Question 1

In the period covered by Judges and Samuel, the cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod, and Gaza were controlled by

Accepted Answer

A)  Judah. 
B)  Hittites. 
C)  Ephraim. 
D)  Philistines. 
A)  Judah. 
B)  Hittites. 
C)  Ephraim. 
D)  Philistines.

Question 2

Josiah was killed in battle against the pharaoh

Accepted Answer

A)  Raamses. 
B)  Neco. 
C)  Akhenaton. 
D)  Tutankhamen. 
A)  Raamses. 
B)  Neco. 
C)  Akhenaton. 
D)  Tutankhamen.

Question 3

Saul's oldest daughter is

Accepted Answer

A)  Michal. 
B)  Abigail. 
C)  Merab. 
D)  Hannah. 
A)  Michal. 
B)  Abigail. 
C)  Merab. 
D)  Hannah.

Question 4

The northern kingdom had the same ruling family for several centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One of the reasons Saul is rejected as king is that he

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to utterly destroy the Amalekites. 
B)  refused to offer YHWH a sacrifice on time. 
C)  publicly dishonored Samuel. 
D)  tried to kill David. 
A)  failed to utterly destroy the Amalekites. 
B)  refused to offer YHWH a sacrifice on time. 
C)  publicly dishonored Samuel. 
D)  tried to kill David.

Question 6

Second Samuel is not a part of the Deuteronomistic History.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Zadok and Abiathar are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  generals. 
B)  sons of Saul. 
C)  priests. 
D)  kings. 
A)  generals. 
B)  sons of Saul. 
C)  priests. 
D)  kings.

Question 8

The northern kingdom was independent until ____________ B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

A)  924 
B)  722 
C)  586 
D)  71 
A)  924 
B)  722 
C)  586 
D)  71

Question 9

What are the important religious and ideological ramifications of David's establishment of Jerusalem as Israel's capital?

Accepted Answer

Students should address the importance o

Question 10

__________ was the final judge and anointed Saul as king.

Accepted Answer

A)  Samuel 
B)  Deborah 
C)  Samson 
D)  Jephthah 
A)  Samuel 
B)  Deborah 
C)  Samson 
D)  Jephthah

Question 11

After Saul is rejected as king,

Accepted Answer

A)  he immediately dies. 
B)  Samuel curses his children. 
C)  God sends an evil spirit to torment him. 
D)  David kills Goliath. 
A)  he immediately dies. 
B)  Samuel curses his children. 
C)  God sends an evil spirit to torment him. 
D)  David kills Goliath.

Question 12

Samuel's mother was named

Accepted Answer

A)  Deborah. 
B)  Jael. 
C)  Abigail. 
D)  Hannah. 
A)  Deborah. 
B)  Jael. 
C)  Abigail. 
D)  Hannah.

In the period covered by Judges and Samuel, the cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod, and Gaza were controlled by

Josiah was killed in battle against the pharaoh

Saul's oldest daughter is

The northern kingdom had the same ruling family for several centuries.

One of the reasons Saul is rejected as king is that he

Second Samuel is not a part of the Deuteronomistic History.

Zadok and Abiathar are referred to as

The northern kingdom was independent until ____________ B.C.E.

What are the important religious and ideological ramifications of David's establishment of Jerusalem as Israel's capital?

__________ was the final judge and anointed Saul as king.

After Saul is rejected as king,

Samuel's mother was named

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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Exam 8: The Books of Samuel and Kings

In the period covered by Judges and Samuel, the cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod, and Gaza were controlled by

Josiah was killed in battle against the pharaoh

Saul's oldest daughter is

The northern kingdom had the same ruling family for several centuries.

One of the reasons Saul is rejected as king is that he

Second Samuel is not a part of the Deuteronomistic History.

Zadok and Abiathar are referred to as

The northern kingdom was independent until ____________ B.C.E.

What are the important religious and ideological ramifications of David's establishment of Jerusalem as Israel's capital?

__________ was the final judge and anointed Saul as king.

After Saul is rejected as king,

Samuel's mother was named

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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