Quiz: The Old Testament Books of Wisdom
and Poetry
Question 1
pts
“Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.” (Prov. 11:19) is an example of
Synonymous parallelism
Antithetical parallelism
Synthetic parallelism
Comparative parallelism
Question 2
pts
________________ are songs of praise that focus on the Lord’s eternal attributes and His great acts in
creation and history.
Laments
Psalms of Thanksgiving
Royal Psalms
Hymns
Question 3
pts
According to our textbook, _________________ is one of the more popular topics in the book of
Proverbs.
Crime and Punishment
Wealth and Poverty
Hope and Change
Grace and Peace
, Question 4
pts
The focus of the Proverbs is heavenly rather than earthly.
True
False
Incorrect: Question 5
pts
According to our textbook, _________________ is one of the more popular topics in the book of
Proverbs.
Trust in the Lord
Wisdom
Godly fear
Marriage and Sexuality
Question 6
pts
In response to his friends’ advice, Job admits that he is a sinner but that his sins are not categorically vile.
Job asserts that he may have committed mortal sins but he certainly did not commit venial ones.
True
False
Question 7
pts
According to our textbook, the value of _______________ is a reoccurring theme or motif found
throughout the book of Ecclesiastes.
Education
Wealth
Experience
Wisdom
and Poetry
Question 1
pts
“Genuine righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil leads to death.” (Prov. 11:19) is an example of
Synonymous parallelism
Antithetical parallelism
Synthetic parallelism
Comparative parallelism
Question 2
pts
________________ are songs of praise that focus on the Lord’s eternal attributes and His great acts in
creation and history.
Laments
Psalms of Thanksgiving
Royal Psalms
Hymns
Question 3
pts
According to our textbook, _________________ is one of the more popular topics in the book of
Proverbs.
Crime and Punishment
Wealth and Poverty
Hope and Change
Grace and Peace
, Question 4
pts
The focus of the Proverbs is heavenly rather than earthly.
True
False
Incorrect: Question 5
pts
According to our textbook, _________________ is one of the more popular topics in the book of
Proverbs.
Trust in the Lord
Wisdom
Godly fear
Marriage and Sexuality
Question 6
pts
In response to his friends’ advice, Job admits that he is a sinner but that his sins are not categorically vile.
Job asserts that he may have committed mortal sins but he certainly did not commit venial ones.
True
False
Question 7
pts
According to our textbook, the value of _______________ is a reoccurring theme or motif found
throughout the book of Ecclesiastes.
Education
Wealth
Experience
Wisdom
