Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The fifteen books of the Christian Old Testament from Isaiah to Malachi are also known as
		A)	the former prophets
		B)	the latter prophets
		C)	the minor prophets
		D)	the major prophets


2	The earliest of the "writing" prophets is
		A)	Elijah
		B)	Samuel
		C)	Isaiah
		D)	Amos


3	Among the women called a prophetess by the Hebrew Bible is
		A)	Huldah
		B)	Hannah
		C)	Deborah
		D)	Rachel


4	Amos identifies himself as
		A)	the son of a prophet
		B)	a supporter of the northern monarchy
		C)	a shepherd and dresser of sycamore trees
		D)	a prophet


5	In Amos, Yahweh criticizes the Israelites because
		A)	they don't perform the required sacrifices
		B)	they oppress the poor
		C)	they don't worship God
		D)	they have been defeated by the Assyrians


6	Isaiah has a vision in which he sees
		A)	a plumb line
		B)	the coming of the Messiah
		C)	Yahweh on his throne surrounded by seraphim
		D)	the destruction of Nineveh


7	Most scholars think that the book of Isaiah was written
		A)	during the Assyrian crisis
		B)	by Isaiah of Jerusalem
		C)	by at least three different prophets active from the 8th to the 5th centuries
		D)	by Jeremiah


8	Jeremiah's secretary was named
		A)	Baruch
		B)	Jehoiakim
		C)	Joel
		D)	Zedekiah


9	After Babylon defeats Judah Jeremiah goes to
		A)	Israel
		B)	Babylon
		C)	Nineveh
		D)	Egypt


10	Ezekiel prophesies in
		A)	Israel
		B)	Jerusalem
		C)	Nineveh
		D)	Babylon

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