Genesis, In The Beginning Test

Question 1

T or F: the Bible’s first book, Genesis, meaning origin and starts with a narrative of creation.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or false: Genesis offers an account of the origins of the world in the human race that has barely influenced world civilization.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

True false: while many creation stories from other cultures show the forces of order and chaos, or good and evil, locked in equal combat, genesis one describes a God whose goodness along is the source of all life and form

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T or F: According to Genesis, God created Adam and Eve where they were given stewardship over creation

Answer 4

False

Question 5

True or false: Genesis provides a basis of belief in the dignity of human beings as distinct from other forms of creation, because humans were created “in the image of God”

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or false: The Latin word fiat means “creation from nothing”

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or false: Abraham is the human author of Genesis.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or false: Sovereignty is an attribute of God that says that He has power, authority, and control over all things.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or false: the creation narrative in Genesis promotes that all human beings are members of one race.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or false: The Latin phrase ex nihilo means “a spoken command”, meaning that God spoke creation into reality

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or false: God’s order as seen in creation has positively influenced many scientist throughout history to make scientific progress

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False: Eve was uniquely suited for Adam bc she was made from God’s rib.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

True or False: Before sin, Adam and Eve were not ashamed of their nakedness because they were still in a state of innocence and blessing

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The description of God as seen in Genesis suggests that?

Answer 14

God is the source of all life

Question 15

In Genesis, each successive act of creation begins with the words?

Answer 15

“And God said, and it was.”

Question 16

As seen in the book of Genesis, God does not…

Answer 16

Keep a distance, remain detached

Question 17

According to the Genesis chapter one, what was created first?

Answer 17

Light

Question 18

In the Genesis account, after each part of creation, God saw that it was?

Answer 18

Good

Question 19

According to Genesis, what distinguishes humans from other created things?

Answer 19

Made in the image of God

Question 20

In Genesis, on the seventh day God rested. For the Jews and Christians this is the foundation of…

Answer 20

Sabbath

Question 21

The influence of Genesis on Jewish and Christian traditions is apparent in their?

Answer 21

Wedding Ceremonies

Question 22

Many people read chapters one and two of Genesis as a mandate from God for humans to have stewardship over the natural world. Which statement is not a part of that account?
A. Humanity is given dominion over the fish of the sea
B. Humanity is told to discipline their children
C. Humanity is given dominion over every living thing
D. Humanity is told to be fruitful and multiply

Answer 22

B. Humanity is told to discipline their children

Question 23

In Hebrew tradition, names have special significance. The term “Adam” means?

Answer 23

Human kind

Question 24

What Renaissance painter shows animals emerging fully formed from the mud at God’s command in The Creation of the Animals?

Answer 24

Raphael

Question 25

Who was the British scientist who argued for the use of chloroform anesthetic but saying that God made Adam fall into a deep sleep before taking the rib from him?

Answer 25

James Simpson

Question 26

On which day did God create dry land and plants?

Answer 26

Day three

Question 27

According to the first chapter of Genesis, what was created last?

Answer 27

Land animals

Question 28

Which word means a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world through which a person understands the world around them?

Answer 28

Worldview

Question 29

What word describes God in human terms and helps us get a better understanding of who God is?

Answer 29

Anthropomorphic

Question 30

According to Genesis chapter 2, what does God require of Adam?

Answer 30

Take care of the garden, name the animals, and refrain from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

Question 31

Which event took place first? A. Adam and Eve sinned B. The Flood C. Cain killed Abel D. Adam and Eve were kicked out of the garden

Answer 31

Adam and Eve sinned

Question 32

The primal chaos or bottomless depths that was "formless and empty" is sometimes referred to as the ____

Answer 32

Abyss

Question 33

In Michelangelo's painting The Creation of Man, we identified the woman positioned under God's arm as?

Answer 33

Lady Wisdom

Question 34

According to Genesis, God created the universe in ____ days, and on the final day- He rested.

Answer 34

Six

Question 35

In Hebrew, the word ____ means "delight"

Answer 35

Eden

Question 36

The name ____ means the "mother of all living"

Answer 36

Eve