3. Why might monotheism have spread 500 years before Christianity?
(a) If Ezra had insisted the Jews marry into other cultures.
(b) If the Jews had kept their faith in God.
(c) If the Jews had not died out.
(d) If Ezra had not demanded the remnant of the Jews to divorce their non-Jewish wives and expel their children.

4. Who is Sherah?
(a) Abraham's wife.
(b) A goddess of creativity, wisdom, and skill.
(c) God's companion.
(d) The messiah.

5. From what is the translation of Ecclesiastes drawn?
(a) The Arabic word siasta, meaning "desert."
(b) The Italian word cliesteria, meaning "cloister."
(c) The Greek word qohelt, meaning "assemblyman" or "assembler."
(d) The Hebrew word Ecclia, meaning "Cohesion."

6. This Book is about love and marriage.
(a) Numbers.
(b) Ecceliastes.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Esther.

7. Who is a Jewish orphan who later marries Ahasuerus, the king of Persia?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Esther.
(c) Bathsheba.
(d) Mary.

8. What type of presence is God in Isaiah?
(a) An absent presence.
(b) A true presence.
(c) A solid presence.
(d) A presence that is somewhat absent.

9. Where do Eloh and Yah send ferocious Sab?
(a) To the burning bush to speak with Moses.
(b) To the burning pits of hell.
(c) To kill the Israelites.
(d) To rescue the Israelites from the Egyptians.

10. How is God the loser in the Book of Job?
(a) He hurts a sinless creature.
(b) He is uncaring.
(c) He is the devil's gaming partner.
(d) He has done wrong.

11. How will prophecy be examined in this book?
(a) As an explanation of the origins of God.
(b) As the self-characterization of God in a non-narrative form.
(c) As the historical evidence of God in narrative form.
(d) As the aspects of God in narrative form.

12. What is an apocalypse?
(a) A tropical fruit.
(b) A cryptic revelation of imminent destruction.
(c) A prayer of mourning.
(d) A dance performed in ancient Egypt.

13. Why does the Tanakh begin with its climax and descend from there?
(a) The Jews want to capture the attention of the reader, so by placing the climax at the beginning, it attracts and keeps the reader's attention.
(b) This is the traditional middle eastern form of story telling.
(c) God is excited about his creation and grows more and more disinterested as time goes by.
(d) Confidence at the time of creation seems to blind God to the consequences of his actions, and he grows quieter the better he comes to understand the course of history.

14. What does God do in Is. 40:2?
(a) He almost admits that his punishment went too far.
(b) He begins to love his creation.
(c) He reaches the conclusion that he made an appropriate decision regarding the Israelites.
(d) He feels regret.

15. How are the two dream interpreters, Daniel and Joseph, different?
(a) Daniel retaliates against God for the horrible gift, while Joseph exalts him.
(b) Daniel exalts God for the gift, and Joseph stays silent.
(c) Daniel stays silent, while Joseph exalts God for the gift.
(d) Daniel exalts God for the gift, while Joseph retaliates against him.