Question 1

____________ was king of Judah during the first Babylonian invasion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jehoiachin 
B)  Jehoiakim 
C)  Josiah 
D)  Zedekiah 
A)  Jehoiachin 
B)  Jehoiakim 
C)  Josiah 
D)  Zedekiah A

Question 2

In the ancient world, prophets were found only in Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Describe the religious practices of Israel as they are presented in 1 Samuel. What innovations do you see? How closely does this picture of religious devotion in Israel match the ideal rules for worship that were discussed in Deuteronomy, Joshua, and Judges?

Accepted Answer

Students should note the decentralized cultic practices mentioned throughout 1 Samuel, including sacrificial feasts at local sacred spaces, "new moon" festivals, cultic practices overseen and conducted by Samuel (who is not a descendant of Aaron), and no indications of the three major festivals outlined in the Torah. These practices do not much resemble the ideal rules established in Deuteronomy and alluded to in Joshua and Judges.

Question 4

Samuel was elected king of Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The empire that destroyed Samaria in 722 B.C.E. was

Accepted Answer

A)  Assyria. 
B)  Babylon. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Persia. 
A)  Assyria. 
B)  Babylon. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Persia.

Question 6

Jerusalem fell in the year ____________ B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

A)  586 
B)  433 
C)  722 
D)  674 
A)  586 
B)  433 
C)  722 
D)  674

Question 7

Solomon built several other temples to Yahweh besides the one at Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the character of Samuel. In what ways is he an idealized figure? Why do the Deuteronomistic Historian make him so central to the account of the establishment of the monarchy?

Accepted Answer

Samuel is the transitional figure betwee

Question 9

Sources indicate that the Babylonians invaded Judah on two different occasions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why are Hezekiah and Josiah so important to the Deuteronomistic Historians?

Accepted Answer

Hezekiah and Josiah each engaged in impo

Question 11

Describe the complicated character of Saul. How are we to understand the Deuteronomistic Historian's depiction of him? How can we explain his acceptance and then rejection by God?

Accepted Answer

Students should highlight the military q

Question 12

Omri moved the capital of the northern kingdom to

Accepted Answer

A)  Tirzah. 
B)  Dan. 
C)  Shiloh. 
D)  Samaria. 
A)  Tirzah. 
B)  Dan. 
C)  Shiloh. 
D)  Samaria.

Question 13

Describe the relationship between the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom of Israel in the late tenth to early eighth centuries B.C.E. How did each of these kingdoms evolve and change after they separated?

Accepted Answer

Students may address a number of factors

Question 14

In 2 Kings, Josiah's reforms are supported by the prophet

Accepted Answer

A)  Nahum. 
B)  Zephaniah. 
C)  Isaiah. 
D)  Huldah. 
A)  Nahum. 
B)  Zephaniah. 
C)  Isaiah. 
D)  Huldah.

Question 15

How did the Deuteronomistic Historians interpret the fall of Samaria and the invasions of Judah? How were these events connected to their overall purposes?

Accepted Answer

The point that students must emphasize i

Question 16

The Deuteronomistic Historian stresses obedience to the Law of Moses. In what ways did the reign of Solomon epitomize this adherence to this law? In what ways did he fail? Does the Deuteronomistic History view Solomon positively or negatively?

Accepted Answer

Solomon's efforts to centralize worship

Question 17

All of David's sons die in 2 Samuel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As a whole, the Deuteronomistic Historians believed that the monarchs of Israel failed to live up to the laws of Moses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Deuteronomistic History is usually pro-monarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jeroboam established two shrines, one at ____________ and the other at ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bethel; Dan 
B)  Bethel; Shechem 
C)  Shechem; Dan 
D)  Jerusalem; Shechem 
A)  Bethel; Dan 
B)  Bethel; Shechem 
C)  Shechem; Dan 
D)  Jerusalem; Shechem

Exam 8: The Books of Samuel and Kings

____________ was king of Judah during the first Babylonian invasion.

In the ancient world, prophets were found only in Israel.

Describe the religious practices of Israel as they are presented in 1 Samuel. What innovations do you see? How closely does this picture of religious devotion in Israel match the ideal rules for worship that were discussed in Deuteronomy, Joshua, and Judges?

Samuel was elected king of Israel.

The empire that destroyed Samaria in 722 B.C.E. was

Jerusalem fell in the year ____________ B.C.E.

Solomon built several other temples to Yahweh besides the one at Jerusalem.

Discuss the character of Samuel. In what ways is he an idealized figure? Why do the Deuteronomistic Historian make him so central to the account of the establishment of the monarchy?

Sources indicate that the Babylonians invaded Judah on two different occasions.

Why are Hezekiah and Josiah so important to the Deuteronomistic Historians?

Describe the complicated character of Saul. How are we to understand the Deuteronomistic Historian's depiction of him? How can we explain his acceptance and then rejection by God?

Omri moved the capital of the northern kingdom to

Describe the relationship between the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom of Israel in the late tenth to early eighth centuries B.C.E. How did each of these kingdoms evolve and change after they separated?

In 2 Kings, Josiah's reforms are supported by the prophet

How did the Deuteronomistic Historians interpret the fall of Samaria and the invasions of Judah? How were these events connected to their overall purposes?

The Deuteronomistic Historian stresses obedience to the Law of Moses. In what ways did the reign of Solomon epitomize this adherence to this law? In what ways did he fail? Does the Deuteronomistic History view Solomon positively or negatively?

All of David's sons die in 2 Samuel.

As a whole, the Deuteronomistic Historians believed that the monarchs of Israel failed to live up to the laws of Moses.

The Deuteronomistic History is usually pro-monarchy.

Jeroboam established two shrines, one at ____________ and the other at ____________.

What Is the Bible

Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

The Poets of Ancient Israel

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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