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God: A Biography Quiz

Jack Miles
This Study Guide consists of approximately 91 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of God.

God: A Biography Quiz

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1)

God commissions a reluctant Moses to return to lead his people out of Egypt. How does God reply when Moses asks his name? (from Chapter 4)

I AM YOUR GOD.
I AM YAHWEH.
I HAVE NO NAME.
I AM WHO I AM.
2)

What part of God's character is calm and benign? (from Chapter 13)

Yah.
Eloh.
Mot.
Sab.
3)

What are the three aspects of divine self-discovery? (from Chapter 5)

The "liberator," "friend of the family," and "lawgiver" identities.
The "god," "leader," and "interpreter" identities.
The "feared," "ferocious," and "fury" identities.
The "father," "lover," and "friend" identities.
4)

When did God appear more wild and thunderous than any time before? (from Chapter 4)

In Jerusalem.
In Egypt.
In the whirlwind.
On Mt. Sinai.
5)

What are the ways David is indicted under Deuteronomic Law? (from Chapter 5)

Prowess, theft, and threatening and controlling others.
Love, fear of God, kindness, mildness, and care.
Cowardice, adultery, blasphemy, treachery, and gluttony.
Hate, shame, fear, and murder.
6)

How will prophecy be examined in this book? (from Chapter 7)

As an explanation of the origins of God.
As the self-characterization of God in a non-narrative form.
As the historical evidence of God in narrative form.
As the aspects of God in narrative form.
7)

What part of God is impulsive? (from Chapter 13)

El.
John.
Mot.
Yah.
8)

For what does the polytheistic retelling make up? (from Chapter 13)

The negativity towards monotheism.
The belief that God is one-sided and superficial.
The Tanakh's lack of clarity and sense of relative inevitability.
The lack of depth found in God's character.
9)

What must God do to maintain contact with the remnant that survives destruction? (from Chapter 6)

He must act like a warrior.
He must change them.
He must be powerful.
He must change himself to accept them as they are.
10)

At the end of which character's spectacularly successful career does he deliver his final speech in Shechem, and Israel responds at a pitch of enthusiasm never again reached? (from Chapter 5)

Jesus.
Joseph.
Joshua.
Isaiah.
11)

What effect does God's decision to take the bet have on Job? (from Chapter 10)

Job loses his wife.
Job dies.
Job becomes wealthy.
Job loses everyone dear to him.
12)

What tribe is the only one to survive the exile as an intact entity? (from Chapter 7)

The tribe of Judah.
The tribe of Levi.
The tribe of Benjamin.
The tribe of Joseph.
13)

What does Nathan's oracle suggest as the reason God adopts Solomon rather than David? (from Chapter 5)

God prefers Solomon to David.
God wants to comfort Solomon at his father's death.
God wants to steal Solomon from David.
God does not like David.
14)

From what is the translation of Ecclesiastes drawn? (from Chapter 11)

The Greek word qohelt, meaning "assemblyman" or "assembler."
The Italian word cliesteria, meaning "cloister."
The Arabic word siasta, meaning "desert."
The Hebrew word Ecclia, meaning "Cohesion."
15)

How does God tell Moses to clear Canaan of its natives? (from Chapter 4)

Marry them and force them to follow the God of Israel.
Run them out of town.
Keep the women and children and kill the men.
Genocidal ethnic cleansing.
16)

What does Psalm 2 do nothing short but envision? (from Chapter 9)

A world empire led by God's anointed king/messiah.
A peaceful world.
A war zone.
An apocalypse.
17)

What do the six books from Song of Songs to Daniel share? (from Chapter 11)

The reaction of various types of reporters.
The criticism of God.
The same narrator.
The same theme.
18)

What does God vow to Israel? (from Chapter 8)

To save them.
To have them destroyed.
To make it up to Israel.
To seek revenge.
19)

How are the two dream interpreters, Daniel and Joseph, different? (from Chapter 12)

Daniel retaliates against God for the horrible gift, while Joseph exalts him.
Daniel exalts God for the gift, and Joseph stays silent.
Daniel stays silent, while Joseph exalts God for the gift.
Daniel exalts God for the gift, while Joseph retaliates against him.
20)

Whose laws are codified and entrusted to human custody? (from Chapter 13)

Eloh.
Sab.
Yah.
Mot.
21)

What happens to God's plan of establishing a nation peacefully obedient to the detailed moral code he promulgated? (from Chapter 6)

It is not as successful as God had planned.
It succeeds somewhat.
It succeeds.
It fails.
22)

What do the last three Minor Prophets give God? (from Chapter 9)

A last chance to express himself directly.
A promise to spread his word.
An oath to be loyal.
A gift.
23)

Who are the three major prophets? (from Chapter 7)

John, Jesus, Jacob.
Edward, Ishmael, Jesse.
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel.
Isaac, Joseph, Mark.
24)

Who has God come to prefer? (from Chapter 9)

The righteous.
The wealthy.
The pious commoner.
The ungrateful.
25)

How does God seem to be taking up ethical matters? (from Chapter 4)

On a case-by-case basis.
In a zero-tolerance policy.
He has a strategic plan for dealing with ethical manners.
He does not care about ethics.
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