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Review of Exam 3 questions for cumulative Final Exam of Professor Phillip's Old Testament Class
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Question 1

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As Joshua led the Israelites in the conquest of the land, his strategy involved systematically capturing and destroying the largest cities, starting with Jericho, and followed in succession by Jerusalem, Lachish, Hazor, and Shechem
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 2

Question
The tribal inheritance that was sandwiched in between Judah and Ephraim was Benjamin
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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The two and one-half tribes who settled east of the Jordan Valley included Asher, Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

Question
Two of the five Philistine cities, Gath and Ekron, were located somewhat inland closer to Israelite territory and they both experienced the power of the LORD as the ark of the covenant slowly made its way from Philistine territory back to the Israelites
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

Question
Control of the strategic plateau area north of Jerusalem was achieved when the Israelites, who had just gained control of the region around Bethel and Ai, made a treaty with the city of Gibeon and three other cities on that plateau.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

Question
The three cities of refuge west of the Jordan River were Hebron, Shechem, and Kedesh, and they were relatively evenly spaced in order to be within “fleeing distance” for a person who had unintentionally killed another individual and was being pursued by the avenger of blood.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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During the period of the Judges, the most prominent enemy whom God used to bring judgment on His disobedient people was the nation of Egypt.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

Question
The city that led the northern coalition against Joshua and the Israelites and later against Deborah and Barak was Hazor.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

Question
The ark of the covenant rested in the Tabernacle at Shiloh during the period of the Judges and in the early years of Samuel the prophet because Shiloh was high in the hill country of Ephraim and was protected.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

Question
We learn that in the ongoing crises between the Israelites and Philistines that the latter had control of the production of iron which gave them a specific military advantage.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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David first ruled in the city of Jerusalem which allowed him to gain favor with Saul’s tribe of Benjamin right across the border to the north.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 12

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The ‘apiru seem to have been a rather widely spread group functioning as rebel mercenary soldiers who contributed to a significant state of social unrest in the land of Canaan during and after the period of time often associated with the conquest of the land.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 13

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The Amarna letters were written by Pharaoh to governors of cities in the land of Canaan pleading with them to maintain control over the commercial and military routes which Egypt needed in order to sustain its dominance over the region
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 14

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When Elimelekh and his family left Jerusalem because of a famine, they moved to the coastal plain because there was food there
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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The tribe of Simeon was scattered throughout the eastern half of Manasseh, fulfilling the prophetic blessing in Genesis 49.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 16

Question
What does the word herem mean and how does it relate to the conquest of Jericho?
Answer
  • it means “blessed by God” and refers to the preservation of one family in Jericho
  • it means “given over to destruction” and was what happened to those who demonstrated their outright rejection of God, of which Jericho was representative
  • it means “exalted” and refers to the exaltation of Joshua and the Israelites in the eyes of the Canaanite population
  • it means the group of women that kings in the Ancient Near East kept in their palaces and refers to Rahab’s establishment
  • it means “the walls will fall” and is a prophecy about the way Jericho would meet its end

Question 17

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What is the Deuteronomic History?
Answer
  • it is the recapitulation of Israel’s history in the first four chapters of Deuteronomy
  • it refers to those historical books from Joshua to 2 Kings that present the history of God’s people in terms of whether or not they were obedient to the covenant as it had been articulated in the book of Deuteronomy.
  • it is what David wrote when he was installed as the king in Jerusalem after the ark of the covenant had been brought to the city
  • it was the priestly recital of the history of the people every seven years at the Feast of Tabernacles when the people gathered together to celebrate what God had done on their behalf
  • none of the above

Question 18

Question
What reason is given in the text of Deuteronomy for the extermination of the people of Canaan as the Israelites entered the Promised Land?
Answer
  • the ancestors of these people had excluded Abraham and his family from the land
  • the peoples of Canaan were Hittites and Philistines, both enemies
  • otherwise the Israelites would intermarry and fall into their idolatrous ways
  • the Israelites were never commanded to exterminate the people of Canaan

Question 19

Question
A brief extra-biblical text that describes the agricultural produce of Israel in conjunction with the harvest months is the
Answer
  • Akhnaton Almanac (Calendar)
  • Cheops Calendar (or Almanac)
  • Gezer Calendar (or Almanac)
  • Jerusalem Almanac
  • none of the above

Question 20

Question
What thematic differences characterize the books of 1-2 Chronicles in contrast to 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings?
Answer
  • because they were written later, they emphasize the importance of getting the historical details correct, something with which earlier records were less concerned
  • they were written by the court clerks in Jerusalem and reflect the dislike of the royalty for the commoners that lived outside the Jerusalem beltway
  • they were written later and focus more on the issues of priesthood, Temple, and Davidic dynasty
  • they are much more concerned with justice for the poor, knowledge of Torah, and rights of marginalized peoples

Question 21

Question
Which of the following was not part of the Israelites’ preparation to conquer Jericho and the Land?
Answer
  • All males were circumcised
  • They sent spies to the city of Jericho
  • They celebrated Passover
  • They went to Shechem and renewed the covenant
  • All of the above were part of the preparation

Question 22

Question
What spiritual “cycle” characterized the period of the Judges?
Answer
  • child sacrifice, repentance, building of altars and temples, reverting to sacrifice
  • belief, doubt, apostasy, atheism
  • apostasy, oppression, repentance, deliverance, repetition
  • apostasy, heresy, apathy, enthusiasm, repetition

Question 23

Question
What incident demonstrates the lack of proper knowledge of Torah near the end of the book of Judges?
Answer
  • Jephthah thought he was doing the right thing when he offered his daughter as a burnt offering
  • the ephod was brought out to the city square of Gibeah and each person was told to make an offering to the Lord from the family inheritance
  • the king of Moab introduced the worship of the sun god to the tribes settled across the Jordan and there was no one to protest the idolatry
  • the priests sent the ark of the covenant back to Sinai thinking its power needed to be restored
  • None of the above

Question 24

Question
When the ark of the Lord was captured by the Philistines, how was the superiority of the God of the Israelites over Dagon, one of the gods of the Philistines, demonstrated?
Answer
  • The ark moved to the threshold of the Philistine temple in Ashdod and broke the doorposts of the temple
  • In the presence of the ark, the image of Dagon fell over and broke
  • The idol of Dagon vanished into thin air in every temple to which the ark was brought
  • The priests of Dagon, when they looked into the ark, were killed
  • None of the above

Question 25

Question
According to the biblical text, for what two reasons did Saul forfeit the kingship?
Answer
  • He persecuted David and lied to Jonathan
  • He banned witchcraft from the land and then went to consult the witch at En-Dor
  • He took a rash vow and almost jeopardized his son’s life, and he arranged for the murder of the Gibeonites
  • He did not wait for Samuel but presumptuously offered a sacrifice at Gilgal and he did not obey the Lord and entirely destroy the Amalekites
  • None of the above

Question 26

Question
After the conquest and tribal allotments, this man called the Israelites together, challenged them to obey the Lord, and declared that he and his household would serve the Lord
Answer
  • Achan
  • Joshua
  • Jabin
  • Nathan
  • Saul

Question 27

Question
Because this individual kept silver, gold, and a robe from Jericho and buried them in his tent instead of destroying them as commanded by the Lord, he was responsible for the deaths of Israelites in the next battle at Ai. As a result, he was executed.
Answer
  • Abimelekh
  • Agag
  • Abigail
  • Bathsheba
  • Achan

Question 28

Question
This woman was a prostitute in Jericho whose establishment was visited by the Israelite spies; she saved their lives because she had heard of the miraculous interventions of God on behalf of Israel
Answer
  • Micah
  • Jabin
  • Jephthah
  • Rahab
  • Achish

Question 29

Question
The woman served as a judge and a prophet and told Barak of God’s command to go and fight the enemy army under the command of Sisera
Answer
  • Deborah
  • Naomi
  • Hannah
  • Hushai
  • Abigail

Question 30

Question
This man was the king of Hazor.
Answer
  • Abimelekh
  • Jonathan
  • Jabin
  • Mephibosheth
  • Ish-boshet

Question 31

Question
This man was a left-handed judge from the tribe of Benjamin who killed Eglon, king of Moab, by running him through with a sword in his private rooms and then escaping – fast!
Answer
  • Ehud
  • Joshua
  • Hushai
  • Amnon
  • Saul

Question 32

Question
The man who, sufficiently scared by his mother’s curse against the person who stole her silver to confess that it was he, made that silver into an idol and set it up in his own shrine with his own priest, expecting that God would bless him for his religious fervor
Answer
  • Mephibosheth
  • Abner
  • Jonathan
  • Micah
  • Jephthah

Question 33

Question
This man, whose name means “my father is king,” was made king by the citizens of Shechem but they later rose up against him and, in the aftermath, he died after a woman dropped a millstone on his head.
Answer
  • Samson
  • Abimelekh
  • Samuel
  • Goliath
  • Hushai

Question 34

Question
An angel of the LORD initially met up with this judge as he was threshing his grain in a winepress because of his fear that the Midianite hoards would steal it away. He was plagued with doubt and asked God to give him two signs based on wet and dry pieces of fleece. Eventually, he conquered the Midianites with an army of 300 men, “armed” with torches and trumpets, an echo of the appearance of God at Sinai.
Answer
  • Jephthah
  • Saul
  • Rahab
  • Achish
  • Gideon

Question 35

Question
After attempting to negotiate with his Ammonite enemies, this judge made a rash vow that the first thing that came out of his house after he returned victorious from fighting the Ammonites would be offered as a burnt offering.
Answer
  • Jesse
  • Jephthah
  • Gideon
  • Uriah
  • Ish-boshet

Question 36

Question
This judge was the son of Manoah and his birth and dedication as a Nazirite were announced by an angel who visited Manoah’s wife
Answer
  • Samson
  • Samuel
  • Jesse
  • Nathan
  • Joab

Question 37

Question
After a series of episodes when Samson was used by God to confront and defeat the Philistines in spite of his weakness for Philistine women and his vengeful spirit, this woman arranged for his downfall by talking him into telling her the secret of his strength
Answer
  • Hannah
  • Naomi
  • Delilah
  • Hushai
  • Uriah

Question 38

Question
This woman was the mother-in-law of Ruth who initially urged her daughters-in-law to return to their people and to their gods.
Answer
  • Abigail
  • Naomi
  • Hushai
  • Deborah
  • Bathsheba

Question 39

Question
This woman, the wife of Elkanah, was barren and as she was praying at the tabernacle, she vowed that if God would give her a son, she would give him back to the Lord as a Nazirite all his life.
Answer
  • Deborah
  • Delilah
  • Abigail
  • Naomi
  • Hannah

Question 40

Question
This prophet, priest, and judge warned the people what would happen as a result of their folly in asking for a king “to be like all the other nations,” but he also vowed to continue to pray for them.
Answer
  • Eli
  • Agag
  • Nathan
  • Samuel
  • Abner

Question 41

Question
Because the sons of this priest abused the Lord’s holy offerings and slept with women at the entrance to the tent of meeting, he was told that his family priestly line would be cut off.
Answer
  • Jonathan
  • Nathan
  • Eli
  • Joab
  • Amnon

Question 42

Question
This man initially came to Samuel because he and his servant were looking for his father’s lost donkeys but the outcome was that Samuel anointed him king in private and he was later chosen by lot in a public confirmation.
Answer
  • Joshua
  • Joab
  • Rahab
  • Saul
  • Jonathan

Question 43

Question
This man and his armor-bearer single-handedly fought a Philistine garrison and beat them but he almost lost his life because he ate honey when his father had put the whole army under a vow not to eat.
Answer
  • Mephibosheth
  • Uriah
  • Saul
  • Jonathan
  • Amnon

Question 44

Question
This was the Amalekite king who was cut to shreds by Samuel after Saul’s disobedience in not giving the Amalekites over to destruction as God had commanded.
Answer
  • Agag
  • Abner
  • Nathan
  • Amnon
  • Gideon

Question 45

Question
This man was from Bethlehem and, when the Philistines were attacking the central part of the tribe of Judah, sent his youngest son down to the battle to see how his brothers were faring.
Answer
  • Abner
  • Jesse
  • Eli
  • Samson
  • Gideon

Question 46

Question
At the command of the Lord, this prophet anointed David as king in a ceremony in Bethlehem.
Answer
  • Saul
  • Nathan
  • Ish-boshet
  • Samuel
  • Amnon

Question 47

Question
This Philistine king was initially suspicious of David but later gave David the responsibility of overseeing the town of Ziklag in the southern area of the country.
Answer
  • Mephibosheth
  • Ish-boshet
  • Abner
  • Achish
  • Gad

Question 48

Question
As his introduction to the military aspects of Saul’s kingdom, David killed this Philistine giant and beheaded him with the giant’s sword.
Answer
  • Amnon
  • Goliath
  • Achish
  • Eli
  • Gideon

Question 49

Question
This woman intervened to keep David from taking revenge against the household of Nabal because Nabal foolishly refused to give payment to David and his men for their protection of his shepherds and flocks.
Answer
  • Abigail
  • Naomi
  • Delilah
  • Micah
  • Hannah

Question 50

Question
After the death of Saul and Jonathan, and the defeat of the Israelite army at the hands of the Philistines, this son of Jonathan who was injured in his feet was cared for by David.
Answer
  • Samuel
  • Goliath
  • Nathan
  • Mephibosheth
  • Hushai

Question 51

Question
This man was, in effect, murdered by David after David committed adultery with his wife and was unable to cover it up effectively.
Answer
  • Uriah
  • Ish-boshet
  • Samuel
  • Eli
  • Agag

Question 52

Question
The prophet who confronted David with his sin of adultery and warned him that the sword would not depart from his house and that he would indeed suffer measure-for-measure in the same way that he had sinner
Answer
  • Ish-boshet
  • Nathan
  • Jonathan
  • Samson
  • Gideon

Question 53

Question
This man was the commander of the forces of Saul’s household but he was deceptively lured into the city gate and killed when he came to Hebron to make peace with David.
Answer
  • Agag
  • Jesse
  • Saul
  • Abner
  • Amnon

Question 54

Question
The son of Saul who took over the northern tribes for a very brief period after the deaths of Saul and Jonathan on Mt. Gilboa
Answer
  • Ish-boshet
  • Jonathan
  • Samson
  • Gideon
  • Amnon

Question 55

Question
This person asked the witch at En-Dor to raise up for him Samuel.
Answer
  • Jess
  • Saul
  • Mephibosheth
  • Uriah
  • Amnon

Question 56

Question
This woman was the wife of the Hittite and it was she with whom David committed adultery
Answer
  • Hushai
  • Hannah
  • Naomi
  • Bathsheba
  • Micah

Question 57

Question
When Absalom set up the plan to overthrow his father David, this man infiltrated the ranks of advisors around Absalom and managed to buy enough time for David to get away to a secure place and regroup with his forces.
Answer
  • Uriah
  • Hannah
  • Hushai
  • Naomi
  • Abigail

Question 58

Question
This man brutally killed the commander of the forces of Saul’s household, and also arranged for the return of David’s spoiled son, Absalom.
Answer
  • Nathan
  • Samuel
  • Samson
  • Joab
  • Jephthah

Question 59

Question
This was David’s firstborn son who was assassinated by his half-brother, Absalom, because he had raped Absalom’s sister
Answer
  • Amnon
  • Goliath
  • Nathan
  • Samson
  • Joshua

Question 60

Question
After David numbered the men of Israel this prophet came to him and told him he could choose to suffer famine three years, endure enemies for three months, or fall prey to plague for three days.
Answer
  • Gad
  • Nathan
  • Amnon
  • Joab
  • Ish-boshet

Question 61

Question
Which of the following is not among the defining characteristics of God in the Psalms?
Answer
  • God as Creator, in the face of idolatrous surrounding cultures
  • God as King and Judge who maintains proper order
  • Covenant Lord and Father who binds Himself to His covenant people
  • Redeemer and Deliverer
  • All of the above are

Question 62

Question
Which of the following best summarizes the suggested purposes of acrostics?
Answer
  • bringing definition to otherwise ambiguous concepts
  • enabling the hearer to learn to distinguish between opposite qualities
  • creating a second level in the rhythm of the poetry
  • demonstrating skill in the construction of a memory aid that also symbolizes completeness (totality) and closure

Question 63

Question
Which of the following is the best example of antithetical parallelism?
Answer
  • Shout before the Lord, all the earth; Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful songs.
  • No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; No one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
  • May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.
  • The Lord watches over the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

Question 64

Question
Which two thematic emphases appear in messianic psalms?
Answer
  • thanksgiving for victory and a recital of Israel’s history
  • the value of wisdom and the need for a pure heart
  • in times of despair, God may be trusted and sorrow at the sins of others
  • pronouncement of curses against the disobedient and God’s care for the humble of heart
  • the suffering of God’s Chosen One and His kingly reign

Question 65

Question
Psalm 78, a salvation history psalm, is best characterized by which of the following?
Answer
  • a recital of the events from the Exodus from Egypt and the wilderness wanderings to God’s choice of David as king
  • a prophetic statement about the salvation that will be found in the Son of David
  • allusions to the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, fathers of all who believe
  • descriptions of the beauty of the Tabernacle as it represents the place where God chose to dwell with His people and bring their salvation to its culmination
  • none of the above

Question 66

Question
Psalm 51 might be best categorized as a
Answer
  • wisdom psalm
  • salvation history psalm
  • hymn of praise
  • penitential psalm

Question 67

Question
The beginning of the book of Joshua and the first psalm are both characterized by their strong emphasis on
Answer
  • the importance of meditation on the Torah
  • the detrimental effects of worry and anxiety
  • the impending wrath of God
  • the promise of victory in Jesus

Question 68

Question
Psalm 110 is an example of a
Answer
  • salvation history psalm
  • messianic psalm
  • thanksgiving psalm
  • penitential psalm
  • none of these

Question 69

Question
Which of the following is a specific result of parallelism in biblical poetry?
Answer
  • the sounds of the poetry are repeated giving an extra non-verbal emphasis
  • there is conceptual repetition as the second line intensifies and introduces new perspective on the matter at hand
  • each line represents a new voice in a dialogue, thus creating poetic ambiguity
  • none of the above

Question 70

Question
Which of the following statements best represents biblical worship?
Answer
  • coming together to appreciate and enjoy fellowship in the community of like-minded believers and to experience joy and emotional restoration
  • gathering together to praise God for His gracious provision, stand in awe of His majesty, rejoice in His unfailing promises, and serve wholeheartedly
  • offer sacrifices either in the form of shed blood or the figurative contrite heart in order to assure God’s blessing
  • engage in established traditional practices without modification so as to ensure appropriate approach to God
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