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Exam 1
Due Oct 1 at 11:59pm Points 200 Questions 50
Available Sep 28 at 4pm - Oct 1 at 11:59pm Time Limit 50 Minutes
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Score for this quiz: 148 out of 200
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Question 1
1. LXX allowed the Hebrew Scriptures to be read and preached by Jews in
a culturally diverse setting. True or False?
True
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False
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Question 2
2. What is the Christological signicance of the sign of the raising of Lazarus in
John 11:1-44?
Shows Jesus as “bread of life”
Display of glory; results in disciples’ belief
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Performance of “hard miracles”; rejection theme
Jesus as the risen, messianic Son of God
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Question 3
3. What was the time period of Nero’s persecution of the Christians?
a. 61-63 AD
b. 64-66 AD
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c. 67-69 AD
d. 70-72 AD
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Question 4
4. John the Baptist was famous for preaching what message?
a. Repentance
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b. The Kingdom of God.
c. All of the above
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d. None of the above
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Question 5
5. The following are some major events surrounding Jesus’ Birth
a. Mary’s visit to Elizabeth
b. The presentation of the temple
c. The prediction of John the Baptist’s birth
d. All of the above
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Question 6
6.The crucixion of Jesus is recorded to have taken place around?
a. 30-100 AD
b. 30 AD
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c. 397 AD
d. 45 AD
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Question 7
7. What was one of the occasions for the writing of the book of John?
a. Emergence of Gnostic thought
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b. Reconstruction of the Temple
c. For readers to be watchful of false prophets
d. To give an account of the early church
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Question 8
8. Alexander the Great is signicant to the New Testament in what way?
a. He spread Greek culture over much of the ancient world.
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b. He weakened urban development across the ancient world.
c. He cast a cultural shadow that dened a culturally dominate image of
manliness
d. A and C
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Question 9
9. The Hallucination Theory is an adequate explanation for the empty tomb
because it takes into account the personal experience of a hallucination.
a. True
b. False
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Question 10
10. How many witness accounts of the one Gospel is there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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Question 11
11. The parables of Jesus were used to ______ and _______
a. To disguise and uncover
b. To conceal and reveal
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c. To Hide and magnify
d. None of the above
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Question 12
12. Pompey The Great led a revolution that repossessed the Jerusalem
temple.
a. False
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b. True
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Question 13
13.What does “Synoptic” mean?
a. “personally witnessed”
b. “through testimony”
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c. “with one eye”
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d. “collected”
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Question 14
14. Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 Signs of Jesus?
a. Healing of ocial’s son
b. Clearing of the temple
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c. Changing water to wine
d. Exorcism of the young girl
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Question 15
15. The ocial closing of the canon is not a major event that shaped the
early church
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b. False
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Question 16
16. Antiochus conquered Jerusalem and rededicated the Temple.
a. True
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b. False
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Question 17
17. To whom was Matthew writing his Gospel?
a. New community separate from the synagogue
b. Jewish community within the synagogue
c. Embattled community leaving the synagogue
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d. All of the above
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Question 18
18. The rst half of John’s Gospel revolves around _______________.
a. Jesus’ teachings about obedience and greatness in God’s Kingdom
b. Jesus’ fulllment of the symbolism inherent in Jewish religious festivals
and other institutions
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c. Jesus’ warning of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and of the Temple
d. Jesus as the authoritative and powerful Son of God
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Question 19
19. Historical investigation produces the evidence of the ________ event;
Presuppositions and _________ inuence the _______ and ________of the
evidence for the authenticity of Jesus’ Miracles.
a. Past, Presuppositions, Judgement, and interpretation
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b. Present, presuppositions, interpretation, and theories
c. Past, oppositions, corporation, and judgement
d. Past, worldviews, interpretation and judgement
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Question 20
20. Jesus was crucied because the Roman leadership felt threatened by
one claiming to be king. True or False?
a. True
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b. False
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Question 21
21.Who does Papias believe was Mark’s source when he wrote his Gospel?
a. Apollos
b. John
c. Peter
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d. Matthew
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Question 22
22. Early patristic testimony supports the notion that John wrote in or
around Israel.
a. True
b. False
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Question 23
23. _________rebuilt/ renovated the Jerusalem Temple?
a. Antipas
b. King Herod
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c. Archelaus
d. Pompey the Great
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Question 24
24. Jesus teaches about the purpose and mission of God toward a lost
humanity in the Parable of the lost ________.
a. Gem
b. Scroll
c. Seed
d. Coin
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Question 25
25. Matthew includes several references to the Egyptian temple.
a. True
b. False
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Question 26
26. Which counter-theory for Jesus’ resurrection have been proven to have
overwhelming historical support?
a. Swoon theory
b. Hallucination theory
c. Spiritual theory
d. None of the above
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Question 27
27. What is the theological theme of the Gospel of Matthew?
a. Radical Discipleship
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b. The unrivaled power of God
c. Salvation
d. Jesus’ fulllment of Typology
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Question 28
28. Which of these groups was the largest and most inuential in rst
century Judaism?
a. Scribes
b. Pharisees
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c. Sadducees
d. Essenes
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Question 29
29. If Jesus had not died, the idea of resurrection would not have emerged.
a. True
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b. False
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Question 30
30. Matthew 2:1-12 records the shepherd’s visitation to Jesus in the
manger.
a. True
b. False
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Question 31
31. Which of this is not true about the recording of miracles in the Gospels?
a. Mark: 29 total reports; 5 general, 24 specic
b. Matthew: 26 total reports; 7 general, 19 specic
c. Luke: 22 total reports; 2 general, 17 specic
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d. John: 15 total reports; 2 general, 13 specic
e. All except C
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Question 32
32. Jesus and Barabbas were considered a fair exchange as “criminals” of high
social status
a. True
b. False
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Question 33
33. How many counter-theories about the crucixion and resurrection of
Christ were examined in this course?
a. 4
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b. 5
c. 9
d. 3
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Question 34
34. Jesus was raised in Bethlehem
a. True
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b. False
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Question 35
35. John speaks more deeply about the mystery of the __________ than any
other Gospel?
a. Resurrection
b. Miracles
c. Incarnation
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d. Disciples
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Question 36
36. Matthew, Luke, and John are categorized as the Synoptic gospels.
a. True
b. False
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Question 37
37. In Mark 17:22 Jesus delivered a discourse on mission and martyrdom
a. True
b. False
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Question 38
38. Mark uses the word “immediately” often throughout the Gospel.
a. True
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b. False
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Question 39
39. Under whose leadership did Rome take control of Judea?
a. 40 BC / King Herod
b. 62 BC / Antipas
c. 63 BC Pompei The Great
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d. 72 BC / Philip King of Judea
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Question 40
40. Mark presents Jesus, in his life and death, as the ultimate
______________ of the Father and of humanity.
a. Warrior
b. Savior
c. Lamb
d. Servant
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Question 41
41. Which of the following is one of the 7 “I AM” Statements?
a. “I am the light of life”
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b. “I am the door for the sheep”
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c. “I am the alpha and omega”
d. “I am the true source”
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Question 42
42. The short-term fulllment of Jesus’ words about the destruction of Jerusalem
took place in 65 AD.
a. True
b. False
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Question 43
43. According to Stolen Body Theory, Jesus’ tomb was found empty because his
body was stolen.
a. True
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b. False
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Question 44
44. Which is believed to be the earliest of the four Gospels?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
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c. Luke
d. John
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Question 45
45. Jesus explained to the two travelers on the road how all that had
happened to him fullled what was written about him in the
_________________.
a. Law and Prophets
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b. Talmud
c. Letters of Paul
d. Entire New Testament
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Question 46
46. Luke and Acts were written as a two-volume work recounting:
a. The genealogy of Jesus and the miracles that he performed throughout
the course of his ministry
b. The Christmas story
c. The life of Jesus and the activity of the Holy Spirit in the birth of the
church
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d. The life and work of the apostles after the ascension of Jesus on the
Mount of Olives
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Question 47
47. Which of the following is a positive argument for the Resurrection?
a. Miracles are achievable in a universe where God exists.
b. Multiple eye witness accounts attest to the resurrection
c. Christianity, based on the physical resurrection of Jesus, began in
Jerusalem.
d. All of the above
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Question 48
48. The Gospel of Luke makes up approximately 25% of the New Testament.
a. True
b. False
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Question 49
49. Jesus reveals his divine power and compassion in all of the following
passages except _______?
a. Raises the dead (7:14; 8:54)
b. Parable of the Good Samaritan (10:25-37)
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c. Calms a storm (8:22-25)
d. Casts out demons (8:26-29)
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Question 50
50. Luke tells more than any other Gospel writer about Jesus’ _____________.
a. Death
b. Miracles and signs
c. Post-resurrection appearances
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d. Childhood
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Quiz Score: 148 out of 200