Study Guide for Exam 3-with verified
answers 100% CORRECT-2022-2023
Multiple Choice (35 questions / 2 pts. each)
1. Identify three different types of
parallelism. Synonymous, antithetic,
synthetic
2. Identify what chiasm and acrostic mean in Hebrew
poetry. Chiasm – “Criss-Crossing” poems
Acrostic – alphabetic poems
3. Identify six different types of Psalms.
Hymns, penitential psalms, wisdom, royal/messianic, imprecatory, lament
4. What is the main theme of Job?
The suffering of the innocent/the just
5. What different answers are given throughout Job to the question: How do we make
sense of suffering?
- Suffering tests our relationship with God
- Suffering is designed for our perfection
6. What is the main purpose of
Proverbs? Wisdom for Living –
Proverbs 1:1-6
7. What is a “proverb”?
Succinct and persuasive wise saying proven true by experience
8. What is the main purpose of
Ecclesiastes? An examination of the
human condition
9. What is the main theme of Ecclesiastes?
The meaninglessness of life without
God
10. What is the main theme of Song of Songs?
The beauty and celebration of sexual love between husband and wife
11. What are some problems with allegorical interpretations of Song of Songs?
- Reveal an unneeded fear of human sexuality and seek to repress it
- Interpreters often celibate priests/monks or people who think sex is of the devil
, 12. What similar content do the books of 1 & 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles
cover? The divided, northern, and southern kingdoms
13. When were the books of 1-2 Kings written and what does this say about their
purpose? Written during the exile focusing on the need for repentance