1. True or False, the Book of Exodus gives a specific name for the…
Question Answered step-by-step 1. True or False, the Book of Exodus gives a specific name for the… 1. True or False, the Book of Exodus gives a specific name for the Pharaoh in charge of Egypt during the time of Moses. 2. What were the names of the garrisoned cities the Israelite slaves were forced to build for the Pharaoh? a. Shiphrah and Puah b. Pithom and Ramses c. Tyre and Sidon d. Aphek and Zoar 3. Jethro, the priest of ___________, became Moses’ father-in-law when Moses married Zipporah. a. Moab b. Ammon c. Edom d. Midian 4. What was the name of the mountain upon which God first appeared to Moses, according to Exodus 3? a. Sinai b. Horeb 5. In a conversation with Moses in Exodus 6, by what name did God say he had formerly made himself known to the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (cf. Gen 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25)? a. Elohim b. YHWH c. El Shaddai 6. Who did God say he would appoint as Moses’ “mouthpiece/prophet” to Pharaoh? a. Jethro b. an angel c. Aaron d. his son by Zipporah 7. T or F: When Moses tried to return to Egypt, Pharaoh met him on the way and tried to kill him. 8. What was the total number of plagues sent by God to afflict Egypt? a. 9 b. 12 c. 10 d. 70 9. Who hardened Pharaoh’s heart against God, according to the Exodus narrative?a. God b. Moses c. Pharaoh d. God and Pharaoh 10. According to the Book of Exodus, why did God send so many plagues? 11. Why did the Israelites ask permission to leave the land of the Egyptians?a. To be free b. Return to the Promised Land c. Worship their god in the Wildernessd. Take a hard-earned vacation 12. What is the name of the final plague after which an annual celebration was named for the people of Israel? ______________________________ 13. According to Exod 13, why did God lead Israel by way of the wilderness across the Sea of Reeds instead of a more direct route to Canaan?15. Coogan considers Moses’s rescue from the Nile and role as a savior figure comparable to that of which hero from Genesis and which Mesopotamian king? a. Abraham b. God c. Noah d. Jacob e. Sargon f. Nabopolasser 16. T or F: Coogan argues that Moses’s fear of returning to Egypt is evidence that he was not really an adopted grandson of the Pharaoh. 17. T or F: Coogan argues that Zipporah averts Yahweh’s wrath by tricking him into thinking that Moses is circumcised. 18. T or F: Yahweh hardens Pharaoh’s heart in Exodus and the Canaanites in the Book of Joshua in order to guarantee their destruction. 19. T or F: The captive Israelites suffer under Yahweh’s plagues just like the Egyptians. 20. T or F: According to Coogan, the Passover celebration combines originally separate rituals celebrated by originally separate tribes/groups of farmers and shepherds in order to help them form a new entity called Israel in Palestine. 21. T or F: The depiction of the “event” at the Red/Reed Sea uses imagery found in Genesis 1 and 8 to suggest that God is performing a new creation, namely, Israel. 22. T or F: The most likely candidate for the Pharaoh of the Exodus period is the famous King: a. Ahkenaten b. Merneptah c. Tutankhamen d. Rameses II 23. T or F: According to Coogan, Exod 12 gives realistic numbers for the Israelite refugees who escaped from Egypt. 24. T or F: According to Coogan, at the end of the Bronze Age, a number of ANE peoples adopted a storm god as their chief deity, including the Babylonians, Canaanites, Hittites, and Israelites, as did the Greeks and the peoples of India. Arts & Humanities Religious Studies REL 235 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
