Psalms quiz

5. According to Bellinger, Wisdom texts ___ A. Affirm the traditional doctrine of reward and retribution B. Deal with theodicy C. Are clearly discernible by their type/genre not by their content D. All of above

A. Affirm the traditional doctrine of reward and retribution

4. According to Bellinger, wisdom texts ___ A. Are integral in determining the final shape of the Psalter B. Are most numerous, besides the lament psalms, in the Psalter C. Are the earliest texts in the Psalter D. All of above

A. Are integral in determining the final shape of the Psalter

4. According to Bruegemann, the psalms of vengeance or imprecation ___ A. Are to be equated with acts of vengeance B. Transfer vengeance from the heart of the speaker to the heart of God C. Are potent to bring deathly action of God D. All of above

A. Are to be equated with acts of vengeance

3. According to Bellinger, Personal/Historical method A. Focuses on the question "who wrote the psalm and in what circumstance?" B. Is the most recent method of Psalms interpretation C. Focuses on "genre" and "setting in life" D. All of above

A. Focuses on the question "who wrote the psalm and in what circumstance?"

1. Bruegemann argues that it is helpful to see that laments are ___ A. Genuine pastoral activities B. Language of doubt C. Metaphysical phenomenon D. Imprecatory

A. Genuine pastoral activities

1. According to Bellinger, wisdom psalms ___ A. Give instruction for living B. Share the same structure with royal psalms C. Are unique to the Israelites only D. All of above

A. Give instruction for living

5. Which of the following did Hermann Gunkel do? A. He categorized all the psalms according to their respective literary type. B. He divided the book of Psalms into five books. C. He arranged the book of Psalms according to their content. D. He categorized all the psalms into sub-groups. Both are correct.

A. He categorized all the psalms according to their respective literary type. D. He categorized all the psalms into sub-groups. Both are correct.

5. According to Bruegemann, ___ A. The Psalms and the entire Bible make it clear that vengeance belongs to God. B. The New Testament gives a better view on vengeance for it tells us to pray for enemies. C. The benefactor of God's compassion/vengeance is ultimately Israel. D. All of above

A. The Psalms and the entire Bible make it clear that vengeance belongs to God.

4. According to Bruegemann, one possible gain from the recovery of lament psalms is that A. The believer may develop ego-strength and take initiative B. God is taken seriously by both believers and non-believers C. The believer may eventually come to a realization that s/he was wrong to complain D. There is no foreseeable gain from the recovery of lament psalms

A. The believer may develop ego-strength and take initiative

5. According to Bruegemann, what is the second loss caused by the absence of lament? A. The stifling of the question of theodicy B. The loss of belief in the merciful God C. Financial support from believers D. Maintaining of the status quo

A. The stifling of the question of theodicy

6. The following are the three main types of parallelism in Hebrew poetry, EXCEPT ____ A. Synonymous parallelism B. Synthetic parallelism C. Antithetic parallelism D. Stair-step parallelism

B. Synthetic parallelism

3. According to Lucas, A. Psalm headings, such as"Psalm of David" or "Psalm of Asaph," refer to authorship. B. The Midrash Tehillim on Psalm 1:1 says, "David gave Israel the Five Books of Psalms." C. Psalms 90-150 are also clearly structured as the preceding part of the Psalter. D. All of above

B. The Midrash Tehillim on Psalm 1:1 says, "David gave Israel the Five Books of Psalms."

2. According to Bellinger, what are two tasks for the careful reader of psalms? A. Establish the author and the date B. Study the superscription and repetition C. Note the parallel structures and describe the plot D. Find theology and worship setting

C. Note the parallel structures and describe the plot

1. According to Lucas, ___ A. Psalms 120-134 are called Songs of Ascent, i.e., pilgrimage psalms. B. Psalms 146-150 are the final Hallel Psalms because they begin and end with "Hallelujah." C. Psalms 15 and 24 are "gate liturgies" D. All of above E. A and C

D. All of above

2. According to Bellinger, a number of lament psalms appear to be ____ A. Prayers offered by sick persons B. Prayers of those falsely accused C. Prayers of the oppressed D. All of above E. A and B

D. All of above

2. According to Bruegemann, what difference does it make to have faith that permits and requires this form [lament] of prayer? A. It redresses the distribution of power between two parties, i.e., God and the petitioner B. It puts God at risk C. Petitionary party is legitimated D. All of above E. A and C

D. All of above

2. According to Bruegemann, when discussing the psalms of imprecation realistically ___ A. The yearning for vengeance is there in the Psalms. B. The yearning for vengeance is here, among us and within us with power. C. The psalms tell all about us. D. All of above E. A and B

D. All of above

2. According to Lucas, ___ A. There are 7 "penitential psalms," and the most well-known one is Psalm 51. B. Mowinckel, Weiser and Kraus point to different major themes of worship at the temple. C. Most psalms have a heading of some sort, and referring them as "titles" is misleading. D. All of above E. A and B

D. All of above

3. According to Bellinger, ___ A. Wisdom teachers often addressed the future generation as "my son" B. Wisdom texts are informed by a creation theology C. Psalm 1 is a wisdom psalm D. All of above E. A and C

D. All of above

3. According to Bruegemann, what happens if the lament is used as a form of speech and faith is lost? A. A theological monopoly is reinforced B. Docility and submissiveness are engendered leading to a "False self" C. Genuine covenant interaction will be lost because the lesser party has become voiceless D. All of above E. B and C

D. All of above

3. According to Lucas, in Psalms studies A. There is disagreement over what constitutes poetry in Hebrew Bible B. Kugel prefers to speak of "elevated prose" rather than poetry C. Seeing parallelism as the criterion of Hebrew poetry is not widely accepted D. All of above E. A and B

D. All of above

4. According to Bellinger, lament psalms ___ A. Move from lament to praise B. Sometimes contain prayers seeking vengeance on the enemies C. Often provide reasons (motivations) why God should deliver D. All of above E. A and

D. All of above

5. According to Bellinger, ___ A. Lament psalms call upon God to act as God should and bring justice as promised B. A number of Psalms scholars prefer the term "complaint" to that of "lament" C. Modern Westerners often tend to avoid or deny pain, but lament psalms accept that pain D. All of above E. A and C

D. All of above

6. According to Bruegemann, lament psalms are a complaint that cries out that A. Things are not right in present arrangement B. The speaker will not accept the current situation C. It is God's obligation to change things D. All of above E. A and B

D. All of above

QUIZ 1 Name ____________________ 1. According to Bellinger, the book of Psalms ____ A. The most read, the most used of all the Old Testament books B. Reflects the practice of people journeying, going on a pilgrimage to worship in Jerusalem C. Forms a kind of summary of the Old Testament theology D. All of above E. A and C

D. All of above

1. According to Bruegemann, ___ A. The psalms explore the full gamut of human experience, from rage to hope. B. The vitality of the psalms, if without a hunger for vengeance, would be a cop-out. C. Vengeance is natural, but inferior to Christian faith. D. All of above E. A and B

E. A and B

2. According to Bellinger, the book of Psalms ____ A. Consists of five divisions or "books" B. Contains several "collections" of psalms C. Does not reflect any ancient Israel's interactions with ancient Near East D. All of above E. A and B

E. A and B

2. According to Bellinger, wisdom psalms reflect ___ A. The fear of Yahweh and the love of Torah B. The contrast between righteous and wicked C. The eschatological judgment D. All of above E. A and B

E. A and B

3. According to Bellinger, Walter Brueggemann ___ A. Classified lament psalms to psalms of orientation, disorientation and reorientation B. Related lament psalms more to functions in the community of faith than to literary types C. Rejected the current trend to interpret the book of Psalms as a book D. All of above E. A and B

E. A and B

3. According to Bruegemann, the psalms of vengeance, performs a function, such as ___ A. Cathartic (purify) B. Acts of self-discovery that penetrate the facades of sweet graciousness C. Language-event D. All of above E. A and B

E. A and B

4. According to Bellinger, A. Classifying the psalms according to type provides a helpful way to organize Psalms study B. Recent Psalms studies reflect studying the book of Psalms as a whole C. Recent Psalms studies focuses on dating each psalm D. All of above E. A and B

E. A and B

1. According to Bellinger, lament psalms ___ A. Reflect experiences of God's absence B. Are less numerous than praise psalms C. Usually conclude with a positive note D. All of above E. A and C

E. A and C

1. According to Bellinger, what type of questions should be asked when examining psalms? ___ A. What is the type/structure of the psalm? B. Who wrote the psalm, and what was the circumstance in which the psalm was written? C. In what context does the psalm occur in the book of Psalms? D. All of above E. A and C

E. A and C

4. According to Lucas, which of the following is NOT the marks of Hebrew poetry? A. Parallelism B. Terseness C. The use of the word pairs D. A concentration of figurative language E. Fixed metre

E. Fixed metre