Sacred Scriptures Final Exam PDF

Short Answers 1. What are the messianic prophecies? All prophecies that refer to the coming of Christ, to his work of salvation, or to the growth and consummation of his kingdom. 2. Who are the Maccabees and what do they do? The Maccabees were a faithful Jewish family...

Short Answers 1. What are the messianic prophecies? All prophecies that refer to the coming of Christ, to his work of salvation, or to the growth and consummation of his kingdom. 2. Who are the Maccabees and what do they do? The Maccabees were a faithful Jewish family who organized a rebellion against Antiochus IV and reconsecrated the Temple. 3. How does the Book of Job respond to the question of why good people suffer? They say it is a mystery. Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection have revealed to us that suffering can be redemptive and that we can be a part of God’s saving plan. 4. What are gospels and what does the word gospel mean? The gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There are three synoptic gospels, which are Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The word gospel means “Good News.” 5. What about Paul’s background that helps make him an effective preacher? Paul was a Roman citizen, he was a well-educated Jew and was fluent in Hebrew and Greek. This helps him be an effective preacher who preaches to people from various backgrounds. Multiple Choice Unit 3 1. According to the first book of Kings, why does the united kingdom of Israel split into two kingdoms? The people were faithless 2. What are the messianic prophecies? All of the above 3. Why are the prophets often unpopular? They point out people's sins and call for them to change 4. Which prophet challenges all the prophets of Baal and Asherah in a head-to-head battle of the prophets? Elijah 5. What does Hosea's marriage represent? Israel’s lack of faithfulness to God 6. After Solomon, how are the kingdoms split? Israel in the north and Judah in the south 7. What does Amos preach against? All of the above 8. What do Jonah's three days and nights in the fish prefigure? Jesus' death and resurrection  9. What is unique about the book of Isaiah? It very likely contains prophecies of three different prophets from three different time periods 10. What event does Isaiah first write about? The Babylonian exile 11. Why does Jeremiah first resist God’s call to prophecy? He thinks he is too young 12. When Jeremiah walks through town wearing a yoke around his neck, what is he telling the people to do? To surrender to the Babylonians instead of dying 13. What or whom do the Babylonians destroy when they capture Jerusalem? The Temple 14. What do Ezekiel's shock tactics include? All of the above 15. What is one of Ezekiel's hopeful prophecies? A vision of the dry bones coming to life 16. Isaiah points to a future highlighted by the coming of what or whom? Emmanuel 17. When was the second Isaiah possibly written? During the Babylonian exile 18. Who are the two servants of God second Isaiah identifies who give hope to the people of Judah? The suffering servant and Cyrus King of Persia 19. What do Christians keep in mind when reading the Old Testament? Christ's life, death, and resurrection 20. When Jesus quotes the Psalms what does he refer to himself as? The stone the builders rejected 21. What does Israel suffer from? All of the above 22. At our baptism, all Christians are anointed to share in Christ’s ministry as what? Priest prophet and king 23. The relationship between Elijah and Elisha has numerous parallels to the relationship between whom? Moses and Joshua 24. To what does Jeremiah compare the people and why? A rotten loincloth bc they worship other gods 25. To show the depths to which the people will suffer, what does Ezekiel use to cook his food? Cow manure Unit 4 1. What happened after the Babylonian exile ended? One could find Jewish communities dispersed all around the Mediterranean Sea 2. Because Jews did not have access to the temple after the Babylonians destroyed it, what happened to their religious activities? Their religious activities were practiced in synagogues 3. What did the author of the first and second books of the chronicles emphasize as the most important thing the Jewish people did to sustain their relationship with God? Practice proper worship in the Temple 4. What were the Jews who intermarried with the Assyrians called? Samaritans 5. For fear of losing their religious identity, the Jewish people were no longer allowed to do what? Marry foreigners 6. What are books of Tobit, Judith, and Esther considered to be? Short novels of historical fiction 7. What does Judith use in a plot to kill the Assyrian king? Beauty and bravery 8. Esther hid her Jewish heritage to become what? The Queen of Persia  9. What Greek influence became a major challenge for the Jewish community? Philosophy, science, and literature 10. To weaken the Jewish faithful, what did the Greeks force them to do or die? Eat pork 11. What did the Greek king Antiochus IV do? All of the above 12. Mattathias, his five sons, and their followers became known as the what? Maccabees 13. What does the second book of Maccabees highlight that was new to Judaism? The belief in the resurrection of the dead 14. After the Babylonian exile, what kind of city did most of the Jews come back home to? All of the Above 15. What is one of the main themes of the Book of Proverbs? Fear the Lord 16. What question does the Book of Job address? Why do bad things happen to good people 17. What does the author of Ecclesiastes encourage us to recognize? That greedy people are never satisfied and that if we accept the good, then we should accept the bad too. 18. What is the Song of Songs? Love poetry 19. What does the imagery of a bride and groom in the Bible express? The relationship between God and his people 20. What is the book of wisdom about? A practical advice to guide its readers toward goodness and happiness 21. For the Jewish people, where was the dwelling place of God and where was it kept? The ark of the covenant, kept in the Holy of Holies 22. Which Jewish leader focused on religious reform? Ezra 23. The book of Tobit was written to encourage the Jewish people to do what? Persevere and trust in God during the period of Greek oppression 24. In the book of Wisdom, what is wisdom often personified as? A woman 25. What is the very nature of God? A mystery Matching Section 26. A Hebrew word meaning anointed one? Messiah 27. The Greek translation of the word meaning anointed one? Christ 28. What is the Hebrew word meaning God is with us? Emmanuel 29. Who spoke up for the Salvadorians? Oscar 30. Started the Catholic worker movement? Dorthy Day 31. Used his marriage as an example of the Lord's relationship with the people. Hoseah 32. A Good king of Judah who trusts in the Lord? Hezekiah 33. Discovers the Book of Law in the temple and begins a religious reform. Josiah True or false 34. The kings were people chosen by God to call the people to repentance and hope. False, Prophets 35. Beatification refers to a declaration that a deceased person may be called “blessed” because of their holy life and so had been granted the happiness of Heaven. True 36. Ezekiel and Jesus were both called “Son of Man”? True 37. Classification is the discernment of God’s work in the Old Testament as a prefiguration of what he accomplished through Jesus Christ. False, Typology 38. Nubuchenezzer was the king of Judah when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem. False, Babylon