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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. Who did Simeon and Levi murder?

2. In what city did Lot and his wife live?

3. How many words in the New Testament discuss Lot's wife?

4. When Jacob and his family left Laban's household, who stole Labon's idols?

5. With what did Eliezer reward Rebekah for her kindness toward him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did children become an issue of conflict between Rachel and Leah?

2. What qualities did the book of Proverbs list as the attributes of a virtuous woman?

3. What natural explanation did Edith Deen provide in All the Women of the Bible for Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt?

4. What did Edith Deen speculate that the life of Lot's wife was like prior to her demise?

5. What two roles did Deborah have that were unusual for women of her era?

6. Who was the only woman to rule over Judah, and how did she attain her throne?

7. Who was Rahab, and how did she help Israel when they came to invade her city?

8. How did Rebekah's younger son Jacob steal his father's blessing and inheritance from his older brother Esau?

9. 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?

10. How did Esther save her uncle Mordecai from a hanging?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of polygamy in the Old Testament using at least three of the following men and their wives as examples: Lamech, Jacob, Elkanah, King David, and King Solomon. How did the practice of polygamy affect women? How did the practice of polygamy affect children and their ability to inherit? In what ways was polygamy a metaphor for idolatry? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Ruth's relationship with Naomi. How did this relationship parallel the relationship of God with Israel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the daughters of Zelophedad and their fight to inherit their father's property during an era in which women had no property rights. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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