WorksheetsQuiz on the Old Testament in a Protestant Christian Bible
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 40mins
How many smaller works are grouped into the Old Testament in a Protestant Christian Bible?
29
39
49
59
What are the first five books of the Old Testament called?
Historical books
Poetic books
Pentateuch
Prophets
What is the arrangement of the books in a single volume called the Old Testament known as in Christian tradition?
A Jewish tradition
A later Christian tradition
An ancient scripture format
The TaNaK
What does the Hebrew acronym "TaNaK" stand for?
Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim
Torah, Nevi'im, and Kabbalah
Talmud, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim
Talmud, Nevi'im, and Kabbalah
What does "Ketuvim" mean in the context of the TaNaKh?
Prophets
Writings
Law
History
What does the "Torah" correspond to?
The Gospels
The Pentateuch
The Prophets
The Writings
How many historical narrative books are there in the "prophets" section of the TaNaKh?
3
4
15
5
How many works named after specific prophets are there in the "prophets" section of the TaNaKh?
3
4
15
5
Which ancient Jewish texts refer to the 3-part design of the TaNaKh?
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Wisdom of Ben Sirach
The Talmud and the Mishnah
The Zohar and the Midrash
The Torah and the Nevi'im
Who is mentioned as having referred to the 3-part design of the TaNaKh?
Moses
King David
Jesus of Nazareth
Solomon
What are the authors of the Bible commonly referred to as in the text?
The Elders
The Scribes or the Prophets
The Historians
The Kings
According to the text, what did the prophetic scribes do with earlier stories and poems?
They translated them into different languages.
They preserved them without changes.
They integrated them into larger compositions.
They discarded them in favor of new writings.
What is the unified library of scrolls mentioned in the text known as?
The Bible
The Psalms
The TaNaKh
The Prophets
What belief about God's Spirit is mentioned in the text?
God's Spirit was absent from the writing process.
God's Spirit was guiding the whole process of writing the texts.
God's Spirit only inspired the named contributors like Moses or David.
God's Spirit was against the creation of the texts.
When was the process of composing the unified collection of texts likely finished?
After the time of Jesus.
At the beginning of Israel's history.
In the last centuries before the time of Jesus.
The exact time is known and documented.
What does the TaNaKh offer in its final shape according to the text?
A historical account of Israel's kings
A collection of moral teachings
A prophetic interpretation of Israel's history
A legal framework for society
What is the divine image that God entrusts the world to, as mentioned in the Torah?
Kings and queens
Angels
Humans
Animals
What is the role appointed to humanity in the Torah?
What choice does humanity face according to the text?
To follow the laws of nature or create their own
To trust God's wisdom to discern good and evil or define it for themselves
To live in harmony with animals or dominate them
To build cities or live nomadically
Which creature is described as being in rebellion against the Creator?
A lion
A mysterious snake
A dove
A dragon
What is the basic plot conflict set in the whole Bible according to the text?
The struggle between different nations
The foundation of a city called Babylon
Humans exalting themselves to the place of God
God wanting to bless the world and rule it through humans
According to the text, what is the problem now?
Cities are being built rapidly
Humans are under the influence of evil
There is a need for a new kind of city
The garden of blessing is lost
What does God promise as a solution to the problem?
A new city will be built
A new kind of human will come
The snake will be defeated
The garden of blessing will be restored
Who are the two individuals that the story traces the promise lineage to?
Isaac and Rebecca
Jacob and Rachel
Abraham and Sarah
Moses and Zipporah
How many generations of Abraham's family are mentioned?
Two
Three
Four
Five
What is said about Abraham's family story?
It is a story of peace and harmony.
It is a story of prosperity and success.
It is a story of dysfunction and destruction.
It is a story of adventure and exploration.
Where does Abraham's family end up?
In Babylon
In a new garden-like land
Exiled down in Egypt
In Canaan
Despite the failures of Abraham's family, what remains constant?
Their wealth and power
God's commitment to them
The family's unity
The family's journey to a new land
What eternal promise is referred to in the text?
A promise of land and prosperity
A covenant to rescue and bless all humanity
A vow to make Abraham's family powerful
A pledge to give them freedom from slavery
Abraham's family is described as being at their best when they do what?
Follow the laws of the land
Stop their selfish scheming and trust God's promise with radical faith
Become wealthy and influential
Escape from Egypt
Who is the other main character introduced in the Torah besides Abraham's family?
Joseph
Isaac
Moses
Jacob
How many terms of the covenant relationship are given to the Israelites?
10
50
613
1000
What role does Moses play in the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites?
He is a passive observer
He is the ultimate prophet who speaks God's word to Israel
He is a scribe who writes down the terms
He is a warrior who defends the covenant
What does the Torah predict about Israel's future as it ends?
Israel's success and prosperity
Israel's failure will continue
The coming of a new prophet
The building of a new temple
What is Moses' hope for Israel despite their failures?
That they will find a new leader
That they will become a powerful nation
That God will fulfill his promise to rescue Israel
That they will conquer new lands
According to the text, what will God do for Israel one day?
Lead them into battle
Cover for their failures and heal their selfish hearts
Give them a new covenant
Make them rulers over other nations
How does the text describe the final sentences of the Torah scroll?
Confusing
Surprising
Expected
Enlightening
From whose perspective do the prophetic scribes reflect back on the story of Moses?
From the perspective of the Israelites
From Moses' perspective
From their own vantage point
From the perspective of future generations
What is the Nevi'im composed of?
One main collection
Two sub-collections
Three narratives
Four books
Why is Joshua considered successful in his leadership?
Because he meditates on Scripture day and night
Because he is just like Moses
Because he never fails
Because he wrote the Scriptures
What ultimately happens to Joshua's leadership?
It leads to a peaceful era
It continues without any issues
It fails, leading to Israel's self-destruction
It is forgotten in history
What do the stories in the Nevi'im mostly focus on?
The success of Israel's kings, prophets, and priests
The lineage of Israel's kings
The failure of Israel's kings, prophets, and priests
The laws given by Israel's prophets
What does God reaffirm in the text provided?
His anger towards humanity
His covenant promise to bless humanity through a new human
His decision to abandon humanity
His indifference towards human actions
From whose line will the king come, as mentioned in the text?
The line of Abraham
The line of Solomon
The line of David
The line of the prophets
What is the ultimate fate of Abraham's family according to the text?
What perspective is the story being told from, as mentioned in the text?
The early perspective of the ancestors
The later perspective of the prophet
The contemporary perspective of the king
The future perspective of the descendants
What is the purpose of designing the stories of Israel's past, according to the text?
What is the second part of the Nevi'im about?
The story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt
The narrative of the Torah and the Prophets
The latter prophets and their prophecies
The history of Babylon
How many large and short works are connected to specific prophets in the second part of the Nevi'im?
3 large and 12 short works
12 large and 3 short works
5 large and 10 short works
10 large and 5 short works
What do the 3 large and 12 short works in the Nevi'im intentionally recall?
The 10 commandments
The 3 plus 12 ancestors from Genesis
The 12 tribes of Israel
The 40 years of wandering in the desert
What was the job of Israel's prophets according to the text?
To lead the people into the Promised Land
To accuse the old Israel of failure and corruption and warn them about the great Day of the Lord
To write the laws of Israel
To build the Temple in Jerusalem
What was the outcome of the great Day of the Lord as mentioned in the text?
Victory and prosperity for Israel
Defeat and exile in Babylon
The construction of the Second Temple
The division of the kingdom
What is the purpose of the new Israel that is to be recreated according to the text?
To establish a new political order
To purify his people and recreate a new Israel who would be faithful like Abraham
To build a new temple
To start a new cultural movement
Under whose reign will the new covenant relationship with God be established?
Moses
Elijah
David
Abraham
Who is expected to announce the arrival of Israel's God to purify and save his people?
Moses
Elijah
David
Abraham
What is the third and final sub-collection of the TaNaKh referred to in the text?
The Torah
The Prophets
The Ketuvim
The Nevi'im
What is the role of the Ketuvim according to the text?
To record historical events
To establish new laws
To link back into the key themes from the Torah and the Prophets and develop them further
To introduce new religious practices
What are the Psalms scrolls introduced by according to the text?
A single poem that summarizes the Torah and the Prophets.
Two poems that are coordinated to the beginning of the Torah and the Prophets.
A story about the Righteous One.
A description of the Garden of Eden.
Who is the Righteous One in the first Psalm compared to?
A new Moses.
A new Joshua.
A new king.
A new prophet.
What is the figure identified in Psalm 2?
The eternal tree of life.
The promised king, the son of God from the line of David.
A leader who meditates on the Scriptures.
The king promised by Moses.
What does the rest of the Psalms scroll teach God's people?
How to defeat evil among the nations.
How to restore God's blessing to the world.
How to pray as they wait for future hope.
How to reflect back on Israel's history.
According to the text, what does Proverbs sound like?
Like Ecclesiastes and Job reflecting on Israel's history.
Like the Psalms teaching about future hope.
Like Moses in the Torah.
Like the wisdom scrolls addressing difficult questions.
What is the Daniel scroll said to provide in the context of Israel's history?
A detailed account of Israel's military victories
A list of laws for the Israelite community
A retrospective view of Israel's failures and suffering with a hopeful perspective
A genealogy of Israel's kings
According to the text, what will happen to the new human promised in the Torah and the Prophets?
He will be ignored by humanity.
He will be trampled by humanity's animal-like inclinations towards evil.
He will lead Israel without any opposition.
He will be immediately recognized and accepted by all.
What does the scroll of Chronicles do, as mentioned in the text?
It predicts the future of Israel after the exile.
It recounts the entire story of the TaNaKh from the beginning to Israel's return from exile.
It introduces new laws for the Israelites to follow post-exile.
It only covers the period of the Israelites' exile.
