Quiz: The Old Testament Books of Prophecy
Score for this attempt: 47 out of 50
Question 1
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The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as
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Quiz: The Old Testament Books of Prophecy
Score for this attempt: 47 out of 50
Question 1
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The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a “Prince of Heaven.”
True
False
Question 2
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Amos compared the wealthy women of Samaria to well-fed cattle in that they oppressed the poor and were consumed with their own selfish pleasures.
True
False
Question 3
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Amos was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah.
True
False
Question 4
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Obadiah announced that God would judge because of their participation with the southern kingdom of Judah’s
enemies in the plundering of Jerusalem.
the northern kingdom of Israel.
Nineveh
the wicked nation of Babylon
Edom
Question 5
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Nahum delivered his messages during the reign of Josiah around the same time Daniel commenced his prophetic ministry.
True
False
Question 6
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The book of Lamentations is an anonymous composition but early tradition identifies as the author of the book.
Isaiah Daniel Ezekiel
Jeremiah
Question 7
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The king and people of Nineveh took Jonah’s warning of destruction seriously and expressed their repentance by fasting from food and drink, wearing sackcloth, crying out to God, and turning from their violent behavior.
True
False
Question 8
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Habakkuk’s second question was:
“Will the Lord spare the priests and prophets?”
“Why does the Lord not punish injustice in Judah?”
“Will the Lord have mercy?”
“How can God use the Babylonians to punish Judah?”
Question 9
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Amos’ prophecies of judgment demanded a response because they were not absolute predictions of what must happen in the future as much as they were warnings of what would happen if Israel did not repent and change its ways.
True
False
Question 10
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Haggai’s threefold encouragement was for the people included
giving careful thought to their ways.
realizing that they and their offerings were unclean.
observing closely how their punishment would soon turn into a blessing after they repent.
All of the above.
Question 11
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The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a “Wonderful Counselor”
True
False
Question 12
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In the Zechariah third vision he saw a man with a measuring rod, surveying Jerusalem in preparation for the rebuilding of its walls.
True
False
Question 13
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The moral failure of Judah’s leadership had little impact on the spiritual corruption of the nation. However, the same could not be said for Judah’s priests.
True
False
Question 14
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The King of Babylon has a dream about four empires that is only successfully interpreted by Daniel.
True
False
Question 15
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Ezekiel came from a priestly family, which helps explain his emphasis on sin as uncleanness and defilement and his interest in the rebuilding of the future temple.
True
False
Question 16
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Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:
long lives for dutiful obedience
plagues and pestilence on Israel’s enemies to heal their diseases
permanent settlement in the land
Question 17
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During an extravagant banquet Belshazzar saw a divine handwritten message that appeared on the plaster wall of the palace. This message indicated that his kingdom had been numbered, weighted, and divided.
True
False
Question 18
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Daniel was a contemporary of ___________ and _.
Isaiah/Jeremiah Jeremiah/Ezekiel Jeremiah/Jonah Amos/Ezekiel
Isaiah/Ezekiel
IncorrectQuestion 19
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Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:
to make Israel victorious over her enemies
to restore Jeroboam’s throne long lives for dutiful obedience
to increase their knowledge of the “Holy One of Israel” All of the above
Question 20
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The Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah makes clear that this is not a typical human child because he is described as a “Might Savior.”
True
False
Question 21
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The use of the title “Holy One of Israel” appears equally in both “halves” of the book of Isaiah. This unifying element argues for Isaiah’s authorship of the whole book.
True
False
Question 22
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In his second vision, Zechariah saw four horns crushed.
True
False
Question 23
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Jeremiah told Judah that they would be able to resist the Babylonians. However, submission to Babylon was the only way Jerusalem would be spared from destruction.
True False
Question 24
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Daniel and his three friends were placed in a three-year training program to learn the language, literature, and the sciences of the Babylonians.
True
False
Question 25
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In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as the coming conqueror.
True
False
Question 26
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In Isaiah, Christ is pictured as a stumbling block for the Jews.
True
False
Question 27
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According to our textbook, the overall theme of Daniel is God’s sovereignty over the people of Israel and the nations of the world.
True
False
Question 28
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Habakkuk ended his dialogue with God by composing a prayer that could be song as a hymn.
True
False
IncorrectQuestion 29
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In his first vision, Zechariah saw a flying scroll that measured thirty feet by fifteen feet and was covered with written curses against those who had broken God’s commandments
True
False
Question 30
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In Malachi, God denounces His people by raising the question of
kingship hope
divorce
peace
Question 31
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Habakkuk was a contemporary of
Jeremiah Zephaniah Daniel
Ezekiel
All of the Above
Question 32
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Because of his strong preaching, Jeremiah was appreciated by kings, priests, and the people of Judah.
True
False
Question 33
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Rather than rejoicing in his successful preaching mission and the salvation of the Ninevites, Jonah was angered that the Lord spared the city.
True
False
Question 34
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Jeremiah prophesied during the reign of Judah’s last five kings.
True
False
Question 35
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Ezekiel was transported into exile as part of the first Babylonian deportation.
True
False
IncorrectQuestion 36
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In Malachi, God denounces His people by raising the question of
worship heritage honor
death
Question 37
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Habakkuk’s message is a personal one in which the prophet laments and dialogues with the Lord over the justice of His ways in using the Babylonians to punish Judah’s sins.
True
False
Question 38
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The Immanuel prophecy depicts one whose reigns forever.
True
False
Question 39
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Haggai encouraged some of the older people who still remembered the glorious first temple and felt like giving up when they considered the inferiority of the new temple.
True
False
Question 40
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The possibility that the Lord might show mercy to the Assyrians was why Jonah refused to go to the city in the first place.
True
False
Question 41
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Ezekiel delivered an extensive message of judgment against Tyre, the capital of Phoenicia.
True
False
Question 42
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Judgment, however, was not the final word for Judah or the nations. In the last days, the Lord would purify the speech of all peoples so they might worship and serve Him.
True
False
Question 43
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Zephaniah’s preaching thus helped influence perhaps the greatest revival in Judah’s history.
True
False
Question 44
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Peter cites and quotes from Isa 53:4–5, 9, 11–12 (“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth,” and “by his wounds you have been healed”) in 1 Peter 2:21-25 as evidence that Jesus is Isaiah’s suffering servant.
True
False
Question 45
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According to the textbook, Habakkuk’s interaction with God is a reminder that the life of faith often involves lament, complaint, and the pouring out of one’s honest emotions and feelings to God.
True
False
Question 46
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The book of Nahum is a message against _.
Israel Judah Babylon
Nineveh
Question 47
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The book of Jonah is a two-part story. The first part of the book is about God’s mercy to His disobedient prophet. The second part of the book is about God’s mercy to the wicked people of Nineveh.
True
False
Question 48
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In Malachi, the Lord promised that He would send the prophet prior to the future Day of the Lord to restore His people.
Moses Elijah Aaron
Elisha
Question 49
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Amos opened his book of prophecies with the startling image of God as a _. Rather than protecting them, Yahweh
would roar out in judgment against them.
raging river
swooping eagle crouching tiger
roaring lion
Question 50
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Amos concluded his prophecies of unrelenting judgment with a message of hope concerning Israel’s future restoration. God promised:
Israel would once again worship at Dan and Bethel supremacy through military might
future prosperity
their swords would be returned to plowshares
Quiz Score: 47 out of 50
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