Multiple Choice Quiz


1	As an infant, Moses is placed in a reed basket in on the Nile because
		A)	his mother is ashamed of his illegitimate birth
		B)	Pharaoh has mandated that all male Hebrew children be killed
		C)	he enjoys boating
		D)	Yahweh has commanded her to do so


2	Moses experiences a theophany at
		A)	Pharaoh's palace
		B)	Mt Sinai
		C)	Bethel
		D)	beside the Nile


3	Moses' wife Zipporah, commits what act in order to prevent Yahweh's killing of Moses?
		A)	the sacrifice of a goat
		B)	a promise to return to her father
		C)	repentance for her sins
		D)	circumcision of Moses and his sons


4	Yahweh brings 10 plagues upon Egypt because
		A)	he hates the Egyptians
		B)	Pharaoh just doesn't get it
		C)	he wants to destroy Egyptian civilization
		D)	as a demonstration of God's power


5	The 10 plagues did not include:
		A)	boils
		B)	frogs
		C)	locusts
		D)	leprosy


6	The Hebrews did not eat the following food at the first Passover:
		A)	manna
		B)	bitter herbs
		C)	unleavened bread
		D)	lamb


7	In the song celebrating the rescue of the Israelites at the Red Sea, Yahweh is praised as
		A)	God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
		B)	a warrior
		C)	El Shaddai
		D)	the king of the Gods


8	In the covenant ceremony that enacts the Ten Commandments Yahweh reminds the Israelites
		A)	that he created the world
		B)	that he punished them for their sins
		C)	that he gave them manna in the wilderness
		D)	that he brought them out of Egypt


9	The Ten Commandments do not include which of the following:
		A)	do not murder
		B)	do not covet
		C)	do not keep slaves
		D)	keep the Sabbath Day holy


10	The edifice constructed to symbolize God's presence among the Israelites in the wilderness is called the
		A)	temple
		B)	tabernacle
		C)	pillar of fire
		D)	cherubim

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