TEST BANK Exploring the Bible 2nd Edition by Stephen Harris
n n n n n n n n n
Chapter 01 n
n The Bible: An Overview
n n n
MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. How n manyn copiesn of n then Biblen did nAmericansn buyn inn 2005?
A. 2n million
B. 5n million
C. 15n million
D. 25n million
2. How n manyn peoplen globallyn aren "peoplen of nthenbook,"n Jewsn andnChristiansn whonworshipn thenb
iblicaln concept n of n God?
A. 200n million
B. 1n billion
C. 2n billion
D. 3n billion
3. How nmanyn different n denominationsn of n Christianityn aren theren inn NorthnAmerica?
A. 20
B. 100
C. 150
D. moren thann 200
4. Then Englishn word n biblen comesn fromn then Greekn word n biblia,n whichn meansn .
A. library
B. littlen books
C. then book
D. canon
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,Chaptern 01 n-nThen Bible: nAn n Overview
5. Whichn ancient n Nearn Easternn communityn doesn God n choosen asn hisn chosenn people?
A. Canaan
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Assyria
6. How n manyn partsn don scholarsn dividen then Hebrew n Biblen into,n ton studyn it?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. six
7. How nmanyn booksn doesn thenTorahn contain?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
8. Whichn sectionn of n then Hebrew n Biblen containsn then sectionn knownn asn then Pentateuch?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
9. Whichn sectionn of n thenHebrew nBiblen containsn then Lattern Prophets,n whichn consistsn primarilyn
of n oracles?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
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,Chaptern 01 n-nThen Bible: nAn n Overview
10. What n isn then namen of n then Greekn editionn of n then Hebrew n Biblen adopted n byn Christians?
A. Septuagint
B. Pentateuch
C. Tanakh
D. MasoreticnText
11. Whichn phrasen appearingn inn then Hebrew n Biblen that ndescribesn God'snnamen isn translated nasn"
Hen Is"?
A. Elohim
B. Adonai
C. Yahweh
D. El
12. Whon isn then first n recipient n of n God'sn covenant n withn humanity?
A. Noah
B. Abraham
C. Josiah
D. David
13. How n manyn covenantsn aren concluded n withinn then Old n Testament?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
14. Possessionn of n whichn land n byn Israeln isn seenn asn an divinen right n withinn then Old n Testament?
A. Canaan
B. Sinai
C. Babylon
D. Egypt
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, Chaptern 01 n-nThen Bible: nAn n Overview
15. Ton whomn doesn Godnpromisen an linen ofnroyaln descendantsn that nwilln occupyn then thronenof n I
sraeln "forever"?
A. Noah
B. Moses
C. David
D. Ezekiel
Truen/nFalsenQuestions
16. Accordingn ton recent n polls,n about n 91n percent n of nAmericann familiesn ownn at n least n onen Bible.
TRUE
17. Then averagen numbern of n Biblesn owned n byn eachnAmericann household n isn two.
FALSE
18. Evenn peoplen whon don notnbelongn tonanchurchn ornsynagoguen typicallyn expressn biblicaln a
ttitudesn inn formingn theirn personaln viewsn of n life.
TRUE
19. Whilen almost n everynAmericann familyn ownsn onen orn moren copiesn ofnthenBible,n pollsn indicaten t
hat n few n Americansn aren awaren of n itsn contents.
TRUE
20. Christianity'sn twon mainn divisions—Catholicn and n Protestant—
usen then samen versionn of n then Bible.
FALSE
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n n n n n n n n n
Chapter 01 n
n The Bible: An Overview
n n n
MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. How n manyn copiesn of n then Biblen did nAmericansn buyn inn 2005?
A. 2n million
B. 5n million
C. 15n million
D. 25n million
2. How n manyn peoplen globallyn aren "peoplen of nthenbook,"n Jewsn andnChristiansn whonworshipn thenb
iblicaln concept n of n God?
A. 200n million
B. 1n billion
C. 2n billion
D. 3n billion
3. How nmanyn different n denominationsn of n Christianityn aren theren inn NorthnAmerica?
A. 20
B. 100
C. 150
D. moren thann 200
4. Then Englishn word n biblen comesn fromn then Greekn word n biblia,n whichn meansn .
A. library
B. littlen books
C. then book
D. canon
1-1
,Chaptern 01 n-nThen Bible: nAn n Overview
5. Whichn ancient n Nearn Easternn communityn doesn God n choosen asn hisn chosenn people?
A. Canaan
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Assyria
6. How n manyn partsn don scholarsn dividen then Hebrew n Biblen into,n ton studyn it?
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. six
7. How nmanyn booksn doesn thenTorahn contain?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
8. Whichn sectionn of n then Hebrew n Biblen containsn then sectionn knownn asn then Pentateuch?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
9. Whichn sectionn of n thenHebrew nBiblen containsn then Lattern Prophets,n whichn consistsn primarilyn
of n oracles?
A. Torah
B. Nevi'im
C. Kethuvim
D. Apochrypha
1-2
,Chaptern 01 n-nThen Bible: nAn n Overview
10. What n isn then namen of n then Greekn editionn of n then Hebrew n Biblen adopted n byn Christians?
A. Septuagint
B. Pentateuch
C. Tanakh
D. MasoreticnText
11. Whichn phrasen appearingn inn then Hebrew n Biblen that ndescribesn God'snnamen isn translated nasn"
Hen Is"?
A. Elohim
B. Adonai
C. Yahweh
D. El
12. Whon isn then first n recipient n of n God'sn covenant n withn humanity?
A. Noah
B. Abraham
C. Josiah
D. David
13. How n manyn covenantsn aren concluded n withinn then Old n Testament?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
14. Possessionn of n whichn land n byn Israeln isn seenn asn an divinen right n withinn then Old n Testament?
A. Canaan
B. Sinai
C. Babylon
D. Egypt
1-3
, Chaptern 01 n-nThen Bible: nAn n Overview
15. Ton whomn doesn Godnpromisen an linen ofnroyaln descendantsn that nwilln occupyn then thronenof n I
sraeln "forever"?
A. Noah
B. Moses
C. David
D. Ezekiel
Truen/nFalsenQuestions
16. Accordingn ton recent n polls,n about n 91n percent n of nAmericann familiesn ownn at n least n onen Bible.
TRUE
17. Then averagen numbern of n Biblesn owned n byn eachnAmericann household n isn two.
FALSE
18. Evenn peoplen whon don notnbelongn tonanchurchn ornsynagoguen typicallyn expressn biblicaln a
ttitudesn inn formingn theirn personaln viewsn of n life.
TRUE
19. Whilen almost n everynAmericann familyn ownsn onen orn moren copiesn ofnthenBible,n pollsn indicaten t
hat n few n Americansn aren awaren of n itsn contents.
TRUE
20. Christianity'sn twon mainn divisions—Catholicn and n Protestant—
usen then samen versionn of n then Bible.
FALSE
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