QUESTION 1

1. In Exodus 3, we read that the Lord has heard Pharaoh’s concerns about his unruly slaves and intends to strengthen Pharaoh’s power over them.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 2

1. In the book of Exodus, the feast of Passover originates as the Hebrew people are spared when the LORD (or, in some translations, the angel) “passes over” their homes, marked with lamb’s blood.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 3

1. In both Exodus and Matthew, the story includes a ruler who threatens the lives of baby boys.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 4

1. In Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5-7), Jesus commands non-violence and love of enemies.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 5

1. The Greek word “Christ” and the Hebrew word “meschiach” (from which we get the English word Messiah) mean the same thing.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 6

1. In the book of Exodus, Moses leads the Hebrew people out of the kingdom of Babylon.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 7

1. In the book of Matthew, the death of Jesus is reported taking place using the usual torture and execution method of his day: the electric chair.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 8

1. In Matthew, Jesus’ last supper with his disciples is a celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 9

1. The Ten Commandments are central to the covenant that the Lord creates with the Hebrew people at Mount Sinai.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 10

1. The Gospel of Matthew tells the story of angels, shepherds, and the baby Jesus in a manger, because there was no room for them in the Bethlehem inn.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 11

1. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus’ last words on the cross are to ask God’s forgiveness for those who have crucified him.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 12

1. In the film we saw in class on Thursday, we learned that the opening of the Gospel of Mark would have had strongly anti-Roman resonance for its original readers.

   
   True
   
   False