Test 1

Question 1

Foundation of Jesus teachings

Answer 1

Old testament

Question 2

Sensory details of a story

Answer 2

Imagery

Question 3

Deliberate, gradual disclosure of God

Answer 3

Revelation

Question 4

Israelites escaped from Egypt

Answer 4

1290 BC

Question 5

Short story with a moral lesson

Answer 5

Parable

Question 6

Sacred agreement

Answer 6

Covenant

Question 7

Means ‘seventy’

Answer 7

Septuagint

Question 8

Father of Jewish people

Answer 8

Abraham

Question 9

Northern kingdom

Answer 9

Israel

Question 10

Southern kingdom

Answer 10

Judah

Question 11

The inspired word of God

Answer 11

Bible

Question 12

Charismatic military leaders

Answer 12

Judges

Question 13

Story of how something came to be

Answer 13

Origin story

Question 14

Captured city of Jerusalem

Answer 14

King David

Question 15

There are 46 books in the old testament and 30 in the new testament.

Answer 15

False, 27 in new testament

Question 16

Irony is a literary technique in which what is said or done is contrary to what is expected.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The old testament tells the stories from creation to the kingdom of the Maccabees.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

An epic is a composite of customs, art, tales and sayings preserved by a people.

Answer 18

False, folkbore

Question 19

Canon comes from the greek word ‘Kanon’ which means ‘to confirm’.

Answer 19

False, it means ‘reed’ or ‘measuring stick’

Question 20

Judges conquer Canaan swiftly, Joshua conquers the land gradually.

Answer 20

False, switch the two names

Question 21

Assyria conquers israel

Answer 21

722 BC

Question 22

Babylon conquers Judah

Answer 22

587 BC

Question 23

Cyrus conquers Babylon

Answer 23

539 BC

Question 24

Rebuilding of the temple is complete

Answer 24

515 BC

Question 25

Maccabean revolt

Answer 25

164 BC