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HIEU 201 MINDTAP CHAPTER 2 QUIZ / HIEU201 MINDTAP CHAPTER 2 QUIZ(COMPLETE ANSWERS -100% VERIFIED) LIBERTY UNIVERSITYHIEU 201 MINDTAP CHAPTER 2 QUIZ The biblical account of the Exodus identifies ________ as leading the Hebrews out of Egypt. a. Saul b. Abraham c. Moses d. David Hide Feedback Correct Under the rule of David's son Solomon, a. Israel reached the height of its power and prosperity. b. the Israelites lost Jerusalem to the Philistines. c. Jerusalem decreased in importance. d. old tribal patterns gained renewed strength. Hide Feedback Correct The Old Testament a. depicts demigods as its heroes. b. is a record of ancient Jewish history compiled by research historians. c. describes the efforts of the Jews to understand the ways of God. d. explores only human weakness and cruelty. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews thought of Yahweh as a. a universal spirit that resided in the elements of nature, such as the earth, the moon, and the sun. b. fully powerful and therefore fully free. c. a superhuman deity who required food, drink, sleep, and sexual gratification. d. the great creator of the universe, who had then withdrawn entirely from earthly affairs. Hide Feedback Correct Which of the following describes the Hebrews' relationship with the natural world? a. God was a part of nature and was thus affected by numerous natural forces like storms. b. The Hebrews demystified nature by creating theoretical science. c. Nature was divine, and natural phenomena were invested with supernatural qualities. d. Natural phenomena were the result of God's handiwork. Hide Feedback Correct In the history of the Hebrew people, the covenant has served to a. emphasize the unique relationship of God to the Israelites as a chosen people that had accepted God's moral code. b. justify the exploitation and oppression of the weakest members of society. c. encourage the Hebrews to turn inward and take a very limited role in human affairs. d. emphasize the all-importance of the Hebrew nation over all other people. Hide Feedback Correct The historical significance of Israelite law was that it a. embraced the idea that law should treat people differently depending on their wealth. b. rejected protection of the widows, orphans, and slaves. c. demonstrated greater ethical awareness than other legal codes of the Near East. d. introduced the idea of private property as the most important concept in society. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews regarded history as a. the random result of human acts. b. a process leading to a goal. c. a great cycle, with the same events occurring over and over again. d. a purely secular subject. Hide Feedback Correct During the flowering of the prophetic movement, the Hebrew prophets a. insisted that Yahweh would be pleased only by the observance of proper rituals and ceremonies. b. saw poverty and injustice as facts of life that would be futile to oppose. c. embraced parochialism and believed Israel's sacred mission was to focus on the chosen people alone. d. preached social responsibility and criticized those who emphasized accumulation of possessions and wealth. Hide Feedback Correct All of the following is true of universalism in Hebrew thought EXCEPT X a. its contradiction of the narrow, tribal origins of Hebrew society. b. its stress on the special nature and destiny of the Hebrews as God's chosen people. c. its concern for all humanity. d. its emphasis that Israel was charged to lead in the struggle against idolatry. Hide Feedback Incorrect The first five books of the Old Testament are known as the a. Tanak. b. Talmud. c. Quintarch. d. Torah. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews originated in a. Mesopotamia. b. Canaan. c. Palestine. d. Egypt. Hide Feedback Correct During the eleventh century B.C., the leadership of Saul united the ________ Hebrew tribes in Canaan. a. two b. twenty c. twelve d. ten Hide Feedback Correct After the fall of Israel to the Assyrians in 722 B.C. a. the Hebrews experienced an immediate return to their former power. b. many Hebrews lost their identity as the people of God. c. thousands of Hebrews were exiled to Syria. d. the prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah declared that the Hebrews had been forsaken by Yahweh. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews' concept of Yahweh a. is similar to that of other ancient monotheisms, such as the worship of Aton in Egypt. b. views Yahweh as one of many gods, all deserving honor and obedience by humans. c. emphasizes the God's power as ruler of all and subject to none. d. shows that they were monotheists from their earliest days in Mesopotamia. Hide Feedback Correct Which of the following is a fundamental Hebrew belief about the individual? a. God did not create people to be his slaves. b. Human beings ranked equally with all other elements of God's creation. c. Human beings lacked the power to choose between righteousness and wickedness. d. God desired his people to grovel before him and forbid them the capacity to take responsibility for their conduct. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews' belief in moral responsibility resulted from a. communal traditions. b. an awareness of individual human beings as having free will to act. c. pride in oneself. d. an emphasis on the family as the source of morality. Hide Feedback Correct The Old Testament discussed slaves a. as the absolute property of the slave-owner, to do with as he wished. b. in the same way as all other ancient Near Eastern law. c. as human beings deserving justice and moral treatment. d. as deserving no protection. Hide Feedback Correct Under Hebrew law, within the family a. the father had supreme authority. b. women had full legal rights. c. women were treated as property. d. a divorce could be granted by request of either the husband or wife. Hide Feedback Correct The legacy of the ancient Jews includes all of the following EXCEPT a. a fundamental component of Christianity. b. the value Westerners place on the individual. c. monotheism. d. the idea that all time is cyclical. Hide Feedback Correct