Unit 2 -Test

Question 1

Cain

Answer 1

Brother of Abel, killed his brother

Question 2

Abel

Answer 2

Brother of Cain, killed by Cain because Cain was jealous

Question 3

Abraham

Answer 3

1. Married to Sarah
2. Father of Isaac (with Sarah) and Ishmael (with Hagar)
3. Means Exalted one (originally Abram)
4. Has covenant with God

Question 4

Sarah

Answer 4

1. Married to Abraham
2. Wanted child, had Isaac
3. Means Princess (originally Sarai)

Question 5

Abraham’s covenant

Answer 5

1. Signs = circumcision and Kosher

2. Promised land and as many descendents as stars in the sky

Question 6

Isaac

Answer 6

1. Son of Sarah and Abraham
2. Marries Rebekah
3. Has Esau and Jacob
4. Means Laughter
5. Jacob is his favorite

Question 7

Jacob

Answer 7

1. Son of Isaac and Rebekah
2. Loves Laban’s daughter Rachel
3. Works for Lamen for 7 years
4. Lamen tricks him he marries other daughter Leah
5. Works another 7 years for Rachel
6. Has 12 boys and 1 girl with Leah and Rachel
7. Favorite is Joseph (son of Rachel)

Question 8

Joseph

Answer 8

1. Jacob and Rachel’s son
2. Brothers enslave him in Egypt
3. Can interpret dreams
4. Name changed to Israel

Question 9

Covenant

Answer 9

Sacred Vow

Question 10

The second Creation story does not contain which theme:

a. Freewill
b. Temptation
c. Ecology and stewardship of the Earth
d. Creation is good

Answer 10

d. Creation is good

Question 11

Who killed his brother:

a. Adam
b. Cain
c. Abel
d. Noah

Answer 11

b. Cain

Question 12

What was the sign of the covenant with Noah

Answer 12

Rainbow

Question 13

The story of Noah and the Ark can also be an example of

a. Theogony
b. Etiology
c. Cosmogony
d. Anthropomorphism

Answer 13

b. Etiology

Question 14

History before recorded time is known as

Answer 14

Primeval/Primordial History

Question 15

The punishment for the tower of Babel

Answer 15

Confusing speech AND Scattering across the land

Question 16

God makes male and female at separate times

Answer 16

Second Creation Story

Question 17

God calls his creation good

Answer 17

First creation Story

Question 18

God created humans

Answer 18

Both

Question 19

Reads more like a narrative

Answer 19

Second

Question 20

God instructs the humans to take care of God’s creation

Answer 20

Both

Question 21

Themes of free will and temptation

Answer 21

Second

Question 22

Themes of the human person having inherent dignity and respect

Answer 22

First

Question 23

Contains etiology

Answer 23

Second

Question 24

God created Earth in six days and rested on the seventh

Answer 24

First

Question 25

God created man as equal partners for each other

Answer 25

Second

Question 26

Canaan

Answer 26

Promise land of Abraham

Question 27

Theogony

Answer 27

How Gods are created

Question 28

Circumcision

Answer 28

Visible sign of God's followers, done at 8 days old to sons, part of Abraham's covenant with God

Question 29

Abraham's test

Answer 29

Kill Isaac, he brings Isaac to alter, angel stops him, they never talk again

Question 30

Etiology

Answer 30

Why something is the way it is

Question 31

Cosmogony

Answer 31

How Earth was created

Question 32

Myth

Answer 32

A story that may not be true with a deeper meaning or lesson.

Question 33

Anthropomorphism

Answer 33

Personification

Question 34

What are the religious truths in the first creation story?

Answer 34

1. God made the Earth out of love and goodness 2. God created humans to care for Earth 3. God created Earth

Question 35

What are the religious truths in the second creation story?

Answer 35

1. God gives humans second chances 2. Humans have free will 3. Humans can be tempted

Question 36

What are the differences between the two stories? How are they similar?

Answer 36

Both are creation stories and humans must care for God's creation. First is more of a list, second is a narrative First talks of Earth's creation, second is human First has etiology second does not First God says creation is "good" second does not First God creates humans together, second at separate times.

Question 37

What can be inferred about human nature from Genesis 2-3?

Answer 37

Humans have freewill and we can be tempted as well as greedy and selfish

Question 38

How is Genesis 2-3 more like a myth than a factual historical story?

Answer 38

Humans came from evolution, but this story tells more of etiology and the Original Sin, then actual facts of science. The story is not proven, but it has morals and lessons.

Question 39

How do the stories of Cain/Abel, Noah, and the Tower of Babel add to the cycle of sin?

Answer 39

Humans sinned in both stories, yet God still gave them a second chance.

Question 40

Who is called the father of biblical faith? Why?

Answer 40

Abraham because of his covenant with God and show of true faith

Question 41

What does God promise to Abram as the covenant?

Answer 41

As many descendants as there are stars and the promise land of Canaan

Question 42

How does Abraham respond to his test?

Answer 42

He follows God's orders and goes to sacrifice his son until God's angel shows up and tells him he has passed the test

Question 43

Why does Rebekah try to maneuver Jacob into the position of principal heir of Isaac?

Answer 43

Because there was a prophecy that their youngest son would be the more powerful one so she felt that Jacob should be the one to get the birth right and live up to the prophecy

Question 44

What strange encounter does Jacob have on the way back to Canaan? What new name is he given then, and what does it mean?

Answer 44

Jacob wrestles with an angel and he is given the name Israel meaning may God prevail

Question 45

What do Joseph’s brothers do to him as a young man, and why?

Answer 45

They send him to be a slave in Egypt because he told them that one day they would bow down to him

Question 46

How did Joseph gain the pharaoh’s favor?

Answer 46

He interprets the Pharaoh's dream and helps him get through the famine

Question 47

In what ways do Joseph and his brothers grow through the story?

Answer 47

They learn about jealousy and how to be helpful and about forgiveness

Question 48

How are the meaning of names used throughout the matriarchs and patriarch stories?

Answer 48

The meanings of the names represent the situations people go through or what their purpose is, this is shown with the names "" and "" because , and "" and "" because

Question 49

How are some of the patriarch and matriarch stories, stories of deception, struggle, and doubt?

Answer 49

``` Deception = Jacob stealing birth right or Laman Struggle = Jacob and angel (Internal struggle) Doubt = Adam and Eve doubt God's word about the fruit ```

Question 50

Why do creation stories exist?

Answer 50

To tell us how things were created and why