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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the horrible destruction threatened in Deuteronomy 28 have to take place?
(a) God could not stop the destruction.
(b) The Israelites deserved it.
(c) God falsely accused the Israelites of breaking his rules but still wanted to get revenge.
(d) God did not want to make a fool of himself by endlessly granting Israel stays.

2. What character eludes the baby killers, grows to manhood in Egypt, flees, and settles down as a shepherd?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Moses.

3. What is understood and not concealed about God?
(a) The set of inner contradictions in God.
(b) His relationship with Ruth.
(c) His influence on the Prophets.
(d) His opinion of the Book of Esther.

4. What is the Tanakh's one God's two strikingly distinct personalities?
(a) Elohim and Yahweh.
(b) Abram and Isaac.
(c) Jacob and Joseph.
(d) Elijah and Matthew.

5. After the man and woman are punished, what perpetual punishments are hard and painful?
(a) Raising children and housework.
(b) Cleaning and cooking.
(c) Exercising and working.
(d) Childbearing and earning a living.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Moses spend on Mt. Sinai?

2. How does a fully-integrated Yahweh/Elohim God appear to Moses?

3. What does God not do as he is creating the world and animals?

4. To what does the author compare the Biblical writers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Gen. 4-11, how does God the Destroyer feel toward human beings?

2. How does God deal with humans?

3. Whose traits does one see in God in 2 Samuel?

4. How does God show mercy towards the Israelites after the destruction in Deuteronomy?

5. How do the Israelites respond to Moses leading them in the desert? How does God respond to them?

6. What are two firsts mentioned near the beginning of the chapter?

7. How can one gain insight into the Western ideal of character without being Jewish or Christian?

8. Describe the god Baal.

9. How does the frightful Yahweh act towards the man and the woman after they are punished and before they are expelled from the garden?

10. What are three ways in which God is different from the gods of Greek mythology?

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