babel was a ziggurat

Answer 10

true

Question 11

the shrine at the top of the ziggurat was a place of worship

Answer 11

true

Question 12

in the ancient world palaces and temples were primarily used for growing vegetables

Answer 12

false

Question 13

the typical house in the time of Jacob had how many

Answer 13

4

Question 14

approximately how many years passed between the story of Joseph in the beginning of the Exodus story

Answer 14

400 years

Question 15

at the time of Abraham the Sumerians dominated that area politically

Answer 15

true

Question 16

Israel is known for its natural resources and fertile soil

Answer 16

false

Question 17

what was the Eden problem

Answer 17

sin

Question 18

in the ancient world the order of various ancestors was fixed

Answer 18

true

Question 19

when God first gave the Israelites regulations for sacrifice he was not initiating a new Institution

Answer 19

true

Question 20

many of the literary pieces of the ancient world likely had a single author

Answer 20

false

Question 21

the Holiness mandate cost for lifestyle rather than method

Answer 21

true

Question 22

as we look at Abraham we should be more interested in finding out what God is like than an imitating Abraham

Answer 22

true

Question 23

Abraham had daily conversations with God

Answer 23

false

Question 24

what represents God initiative and intends to correct the Bable Problem by providing a means by which God can reveal himself to the world

Answer 24

the Covenant

Question 25

the Covenant in the Old Testament addresses what

Answer 25

the Bable problem

Question 26

the Covenant in the New Testament addresses what problem

Answer 26

the Eden problem

Question 27

where were ziggurats typically constructed

Answer 27

next to a temple

Question 28

Genesis

Answer 28

promise

Question 29

Exodus

Answer 29

presence

Question 30

Leviticus

Answer 30

holiness

Question 31

numbers

Answer 31

testing

Question 32

Deuteronomy

Answer 32

renewal

Question 33

what are the four ingredients listed as part of a story

Answer 33

plot, character, setting, and point of view

Question 34

Who is credited with many of the important developments in Civilization including the foundations of mathematics astronomy law and Medicine

Answer 34

Samerians

Question 35

the uneasy balance of power between the four cities Larsa Mari Assur and Babylon was seeing clearly during the

Answer 35

old Babylonian period

Question 36

Abraham entered Canaan during the

Answer 36

middle Bronze Age

Question 37

what kingdom permanently shaped Egypt both politically and culturally

Answer 37

the Old Kingdom

Question 38

what was most likely the period for initial contact between Egypt and the Hebrew Patriarchs

Answer 38

12th Dynasty

Question 39

the text found that what city gives us our best picture of Canaanite culture

Answer 39

Ugarit

Question 40

the archive found at what city provides extensive historical information for the period of Hammurabi

Answer 40

Mari

Question 41

the Old Testament is more than simply human thoughts and opinions about God rather it is God's presentation

Answer 41

himself

Question 42

creation

Answer 42

fall

Question 43

flood

Answer 43

Tower of Babel

Question 44

Patriarchs Sojourn

Answer 44

Exodus

Question 45

wilderness

Answer 45

Conquest / judges

Question 46

United Kingdom

Answer 46

divided Kingdom

Question 47

exile

Answer 47

return

Question 48

what was the bable problem

Answer 48

so they could meet the needs of God

Question 49

which of the books of the pentateuch are the most closely Bound in style subject and perspective

Answer 49

Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers

Question 50

rather than correcting or enhancing the scientific understanding of the Israelites what did God do with the knowledge that they

Answer 50

used what they knew to clarify his role and character

Question 51

in the ancient world genealogies most frequently served

Answer 51

a political role

Question 52

mythology in the ancient world serve the same function as what in our modern world

Answer 52

science