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Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e
Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento
The Torah: Five Books of Divine Instruction (The Pentateuch)
Questions about Genesis
True or False
1
One of the key elements in the documentary hypothesis is the fact that different names are used for God (as in the creation stories of Genesis 1 and 2).
A)
True
B)
False
2
Genesis depicts God creating the universe ex nihilo (out of nothing).
A)
True
B)
False
3
In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve are tempted by Satan.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Cain kills Abel because God does not accept his sacrifice.
A)
True
B)
False
5
In making his covenant with Abraham, Yahweh promises to bless Abraham with many descendants and to give his descendants the land of Canaan.
A)
True
B)
False
6
Ishmael is the son of Abraham favored by Yahweh.
A)
True
B)
False
7
Both Abraham and Isaac pass their wives off as their sisters to a king named Abimelech.
A)
True
B)
False
8
After the theophany of the ladder to heaven, Jacob accepts the terms of God's covenant unconditionally.
A)
True
B)
False
9
The Joseph narrative offers two versions of how Joseph got to Egypt (in one some Midianites take him, in the other version, his brothers sell him to the Ishmaelites).
A)
True
B)
False
10
By the end of Genesis, most of Canaan is in the possession of Abraham's descendants.
A)
True
B)
False
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