Question 1 

1. The use of the title “Holy One of Israel” appears      equally in both “halves” of the book of Isaiah. This unifying element      argues for Isaiah’s authorship of the whole book.

True

False

1 points

Question 2 

1. Jonah’s prayer in Jonah 2:1-10 closely follows the form      of a songs of confession in the Psalms – where the worshipper confesses a      sin to God and asks for a specific act of deliverance.

True

False

1 points

Question 3 

1. Zephaniah’s preaching thus helped influence perhaps the      greatest revival in Judah’s history.

True

False

1 points

Question 4 

1. The book of Malachi is structured around disputations      in which the Lord dialogues with His people in a series of questions and      answers.

True

False

1 points

Question 5 

1. Jeremiah’s two visits to the potter were prophetic sign      acts that visualized how the covenantal relationship between the Lord and      His people had reached a breaking point.

True

False

1 points

Question 6 

1. According to the textbook, the key verse to the book of      Lamentations is “Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for      His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is Your      faithfulness” (Lam. 3:22–23).

True

False

1 points

Question 7 

1. Hosea’s ministry began at a time of great economic      prosperity for Israel, but that rapidly disintegrated into one of national      catastrophe by the end of his ministry.

True

False

1 points

Question 8 

1. The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this      is not a typical human child because he is described as a “Prince of      Heaven.”

True

False

1 points

Question 9 

1. Ezekiel portrayed the siege of Jerusalem through a      series of four __________ in order to show the exiles that the fall      of Jerusalem was near,

 

miracles

 

sign acts

 

letters

 

psalms

1 points

Question 10 

1. The story of Jonah is a reminder that the Lord’s plan      of salvation extends beyond Israel to include all the nations, even those      who were Israel’s greatest enemies.

True

False

1 points

Question 11 

1. In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the coming conqueror.

True

False

1 points

Question 12 

1. In Malachi, the Lord promised that He would send the      prophet _________ prior to the future Day of the Lord to restore His      people.

 

Moses

 

Elijah

 

Aaron

 

Elisha

1 points

Question 13 

1. Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment      with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God      promised:

 

to make Israel victorious over her   enemies

 

to restore Jeroboam’s throne

 

long lives for dutiful obedience

 

to increase their knowledge of the   “Holy One of Israel”

 

All of the above

1 points

Question 14 

1. Nebuchadnezzar built a golden statue and required      Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, as well all of his government officials      to worship this statue when certain music played.

True

False

1 points

Question 15 

1. Habakkuk’s second question was:

 

“Will the Lord spare the priests   and prophets?”

 

“Why does the Lord not punish   injustice in Judah?”

 

“Will the Lord have mercy?”

 

“How can God use the Babylonians   to punish Judah?”

1 points

Question 16 

1. Edom was lifted up because of excessive pride. They      believed their mountain fortresses made them invulnerable to enemy attack.

True

False

1 points

Question 17 

1. Critical scholarship has argued for multiple authorship      of the book and has viewed chapters 40–66 as coming after the time of      Isaiah.

True

False

1 points

Question 18 

1. Haggai in tandem with ______________ challenged the      postexilic community to resume the work of rebuilding the temple.

 

Zephaniah

 

Zebadiah

 

Zedekiah

 

Zechariah

1 points

Question 19 

1. In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the branch of Jesse.

True

False

1 points

Question 20 

1. The book of Lamentations is a series of five separate      laments over the fall of Jerusalem to the __________.

 

Assyrians

 

Persians

 

Babylonians

 

Egyptians

1 points

Question 21 

1. Zephaniah was of royal descent, the great-great      grandson of King Hezekiah.

True

False

1 points

Question 22 

1. Malachi prophesied in the postexilic period before the      rebuilding of the temple and the reinstitution of the sacrifices and      rituals associated with the temple.

True

False

1 points

Question 23 

1. Micah was a prophet in Judah and a contemporary of the prophet      ________.

 

Amos

 

Jeremiah

 

Isaiah

 

Daniel

1 points

Question 24 

1. Habakkuk’s third question was:

 

“Will the Lord spare the priests   and prophets?”

 

“Will the Lord have mercy?”

 

“Why does the Lord not punish   injustice in Judah?”

 

“How can God use the Babylonians   to punish Judah?”

1 points

Question 25 

1. The book of Jonah is a two-part story. The first part      of the book is about God’s mercy to His disobedient prophet. The second      part of the book is about God’s mercy to the wicked people of Nineveh.

True

False

1 points

Question 26 

1. The book of Isaiah opens with seven sermons that serve      as a thematic introduction to the book.

True

False

1 points

Question 27 

1. Zechariah’s book can be divided up into eight visions,      four messages, and two burdens.

True

False

1 points

Question 28 

1. Daniel’s three friends were Hananiah, Mishael, and      Azariah.

True

False

1 points

Question 29 

1. According to Micah, the Lord was angry that social      injustice became common in Israel. He was worried this would soon spread      to Judah.

True

False

1 points

Question 30 

1. The extended message of salvation at the center of the      book of Micah, as well as the emphasis on salvation at the end of each      section, reflects Micah’s focus on the hope of Israel’s future salvation.

True

False

1 points

Question 31 

1. The Babylonians allowed Jeremiah to remain in the land      of Judah, and he ministered there until he and his scribe Baruch were      kidnapped by a faction of Jews and taken away as hostages to Egypt.

True

False

1 points

Question 32 

1. Matthew 8:17 quotes from Isa 53:4 (“He took up our      infirmities and carried our diseases”) as evidence that Jesus is Isaiah’s      suffering servant.

True

False

1 points

Question 33 

1. Ezekiel came from a priestly family, which helps      explain his emphasis on sin as uncleanness and defilement and his interest      in the rebuilding of the future temple.

True

False

1 points

Question 34 

1. Isaiah ministered in to the southern two tribes known      as Judah.

True

False

1 points

Question 35 

1. The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose government is      noted for peace without end.

True

False

1 points

Question 36 

1. Daniel was a contemporary of ___________ and      _____________.

 

Isaiah/Jeremiah

 

Jeremiah/Ezekiel

 

Jeremiah/Jonah

 

Amos/Ezekiel

 

Isaiah/Ezekiel

1 points

Question 37 

1. Altogether the book of Malachi raises twenty-three      questions.

True

False

1 points

Question 38 

1. Luke 22:37 quotes from Isa 53:12 (“And he was numbered      with the transgressors”) as evidence that Jesus is Isaiah’s suffering      servant.

True

False

1 points

Question 39 

1. According to the textbook, Zephaniah’s ministry reminds      us of the importance of preaching which confronts evil, calls for      repentance, and leads to revival.

True

False

1 points

Question 40 

1. Daniel and his three friends were placed in a      three-year training program to learn the language, literature, and the      sciences of the Babylonians.

True

False

1 points

Question 41 

1. Isaiah subsequently served during the reigns of three      kings in Judah.

True

False

1 points

Question 42 

1. Ezekiel also delivered a series of oracles against      Egypt.

True

False

1 points

Question 43 

1. _________ is the shortest book in the Old Testament.

 

Amos

 

Obadiah

 

Joel

 

Nahum

1 points

Question 44 

1. Habakkuk was a contemporary of

 

Jeremiah

 

Zephaniah

 

Daniel

 

Ezekiel

 

All of the Above

1 points

Question 45 

1. Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment      with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God      promised:

 

long lives for dutiful obedience

 

plagues and pestilence on Israel’s   enemies

 

to heal their diseases

 

permanent settlement in the land

1 points

Question 46 

1. Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment      with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God      promised:

 

to restore the Davidic dynasty

 

to return Israel to maritime   supremacy.

 

Israel’s enemies would become her   slaves.

 

Israel would once again worship at   Dan and Bethel.

1 points

Question 47 

1. Zephaniah began his ministry at approximately the same      time as Ezekiel.

True

False

1 points

Question 48 

1. The book of Lamentations is an anonymous composition      but early tradition identifies ___________ as the author of the book.

 

Isaiah

 

Daniel

 

Ezekiel

 

Jeremiah

1 points

Question 49 

1. The possibility that the Lord might show mercy to the      Assyrians was why Jonah refused to go to the city in the first place.

True

False

1 points

Question 50 

1. The name Immanuel means “God for us.”

True

False