BIBL 105 - Quiz 8

The Psalms are often considered to be the "prayer book of Israel".

True

What is a command written either as a short proverb or as a part of a long discourse?

Admonition

"A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother." Prov. 10:1. This verse is an example of

Antithetical Parallelism

Which of the following are not one of Job's three friends that come to visit him?

Diblaim

Hebrews poetry rarely uses figurative language.

False

Job had 3 sons and 7 daughter

False

Job's trials never affected his health.

False

What was Job's first reaction when he received the news about his loss?

Fell and worshipped

Psalm 19 celebrates how God revealed Himself both in creation and in His law. That is an example of a...

Hymn

In Psalms 3, when the psalmist prays for the Lord to deliver him from his enemies; that is an example of a...

Lament

The Hebrew title of Psalms is "Tihilim" meaning...

Praise

According to the textbook, there are three purposes of Hebrew poetry. What are they?

To instruct in wisdom, to facilitate in worship, and to express emotion.

According to the textbook, many of the psalms were sung in relation to specific worship services at the temple.

True

According to the textbook, the Hebrews used poetry to express the soul.

True

Where was Job from?

Uz

Kingship psalms focus on the special relationship between the Lord and the house of David.

False

Psalms opens the third division of the Hebrew Bible known as the...

Kethuvim

The book of Job introduces Job as a poor man.

False

What is thematic "crisscrossing" between adjacent lines of poetry?

a Chiasm

According to the textbook, Psalm 119 is an example of

an acrostic

Psalm 20 is a prayer for the king as he prepares to go into battle. This is an example of a...

Royal Psalm

What did Job's friends do for the first seven days of being with Job?

Sat in silence

According to the textbook, which of the following is not considered a form of wisdom?

Skite

"Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler." is an example of parallelism.

True

_______________ palms are prayers containing elements of extreme emotion and anger calling on God to bring severe judgement on the enemies of God and the psalmist.

Imprecatory