[SOLVED] HIEU 201 / HIEU201 Chapter 2 Quiz (LATEST 2022)

The biblical account of the Exodus identifies ________ as leading the Hebrews out of Egypt. a. Abraham b. David c. Saul d. Moses Hide Feedback Correct Under the rule of David's son Solomon, a. Israel reached the ...

The biblical account of the Exodus identifies ________ as leading the Hebrews out of Egypt. a. Abraham b. David c. Saul d. Moses Hide Feedback Correct Under the rule of David's son Solomon, a. Israel reached the height of its power and prosperity. b. the Israelites lost Jerusalem to the Philistines. c. Jerusalem decreased in importance. d. old tribal patterns gained renewed strength. Hide Feedback Correct The Old Testament a. is a record of ancient Jewish history compiled by research historians. b. describes the efforts of the Jews to understand the ways of God. c. explores only human weakness and cruelty. d. depicts demigods as its heroes. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews thought of Yahweh as a. a universal spirit that resided in the elements of nature, such as the earth, the moon, and the sun. b. the great creator of the universe, who had then withdrawn entirely from earthly affairs. c. fully powerful and therefore fully free. d. a superhuman deity who required food, drink, sleep, and sexual gratification. Hide Feedback Correct Which of the following describes the Hebrews' relationship with the natural world? a. Nature was divine, and natural phenomena were invested with supernatural qualities. b. God was a part of nature and was thus affected by numerous natural forces like storms. c. Natural phenomena were the result of God's handiwork. d. The Hebrews demystified nature by creating theoretical science. Hide Feedback Correct In the history of the Hebrew people, the covenant has served to This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 03-21-2022 11:12:07 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/53490097/HIEU-201-Chapter-2-Quizdocx/ a. emphasize the unique relationship of God to the Israelites as a chosen people that had accepted God's moral code. b. emphasize the all-importance of the Hebrew nation over all other people. c. encourage the Hebrews to turn inward and take a very limited role in human affairs. d. justify the exploitation and oppression of the weakest members of society. Hide Feedback Correct The historical significance of Israelite law was that it a. introduced the idea of private property as the most important concept in society. b. demonstrated greater ethical awareness than other legal codes of the Near East. c. embraced the idea that law should treat people differently depending on their wealth. d. rejected protection of the widows, orphans, and slaves. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews regarded history as a. a process leading to a goal. b. a great cycle, with the same events occurring over and over again. c. a purely secular subject. d. the random result of human acts. Hide Feedback Correct During the flowering of the prophetic movement, the Hebrew prophets a. embraced parochialism and believed Israel's sacred mission was to focus on the chosen people alone. b. insisted that Yahweh would be pleased only by the observance of proper rituals and ceremonies. c. preached social responsibility and criticized those who emphasized accumulation of possessions and wealth. d. saw poverty and injustice as facts of life that would be futile to oppose. Hide Feedback Correct All of the following is true of universalism in Hebrew thought EXCEPT a. its stress on the special nature and destiny of the Hebrews as God's chosen people. b. its emphasis that Israel was charged to lead in the struggle against idolatry. c. its concern for all humanity. d. its contradiction of the narrow, tribal origins of Hebrew society. Hide Feedback Incorrect The first five books of the Old Testament are known as the This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 03-21-2022 11:12:07 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/53490097/HIEU-201-Chapter-2-Quizdocx/ a. Talmud. b. Torah. c. Quintarch. d. Tanak. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews originated in a. Palestine. b. Mesopotamia. c. Egypt. d. Canaan. Hide Feedback Correct During the eleventh century B.C., the leadership of Saul united the ________ Hebrew tribes in Canaan. a. twelve b. twenty c. two d. ten Hide Feedback Correct After the fall of Israel to the Assyrians in 722 B.C. a. the Hebrews experienced an immediate return to their former power. b. the prophets Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah declared that the Hebrews had been forsaken by Yahweh. c. thousands of Hebrews were exiled to Syria. d. many Hebrews lost their identity as the people of God. Hide Feedback Correct The Hebrews' concept of Yahweh a. emphasizes the God's power as ruler of all and subject to none. b. shows that they were monotheists from their earliest days in Mesopotamia. c. is similar to that of other ancient monotheisms, such as the worship of Aton in Egypt. d. views Yahweh as one of many gods, all deserving honor and obedience by humans. Hide Feedback Correct Which of the following is a fundamental Hebrew belief about the individual?