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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 Lot's wife disobeyed the angel, what happened to her?
2. In what country was Jochebed born?
3. Which of the following was not a daughter of Zelophad?
4. Why did the daughters of Zelophad think they were entitled to their father's inheritance?
5. What was unusual about the pregnancy of Mary, the mother of Jesus?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was the only woman to rule over Judah, and how did she attain her throne?
2. What was Hagar's relationship with Sarah and why did Sarah eventually send Hagar away?
3. What message did an angel give the virgin Mary?
4. Why did Simeon and Levi murder their sister Dinah's husband Shechem?
5. Over what did Miriam disagree with her brother Moses and how did God punish her over this discord?
6. For what did Hannah pray, and what sacrifice did she have to make once God answered her prayers?
7. When Mary's son Jesus was twelve, what happened during a family trip to Jerusalem for Passover?
8. What roles did Eve have in Adam's life and how did these roles relate to the roles of women in Jewish society during biblical times?
9. What objects did Rachel steal from her father's house when she left with Jacob, and what did her taking of these objects indicate?
10. How did Rebekah's younger son Jacob steal his father's blessing and inheritance from his older brother Esau?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the Widow of Zarephath and the Shunammite woman, and their experiences with Elijah and Elisha. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Eve and Mary, the mother of Christ, as archetypes for motherhood. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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