Quiz 1

Who was the prophet in Israel in the mid-eighth century BCE, and also the book named for him?

• Micah

• Isaiah

• Hosea

• Amos

Which prophet advised Ahaz and Hezekiah in Judah during the late eighth and early seventh centuries BCE?

• Micah

• Amos

• Hosea

• Isaiah

What is the genre used by the prophets and in apocalyptic literature to describe Yahweh's judgment on foreign nations?

• Prophetic poetry

• Wisdom literature

• Oracle against the nations

• Historical narrative

Who was the king of Judah during whose reign the Assyrian king Sebbacherib attacked Jerusalem?

• Hezekiah

• Josiah

• Jehoiakim

• Zedekiah

Who was the child whose birth and early life were signs from God to Ahaz, king of Judah, during the Syro-Ephraimite War?

• Immanuel

• Micah

• Isaiah

• Amos

Which prophet was in Judah in the late eighth century BCE, and also the book named for him?

• Micah

• Hosea

• Amos

• Isaiah

In modern scholarship, which chapters of the book of Isaiah are dated to the mid-sixth century BCE?

• Chapters 21-30

• Chapters 9-20

• Chapters 1-8

• Chapters 40-55

Who was the king of Assyria under whom the Assyrians laid siege to Jerusalem in 701 BCE?

• Ashurbanipal

• Sargon II

• Tiglath-Pileser III

• Sennacherib

What is the book named for the prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel in the mid-eighth century BCE?

• Micah

• Isaiah

• Hosea

• Amos

Which prophet in Judah in the late eighth century BCE shares the same name as the book named for him?

• Isaiah

• Hosea

• Amos

• Micah