Question 1

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not. 
B)  Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not. 
C)  While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of events experienced by their ancestors. 
D)  The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews. 
E)  Egyptians and Mesopotamians had unique events that kept the past alive and vital, while the Hebrews did not have any. 
A)  The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not. 
B)  Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not. 
C)  While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of events experienced by their ancestors. 
D)  The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews. 
E)  Egyptians and Mesopotamians had unique events that kept the past alive and vital, while the Hebrews did not have any.

Question 2

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately portray Hebrew beliefs and attitudes toward the use of images?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans are created in God's own image. 
B)  Images are used to represent Gods of other cultures. 
C)  Only prophets have the power to depict an image of the Supreme Being. 
D)  Images cannot portray or symbolize ethics. 
E)  Worshipping images of kings or generals is associated with false Gods. 
A)  Humans are created in God's own image. 
B)  Images are used to represent Gods of other cultures. 
C)  Only prophets have the power to depict an image of the Supreme Being. 
D)  Images cannot portray or symbolize ethics. 
E)  Worshipping images of kings or generals is associated with false Gods.

Question 3

Unlike the Greeks,the Hebrews were not philosophers.This means they were concerned with all the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  God's will, not human intellect. 
B)  abstract thought. 
C)  the feelings of the heart, not the power of the mind. 
D)  righteous behavior. 
E)  God and the creation of everything. 
A)  God's will, not human intellect. 
B)  abstract thought. 
C)  the feelings of the heart, not the power of the mind. 
D)  righteous behavior. 
E)  God and the creation of everything.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-The Law

Accepted Answer

The Law is a system of rules that are cr

Question 5

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-David

Accepted Answer

David is a common given name of Hebrew o

Question 6

Which of the following was not a prophet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solomon 
B)  Amos 
C)  Hosea 
D)  Isaiah 
E)  Jeremiah 
A)  Solomon 
B)  Amos 
C)  Hosea 
D)  Isaiah 
E)  Jeremiah

Question 7

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).
  
-Did the Hebrews offer the world a specific view of law and of the purpose of history?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Hebrews offered the world a spe

Question 8

The kingdom of Israel split into Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon owing to

Accepted Answer

A)  Judah's refusal to resist the Assyrian invasion. 
B)  Solomon's onerous taxes and his favoritism toward Judah, the southern part of the kingdom. 
C)  Solomon's failure to designate a successor. 
D)  conflicts over water rights. 
E)  Israel's refusal to accept Solomon's designated successor. 
A)  Judah's refusal to resist the Assyrian invasion. 
B)  Solomon's onerous taxes and his favoritism toward Judah, the southern part of the kingdom. 
C)  Solomon's failure to designate a successor. 
D)  conflicts over water rights. 
E)  Israel's refusal to accept Solomon's designated successor.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Amos

Accepted Answer

Amos is a key figure in the Hebrew Bible

Question 10

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Moses

Accepted Answer

Moses is a key figure in the religious t

Question 11

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).
  
-Discuss the view that the Hebrews were noted by their Prophets.

Accepted Answer

The Hebrews were indeed noted by their p

Question 12

All of the following explain the Hebrews' regard to God as fully sovereign except

Accepted Answer

A)  ​he ruled all and was subject to nothing. 
B)  ​his existence and power did not derive from a pre-existing realm. 
C)  ​no realm of being preceded God in time or surpassed him in power. 
D)  ​he is eternal and omnipotent. 
E)  ​he does not have a supreme will. 
A)  ​he ruled all and was subject to nothing. 
B)  ​his existence and power did not derive from a pre-existing realm. 
C)  ​no realm of being preceded God in time or surpassed him in power. 
D)  ​he is eternal and omnipotent. 
E)  ​he does not have a supreme will.

Question 13

Jewish history is marked by spiritually inspired persons called

Accepted Answer

A)  prophets. 
B)  kings. 
C)  judges. 
D)  teachers. 
E)  apostles. 
A)  prophets. 
B)  kings. 
C)  judges. 
D)  teachers. 
E)  apostles.

Question 14

​Which statement does not accurately describe the Hebrew's relationship with Canaan

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Hebrews migrated from Mesopotamia to Canaan 
B)  ​Some Hebrews moved from Canaan to Egypt 
C)  ​Philistines were invited to join Hebrews in Canaan 
D)  ​Hebrew reunification in Canaan happened immediately​ 
E)  ​Hebrews may have wandered in the Sinai Peninsula before reaching Canaan 
A)  ​Hebrews migrated from Mesopotamia to Canaan 
B)  ​Some Hebrews moved from Canaan to Egypt 
C)  ​Philistines were invited to join Hebrews in Canaan 
D)  ​Hebrew reunification in Canaan happened immediately​ 
E)  ​Hebrews may have wandered in the Sinai Peninsula before reaching Canaan

Question 15

Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amos and Judea 
B)  Jeremiah and Chaldea 
C)  Hosea and Israel 
D)  Isaiah and Jerusalem 
E)  Jeremiah and Jerusalem 
A)  Amos and Judea 
B)  Jeremiah and Chaldea 
C)  Hosea and Israel 
D)  Isaiah and Jerusalem 
E)  Jeremiah and Jerusalem

Question 16

​Universalism offset parochialism by

Accepted Answer

A)  ​embracing the Philistines as fellow children of God 
B)  ​showing a concern for all humanity 
C)  ​expanding Hebrew science to astrology​ 
D)  ​rejecting the elitism of the desert prophets​ 
E)  ​teaching a strict adherence to Hebrew law 
A)  ​embracing the Philistines as fellow children of God 
B)  ​showing a concern for all humanity 
C)  ​expanding Hebrew science to astrology​ 
D)  ​rejecting the elitism of the desert prophets​ 
E)  ​teaching a strict adherence to Hebrew law

Question 17

The theme of parochialism in Hebrew thought​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​stressed the needs and destiny of a chosen people 
B)  ​demonstrated a concern for all people 
C)  ​rejected the tribal outlook if the Near East 
D)  ​borrowed myths from the Chaldeans 
E)  ​replaced the universalism of the Egyptians 
A)  ​stressed the needs and destiny of a chosen people 
B)  ​demonstrated a concern for all people 
C)  ​rejected the tribal outlook if the Near East 
D)  ​borrowed myths from the Chaldeans 
E)  ​replaced the universalism of the Egyptians

Question 18

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Yahweh

Accepted Answer

Yahweh is the personal name of the God o

Question 19

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Exodus

Accepted Answer

The Exodus is a key event in the Old Tes

Question 20

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Babylonian captivity

Accepted Answer

The Babylonian captivity refers to the p

Exam 2: The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately portray Hebrew beliefs and attitudes toward the use of images?

Unlike the Greeks,the Hebrews were not philosophers.This means they were concerned with all the following except

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -The Law

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -David

Which of the following was not a prophet?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Did the Hebrews offer the world a specific view of law and of the purpose of history?

The kingdom of Israel split into Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon owing to

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Amos

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Moses

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Discuss the view that the Hebrews were noted by their Prophets.

All of the following explain the Hebrews' regard to God as fully sovereign except

Jewish history is marked by spiritually inspired persons called

​Which statement does not accurately describe the Hebrew's relationship with Canaan

Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

​Universalism offset parochialism by

The theme of parochialism in Hebrew thought​

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Yahweh

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Exodus

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Babylonian captivity

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical,christian,and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, overseas Expansion, commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, positivism, darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, nationalism, imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War II: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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Which statement does not accurately describe the Hebrew's relationship with Canaan

Universalism offset parochialism by

The theme of parochialism in Hebrew thought