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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the local midwife?
(a) Rebecca
(b) Ruti
(c) Inna
(d) Hera
2. Why is Dinah's story mentioned in the Bible?
(a) DInah became a disciple of Jesus.
(b) Dinah was very beautiful.
(c) It explains Jacob's clan's reason for destroying the city, Shechem.
(d) Dinah is the sister of Joseph.
3. Why are the sisters excited that Dinah has been born?
(a) They know Jacob will be thrilled to have a daughter.
(b) They want a girl to pamper and dress up
(c) They want another girl to share in chores
(d) They now have someone to pass on their stories.
4. Who is the father of Leah, Bilhah, Zilphah, and Rachel?
(a) Jacob
(b) Laban
(c) Alban
(d) Esau
5. Who is Dinah's mother?
(a) Rebecca
(b) Leah
(c) Zilpah
(d) Rachel
6. Why does Rebecca hate Esau's wives?
(a) Because they are rude to her
(b) They waste too much of her time
(c) They do not respect her age
(d) Because they do not celebrate in the Red Tent
7. What is Dinah's writing style?
(a) Happy that we are listening to her story
(b) Angry and sad
(c) Annoyed
(d) Regretful
8. What is Jacob's homeland?
(a) Canaan
(b) Haran
(c) Schecum
(d) Egypt
9. Why must Jacob's clan wait to follow Esau?
(a) Esau does not wish to be embarassed by his brother
(b) They do not wish to overwhelm Rebecca with too many visitors
(c) Rachel is sick so they wait until she has recovered
(d) Esau's great wealth will make Jacob look bad
10. How are women's stories told?
(a) Women's husbands write their stories down
(b) They are whispered from woman to woman
(c) Women's sons write their stories down
(d) They are written down and passed on
11. What occupation does Rachel take up?
(a) midwife
(b) cook
(c) farmer
(d) laundry washer
12. Who arrives at Jacob's camp to let him know that Esau is coming?
(a) Eliphaz
(b) Matthew
(c) Ezekiel
(d) Jeremiah
13. Which is not a son of Leah?
(a) Joseph
(b) Levi
(c) Reuben
(d) Simon
14. Where does Dinah spend most of her time before she gets her period?
(a) Swimming
(b) In the Red Tent with her mother
(c) Hunting with her older brothers
(d) Playing with Jacob outside
15. What does Laban allow Jacob to take?
(a) nothing
(b) sixty goats and sixty cows
(c) sixty goats and sixty sheep
(d) sixty cows and sixty sheep
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Zilpah assert her own sexual power?
2. How are Esau's wives different from Jacob's?
3. How did women of Dinah's time keep a log of their stories?
4. In the book, what mystifies men?
5. Who is the only son of Jacob that does not marry?
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