Question 1

Judith and Deborah are remembered as

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A) mothers of the ancient patriarchs. 
B) women who found the baby Moses cast adrift in the Nile. 
C) the two most important of Solomon's seven hundred wives. 
D) prophetesses and wise women consulted by their community's leaders. 
E) wives of foreign rulers who urged their husbands to let the Hebrews return to their own land. 
A) mothers of the ancient patriarchs. 
B) women who found the baby Moses cast adrift in the Nile. 
C) the two most important of Solomon's seven hundred wives. 
D) prophetesses and wise women consulted by their community's leaders. 
E) wives of foreign rulers who urged their husbands to let the Hebrews return to their own land.

Question 2

The textbook states all of the following about the Torah except the Torah

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A) means teaching or instruction. 
B) consists of the first five books of the Christian Old Testament. 
C) was written by Moses. 
D) was first created during the Hebrews' exile in Babylon. 
E) contains many Jewish laws, customs, and hopes. 
A) means teaching or instruction. 
B) consists of the first five books of the Christian Old Testament. 
C) was written by Moses. 
D) was first created during the Hebrews' exile in Babylon. 
E) contains many Jewish laws, customs, and hopes.

Question 3

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

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Canaan is a historical and geographical

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Did the Hebrews offer the world a specific view of law and of the purpose of history?

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Yes, the Hebrews offered the world a spe

Question 5

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

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David is a common given name of Hebrew o

Question 6

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

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Who? - The parties involved in a covenan

Question 7

Which of the following Biblical stories was derived from Mesopotamian sources?

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A) The Exodus 
B) The crossing of the Red Sea 
C) The journey from Canaan to Egypt 
D) The Garden of Eden and the Flood 
E) The creation of the world in six days. 
A) The Exodus 
B) The crossing of the Red Sea 
C) The journey from Canaan to Egypt 
D) The Garden of Eden and the Flood 
E) The creation of the world in six days.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the treatment of the Exodus among scholars?

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A) All agree that the story is fictional. 
B) There is serious disagreement about the historical truth of the Exodus. 
C) There is general consensus that, while archeological evidence is lacking to support the story, the Exodus did in fact occur. 
D) There is general consensus that the Hebrews would not have preserved the story of their enslavement if it did not happen. 
E) All agreed that the story is fact. 
A) All agree that the story is fictional. 
B) There is serious disagreement about the historical truth of the Exodus. 
C) There is general consensus that, while archeological evidence is lacking to support the story, the Exodus did in fact occur. 
D) There is general consensus that the Hebrews would not have preserved the story of their enslavement if it did not happen. 
E) All agreed that the story is fact.

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the tension in Judaism between parochialism and universalism.

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The tension in Judaism between parochial

Question 10

Hebrew Scriptures indicate that the Covenant

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A) was made between God and the entire Hebrew nation. 
B) demands punishment of masters who used excessive force against slaves. 
C) requires a love of one's neighbor equal to the love one has of himself. 
D) requires that Hebrews not oppress strangers since they themselves had been strangers in Egypt. 
E) All of these 
A) was made between God and the entire Hebrew nation. 
B) demands punishment of masters who used excessive force against slaves. 
C) requires a love of one's neighbor equal to the love one has of himself. 
D) requires that Hebrews not oppress strangers since they themselves had been strangers in Egypt. 
E) All of these

Question 11

The Hebrew's belief in one all-powerful, transcendent God led to each of the following except

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A) the prohibition of images of heavenly and earthly things. 
B) humankind's right to create its own system of ethics. 
C) limitation on obedience to earthly rulers. 
D) a demythicized concept of nature. 
E) God became the center of human life. 
A) the prohibition of images of heavenly and earthly things. 
B) humankind's right to create its own system of ethics. 
C) limitation on obedience to earthly rulers. 
D) a demythicized concept of nature. 
E) God became the center of human life.

Question 12

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-How did concrete historical circumstances contribute to the development of the ancient Hebrews' ethical code? Specifically, how did the episodes of exile and the increasing economic and social complexity of Hebrew society attune the Hebrew prophets to the plight of the weak and poor?

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The ancient Hebrews' ethical code was he

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Discuss some ways that Hebrew views of social justice and individualism would be similar to contemporary thought.

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One way that Hebrew views of social just

Question 14

Under Solomon, ancient Israel

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A) Some magnificent sections of the Old Testament took form. 
B) was at the height of its power and prosperity. 
C) erected a royal palace. 
D) enjoyed a cultural flowering. 
E) All of these 
A) Some magnificent sections of the Old Testament took form. 
B) was at the height of its power and prosperity. 
C) erected a royal palace. 
D) enjoyed a cultural flowering. 
E) All of these

Question 15

According to the author, which of the following was the darkest moment in the history of the Hebrews?

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A) Captivity in Egypt 
B) The division between Israel and Judah 
C) Conquest by the Assyrians 
D) The Babylonian Captivity 
E) The Persian conquest 
A) Captivity in Egypt 
B) The division between Israel and Judah 
C) Conquest by the Assyrians 
D) The Babylonian Captivity 
E) The Persian conquest

Question 16

The author states all of the following except

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A) Hebrew Scripture represents Jewish oral and written traditions from about 1250 to 150 B.C. 
B) compiled by various religious devotees, Hebrew Scriptures contained factual errors, imprecisions, discrepancies, legends and folklore. 
C) as a composite, religiously inspired work, Hebrew Scriptures offer no reliable history. 
D) the Tanak consists of thirty-nine books written over several centuries. 
E) the first five books of the Tanak are sometimes called the Torah or the Pentateuch. 
A) Hebrew Scripture represents Jewish oral and written traditions from about 1250 to 150 B.C. 
B) compiled by various religious devotees, Hebrew Scriptures contained factual errors, imprecisions, discrepancies, legends and folklore. 
C) as a composite, religiously inspired work, Hebrew Scriptures offer no reliable history. 
D) the Tanak consists of thirty-nine books written over several centuries. 
E) the first five books of the Tanak are sometimes called the Torah or the Pentateuch.

Question 17

The author lists all of the following as essential continuities between ancient Judaism and Christianity except

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A) monotheism. 
B) prophetic values. 
C) regulation of all aspects of daily life and the promise of Canaan/Palestine as the home of God's chosen people. 
D) the moral autonomy of the individual. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures as the Word of God. 
A) monotheism. 
B) prophetic values. 
C) regulation of all aspects of daily life and the promise of Canaan/Palestine as the home of God's chosen people. 
D) the moral autonomy of the individual. 
E) Hebrew Scriptures as the Word of God.

Question 18

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

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The Law is a system of rules that are cr

Question 19

Compared to the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Hebrews

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A) were a minor people with a major impact on the West. 
B) excelled in political stability. 
C) were more peaceful; they refused to use violence or engage in conquest. 
D) possessed the same view of nature as their neighbors. 
E) more otherworldly; life on earth had value only as a means of achieving eternal life. 
A) were a minor people with a major impact on the West. 
B) excelled in political stability. 
C) were more peaceful; they refused to use violence or engage in conquest. 
D) possessed the same view of nature as their neighbors. 
E) more otherworldly; life on earth had value only as a means of achieving eternal life.

Question 20

Before the establishment of the Israelite Kingdom

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A) the Hebrews migrated from Mesopotamia to Canaan, a portion of which was later called Palestine. 
B) the Hebrew patriarchs beginning with Abraham were chieftains of semi-nomadic clans. 
C) the early Hebrews absorbed some aspects of Mesopotamian civilization. 
D) some Hebrews journeyed to Egypt where they became forced laborers. 
E) All of these 
A) the Hebrews migrated from Mesopotamia to Canaan, a portion of which was later called Palestine. 
B) the Hebrew patriarchs beginning with Abraham were chieftains of semi-nomadic clans. 
C) the early Hebrews absorbed some aspects of Mesopotamian civilization. 
D) some Hebrews journeyed to Egypt where they became forced laborers. 
E) All of these

Judith and Deborah are remembered as

The textbook states all of the following about the Torah except the Torah

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Did the Hebrews offer the world a specific view of law and of the purpose of history?

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

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

Which of the following Biblical stories was derived from Mesopotamian sources?

Which of the following best describes the treatment of the Exodus among scholars?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the tension in Judaism between parochialism and universalism.

Hebrew Scriptures indicate that the Covenant

The Hebrew's belief in one all-powerful, transcendent God led to each of the following except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Discuss some ways that Hebrew views of social justice and individualism would be similar to contemporary thought.

Under Solomon, ancient Israel

According to the author, which of the following was the darkest moment in the history of the Hebrews?

The author states all of the following except

The author lists all of the following as essential continuities between ancient Judaism and Christianity except

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

Compared to the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Hebrews

Before the establishment of the Israelite Kingdom

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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

Judith and Deborah are remembered as

The textbook states all of the following about the Torah except the Torah

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

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Did the Hebrews offer the world a specific view of law and of the purpose of history?

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

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

Which of the following Biblical stories was derived from Mesopotamian sources?

Which of the following best describes the treatment of the Exodus among scholars?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the tension in Judaism between parochialism and universalism.

Hebrew Scriptures indicate that the Covenant

The Hebrew's belief in one all-powerful, transcendent God led to each of the following except

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Discuss some ways that Hebrew views of social justice and individualism would be similar to contemporary thought.

Under Solomon, ancient Israel

According to the author, which of the following was the darkest moment in the history of the Hebrews?

The author states all of the following except

The author lists all of the following as essential continuities between ancient Judaism and Christianity except

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

Compared to the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Hebrews

Before the establishment of the Israelite Kingdom

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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