1.5.F - Test: Introduction to the Bible

Question 1

In 2 Corinthians, Paul explains the importance of
__________
and the triumph of the gospel message.

Answer 1

Correct answer:
forgiveness

Question 2

What three Jewish sects were established during the Intertestamental period? (Choose three.)

Hellenists
Sadducees
Maccabees
Pharisees
Essenes

Answer 2

Sadducees
Pharisees
Essenes

Question 3

The church at ______ began after an earthquake loosed the bonds of Paul and Silas.

Answer 3

Philippi

Question 3

Who might have written the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Answer 3

Essenes

Question 3

The book of Proverbs teaches us what it takes to become a wise person. It also describes what happens to a person who chooses to live a life built upon _____.

Answer 3

foolishness

Question 4

In _______, Paul encourages the church to be diligent in ministering to others because Jesus hasn’t returned yet.

Answer 4

2 Thessalonians

Question 4

There are
___________
different books written by
__________
different authors in the Old Testament.

Answer 4

39
30

Question 5

_______ insisted that Christians that were Jews still follow the Mosiac Law.

Answer 5

Judaizers

Question 6

The title of the book of Proverbs comes from the many short tidbits of
________
that make up this book, meant to educate people on how to see themselves and the world through God’s eyes.

Answer 6

Correct answer:
wisdom

Question 7

In his
____________
letter, the apostle John writes of God’s love and encourages his readers to obey God’s commandments.

Answer 7

Correct answer:
first

Question 8

Jesus is the ________ of God’s revelation of Himself to mankind.

Answer 8

culmination

Question 9

Luke is the only _____ to write books of the New Testament.

Answer 9

Gentile

Question 10

Obadiah is the ______ book in the Old Testament.

Answer 10

shortest

Question 11

______ is the only prophetical book in the New Testament.

Answer 11

Revelation

Question 12

The Old Testament provides a record of ________.

Answer 12

history

Question 13

The book of _______ covers about 2,200 years of history.

Answer 13

Genesis

Question 14

Esther depended on the ________ of God to keep her safe when she was willing to stand up for her people, the displaced Jews.

Answer 14

faithfulness

Question 15

______ was a Jewish orphan who eventually became the queen of Persia.

Answer 15

Esther

Question 16

There are at least 1,600 quotes from the ________ included in the ________.

Answer 16

Old Testament; New Testament

Question 17

Micah predicted the destruction of Israel by the ______ and of Judah by the ________.

Answer 17

Assyrians; Babylonians

Question 18

In one or two sentences, explain what scholars mean when they say that the Bible is inerrant.

Answer 18

When scholars say that the bible is inerrant they mean it is without error and it does not contridict itself.

Question 19

Who is considered the most well-known prophet in the Bible?

Answer 19

Isaiah

Question 20

The central truth presented in the book of ________ is this: God will punish human sinfulness.

Answer 20

Habakkuk

Question 21

After the period of the judges, Samuel was instructed by God to anoint ____ as the first king of Israel.

Answer 21

Saul

Question 22

The book of 2 Samuel tells the story of _____, the "man after God's own heart."

Answer 22

David

Question 23

The Epistles written by Paul are essentially ________ to the churches.

Answer 23

letters

Question 24

Mark emphasizes the _______ of Jesus' miracles.

Answer 24

immediacy

Question 25

__________ means "unveiling" or "uncovering."

Answer 25

Correct answer: Revelation

Question 26

The book of Revelation is the only book of ____________ in the New Testament.

Answer 26

Correct answer: prophecy

Question 27

The Pentateuch is the first _________________ books of the Bible.

Answer 27

Correct answer: five

Question 28

Obediah's prophecies were directed at the nation of ____.

Answer 28

Edom

Question 29

Deuteronomy was written by Moses and probably finished by ______ because Deuteronomy recounts the details of Moses' death.

Answer 29

Joshua

Question 30

Jeremiah and Lamentations were written to the _______ kingdom of Judah.

Answer 30

southern

Question 31

Paul writes this letter to encourage_____, a wealthy believer, to forgive the slave Onesimus and display Christ's love towards him.

Answer 31

Philemon

Question 32

Some Protestant Bibles include fourteen additional books, known as the ________.

Answer 32

Apocrypha

Question 33

_____ is an example of how Gentiles were included in the blessing to all the nations that God promised to Abraham.

Answer 33

Ruth

Question 34

God uses _____ to wake His people up from their spiritual apathy and encourage them to remain strong and holy.

Answer 34

Haggai

Question 35

The book of ______ is a message to all Christians who have felt betrayed by a fellow believer.

Answer 35

Philemon

Question 36

Translations of the Bible are important because they allow the Bible to be ___________ .

Answer 36

Correct answer: understood

Question 37

This gospel was written first.

Answer 37

Mark

Question 38

In ____, the author wrote to warn believers of the danger and destructive nature of false teaching.

Answer 38

2 Peter