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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. Which angel appeared to Mary at Nazareth and told her she would have a son?

2. What did Sarah have her maid Hagar do when it looked like God's promise might not manifest?

3. Who did Jesus say were his mother and brethren?

4. What was the name of Eve's second son?

5. For what did Esau sell his birthright?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what did Hannah pray, and what sacrifice did she have to make once God answered her prayers?

2. What role did Mary have in her son's first miracle?

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. How did Jacob end up married to Leah when he sought to marry her sister Rachel instead?

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

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

7. Why did Eve's son Cain slay his brother Abel?

8. Who was Seth and how did he differ from Cain?

9. What was Hagar's relationship with Sarah and why did Sarah eventually send Hagar away?

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

Compare and contrast any three of the women healed by Christ in the New Testament. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Eve and Mary, the mother of Christ, as archetypes for motherhood. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Abraham's relationship with Sarah and her son with his relationship with Hagar and her son. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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