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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the last three Minor Prophets give God?
(a) A gift.
(b) An oath to be loyal.
(c) A promise to spread his word.
(d) A last chance to express himself directly.

2. What is NOT God's motive for creating humankind, making a covenant with Abraham, delivering Israel from Egypt, or driving the Canaanites from the land before them?
(a) Love.
(b) Peace.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

3. What does God do in Is. 40:2?
(a) He begins to love his creation.
(b) He feels regret.
(c) He almost admits that his punishment went too far.
(d) He reaches the conclusion that he made an appropriate decision regarding the Israelites.

4. Although his story, previously reserved to Jewish and Christian believers, is the bedrock of what civilization?
(a) Western civilization.
(b) Asian civilization.
(c) Eastern civilization.
(d) Mesopotamian civilization.

5. What does humanity reflect?
(a) The multiplicity and unity of its creator.
(b) The free will the creator bestowed upon humanity.
(c) The sins and transgressions of those who have passed away.
(d) The beliefs of our ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an apocalypse?

2. What does God vow to Israel?

3. What is the problem with enforcing morality in either polytheism or monotheism?

4. By the time Exodus begins, what has happened to Abraham's descendants?

5. What are the three aspects of divine self-discovery?

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