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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Rachel doing when Jacob first saw her?
2. Who was Ishmael?
3. Who was Zilpah?
4. How did Eve's husband respond when she tempted him?
5. How many daughters did Zelophad have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Levirate law, and how did Tamar get her due under this law when her father-in-law denied her rights under it?
2. How has Mary, the mother of Christ, been honored and revered throughout the ages?
3. Why did Simeon and Levi murder their sister Dinah's husband Shechem?
4. What objects did Rachel steal from her father's house when she left with Jacob, and what did her taking of these objects indicate?
5. What two roles did Deborah have that were unusual for women of her era?
6. Over what legal issue did the five daughters of Zelophad appear before Moses and the council, and what important legal precedent did their case set for women in the tribe of Israel?
7. What was God's promise to Sarah and why did its fulfillment seem impossible?
8. How did children become an issue of conflict between Rachel and Leah?
9. From what part of Adam's body was Eve made, and what does her creation from this part symbolize about the role of the woman in male/female relationships?
10. For what did Hannah pray, and what sacrifice did she have to make once God answered her prayers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Drusilla and Bernice with Mary and Martha as sisters and in their response to the gospel. What did these pairs of sisters reflect about the importance of women in both the spread of Christianity and the persecution of Christians? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the depiction of women as temptresses or corrupters of men in the Bible using Eve, Potiphar's wife, and Delilah as examples.
Essay Topic 3
Pick any three of the unnamed women or unnamed groups of women in the Bible and discuss their importance, despite their anonymity. What did their unnamed status say about the role of women in Middle Eastern society during Bible times? How might the stories of these women differ if their societies had been matriarchal rather than patriarchal societies?
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