Old Testament of the Bible: Study Help: Quiz

1: What theme runs throughout the Book of Amos?

a. Social injustice must be fought.

b. Salvation comes through repentance.

c. Always exact an eye for an eye.

d. Material rewards come from devotion to Yahweh.

2: The well known passage, “Here am I. Send me!” comes from which book?

a. Amos

b. Jeremiah

c. Isaiah

d. Ezekiel

3: Zephaniah was a prophet who spoke of

a. God’s grace

b. giving alms

c. a bright future

d. impending doom

4: Ezekiel finds that the scroll he must eat tastes

a. bitter as a pill

b. dry and bland

c. light and fruity

d. sweet as honey

5: The designation Deutero-Isaiah means

a. Godly Isaiah

b. second Isaiah

c. first Isaiah

d. sinful Isaiah

6: “Malachi” means

a. malcontent

b. messenger

c. Machiavellian

d. meandering

7: The Pentateuch contains

a. the laws given to the Israelites by Yahweh

b. the story of the conquest of Canaan

c. information about settlement in the land of Canaan

d. history of the monarchy of Israel

8: Ezra protests

a. the building of temples

b. the enslavement of people

c. the intermarriage of Jews with foreigners

d. death by stoning

9: The Book of Job is often referred to as

a. a tyrannical essay

b. the prophesy of the Israelites

c. a classic of world literature

d. the shortest book in the Old Testament

10: The Book of Ecclesiastes is an essay on what topic?

a. Is life worthwhile?

b. Can good overcome evil?

c. Is Yahweh forgiving?

d. Which commandment is most important?

11: The Book of Esther can be called

a. a moral lesson

b. a historical novel

c. a testament to Yahweh’s great power

d. a listing of religious ideals

12: Throughout the Old Testament, the Book of Daniel is a primary example of

a. Jewish nationalism

b. lessons in character and morality

c. lyrical poetry

d. apocalyptic writing

13: The earliest collection of psalms was probably titled

a. Poems, Hymns, and Prayers

b. Psalms of Yahweh

c. Psalms of David

d. By the Rivers of Babylon

14: Song of Songs can be described as a collection of

a. secular love poems

b. songs in praise of Yahweh

c. patriotic songs

d. songs to pagan idols

15: The Apocrypha is a group of writings

a. discovered in ancient Egypt by Jerome

b. located in the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament

c. found in Catholic versions of the Old Testament

d. attributed to women writers

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