OT quiz #10

Micah was contemporary with which prophet a. Isaiah b. Elisha c. Joel d. Malachi

a

according to w&s there are 2 ways to date the book of Jonah, these are: a. both of these b. when it was written c. neither of these d. the time period of Jonah

a

dominant world empire during the ministry of Haggai & Zechariah was a. Persia b. greece c. Assyria d. babylon

a

obadiah deals w/ the problem of how one particular nation treated Judah, that nation was: a. edom b. Israel c. Ammon d. Moab

a

the message of amos deals mainly w/: a. social justice b. revenge c. exile d. hope

a

Haggai & Zachariah ministered during what period a. pre exilic b. post exilic c. none of these d. exilic

b

Joel uses 1 dominant thing/event as an object lesson, that is a. edom b. locusts c. marriage d. holy spirit

b

Jonah is mentioned in 1 other place in the OT, that passage is in a. 1 Samuel b. 2 kings c. 1 kings d. 2 chronicles

b

Zechariah chapters 1-8 & Haggai deal w/ one main event in judahs history, what was it? a. the restoration of kingship b. rebuilding of the temple c. rebuilding of city walls d. restoring the priesthood

b

a central part of the message of both Obadiah & Joel is: a. outpouring of the Holy Spirit b. day of the lord c. return from the exile d. coming messiah

b

in the book of Malachi we find the prophecy of the forerunner of Jesus identified as a. Isaiah b. Elijah c. Moses d. Peter

b

Zephaniah was a contemporary w/ which major prophet who ministered before & during the fall of Jerusalem a. nahum b. Isaiah c. Jeremiah d. Elijah

c

according to Habakkuk, which nation will be used as God's instrument to judge Judah a. Persia b. Egypt c. babylon d. Assyria

c

the book of Jonah tells about the judgement of God on the city of Nineveh, what empire was this city a part of? a. Egypt b. Persia c. Assyria d. babylon

c

the book of Malachi is primarily written in a unique literary style, that style is a. visions b. sign acts c. disputation speeches (court room style)

c

according to w&s Nahum's message had to have been delivered before what key date a. 586 b. 701 c. 605 d. 612

d

amos was a prophet to what nation? a. babylon b. Jerusalem c. Judah d. Israel

d

of all the minor prophets, which book holds the claim to fame of being the shortest? a. nahum b. Joel c. Micah d. obadiah

d

the book of Hosea, especially chapters 1-3 focuses on 1 key aspect of Hoseas life, that thing was: a. his job b. his travels c. his greatest fears d. his marriage

d

the book of nahum delivers oracles of doom to what nation/city a. edom b. Judah c. Israel d. Nineveh

d

Malachi is the last book of both the protestant OT and the Hebrew canons T/F

false

according to w&s the book of Zechariah has the same writing style throughout its 14 chapters & therefore the issue of authorship is not debated T/F

false

amos delivered his message during Hezekiahs reign in Israel T/F

false

quotations from Zechariah appear almost never in the NT T/F

false

when looking at Zechariah , the authors of w&s note that the name Zechariah means "yahweh has forgotten his ppl" & his name is consistent w/ the themes of the book T/F

false

Hosea stresses that the priests, in particular, had failed miserably in their job of teaching the nation about yahweh T/F

true

Jonahs book records what happened to the prophet as opposed to extended oracles T/F

true

Zephaniah has a dominant message declaring the coming day of the lord t/F

true

according to w&s the content of the book Micah alternates between oracles of doom & hope T/F

true

according to w&s, some scholars assert that the entire book of Jonah is to be categorized as a parable or allegory T/F

true

chapters 1-8 of Zechariah are a series of 8 night visions w/ apocalyptic elements T/F

true