Quiz I Answers - Bible and Western Culture I | RELS 2310, Exams of World Religions

Download Quiz I Answers - Bible and Western Culture I | RELS 2310 and more Exams World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! NOTICE: if this document is sabotaged again, I will change authorization to google members only, in this case everyone will have to make a google account if you don’t already have one. not to worry they are free. Editors: change color codes respectively with your edits. UPDATE: we’ve almost got all the questions answered. PLEASE (in parentheses give reasons for answers or answer changes. :) thanks, this should clear up any problems and mistakes. Bold = Correct, or we are pretty sure is correct Anything Highlighted Is Questionable, and we do not know the answer yet, Previously Wrong Answers in Red -------------------------------------------------------------------- RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 1 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review Final Exam Review (Keep in mind that all questions are framed in the biblical perspective.) 1. Prophets in the Hebrew Bible can be thought of as _________ of the covenant. a. doctors b. fortune tellers c. lawyers ( Dr. Mitchell stated this in one of his lectures) d. skeptics 2. The prophets, according to Dr. Mitchell, say that most injustice is legal. a. True b. False 3. To what are the people metaphorically referred to as, in Isaiah 53? a. sheep ( We all, like sheep, have gone astray,each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.) b. dog c. shepherd d. Savior 4. Abraham was a a. Jew b. Christian c. Muslim d. None of the above -- (jews come from Juda, his great grandson. He was a Hebrew, not a jew) *(Abraham was not a Jew and he was not an Israelite, only a great grandfather of Israelites) 5. The second book in the Bible is a. Genesis b. Exodus c. Leviticus d. Deuteronomy 6. The name of God in the Bible is a. God b. Zeus c. Jupiter d. Yahweh 7. The Bible contains a philosophical argument for the existence of God a. True b. False 8. A marriage ceremony is a covenant a. True b. False 9. According to the Prophets, the two primary sins are idolatry and --- (read the book of Amos) a. Killing b. Stealing c. Social Injustice d. Adultery (“Also notice that the Lord does not condemn the nations for idolatry, but for what we would call “crimes against humanity”: waging annihilating war (1:3), breaking one’s obligation to kinsmen and warring against them (1:9, 11), torturing pregnant women (1:13), and either human sacrifice or desecrating a royal tomb (2:1—the meaning is unclear). It is as if to say that “the nations” might not be expected to worship the Lord, but surely they can be expected to be humane.”) http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2010/09/ sunday-school-lesson-35-amos-3-7-9-joel-2-3/ 10. Redemption originally meant buying a slave or getting out of slavery a. True b. False RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 2 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review 11. In pantheism: a. God is a personal God b. Creatures are separate from God c. God is everything d. One‟s spirit is able to receive God‟s Holy Spirit 12. To be holy or saint means that: a. There will be a sculpture made of the holy or saint person for people to worship. b. The holy or saint person has indeed sanctified themselves. c. The holy or saint person will be idolized even after death. d. The holy or saint person has been set apart and all followers of God are holy/saints. a. True b. False 31. Interestingly, some of the early Prophets were women. a. True b. False 32. The Book of Amos, consisting of only one chapter is the shortest in the New Testament. (Trick Question) a. True b. False --- (Amos is not in the new testament) 33. The source of our Western heritage emanates from the religious ideas and feelings of the Far East. a. True b. False RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 4 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review 34. After the time of Abraham the Jews never again worshipped “idols.” a. True b. False -- (golden calf in exodus, Solomon worshiped idols, etc) <--- Correct 35. The Jewish concept of God is that He is so awesome that He could never be personal. a. True b. False <--- Correct 36. The Bible promotes a dualism of good and evil between the body and the spirit; the spirit is good and the body is evil. a. True b. False <--- Correct, this was also answered in the last exam 37. The idea that the world and all of creation is “good” is a gift of the Jews to western culture. a. True b. False 38. The passage which describes “The Suffering Servant” is found in: a. Acts. b. Isaiah 53. c. Exodus 23. d. Psalm 23. e. none of the above BIBLICAL QUOTES (Match the following quotations with their proper source.) 39. Which of the following are often paired together because of their “Messianic connection?” a. Isaiah 53, Acts 29 b. Isaiah 53, Luke 24, Acts 2 c. Jeremiah 1, Luke 24 d. Exodus 3, Exodus 20 e. Both A and B i believe that e is the answer. i have the old tests 40. The story of Hosea and Gomer: a. is the biblical model for marriage. b. can be seen as a parable for the relationship between God and his people. c. mirrors the “marriage” of God the “husband” and Israel the “wife.” d. both (a) and (b) e. both (b) and (c) 41. The purpose of the prophetic books is: a. to predict the future. b. to call God‟s people to repentance for not keeping the Laws of the Covenant. c. to create new laws. d. to let God‟s people know that He was pleased with their behavior. 42. Many of the progressive social movements (such as abolitionist , anti-apartheid and solidarity movements) which have occurred all over the world can be said to reflect the book of _________ as a kind of “blueprint.” a. Hosea b. Exodus c. Job d. Amos RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 5 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review 43. “Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory/” a. Jeremiah b. Isaiah c. Luke d. Job e. Hosea 44. For three transgressions and for four…I will not revoke its punishment.” In this way, God – through the prophet – lists the sins of Israel and Judah and their neighboring regions in the book of: a. Job. b. Jeremiah. c. Isaiah. d. Amos. e. Hosea. 45. The old adage “With friends like that, who needs enemies?” could be used to describe: a. the men on the road to Emmaus. b. Job‟s comforters. c. the “cows” of Bashan. d. all of above 46. The idea that individual persons have value is another gift of the Jews to western culture. a. True ---- (“made in His image” gives us value) b. False BIBLICAL QUOTES (Match the following quotations with their proper source.) 47. Which of the following are among “The Ten Commandments?” a. “Do not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit.” b. “Do not forsake the assembling of yourselves together.” c. “Do not pray as the Gentiles do with their vain repetitions.” d. all of the above e. none of the above 48. From the perspective of the prophets, if the dire circumstances of bad things that they warned the people about actually did occur, it was because: a. the prophets put a curse on the people because of their sin. b. the people did not repent. c. the prophets were very good at predicting the future. d. all of the above e. none of the above 49. “I AM WHO I AM.” a. Isaiah b. Exodus ---- (Moses’s calling) c. Amos d. Jeremiah RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 6 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review 50. “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion!” a. Hosea b. Luke c. Amos (Amos 6:1) d. Jeremiah 51. Yeshua (Jesus) of Nazareth was later called by many names. Which of these titles did not come from the Hebrew Bible (Judaism)? a. Son of David b. Messiah c. Son of Man ( other prophets) d. Son of God e. None of the above--pretty sure this is what I understood in class this AM <--- you are correct. 52. According to the Bible, God‟s covenant with Abraham ___________. a) …would be a source of blessings for Jews and a curse for other nations of the world. b) would be a source of blessings for all the nations of the world. c) …only involves God‟s promise to give a son to Abraham and Sarah. d) …only involves the giving of “The Promised Land”. RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 8 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review 67. A monotheistic faith is a. one which believes in many god b. one which believes in only one God c. one which has moved beyond talk about gods to talk more generally about a divine presence d. also called the “kissing disease”, an illness where your cheeks swell and your spleen may burst 68. A statement such as “Yahweh is my rock and my fortress” (2 Samuel 22:2) is an example of a) simile b) metaphor c) allegory d) hyperbole 69. Which of the following best represents the meaning of the word criticism in the phrase biblical criticism? a. Fault-finding b. Negative evaluations c. Careful, disciplined analysis d. truth 70. In which creation story are male and female created together, both "in the image of God"? a) Genesis 1:1-2:4a b) Genesis 2:4b-25 c) Genesis 3:1-4 d) Revelation 71. In which account does God form humanity (in Hebrew adam) out of the "dust of the ground" (adamah)? a) Genesis 1:1-2:4a b) Genesis 2:4b-25 c) Genesis 3:1-4 d) Revelation 72. The book of Genesis presents the promise of God to Abraham as having several different parts to it. Which of the following is not one of the things promised? a) Descendants b) God‟s presence c) Land d) God‟s blessing e) Power/wealth 73. According to the Torah, God will bless __________ through Abraham. a) only Abraham‟s immediate family b) only the Hebrew people/Israel c) all the peoples of the Earth d) all of creation 74. The covenant that God made with Abraham (the Abrahamic Covenant), included four times in Genesis, included all of the following promises except one. Which one is not included? a. To make Abraham the father of many nations b. To give Abraham‟s descendants the land of Canaan c. To be the God of Abraham‟s descendants forever through a special covenant d. To make Abraham and all of his descendants extremely wealthy RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 9 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review 75. What sign of the Abrahamic covenant does God require in Genesis 17? a. A new temple, to be built by Abraham and his family b. Observance of an annual festival in honor of the covenant c. Circumcision d. A pot of gold at the end of every rainbow 76. Who was Hagar? a. Abraham‟s first wife b. The mother of Ishmael, Abraham‟s first son c. The cousin of Sarah d. Abraham‟s mother-in-law 77. Who was Sarah‟s son? a) Ishmael b) Isaac c) Jacob d) Lynn 78. The Bible strongly suggested for this class is the (what happened to KING JAMES VER.) a) New Jerusalem Bible b) New Revised Standard Version c) New International Version d) Today‟s English Version 79. The serpent in chapter 3 of Genesis a) has never been viewed as Satan in either Judaism or Christianity b) is explicitly identified as "Satan" in the text c) is not identified as Satan in the Hebrew Bible d) tried to bite Adam and Eve 80. The Bible promotes a dualism of good and evil between the body and the spirit; the spirit is good and the body is evil. a. True b. False <---- This is false, just like #36 81. The Bible does not completely explain the presence of Satan and evil in the world; however it does acknowledge it. a. True b. False 82. The word “Bible” is taken from the word “biblos” meaning “the books”. a. True b. False (biblia means books) 83. Eve was created as a suitable partner for Adam. a. True b. False 84. The Bible contains no modern science. a. True b. False 85. Modern science is based on a biblical worldview. a. True b. False 86. From a biblical perspective, human beings are the deliberate creation of a loving God. a. True b. False RELS 2310 Bible and Western Culture I page 10 of 10 Fall 2010 Final Exam Review 87. Concepts such as “women are created inferior to men” and “sex is the original sin” are examples of eisegesis. a. True b. False 88. Judaism and Christianity are philosophical religions. a. True b. False 89. Martin Luther King Sermons are based on and usually referred to the Exodus as an analogy to the Civil Rights Movement a. True b. False 90. Martin Luther King believed in violent revolution a. True b. False 91. Martin Luther King was a Baptist Minister, not a politician a. True b. False 92. Jefferson and Franklin designed the first seal of the United States of America. The design included: a. A picture of Moses and the Exodus