Old Testament- Final
Which empire do scholars believe ruled over Judah when the books of Ezra and Nehemiah were written?
Persia
Which book of wisdom endorses the Deuteronomistic view of God's just universe?
Proverbs
The term used to refer to the "false" writings the late Jewish and early Roman periods is
Pseudipigrapha
Ironically, the best known example of an ecstatic prophet in the Tanakh is
Saul
The historical prophet, Isaiah of Jerusalem, warned the people of impending punishment for their social injustice and disloyalty to God.
True
According to Proverbs, what is God's primary attribute?
Wisdom
Which book of the Apocrypha describes Wisdom as God's word in creation
Wisdom of Solomon
Who does Artaxerses identify as the reciptent of his tribute of gold and silver?
Yahweh
Within the psalms of enthronement, who is considered the real king of Israel?
Yahweh
Which Judean monarch was the last Davidic descendant to rule over the covenant people?
Zedekiah
In Daniel's dream within Chapter 7, which animal represents Babylon?
a lion with eagle's wings
In Proverbs 8, what is Folly (lack of common sense) likened to?
a prostitute
What factors encouraged Persian rulers to commission Ezra and Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem?
all of these answers are correct
What divinely-inspired gifts does Daniel possess within his narrative?
all these answers are correct
n Proverbs 6:6, what animal are young men encouraged to emulate?
ant
What type of parallelism involves making contrasting statements in successive lines?
antithetical parallelism
Before traveling to Judah, what function did Nehemiah perform at the Persian royal court?
cupbearer
Not among the distinctive views included in 2 Maccabees is
disease as a punishment for sin
Which element of nature does the author of Song of Song compare to a lover's eyes?
doves
Which of the following is the primary concern of apocalyptic literature?
echatology
Yahweh forbids Jeremiah from all of the following actions EXCEPT
engaging in paid labor
Concepts of an afterlife, so prominent in apocalyptic works, appear frequently elsewhere in the Tanakh.
false
Like English and other western poetry, Hebrew poetry employs rhyme and regular meter.
false
Most scholars divide the book of Isaiah into two distinct parts.
false
The Book of Ezekiel does not contain any apocalyptic material.
false
The best test to determine whether a prophet's message is true is whether or not he performs miracles.
false
The mythical figures described in Ezekiel's visions closely resemble mythological figures popular in Egyptian art and mythology.
false
The rise of apocalyptic literature closely correlates with the introduction of Persian culture into the Near East during the sixth and fifth centuries BCE.
false
Under the Hellenistic Seleucid dynasty, many Jews prospered, freely adopting the Greek way of life.
false
What determined whether a prophetic book was that of a major or minor prophet was the content of their message.
false
When an Israelite king is anointed, what part of the future monarch's body is rubbed with holy oil?
head
The conduct of Boaz in the story of Ruth reveals one of the work's major themes: the importance of ___________, or kindness, in all relationships.
hesed
The conduct of Boaz in the story of Ruth reveals one of the work's major themes: the importance of ____________, or kindness, in all relationships.
hesed
The word "Apocrypha" means
hidden
What does the scroll given to Ezekiel by God taste like?
honey
Within the framework of apocalyptic thought, human actions are considered ________________
irrelevant
Ezra's commission also incorporates a directive to reconstruct which system of social organization in Judah?
judicial
The witch of Endor in her encounter with King Saul acted as a
necromancer
Hebrew poetry is famous for its brevity, repetition, vivid imagery, and above all, various kinds of _______________
parallelism
What does Naomi's name mean in Hebrew?
pleasantness
Which literary style is Second Isaiah most famous for?
poetry
With the ascent of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to the throne of the Seleucid kingdom, conditions for Palestinian Jews _________________
rapidly worsened
Which of Nehemiah's directives causes the most controversy among other Persian officials?
reconstruction of Jerusalem's fortified walls
Upon his return to Jerusalem, for how many days did Ezra read the Torah aloud to its inhabitants?
seven days
What is arguably the most enduring message of Daniel's apocalyptic visions?
the affirmation of life after death
Most scholars now believe that the Suffering Servant portrayed in Second Isaiah's Servant songs was
the prophet himself
Isaiah of Jerusalem's famous response to God's calling in the Temple was
"Here I am; send me"
Which Judean king's agreement with Assyria was condemned by Isaiah as a betrayal of Yahweh?
Ahaz
Which famous figure transformed the Near East through a series of mid-fourth century BCE conquests and military victories?
Alexander the Great
Where was the Septuagint edition of the Hebrew Bible produced?
Alexandria
Which Near Eastern religion developed wisdom literature traditions later borrowed by the Israelites?
All of these answers are correct
As a gesture of hope and faith, where does Jeremiah buy land after the destruction of Jerusalem?
Anathoth
Scholars see close parallels between the Song of Songs and what type of later love poetry?
Arabic
In Nehemiah's time, what language did most Judeans speak?
Aramaic
According to many modern scholars, the writings of the Written Prophets were probably collected and compiled by their "schools" during the
Babylonian Captivity
According to many modern scholars, the writings of the Written Prophets were probably collected and compiled by their schools during the
Babylonian Captivity
According to Jeremiah, to which of the following has Yahweh abandoned Judah?
Babylonians
The seer who was hired by the king of Moab to curse the Israelites was
Balaam
The book of the Apocrypha that claimed to have been written by Jeremiah's secretary is
Baruch
Which supernatural creature is described proudly by God to Job in a way that makes him recognize that the world has not been designed for humanity's benefit?
Behemoth
Which Judean town is the story of Ruth based in?
Bethlehem
Responding to Antiochus' "pollution" of Yahweh's sanctuary, Judas "the Maccabee" began a guerilla-style campaign against numerically superior Seleucid forces.
true
Second Isaiah declares that Yahweh has declared Cyrus the Great as the "shepherd" who will fulfill Yahweh's purpose of returning the exiles to their land.
true
Second Isaiah focuses on messages of hope and consolation.
true
Second Isaiah, more than any other prophet, emphasizes the universality of Yahweh.
true
The Book of 2 Maccabees includes biblical literature's first description of religious martyrdom.
true
The books of the Apocrypha are also known as the Deutero-canonical books.
true
The primary concern of the prophet Amos was social justice, especially for the poor.
true
The warnings of the Written Prophets were usually always conditional.
true
Within the Book of Daniel, supernatural intervention rather than human agency provides deliverance from threats.
true
How many verses, equal to the letters in the Hebrew alphabet, are contained in acrostic poems?
twenty-two
Within the Servant Songs, the Suffering Servant experiences all of the following EXCEPT
vindication and rehabilitation in his lifetime
What policy did the Persian empire follow in terms of local government?
widespread local autonomy
According to the book's opening verse, Isaiah of Jerusalem served as prophet and counselor to all of the following of the Judean kings EXCEPT
Manasseh
In what village did the Maccabean Revolt begin?
Modein
Which other biblical character does Jeremiah echo when he protests he is not qualified to act as God's agent
Moses
Which of the Megillot books is an agonized reflection of Yahweh's abandonment of Jerusalem?
Lamentations
Which supernatural creature in the book of Job is identified as the Dragon of Chaos?
Leviathan
In Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's statue dream, which power is represented by the gigantic meteorite that destroys the statue's feet of clay?
God's kingdom
According to Isaiah, how many fortified Judean cities do the Assyrians destroy before laying seige to Jerusalem?
46
Which chapter of the book of Isaiah contains his mystical vision of God's divine council?
6
According to Esther, how many Persians were killed while attacking the Jewish community?
75,000
At Esther's conclusion, how many of Haman's sons are hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai?
10
What year saw the Maccabean rebels establish an independent Jewish state for the first time in more than 400 years?
142 BCE
According to Isaiah's vision, how many sets of wings do the seraphim, fiery supernatural creatures, present at God's heavenly council, possess?
3
How many parts do scholars separate the book of Jeremiah into?
4
Which battle sees Nebuchadnezzar's forces defeat those of Pharoah Necho in 605 BC?
Carchemish
What section of the Writings is placed last, at the climatic end position?
Chronicles
Which of the Tanakh's wisdom books is the only one to offer any prospect of meaningful life after death?
Daniel
The books of the Apocrypha are also referred to as the
Deuterocanonicals
In contrast to the principle outlined by Mosaic torah, what revision does Ezekiel proclaim regarding Yahweh's judgment for commission of sins?
Each generation will be judged by its own merits.
At the end of his life, Jeremiah is forced to go to what foreign nation?
Egypt
Which is the only book in the Hebrew Bible that does not mention God?
Esther
What nationality is Ebed-Melech, who rescues Jeremiah from a muddy well?
Ethiopian
Which new cultural force swept into the Near East during the third century BCE and challenged the covenant community's concepts of self-identity?
Greece
The Jewish festival instituted in the Book of I Maccabees is
Hanukkah
Which Judean king unwisely chooses to end tribute payments to Assyria, provoking a siege of Jerusalem?
Hezekiah
Who is traditionally seen as the great prophet of Jerusalem's doom?
Jeremiah
Which theodicy included in the Writings raises ethical and theological questions that no religious thinker has ever satisfactorily resolved?
Job
Which of the Megillot books celebrates erotic love?
Song of Songs
After reading the Mosiac torah, which Mosaic festival tradition did Ezra urge the Judeans to observe?
Sukkoth
The phrase that best characterizes the message of a prophet is
Thus says the Lord!
The boof of the Apocrypha that includes a description of a walk with the angel Raphael is
Tobit
What actions prompt Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel's patron, to throw him and his friends into a "furnace of blazing fire"?
their refusal to worship a golden statue
How much gold is Hezekiah forced to pay to the Assyrians as payment for sparing Jerusalem from destruction?
thirty talents (one ton)
How do Jeremiah's neighbors and fellow villagers react to his prophesying?
threaten him with death
According to Ezekiel, a watchman is judged by whether or not he sounded the warning, not according to whether the people heeded the warning.
true
Apocalyptic works within the Hebrew Bible heavily influenced the authors of the New Testament.
true
As unique as it seems, Daniel belongs to a long literary tradition that produced many similar apocalyptic books.
true
Ben Sirach describes Wisdom as God's first creation
true
Ezekiel's prophecies brim with metaphors and symbols that typically defy literal translation.
true
Ezekiel's prophetic career begins in exile, even as the kingdom of Judah still stood.
true
In his book's final section, Ezekiel outlines a series of meticulous plans for the reconstruction of the Jerusalem temple.
true
Initially, the Assyrians forced Judah and Israel to pay them tribute rather than conquering them.
true
Instead of being ruled by Davidic kings, the postexilic Judeans now found themselves ruled by a theocracy, a "God-ruled" society led by priests.
true
Many scholars have speculated that Second Isaiah's messages were seen as a threat by prominent members of the exiled Jewish community.
true
Nathan would be best classified as a court prophet
true