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OT Survey Prelim Exam

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many books are in the Old Testament?

a)

a. twenty-seven

b)

b. twenty-nine

c)

c. thirty-nine

d)

d. forty-six

2.

Which is one of the most important texts that affirms inspiration?

a)

Philippians 3:8

b)

2 Timothy 3:16

c)

Genesis 3:15

d)

Genesis 1:1

3.

Who is the ultimate author of all Scripture?

a)

Human authors

b)

Moses

c)

Prophets

d)

God

4.

All of the Old Testament text was written in Hebrew except for a few portions written in

a)

Arabic

b)

Ammonite

c)

Aramaic

d)

Akkadian

5.

LXX is the abbreviation for the

a)

Targum

b)

Septuagint

c)

Masoretic Text

d)

Samaritan Pentateuch

6.

Cosmogony is the study of

a)

how the world was made

b)

the beginning of time

c)

the history of the universe

d)

mythology and history

7.

The primary theme of the Pentateuch is the story of God’s

a)

grace

b)

law

c)

people

d)

sovereignty

8.

The closest parallel to ancient Hebrew concepts is found in the literature of

a)

Egypt

b)

Syria

c)

Babylon

d)

Mesopotamia

9.

In which chapter of Genesis is humankind characterized as perfect?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

10.

The theme of Genesis 3–11 is the

a)

perfection of God’s creation

b)

power of Satan

c)

moral failure of humankind

d)

universality of humankind’s dominion

11.

Which is not a classification in the Table of Nations?

a)

Ham

b)

Shem

c)

Cain

d)

Japheth

12.

A stepped tower of three to seven stages is called a

a)

gate to heaven

b)

ziggurat

c)

c. balal

d)

migdol

13.

The patriarchal narrative begins in Genesis

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

14.

What is the meaning of the patriarchs for our faith today?

a)

They define our faith.

b)

They serve as a standard for Christian living.

c)

They illustrate our belief.

d)

They are the ancestors of our faith.

15.

What gives historical perspective in Genesis 12–50?

a)

cultural parallels

b)

linguistic parallels

c)

literary parallels

d)

genealogical parallel

16.

Taking into account archaeological, cultural, and literary evidence, the events of Genesis 12–50 fit best into the

a)

Early Bronze Age

b)

Middle Bronze Age

c)

Late Bronze Age

d)

Iron Age I

17.

Abram’s name was changed to Abraham in Genesis

a)

11

b)

12

c)

15

d)

17

18.

The two things most important to ancient peoples were land and

a)

cattle

b)

gold

c)

descendants

d)

wives

19.

To demonstrate his promise to Abram, God took Abram outside and told him to count

a)

his herds

b)

the trees

c)

the stars

d)

his tents

20.

The Abrahamic Covenant was later seen in a modified form for

a)

David

b)

Paul

c)

Joshua

d)

Peter

21.

Who was Hagar?

a)

a distant cousin of Abram

b)

the slave of Sarai

c)

the sister of Sarah

d)

the teacher of Sarai

22.

Who was the mother of Ishmael?

a)

Hagar

b)

Sarai

c)

Leah

d)

Keturah

23.

What is the meaning of the name Sarah?

a)

mother of a multitude

b)

full of grace

c)

righteous mother

d)

princess

24.

Abraham illustrates the Christian doctrine of

a)

conversion

b)

redemption

c)

incarnation

d)

sanctification

25.

Abraham believed that his heir would be

a)

Ishmael

b)

Lot

c)

Isaac

d)

Esau

26.

What name means “supplanter”?

a)

Esau

b)

Ephraim

c)

Jacob

d)

Manasseh

27.

God changed Jacob’s name to

a)

Ishmael

b)

Jacobi

c)

Israel

d)

Haran

28.

Why is the story of Joseph unusual?

a)

He lived in Egypt.

b)

He was faithful to God.

c)

He rose to high civil office in another land.

d)

He was not in the messianic line.

29.

What do the circumstances of the positions of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

best illustrate?

a)

election

b)

sanctification

c)

salvation

d)

justification

30.

Exodus can best be characterized as a description of

a)

retreat and reliance

b)

rescue and relationship

c)

repentance and recovery

d)

rebuke and renewal

31.

What was the basic reason the Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews?

a)

to control the threat of the large Hebrew population

b)

to control the birthrate of the Hebrews

c)

to keep an account of the location of the Hebrews

d)

to gain an additional labor force for building pyramids

repentance and recovery

32.

Which incident marks the point at which Moses’s will collided with

God’s?

a)

when Moses warned the Pharaoh

b)

throughout the nine plagues

c)

the burning bush

d)

the pillar of fire

to gain an additional labor force for building pyramids

repentance and recovery

33.

When the Hebrews saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the Red Sea,

they saw their God’s

a)

salvation

b)

faithfulness

c)

grace

d)

patience

34.

What demonstrated that Yahweh controlled the cosmic order?

a)

the Nile River

b)

the plagues

c)

the sun, moon, stars

d)

d. the rising of the sun

35.

What was the main purpose of the desert tabernacle?

a)

to provide a place for sacrifice

b)

to allow the Hebrews to gather together in one place

c)

to provide a place where God would dwell

d)

to provide a place for worship

36.

What immediately replaced the wilderness tabernacle?

a)

the church

b)

the temple

c)

the Holy Spirit

d)

the messiah

37.

Which route for the exodus would have been the most direct?

a)

northern route

b)

central route

c)

southern route

d)

eastern route

38.

Obeying God’s law is a

a)

means of salvation

b)

framework for salvation

c)

response to salvation

d)

result of salvation

39.

What is emphasized throughout all forty chapters of Exodus?

a)

deliverance

b)

obedience

c)

God’s presence

d)

covenant

40.

What today fulfills God’s presence of dwelling with humankind?

a)

local churches

b)

the temple

c)

Holy Spirit

d)

Jesus Christ