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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Tamar's first husband Er died, who did she take as her second husband?
2. What was Dinah's relationship to Leah and Jacob?
3. Which Roman ruler sent out a decree that a census of the Roman world would be taken?
4. Where did Eve and her husband live?
5. What was the name of Eve's second son?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mary's son Jesus was twelve, what happened during a family trip to Jerusalem for Passover?
2. Over what legal issue did the five daughters of Zelophad appear before Moses and the council, and what important legal precedent did their case set for women in the tribe of Israel?
3. Over what did Miriam disagree with her brother Moses and how did God punish her over this discord?
4. How did Esther save her uncle Mordecai from a hanging?
5. What qualities did the book of Proverbs list as the attributes of a virtuous woman?
6. Why did motherhood become a painful experience for Eve and her female descendants?
7. Who was Seth and how did he differ from Cain?
8. Who was Rahab, and how did she help Israel when they came to invade her city?
9. Why did Simeon and Levi murder their sister Dinah's husband Shechem?
10. What objects did Rachel steal from her father's house when she left with Jacob, and what did her taking of these objects indicate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Deborah and her role as a judge. Was her judiciary power typical or atypical of women in her era? How did she demonstrate leadership during war? Was her wartime behavior typical or atypical of women in her era? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of women in the early church. Were women allowed to preach or teach, or was their role a supportive one? Were women in the New Testament allowed a greater leadership role than women during the Old Testament era were? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast at least three of the following queens: Queen Jezebel, Queen Athaliah, Queen Vashti, the Queen of Sheba and Queen Herodias. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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