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Mystery of History Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was created on the 1st day of Creation

a)

Light

b)

Moon

c)

Birds of the air

d)

Darkness

2.

The "firmament," or heaven, was created on which day of Creation?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

6

e)

5

3.

Which of the following were NOT created on day 3 of Creation?

a)

seas

b)

cattle

c)

dry land

d)

grass and fruit trees

4.

The sun, moon, and stars were created on which day of Creation?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

3

d)

6

5.

What was created on the 5th day of Creation?

a)

birds

b)

elephants

c)

humans

d)

sea creatures

6.

On the 6th day of Creation humans were created. What else was created on that day?

a)

birds

b)

sea creatures

c)

flowers

d)

land animals

7.

What was created on day 7 of Creation?

a)

land animals

b)

nothing

c)

females

8.

Which of these is NOT a command given to Adam and Eve?

a)

Be fruitful and multiply.

b)

Eat from ONLY the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

c)

Fill the earth and subdue it.

d)

Name all the creatures of the earth and air.

9.

Because of Adam and Eve's disobedience what curse was placed on women?

a)

They had to wear dresses

b)

aching joints

c)

long fingernails

d)

pain during childbirth

10.

What curse was placed upon man because of the disobedience in the Garden of Eden?

a)

Work the land

b)

Sweat while working instead of no sweating

c)

work harder and fight weeds and thorns

11.

True or False: Adam lived to be 930 years old.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Two of Adam and Eve's children were ____.

a)

Cain & Abel

b)

Mork & Mindy

c)

Jacob & Isaac

d)

The Professor & Maryanne

13.

What crime did Cain commit?

a)

murder

b)

adultery

c)

idolatry

d)

stealing his brothers ox

14.

Jubal and Tubal-Cain lived ___ generations after Adam.

a)

8

b)

5

c)

9

d)

6

e)

7

15.

According to the Bible, who was the father of all who play the harp and flute?

a)

Jubal

b)

Tubal-Cain

16.

According to the Bible, who was the instructor of every craftsman of bronze and iron?

a)

Jubal

b)

Tubal-Cain

17.

Noah was born ____ years after Adam died.

a)

124

b)

126

c)

120

d)

127

18.

Why did God decide to flood the entire earth?

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19.

Who sealed the door of the Ark?

(a)  

20.

Hold old was Noah at the time of the flood?

a)

605

b)

602

c)

600

d)

604

21.

What bird did Noah send out of the ark first?

a)

dove

b)

raven

c)

seagull

d)

pigeon

22.

What was God's promise to Noah?

a)

He will never again destroy all living things.

b)

It will never flood anywhere ever again.

c)

It will never rain again.

23.

True or False: The Bible is the only historical document that includes a large flood story.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

During the ancient time period of time known as the Ice Age, how much of the earth was covered in ice?

a)

1/2

b)

2/3

c)

1/5

d)

1/3

25.

About how long did the Ice Age last?

a)

2,000 years

b)

1,000 years

c)

500 years

26.

True or False: Ice sheets cover large flat areas and are constantly moving.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Ice caps are found ____.

a)

floating in the northern oceans

b)

at the poles

c)

off the coast of Sweden

28.

True or False: Glaciers are huge layers of ice found on slopes of mountains and in valleys.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What are striations?

a)

A long, decisive step.

b)

A place for specialized observation.

c)

A naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.

d)

A grove, or scrape, created by glacial movement.

30.

In 1822 an Englishwoman named Mary Mantell found a _____ which no one at that time could identify.

a)

leg

b)

large tooth

c)

arm bone

d)

arrowhead

31.

In 1840, Sir Richard Owen named previously unknown creatures, dinosaurs. What does "dinosaur" mean?

a)

fearful creature

b)

terrible lizard

c)

man eating lizard

32.

Who named the dinosaurs?

a)

Sir Edmond Hilary

b)

Sir Walter Scott

c)

Francis Scott Key

d)

Sir Richard Owen

33.

On what days of Creation were the dinosaurs created?

a)

1 & 3

b)

5 & 6

c)

6 & 7

d)

2 & 5

34.

True or False: The Bible gives evidence for man and dinosaurs having lived at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The "Fertile Crescent" is the land between what two rivers?

a)

Nile and Tigris

b)

Tigris & Euphrates

c)

Mississippi & Euphrates

d)

Hudson and Tigris

36.

Which of the following is NOT a name for the area in which the Sumerians lived?

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Land Around the Rivers

d)

Cradle of Civilization

37.

What is unique about the Sumerians statues?

a)

oversized heads

b)

oversized feet

c)

enlarged eyes

38.

For what are the Sumerians best known?

a)

cuneiform

b)

iron-working

c)

pottery

d)

building libraries

39.

Who found the "Royal Tombs?"

a)

Sir C. Leonard Woolley

b)

Sir Edmond Hilary

c)

Sir Elton John

d)

Sir Isaac Neton

40.

Which of the following is a ziggurat?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

Which of the following describe the Sumerians religious beliefs?

a)

believed in many gods

b)

religion was important

c)

worshipped idols in ziggurats

d)

believed in God and the one and only God

42.

Can you name a prominent person from the Bible that was from Sumer?

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43.

Who were Noah's three sons?

a)

Shem

b)

Ham

c)

Japheth

d)

Abraham

44.

What is idolatry?

a)

The worship of statues, objects, nature, or man himself.

b)

habitual greed

c)

worshiping the one and only god

45.

Why was building a tower to the heavens offensive to God?

a)

He didn't want people in his space.

b)

It was a sign that the people we relying on themselves and not God.

c)

It was going to cause Him to break his promise to Noah.

d)

It wasn't offensive and He was happy to welcome them.

46.

Genesis 11:7 says, “ ‘Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.’ ” To whom is "Us" referring to?

a)

The Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit)

b)

The Three Stooges (Larry, Mo, and Curley)

c)

Noah's Three Sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth)

47.

What happened at the Tower of Babel?

a)

God confused the peoples language.

b)

God took the ability to think away from some people.

c)

He caused the people to speak in tongues.

d)

God came down and asked the people to please stop trying to build a tower to heaven.

48.

Which genetic differences started to occur after the Tower of Babel due to different people groups isolating themselves.

a)

eye color

b)

language

c)

jaw lines

d)

skin color

49.

What does the word "babel" in Hebrew mean?

a)

confusion

b)

noisy chatter

c)

irritating

d)

to annoy

50.

Where do we think the remains of the Tower of Babel are today?

a)

Rome

b)

Babylon

c)

Lost to time

d)

Beneath the pyramids in Egypt

51.

The Ice Age _____________.

a)

exposed land bridges for man to travel on

b)

covered the entire earth with glaciers

c)

was not a real event

d)

occurred over a million years ago

52.

The Sumerians were advanced enough to have _______.

a)

running water

b)

schools

c)

a written language

d)

all of the above

53.

Who was the man who built a great ship covered with pitch inside and out, in The Epic of Gilgamesh.

a)

Gilgamesh

b)

Uzbekistan

c)

Tutankhamen

d)

Utnapishtim

54.

The Latin term Anno Domini (abbreviated A.D.) means ______.

a)

after death

b)

after the live of the Lord

c)

in the year of our Lord

d)

year of dominion

55.

An (a)   is a long poem written about something factual or fictional in the past.

56.

Within the Epic of Gilgamesh we learn about a king who fell asleep under a tree and woke up to a serpent having stolen his eternal life and also about a man who was told to build a ship covered in pitch. Which two Bible stories do these remind us of?

a)

Adam & Eve

b)

Noah and the Flood

c)

Moses and the Exodus

d)

The Creation

57.

Stonehenge is located in ____.

a)

Wiltshire, England

b)

Edinburgh, Scotland

c)

Waterford, Ireland

d)

Winchester, England

58.

What do we think Stonehenge measures?

(a)  

59.

It is believed that which ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt? (Choose all that may apply)

a)

Menes

b)

Narmar

c)

Hor-Aha

d)

Nefertiti

60.

The ruler of the newly united Upper and Lower Egypt placed the capital in what city?

a)

Memphis

b)

Cyprus

c)

Cairo

d)

Mallawi

61.

What is the main function of the pyramids of Egypt?

(a)  

62.

Who built the first true pyramid in Egypt?

a)

Imhotep

b)

Narmar

c)

Memes

d)

Nefertiti

63.

The only "wonder" of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing is ______.

a)

The Great Pyramid of Giza

b)

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

c)

Lighthouse of Alexandria

64.

The Minoans lived on the island of (a)   .

65.

What unique sport did the Minoans enjoy?

(a)  

66.

__________ uncovered the remains of the Minoan culture in the 1900s.

a)

Sir Walter Scott

b)

Sir Elton John

c)

Sir Arthur Evans

d)

Sir C. Leonard Wooley

67.

The Minoan civilization was short-lived but heavily influenced what civilization in nearby Greece?

a)

Mycenaens

b)

Minotaurs

c)

Egyptians

d)

Sumerians

68.

Who is known as the patriarch of the Jewish people?

a)

Abraham

b)

Isaac

c)

Noah

d)

Lot

69.

Who is the son of Abraham and Hagar?

a)

Ishmael

b)

Isaac

70.

(a)   is the son of Abraham and Sarah.

71.

How old was Sarah when she gave birth to her son?

a)

90 years old

b)

100 years old

c)

42 years old

72.

What did God ask Abraham to do with his son Isaac?

a)

sacrifice him on an alter to the Lord

b)

promise him to the priesthood

c)

abandon him in the wilderness

d)

sacrifice his birthright to his other son Ishmael

73.

Who was Isaac's wife?

(a)  

74.

Jacob was renamed to (a)   .