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WorksheetsFreshman midterm, Bible (Old Testament)
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
category: Guess who it is...
clue: These were the leaders in the conquest of Canaan...
a)
Jacob and Esau
b)
Hophni and Phinehas
c)
Moses and Aaron
d)
Joshua and Caleb
2.
category: Guess who it is... This person was sold into slavery by his brothers and taken to Egypt. He maintained his integrity, and his faith in the Lord, even when falsely accused of intending rape and being put in prison. Later, God used these terrible events for good, and he became one of the most powerful men in Egypt, allowing for his family to be saved. He was able to forgive his brothers.
a)
Joseph
b)
Caleb
c)
Gideon
d)
Jacob
e)
Eli
3.
category: Guess who it is... This person was a bit mysterious, but the New Testament says he was a symbol of Jesus because his name meant King of Righteousness in the original language, and the city was literally named Salem (which means peace), so he was also the King of Peace.
a)
Phinehas
b)
Rahab
c)
Hophni
d)
Melchizedek
e)
Nathan
4.
category: Guess who it is... She was a Moabite widow whose Jewish husband had died while he was living away from Israel due to a famine. When her husband died, her mother in law moved back to Israel, and she decided to go there with her, saying "Your people will be my people, and your God my God." Later, this woman married a "kinsman redeemer" and became the great grandmother of King David!
a)
Ruth
b)
Sarah
c)
Delilah
d)
Bathsheba
e)
Rahab
5.
category: Guess who it is... This person was hired by the king of Moab to put a curse on the Lord's people. However, God would not let him curse them. A donkey even intervened by talking as a warning to him since the angel of the Lord was blocking the path.
a)
Eli
b)
Balaam
c)
Abimalek
d)
Saul
e)
Samuel
6.
category: Guess who it is... This judge was very strong physically, but it seems that he lacked moral strength, for he was seduced by a pagan prostitute to tell the secret of his strength. The Spirit of the Lord, and his anointing and special gifts all left because of this moral failure. He was captured by the Philistines and his eyes were plucked out.
a)
Samson
b)
Gideon
c)
Elihu
7.
category: Guess who it is... This person was a prostitute in the city of Jericho. She offered shelter to the Jewish spies because she feared the Lord. Her life was spared, and she ended up joining the Israelites after her town was destroyed. She even became an ancestor of King David, and thus Jesus, demonstrating that the grace of God can extend to anyone who turns to God!
a)
Jezebel
b)
Delilah
c)
Ruth
d)
Rahab
8.
category: Guess who it is... This person met God at a burning bush in the desert. God revealed Himself as "I am who I am" This person was then asked to lead the Israelites out of Egypt
a)
Moses
b)
Cain
c)
Eli
d)
Samuel
e)
Deborah
9.
This man was also called Israel. He had 12 sons, from which there came to be "12 tribes of Israel" (with a bit of a complication and a 1/2 tribe of Manasseh)
a)
Isaac
b)
Jacob
c)
Joseph
d)
Abraham
10.
category: Guess who it is... This man is an example of those who foolishly throw away eternity and all God promises for the momentary focus of sin and this life. He foolishly sold the long term benefits of his birthright for a short-term enjoyment of a bowl of soup!
a)
Esau
b)
Samuel
c)
Achan
d)
Korah
e)
Jethro
11.
What was the name of the woman who rose up to be Israel's judge and leader because none of the men would step up to the task
a)
Ruth
b)
Sara
c)
Deborah
d)
Naomi
12.
What was the role of the "judges" in the book of Judges?
a)
to settle disputes and decide who was guilty, and make decisions in the court
b)
to function as "deliverers" There was a repeating cycle whereby the people would rebel against God, and he would give them adversaries as opponents. Then they would cry out, God would answer, and raise up "deliverers" who would rescue them from the hand of their enemies.
13.
category: Guess who it is... She was the wife of Abraham. God promised her a son in her old age. She laughed, and name her son Laughter (Isaac).
a)
Sarah
b)
Jezebel
c)
Rahab
d)
Hannah
e)
Ruth
14.
category: Guess who it is... God warned this person that "sin is crouching at the door. It desires to have you, but you must master it." Unfortunately, he did not beat it, and murdered his brother, Abel.
a)
Methuselah
b)
Enoch
c)
Cain
d)
Noah
15.
category: Guess who it is... This person was a boy when his mother dedicated him to the Lord and brought him to Eli in the temple. He became the last judge, and anointed Saul King
a)
Samuel
b)
Gideon
c)
Samson
d)
Joshua
e)
Caleb
16.
category: Guess which BOOK? Which book of the Bible describes the many failures of complaining and rebelling during the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness. Some stories include Balaam's donkey, Korah's rebellion, and murmuring / grumbling about Moses' leadership, complaining they were tired of food and had no water, and being seduced to sin by the Moabites.
a)
Deuteronomy
b)
Numbers
c)
Exodus
d)
Genesis
e)
Judges
17.
category: Guess which BOOK? This book is a “retelling” of the law. Moses gave three speeches on the plains of Moab. He was about to die, and so he gave these motivational speeches to call the people to remember what they had learned, and to be faithful to God before they crossed the Jordan River.
a)
Deuteronomy
b)
Leviticus
c)
Exodus
d)
Numbers
18.
Category: Which STORY is this? This story teaches us that you can't have hidden sin that God doesn't see. Also, this one person's sin affected the entire community
a)
Balaam's curse
b)
Achan's sin when he hid things under his tent
c)
Hannah's prayer
d)
Abraham offering his son Isaac
19.
How many years did the Israelites (Hebrews) stay in Egypt (from Joseph, to Moses)
a)
about 200 years
b)
about 40 years
c)
about 800 years
d)
about 400 years
20.
Why did Pharaoh enslave the Hebrews, and even try to kill the firstborn sons?
a)
He felt threatened by them since they were so numerous
b)
He had a dream
c)
He was really angry at Moses
d)
An Israelite killed an Egyptian
21.
What does the word EXODUS refer to?
a)
the plagues that God released on Egypt
b)
The Tabernacle that Moses instructed them to build
c)
the Law (10 commandments)
d)
leaving/coming out of (Egypt/slavery)
22.
What was the LAST plague that finally convinced Pharaoh to let the Israelites go?
a)
the frogs
b)
the death of the firstborns (including Pharaoh's son)
c)
the boils
d)
the Nile River turning to blood
23.
Each of the plagues, in one way or another, were a direct insult on...
a)
the gods of Egypt
b)
the Israelites
c)
the Canaanites
24.
Why did Moses flee to the desert?
a)
He was looking for a wife
b)
He was tired of life in Egypt
c)
God appeared to him and told him to
d)
He had killed an Egyptian, and the news got out to both Hebrews, and Pharaoh
25.
What did Moses tell the Israelites when they Egyptians were trapped between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army?
a)
The Lord will fight for you, you need only be still
b)
Everyone - grab your sword and prepare for battle!
c)
This is happening because you doubted!
26.
God provided manna for the Israelites to eat in the desert. It was white like coriander seed, and tasted like wafers with honey. What did the word MANNA mean?
a)
delicious
b)
What is it?
c)
bread
d)
God provides
27.
How long did the Israelites eat manna?
a)
4 weeks
b)
for 1 week
c)
the entire 40 years they wandered in the desert
d)
for a full year
28.
How did God reveal himself to Moses and the Israelites in the book of Exodus?
a)
through revealing His Name (YHWH - I am who I am)
b)
through the Law. This revealed His character. (For example, do not lie revealed that God is always honest). Thus, his moral perfection was revealed
c)
through a paragraph-length description of his characteristics to Moses on the mountain when Moses asked to see His glory. God held Moses in the cleft of the rock and passed by, proclaiming His Name and saying "“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”"
d)
all of these
29.
What instructions did God give regarding the manna?
a)
Don't keep any of it until the next morning. You have to get it fresh every day.
b)
but there will be no new manna on the 7th day. Instead, on the sabbath eat the manna from the day before the day before.
c)
on the 6th day gather twice the amount.
d)
all of these
30.
When the Amalakites attacked, as long as Moses kept his hands in the air, the Israelites prevailed. But if he dropped his hands, then the Amalakites would start winning. Then Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
Below are two possible analogies we could draw from this story. But which of the following would NOT be a very logical application of this story:
a)
PRAYER: When we lift our hands in prayer, we see victory. When we fail to pray, things can go worse.
b)
SUPPORT: this story can also show the importance of hold up the one who is tired, and God's people helping support each other
c)
JEALOSY: we should not be jealous of each other
31.
On the mountain, God met with Moses and gave Moses the famous 10 commandments on tablets of stone. What do the first three (of these 10) commandments relate to? (hint: they are mentioned first because they are the MOST important ones)
a)
loving others by not lying, not committing adultery, and not stealing
b)
the 3 pilgrimage feasts the Israelites were to celebrate
c)
rightly relating to God by not making idols, not worshipping other gods, and not taking God's name in vain
d)
various types of sacrifices they were to make
e)
taking care of and loving yourself
32.
Which is NOT one of the ten commandments?
a)
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
b)
You shall have no other gods before Me
c)
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
d)
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
e)
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
33.
What were some of the things the Israelites grumbled, complained, quarreled, or rebelled about in the desert?
a)
all of the above
b)
they complained of no water & food
c)
then they were tired of the manna that God provided
d)
they also complained that they had no meat (so God sent them quail until they loathed it!)
e)
they complained about the leadership of Moses and the priesthood of Aaron
34.
What does the name for the book of Numbers refer to?
a)
a counting of the men 20+ years old. Those older than 20 would not be allowed to enter the promised land because of their unbelief. Only Joshua and Caleb, and those younger than 20 could enter (since they were below the age of decisions and accountability of adulthood)
b)
the amount of time (numbers) that the Israelites wandered, and the amount of quail and manna they would get
35.
Which has the correct order of the Old Testament events?
a)
Creation, Flood, Tower of Babel, Patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob), Joseph goes to Egypt, Exodus, Wilderness Wanderings, Conquest of Canaan (promised land), Judges, Monarchy
b)
Creation, Tower of Babel, Flood, Patriarchs (Abraham, Jacob, Isaac), Joseph goes to Egypt, Exodus, Conquest of Canaan (promised land), Wilderness Wanderings, Judges, Monarchy
36.
Whenever Moses would come back from spending time with God, what would happen to him?
a)
he would lose his ability to speak
b)
his face would glow
37.
Which one of the 3 yearly pilgrimages to Jerusalem foreshadowed THE EVENTS OF HOLY WEEK? (Jesus dying on the cross as the lamb of God, his sinless body being broken, and his resurrection, leading to our freedom from the slavery of sin?) It was usually in March or April (Nissan)
a)
Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits
b)
Pentecost (Shavuot) ("the feast of weeks / the festival of the harvest")
c)
the Feast of Trumpets, the Feast of Booths, the Day of Atonement
38.
Which one of the 3 yearly pilgrimages to Jerusalem foreshadowed the giving of the HOLY SPIRIT, and the start of the CHURCH AGE where the Gospel would bring a harvest in all nations? It was usually around June.
a)
Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits
b)
Pentecost (Shavuot) ("the feast of weeks / the festival of the harvest")
c)
the Feast of Trumpets, the Feast of Booths, the Day of Atonement
39.
Which one of the 3 yearly pilgrimages to Jerusalem foreshadowed the events of the end of the age and the 2nd return of Christ? It was usually in September/October
a)
Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits
b)
Pentecost (Shavuot) ("the feast of weeks / the festival of the harvest")
c)
the Feast of Trumpets, the Feast of Booths, the Day of Atonement
40.
What did Moses request of God in Exodus chapter 33?
a)
show me your glory
b)
let me know your ways, so that I may know you, and find favor in your sight
c)
Do not send us to the promised land if you do not go with us
d)
all of these answers
41.
When did the events in the book of Ruth take place?
a)
in teh days when Saul was King of Israel
b)
in the days of Joshua's leadership during the conquest of Canaan
c)
during the time of the judges
d)
during the monarchy of king Saul
42.
Ruth was...
a)
the sister-in-law of Jacob
b)
a judge who delivered Israel from the Midianites with the help of Caleb
c)
a Moabite (non-Jew) who had married a Jew. When her husband died, she chose to follow her mother in law back to Israel and said "your people will be my people, and your God my God."
43.
Samuel....
a)
was Israel's last judge, and also a prophet
b)
later would anoint Saul as king because the people wanted to be like the other nations
c)
was not raised by his parent,s but rather grew up in the house of the Lord
d)
all of these
44.
Why did God probably ask Gideon to send most of his army home, reducing them from 32,000 to only 300 people the Midianites?
a)
so that they would all know that God had given them the victory, and not their own strength
b)
because most of the men were spiritually "unclean"
c)
it was a feast day, and most were still celebrating
d)
so that the 200 men could get the prize for bravery
45.
Which story accurately reflects what happened in the story of Gideon and the Midianites?
a)
The 300 Israelite soldiers had clay pots and torches, and were on the hillside. They blew trumpets, and shouted "a sword for the Lord, and for Gideon!" Then the Lord caused confusion to come upon the Midianites, and they turned and killed each other!
b)
the walls of the city came tumbling down upon them, and all of the enemy perished
c)
fire came down from heaven and completely burned the Midianite camp, leaving no survivors
46.
Who was the first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel because the people wanted a king like all the other nations had
a)
Melchizekek
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Solomon
47.
What percentage of the book of Psalms is attached to the name of David? (whether dedicated to, or written by him)
a)
100% - all 150
b)
about 90%
c)
about half
d)
about 10%
e)
none
48.
The book of Psalms covers a time period of
a)
roughtly 1,000 years, spanning from Moses (1400 BC) to the post-exile (400 BC)
b)
60 years, during the reigns of David and Solomon, before his heart turned away from God in his old age
49.
What should we do with the Psalms?
a)
all of the above
b)
meditate on them
c)
obey them
d)
use them to pray
e)
sing them to worship God and express our emotions to Him
50.
Types of Psalms include:
a)
all of the above
b)
hymns of praise and thanksgiving
c)
imprecatory (praying against your enemies)
d)
acrostics (like Psalm 119)
e)
lament (expressing sadness)
51.
Which is NOT used in Hebrew poetry in the Psalms hardly at all (thankfully, because it would be lost in translation and we could not see its beauty)?
a)
symbolic language
b)
parallelism - anthithetic (contrasts opposites) and synonymous (says a similar thing with a slightly different wording or nuance0
c)
chiasm (criss-crossing patterns in an X shape)
d)
rhyming
52.
A WISE son makes his father GLAD,
but a FOOLISH son is a SORROW to his mother.
this is an example of:
a)
antithetic parallelism
b)
synonymous parallelism
c)
an acrostic
53.
A Chiasm:
a)
is a technique whereby similar ideas form an X pattern
b)
occurs when each letter of a section starts with the same letter of the alphabet. This progresses in sections, with each section using a progressive letter of the alphabet, until the entire alphabet is used.
c)
means "figurative language"
d)
occurs when the text rhymes
54.
true or false?
-Antithetic parallelism contrasts opposites,
and
-Synonymous parallelism says almost the same thing, but with a different nuance/wording/detail
a)
true
b)
false
55.
Is this synonymous parallelism, or antithetic parallelism?
"The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of His hands."
a)
synonymous parallelism
b)
antithetic parallelism
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