Deck 13: The Bible: Genesis Flood

Question 1

The first thing Noah does after leaving the ark is ____________________.

A) offer a sacrifice to God
B) call all of his family together
C) release all of the animals who had been confined so long
D) check with God to see what he should do next

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The specific type of agreement between God and Noah is called a _____________.

A) contract
B) covenant
C) cooperation
D) treaty

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Israelites' stories of the flood may have come from ____________________.

A) Mesopotamia
B) Egypt
C) Rome
D) Greece

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_______________ was the Mesopotamian god of the waters.

A) Marduk
B) Tiamat
C) Leviathan
D) Gilgamesh

Question 5

The Priestly writer describes the flood as resulting from the release of the firmament, a giant hemisphere which separated the waters. We call this type of explanation ____________________.

A) aetiology
B) meteorology
C) anthropomorphism
D) cosmology

Question 6

In addition to Noah, God also made covenants in the Old Testament with Moses and _______________.

A) Abraham
B) Solomon
C) Adam
D) Aaron

Question 7

Although the Old Testament covenants differ from one another, they all offer protection by God if _______________________.

A) humans fulfill certain obligations
B) something goes very wrong
C) humans have problems they cannot solve
D) humans ask for protection

Question 8

God telling Noah that he is placing his weapon of destruction in the sky as a sign he will not use it against humans is a(n) __________________ explanation of the rainbow.

A) cosmological
B) psychological
C) theological
D) aetiological

Question 9

________________ instructs Noah on how to build the ark.

A) Adam
B) Moses
C) God
D) Leviathan

Question 10

God gave Noah advance notice of when the rains would begin; he said: ". . . in _______________ days I will send rain upon the earth. . . ."

A) ten
B) forty
C) seven
D) two

Question 11

Noah and his family entered the ark and "the Lord shut him in"; this portrays God as _______________.

A) mean
B) angry
C) immanent
D) transcendent

Question 12

The Yahwist writer represents God as quite ________________________, or "human-like."

Question 13

The __________________ writer emphasizes the progress humans have made in understanding their relationship with God.

Question 14

In the Bible, _____________________ is a sea monster which contended with God but was also subordinate to him.

Question 15

The Priestly writer explains the new stage of God's relationship with humans after the flood in the ________________________, the formal agreement between God and his people.

Question 16

As a sign of his renewed tie with humans, God places his ______________ in the sky.

Question 17

The __________________ were evil creatures described in Genesis who corrupted early humans.

Question 18

Shem, Ham, and Japheth are the sons of _____________________.

Question 19

When the dove returned to the ark with a(n) __________________ in its mouth, Noah knew that the waters had subsided.

Question 20

We read in this section of Genesis, "from these the whole earth was peopled." "These" refers specifically to ______________________.

Question 21

Noah knew for sure he could leave the ark when _____________________________.