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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element remains dominant in God through the end of 2 Samuel?
(a) His love.
(b) His fatherly qualities.
(c) The Elohim element.
(d) The Baalist element.

2. What premise do Job's friends take?
(a) That God is just.
(b) That God is loving.
(c) That God is unjust.
(d) That God is spiteful.

3. What happens to God's plan of establishing a nation peacefully obedient to the detailed moral code he promulgated?
(a) It is not as successful as God had planned.
(b) It succeeds.
(c) It fails.
(d) It succeeds somewhat.

4. Before moving on to the Book of Exodus, what does Miles do?
(a) He pauses to take stock of what in literary terms makes the unified God of Genesis godlike and different.
(b) He reviews and critiques the Book of Genesis.
(c) He writes his own creation story.
(d) He rebukes the Flood story.

5. Is God just in the Book of Job?
(a) No, he does not love Job enough to be just.
(b) Yes, he is always a just God.
(c) Yes, Job made a mistake and deserves punishment.
(d) No, he never claims to be just, only to be almighty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the God of Genesis frustrating?

2. What is the purpose of the second interlude, "Does God Fail?"

3. What did God stop twice from doing?

4. Which statement is true based on the traditional interpretation of the Book of Job?

5. The Book of Job is the Tanakh's most conscious confrontation with what side of God?

(see the answer key)

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