Question 1

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 Canaan

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Question 2

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). 
  Identify and label the city of Babylon as well as the homeland of the leader who liberated the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity.

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Question 3

After the Persians under Cyrus conquered Babylon in 538 B.C.

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A) almost all the exiled Judeans returned to Judah. 
B) the Hebrews, now called Jews, rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. 
C) the continuation of the Jewish community was not threatened again until Roman times. 
D) the Jews remained consistently faith to their traditional religion. 
E) a new spiritual awareness eliminated social injustices in the Jewish community.

Question 4

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). 
  Locate and  label the following: the kingdoms of Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon; the city of Jerusalem.

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Question 5

Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah

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A) were responsible for the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. 
B) encouraged the assimilation of the Hebrews to Babylonian ways. 
C) were kings of Judah following the Assyrian conquest of Israel. 
D) died in battle against the Chaldeans. 
E) saw the destruction of Judah as a punishment for violating God's laws.

Question 6

The text connects Hebrew religion with the ultimate rise of a scientific worldview in the West by

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A) noting that the Hebrews did not regard nature in and of itself as divine. 
B) describing early Hebrew contributions to astronomy and mathematics. 
C) asserting that the Hebrews created the world's first phonetic writing system. 
D) noting early Hebrew advances in irrigation technology. 
E) explaining how the Hebrews replaced the mythic-religious worldview with theoretical science.

Question 7

For the Hebrews, history

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A) represented a human rather than a divine drama. 
B) obscured the presence and will of God. 
C) revealed God's lack of compassion and concern for human beings. 
D) demonstrated the clash of human will with God's commands. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

The Hebrews'  conception of God led to each of the following EXCEPT

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A) the prohibition of images of heavenly and earthly things. 
B) the absence of moral freedom for human beings. 
C) limitation on obedience to earthly rulers. 
D) a demythicized concept of nature. 
E) the belief that God did not create people to be his slaves.

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Comment on the Hebrew concept of freedom and explain how Hebrew beliefs supported or diminished the concept of individual freedom.

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Question 10

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 messianic age

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Question 11

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 prophets

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Question 12

With respect to women, Jewish law and practice required all the following EXCEPT

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A) equal treatment of men and women since both were made in the image of God. 
B) a woman should consider her husband to be her master. 
C) a husband should respect and support his wife. 
D) women could not be witnesses in court , but they could be prophetesses. 
E) a woman could never divorce her husband , and she could inherit property only if there was no male heir.

Question 13

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Exodus

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Question 14

Jeremiah preached all the following EXCEPT

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A) idol worship is evil. 
B) mistreatment of others should be avoided. 
C) resistance to Babylon must be steadfast. 
D) God punishes the Hebrews because their guilt is great and their sins are numerous. 
E) God will not abandon his people even as he punishes them.

Question 15

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Solomon

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Question 16

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hebrews, Israelites, Jews

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Question 17

All of the following is true of the three centuries after the Israelites returned to Canaan following the Exodus EXCEPT

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A) some magnificent sections of the Old Testament took form. 
B) the Israelites subdued neighboring peoples during the reign of David. 
C) the Israelites began the gradual colonization of Canaan. 
D) the Israelites faced challenges from the Philistines. 
E) the Israelite belief in one God immediately produced the belief in a single, almighty king appointed by God for all of the Hebrew peoples.

Question 18

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Hebrews contribute to the Western idea of the individual?

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Question 19

For Amos, the most important requirement of the Law was

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A) equality for all. 
B) the acquisition of wealth and power. 
C) the pursuit of justice. 
D) devotion to the king. 
E) the performance of prescribed rituals.

Question 20

Scholars of early Hebrew history

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A) are able to draw on plentiful references to the Hebrews in nonbiblical sources. 
B) have to rely almost entirely on the Hebrew Bible. 
C) are united in their opinion on the accuracy of the Bible. 
D) have reached consensus on the reliability of the information contained in the Bible. 
E) all of the above

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

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

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Identify and label the city of Babylon as well as the homeland of the leader who liberated the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity.

After the Persians under Cyrus conquered Babylon in 538 B.C.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Locate and label the following: the kingdoms of Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon; the city of Jerusalem.

Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah

The text connects Hebrew religion with the ultimate rise of a scientific worldview in the West by

For the Hebrews, history

The Hebrews' conception of God led to each of the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Comment on the Hebrew concept of freedom and explain how Hebrew beliefs supported or diminished the concept of individual freedom.

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? messianic age

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? prophets

With respect to women, Jewish law and practice required all the following EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Exodus

Jeremiah preached all the following EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Solomon

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hebrews, Israelites, Jews

All of the following is true of the three centuries after the Israelites returned to Canaan following the Exodus EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Hebrews contribute to the Western idea of the individual?

For Amos, the most important requirement of the Law was

Scholars of early Hebrew history