TEST BANK Exploring the Bible 2nd Edition by Stephen Harris
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MultiplemChoicemQuestions
1. How mmanymcopiesmof mthemBiblemdid mAmericansmbuyminm2005?
A. 2mmillion
B. 5mmillion
C. 15mmillion
D. 25mmillion
2. How mmanympeoplemgloballymarem"peoplemof mthembook,"mJewsmand mChristiansmwhomworshipmt
hembiblicalmconcept mof mGod?
A. 200mmillion
B. 1mbillion
C. 2mbillion
D. 3mbillion
3. How mmanymdifferent mdenominationsmof mChristianitymaremthereminmNorthmAmerica?
A. 20
B. 100
C. 150
D. moremthanm200
4. ThemEnglishmword mbiblemcomesmfrommthemGreekmword mbiblia,mwhichmmeansm .
A. library
B. littlembooks
C. thembook
D. canon
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,Chapterm01 m-
mThe mBible: mAn mOverview
5. Whichmancient mNearmEasternmcommunitymdoesmGod mchoosemasmhismchosenmpeople?
A. Canaan
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Assyria
6. How mmanympartsmdomscholarsmdividemthemHebrew mBibleminto,mtomstudymit?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. six
7. How mmanymbooksmdoesmthemTorahmcontain?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
8. Whichmsectionmof mthemHebrew mBiblemcontainsmthemsectionmknownmasmthemPentateuch?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
9. Whichmsectionmof mthemHebrew mBiblemcontainsmthemLattermProphets,mwhichmconsistsmprimari
lymof moracles?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
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,Chapterm01 m-
mThe mBible: mAn mOverview
10. What mismthemnamemof mthemGreekmeditionmof mthemHebrew mBiblemadopted mbymChristians?
A. Septuagint
B. Pentateuch
C. Tanakh
D. MasoreticmText
11. WhichmphrasemappearingminmthemHebrew mBiblemthat mdescribesmGod'smnamemismtranslated m
asm"HemIs"?
A. Elohim
B. Adonai
C. Yahweh
D. El
12. Whomismthemfirst mrecipient mof mGod'smcovenant mwithmhumanity?
A. Noah
B. Abraham
C. Josiah
D. David
13. How mmanymcovenantsmaremconcluded mwithinmthemOld mTestament?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
14. Possessionmof mwhichmland mbymIsraelmismseenmasmamdivinemright mwithinmthemOld mTestament?
A. Canaan
B. Sinai
C. Babylon
D. Egypt
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, Chapterm01 m-
mThe mBible: mAn mOverview
15. TomwhommdoesmGod mpromisemamlinemof mroyalmdescendantsmthat mwillmoccupymthemthrone
mof mIsraelm"forever"?
A. Noah
B. Moses
C. David
D. Ezekiel
Truem/mFalsemQuestions
16. Accordingmtomrecent mpolls,mabout m91mpercent mof mAmericanmfamiliesmownmat mleast monemBible.
TRUE
17. Themaveragemnumbermof mBiblesmowned mbymeachmAmericanmhousehold mismtwo.
FALSE
18. Evenmpeoplemwhomdomnot mbelongmtomamchurchmormsynagoguemtypicallymexpressmbibli
calmattitudesminmformingmtheirmpersonalmviewsmof mlife.
TRUE
19. Whilemalmost meverymAmericanmfamilymownsmonemormmoremcopiesmof mthemBible,mpollsm indic
atemthat mfew mAmericansmaremawaremof mitsmcontents.
TRUE
20. Christianity'smtwommainmdivisions—Catholicmand mProtestant—
usemthemsamemversionmof mthemBible.
FALSE
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m m m m m m m m m
Chapter 01 m
The Bible: An Overvie
m m m m
w
MultiplemChoicemQuestions
1. How mmanymcopiesmof mthemBiblemdid mAmericansmbuyminm2005?
A. 2mmillion
B. 5mmillion
C. 15mmillion
D. 25mmillion
2. How mmanympeoplemgloballymarem"peoplemof mthembook,"mJewsmand mChristiansmwhomworshipmt
hembiblicalmconcept mof mGod?
A. 200mmillion
B. 1mbillion
C. 2mbillion
D. 3mbillion
3. How mmanymdifferent mdenominationsmof mChristianitymaremthereminmNorthmAmerica?
A. 20
B. 100
C. 150
D. moremthanm200
4. ThemEnglishmword mbiblemcomesmfrommthemGreekmword mbiblia,mwhichmmeansm .
A. library
B. littlembooks
C. thembook
D. canon
1-1
,Chapterm01 m-
mThe mBible: mAn mOverview
5. Whichmancient mNearmEasternmcommunitymdoesmGod mchoosemasmhismchosenmpeople?
A. Canaan
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Assyria
6. How mmanympartsmdomscholarsmdividemthemHebrew mBibleminto,mtomstudymit?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. six
7. How mmanymbooksmdoesmthemTorahmcontain?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
8. Whichmsectionmof mthemHebrew mBiblemcontainsmthemsectionmknownmasmthemPentateuch?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
9. Whichmsectionmof mthemHebrew mBiblemcontainsmthemLattermProphets,mwhichmconsistsmprimari
lymof moracles?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
1-2
,Chapterm01 m-
mThe mBible: mAn mOverview
10. What mismthemnamemof mthemGreekmeditionmof mthemHebrew mBiblemadopted mbymChristians?
A. Septuagint
B. Pentateuch
C. Tanakh
D. MasoreticmText
11. WhichmphrasemappearingminmthemHebrew mBiblemthat mdescribesmGod'smnamemismtranslated m
asm"HemIs"?
A. Elohim
B. Adonai
C. Yahweh
D. El
12. Whomismthemfirst mrecipient mof mGod'smcovenant mwithmhumanity?
A. Noah
B. Abraham
C. Josiah
D. David
13. How mmanymcovenantsmaremconcluded mwithinmthemOld mTestament?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
14. Possessionmof mwhichmland mbymIsraelmismseenmasmamdivinemright mwithinmthemOld mTestament?
A. Canaan
B. Sinai
C. Babylon
D. Egypt
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, Chapterm01 m-
mThe mBible: mAn mOverview
15. TomwhommdoesmGod mpromisemamlinemof mroyalmdescendantsmthat mwillmoccupymthemthrone
mof mIsraelm"forever"?
A. Noah
B. Moses
C. David
D. Ezekiel
Truem/mFalsemQuestions
16. Accordingmtomrecent mpolls,mabout m91mpercent mof mAmericanmfamiliesmownmat mleast monemBible.
TRUE
17. Themaveragemnumbermof mBiblesmowned mbymeachmAmericanmhousehold mismtwo.
FALSE
18. Evenmpeoplemwhomdomnot mbelongmtomamchurchmormsynagoguemtypicallymexpressmbibli
calmattitudesminmformingmtheirmpersonalmviewsmof mlife.
TRUE
19. Whilemalmost meverymAmericanmfamilymownsmonemormmoremcopiesmof mthemBible,mpollsm indic
atemthat mfew mAmericansmaremawaremof mitsmcontents.
TRUE
20. Christianity'smtwommainmdivisions—Catholicmand mProtestant—
usemthemsamemversionmof mthemBible.
FALSE
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