exam #1 questions

Question 1

1. What is the collection of biblical texts approved by the Catholic Church that we call the Bible?

Answer 1

1. Canon

Question 2

2. For the Israelites what is the name of God that cannot be spoken?

Answer 2

2. YHWH

Question 3

3. Wrongful actions we do that separate us from God

Answer 3

sin

Question 4

4. The combination of the Pope and the College of Cardinals

Answer 4

4. Magisterium

Question 5

5. Characters or actions in the Old Testament that foreshadow Jesus Christ in the New Testament?

Answer 5

5. Typology

Question 6

6. The trajectory of God’s plan to save his people from sin?

Answer 6

6. Salvation History

Question 7

7. Events or objects that date to a time before the development of writing or written records

Answer 7

7. Prehistoric

Question 8

8. Stories or myths about the origins of the earth, humans, languages, and cultures

Answer 8

Primeval History

Question 9

9. How many creation accounts exist in the book of Genesis?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

10. A binding agreement between humans or between God and his people, holding each other to a particular course of action

Answer 10

10. Covenant

Question 11

11. The initial sin of Adam and Eve that resulted in the loss of original holiness?

Answer 11

Original Sin

Question 12

12. The primeval account in Genesis that describes the origins of different languages.

Answer 12

The tower of Babel

Question 13

13. Primeval accounts in and out of Genesis that describe a destruction of the world?

Answer 13

13. Flood Stories

Question 14

14. Fathers of the Jewish faith?

Answer 14

14. Patriarchs

Question 15

15. The first patriarch, considered the Father of all Jewish people?

Answer 15

Abraham

Question 16

16. Abraham’s son who plays a small role in Genesis – serving as a transitional character from Abraham to Jacob

Answer 16

Isaac

Question 17

17. Even though Jacob was the second born son of Isaac, how does he receive the birthright?

Answer 17

Then laying his hands upon Jacob’s head, Isaac blessed him with the birthright, which Esau had traded for a bowl of soup

Question 18

18. The patriarch that is sold into slavery in Egypt and eventually becomes right hand ruler to pharaoh

Answer 18

Joseph

Question 19

19. A name used in the Old Testament used to describe the Jews or Hebrews as God’s chosen people

Answer 19

Israelites

Question 20

20. The patriarch who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.

Answer 20

Moses

Question 21

21. Where did God appear to Moses in the wilderness and call him to set His people free?

Answer 21

Burning bush

Question 22

22. Signs that God sent to Egypt to try and persuade pharaoh to set the Israelites free?

Answer 22

ten plagues

Question 23

23. After their release from Egypt, how many years did the Israelites wander in the desert?

Answer 23

40

Question 24

24. The initial list of laws that God gave to Moses in the wilderness

Answer 24

Ten Commandments

Question 25

25. The item that held Aaron’s staff, a jar of manna, and the ten commandments?

Answer 25

Arc of the Covenant

Question 26

26. The mobile structure that the Israelites built in the wilderness where they worshipped God

Answer 26

tabernacle

Question 27

27. Who led the Israelites into the promised land?

Answer 27

Joshua

Question 28

28. Before the monarchy, this person would act as a temporary military or political leader to settle disputes or lead the Israelites into battle

Answer 28

judges

Question 29

29. The name of the Promised Land?

Answer 29

caanan

Question 30

30. The female judge who prophesied the death of a foreign king by nail to the head

Answer 30

deborah

Question 31

31. The judge who won a battle with only 300 men, torches, and clay jars?

Answer 31

gideon

Question 32

32. The judge known for his physical strength.

Answer 32

samson

Question 33

33. The term that applies to kings/queens/royal family

Answer 33

monarchy

Question 34

34. Who was the last judge of Israel?

Answer 34

samuel

Question 35

35. Who was anointed as the first king of Israel?

Answer 35

saul

Question 36

36. The most famous Israelite king, who conquered land, set up a tax base, and grew the strength of the Israelite nation.

Answer 36

david

Question 37

37. The Israelite king credited with the construction of the Temple

Answer 37

solomon

Question 38

38. While in Jerusalem, what took the place of the tabernacle as the Jewish place of worship?

Answer 38

temple

Question 39

39. The place where the arc of the covenant was placed in the temple

Answer 39

holy of holies

Question 40

40. Based on its physical layout, what other place did the temple represent?

Answer 40

garden of eden

Question 41

41. Following the death of Solomon, who led the revolt that split Israel into two kingdoms?

Answer 41

jeroboam

Question 42

42. Solomon’s son who acted as the first king of the southern kingdom.

Answer 42

rehoboam

Question 43

43. The name of the southern kingdom?

Answer 43

judah

Question 44

44. The name of the northern kingdom?

Answer 44

isreal

Question 45

45. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are known as?

Answer 45

major prophets

Question 46

46. The collection of twelve prophets in the Old Testament whose books are short and have very specific messages from God

Answer 46

minor prophets

Question 47

47. Who were the two main prophets of the south?

Answer 47

Isaiah, Micah

Question 48

48. Who were the four main prophets of the northern Kingdom?

Answer 48

Elijah, Elisha, Amos, Hosea

Question 49

49. What northern prophet was perhaps the strongest in speaking out against abuses of the rich against the poor?

Answer 49

Amos

Question 50

50. What Prophet had an unfaithful wife, which was meant to symbolize Israel’s relationship with God?

Answer 50

hosea