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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. In what city did Lot and his wife live?

2. What woman did King Josiah ask to verify whether a scroll contained the word of God?

3. When Jesus was twelve, where did Mary find him after thinking he was lost?

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

5. From which of Jochebed's children did the Hebrew priesthood descend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What message did an angel give the virgin Mary?

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

5. How has Mary, the mother of Christ, been honored and revered throughout the ages?

6. What lie did Potiphar's wife tell about Joseph?

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

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

9. What was God's promise to Sarah and why did its fulfillment seem impossible?

10. How have poets and artists throughout the ages depicted Eve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the depiction of fallen women in the Bible using Rahab, Gomer, and the Samaritan woman at the well as examples. In what ways were these fallen women metaphors for Israel or for the church? Is there a difference in male attitudes toward fallen women in the Old and New Testaments?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast at least three of the following mothers: Hannah, Rebekah, Elisabeth, Mary the mother of Christ, and Herodias. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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