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WorksheetsUTT Foundations Mid-Term Review Spring 2026
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is the term for the time, place, culture, and audience of a text?
Narrative style
Author's perspective
Historical context
Literary genre
What is the quality of speaking to all in every age and in every culture called?
Eternal relevance
Cultural specificity
Temporal relevance
Historical context
What is the quality of having been spoken in a specific language to a specific culture at a specific time?
Cultural universality
Linguistic relativity
Temporal specificity
Historical particularity
What refers to the genre, structure, and grammar of a text?
Literary context
Historical context
Cultural context
Social context
What term describes peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare, and tranquility?
Disorder
Chaos
Conflict
Shalom
What is the term for crooked, wicked, and perverse behavior?
Honesty
Virtue
Iniquity
Integrity
What is the act of rebelling or breaking trust with another person called?
Obedience
Loyalty
Compliance
Transgression
What is the study of God called?
Astronomy
Biology
Theology
Geology
What refers to the doctrine that God enabled people to write the words of Scripture?
Illumination
Revelation
Inspiration
Interpretation
What is about exploring the principles and methodologies that allow us to decode and comprehend the meaning of texts?
Hermeneutics
Syntax
Phonetics
Morphology
What refers to differences between particular words, phrases, or passages within multiple copies of the same ancient manuscript?
Manuscript deviation
Linguistic anomaly
Scriptural discrepancy
Textual variant
What refers to the exposition or explanation of a text based on careful study and analysis?
Hypothesis
Exegesis
Critique
Summary
What are historical accounts told in story form called?
Chronicles
Historical fiction
Historical narratives
Biographies
The view that the truth of a statement is determined by how accurately it describes the facts of reality is known as the __________.
correspondence theory of truth
coherence theory of truth
pragmatic theory of truth
constructivist theory of truth
__________ refers to the historical background and literary setting of a text that helps clarify its meaning.
Syntax
Context
Theme
Plot
The first pronouncement of the Gospel, also known as the __________, is recorded in the book of Genesis.
Septuagint
Pentateuch
Apocrypha
Protoevangelium
As a result of Adam and Eve's sin, the primary consequence was that all human beings now have a tendency to sin. This concept is often referred to as the __________.
doctrine of original sin
doctrine of eternal sin
doctrine of mortal sin
doctrine of venial sin
When we say that the Bible is __________, we generally mean that it provides a broad and holistic view of God's relationship with humanity, but it does not contain every single detail of everything that happened.
narrow
incomplete
ambiguous
comprehensive
"__________" is a Latin phrase that means "out of nothing."
ex nihilo
in situ
ad hoc
per se
__________ is the view that the material world is flawed or evil.
pantheism
gnosticism
nihilism
atheism
__________ refers to the responsible management and care of resources, property, or people that have been entrusted to an individual or organization.
negligence
stewardship
abandonment
mismanagement
__________ is the personal and covenantal name for God used in the Old Testament.
Elohim
Adonai
Yahweh
El Shaddai
The __________ of God is a theological concept that describes the nature of God as being above and beyond the physical universe and all its limitations.
transcendence
immanence
omniscience
benevolence
__________ is a philosophical doctrine that suggests the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life.
Existentialism
Nihilism
Absurdism
Stoicism
__________ is the absence of belief in the existence of deities or gods.
Agnosticism
Theism
Polytheism
Atheism
What does the Latin term 'Imago Dei' translate to in English?
Image of God
Voice of God
Word of God
Spirit of God
Which theological concept refers to the idea that God is present within and throughout the universe, permeating all aspects of creation?
The concept is known as Imago Dei.
The concept is known as transcendence.
The concept is known as immanence.
The concept is known as ex nihilo.
Pantheism is:
A belief that God is identical with the universe
A belief in multiple gods
A belief in a single, personal God
A belief in no gods
What is the name for the Creator God used in the Old Testament?
Yahweh
Zeus
Elohim
Ra
A worldview is a pattern of ideas and beliefs that helps us make sense of the world.
True
False
General revelation refers to:
A religious text or scripture.
A specific divine communication to a particular person or group.
The belief in multiple deities.
The knowledge of God and spiritual matters, discovered through natural means such as observation of nature, philosophy, and reasoning.
Proof-texting is:
A method of verifying the authenticity of a text
The practice of taking a passage or verse out of context to support a particular belief.
A technique for summarizing a text
The process of editing a text for publication
Name one key aspect we can learn about God's nature and character from the Genesis creation account.
The importance of rest
God is limited in power.
God is creative, active and independent of creation.
The role of animals in creation
One of the criteria used to select the books included in the New Testament is:
Written in Hebrew
Apostolicity
Contains prophecies
Mentions the Old Testament
There are 40 books in the Old Testament Canon & 25 books in the New Testament Canon.
True
False
The Bible contains the word of God.
True
False
God is not the author, creator, or instigator of evil.
True
False
In interacting with the Bible, we should seek to individualize each passage because every single Scripture applies to us.
True
False
Marriage was created by God to be a loving and sacred union between one man and one woman.
True
False
The book of Genesis is not the foundation for the rest of the Bible.
True
False
Which event came first in the timeline of the Bible?
Light and darkness is formed
Adam and Eve sin
Which event came first in the timeline of the Bible?
God creates Eve
Adam names the animals
Which event came first in the timeline of the Bible?
The serpent tempts Adam and Eve
God calls His creation very good
Which event came first in the timeline of the Bible?
The ground is cursed
Noah and the flood
One way in which the Bible is organized is that the Old Testament has books of poetry, prophecy, and history.
True
False
Which of the following generally describe what it means to be made in God’s image?
Rule
Relationship
Resemblance
All of the above
Metanarratives, like worldviews, are helpful for:
Making sense of the world around us.
Offering a detailed analysis of a single event
Focusing on individual experiences
Ignoring broader social contexts
God's authority extends over which of the following areas?
Nature
Human life
The universe
All of the above
What are the consequences of Adam and Eve's rebellion?
Loss of innocence and expulsion from Eden
Gaining eternal life
Becoming rulers of the world
Receiving divine rewards
Which of the following are elements of a well-written story?
Grammar, punctuation, spelling
Introduction, body, conclusion
Characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme
Title, author, publisher
Which of the following is an example of archaeological evidence for the reliability of the Old Testament?
The unearthing of Solomon's building projects
The discovery of Hezekiah's tunnel
The discovery of most of the cities mentioned in Genesis through the book of Joshua
All of the above
One of the ways the impact of the Bible can be seen is by the fact that it changed Western civilization.
True
False
What is the nature of sin as described in the text?
A failure to love God and others
Falling short
Missing the goal
All of the above
What was one of the tasks regarding creation that was assigned to human beings?
To explore the universe
To cultivate and care for the earth
To create new species
To control the weather
What is one way that Jesus affirmed Old Testament authority?
By rewriting its laws
By dismissing its teachings
By quoting it in his teachings
By ignoring its existence
What is one benefit that people experience when reading the Bible?
Better mathematical skills
Increased physical strength
Protection against doing evil
Enhanced cooking abilities
What is one form of external evidence that confirms the historical reliability of the Scripture?
Personal beliefs
Scientific theories
Modern literature
Archaeological findings
A rainbow is a sign of God’s covenant with Noah.
True
False
Organize these items into the correct Act of the biblical metanarrative.
Naming animals
Six days
Imago Dei
Ground cursed
Serpent
Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil
Creation of man
Creation of plants
Creation of animals
Rest on the seventh day
Expulsion from Eden
Cain and Abel
Mark of Cain
Flood of Noah
