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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 on Exodus

True or False



1

In the second version of the theophany to Moses at Sinai, Yahweh declares that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob did not worship God as Yahweh, but only as El Shaddai.
A)True
B)False
2

Exodus attributes Pharaoh's refusal to let the Hebrews go to the fact that Yahweh hardened his heart.
A)True
B)False
3

Yam Suf, which is usually translated as "Red Sea," is better translated "Sea of Reeds."
A)True
B)False
4

Aaron declares that the golden calf he and the other Israelites have made is the God who brought them out of Egypt.
A)True
B)False
5

Most scholars agree that the covenant at Sinai is at least partly based on the suzerain treaty, a common form of political alliances among ancient Near Eastern states.
A)True
B)False
6

The Ten Commandments are not classified as apodictic law.
A)True
B)False
7

In the laws given at Mt. Sinai, the Israelites are forbidden to have slaves, because they themselves were slaves in Egypt.
A)True
B)False
8

In Exodus 33, while Yahweh tells Moses he may not see the face of God; Yahweh does permit Moses to see his "back."
A)True
B)False
9

Images of seraphim are placed on each end of the Ark of the Covenant.
A)True
B)False
10

Exodus ends with the Israelites having entered the Promised Land of Canaan.
A)True
B)False