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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. Although his story, previously reserved to Jewish and Christian believers, is the bedrock of what civilization?

2. What is different about these two texts?

3. What is a "theography?"

4. What happens to God's plan of establishing a nation peacefully obedient to the detailed moral code he promulgated?

5. Why should God fall in love with David?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can God's inconsistent behavior be understood?

2. On what and whose precept is GOD: A BIOGRAPHY written?

3. What does God invite readers to do, at which critics might scoff? Why?

4. What part of Abram/Abraham does God personally control?

5. By using foreign nations to punish his people, how is God opening the door to other nations?

6. Whose statement does Miles raise at the end of the keynote? What is that statement?

7. What belief continues to set Western civilization apart from, for example, the Japanese?

8. Under Joshua, what does Israel do?

9. How do critics and scholars differ on their approach to literary characters?

10. What did Neil Simon take for granted when he writes the play "God's Favorite?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Initially after the flood God prohibits humans from killing one another or eating any other creature alive.

Part 1) Do humans follow this rule? Explain.

Part 2) What seems to be God's opinion later on humans killing one another, as well as other living creatures?

Part 3) If one could ask God today his opinion on killing living creatures what do you think would be his response? Why?

Essay Topic 2

God's creation does not turn out as expected from the beginning.

Part 1) Why do Adam and Eve disobey God?

Part 2) What does God require of Adam and Eve?

Part 3) How does God handle this disobedience?

Essay Topic 3

God declares "I AM WHO I AM."

Part 1) What does this mean?

Part 2) Why is he able to declare himself in this way?

Part 3) How have God's previous actions shown this to be a true declaration?

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