Theology 9 np, Chapter 1 Review

(True or False) The four main types of books found in the Old Testament are Books of the Law, the Pentateuch, the Torah, and the Prophetic Books.

• True
• False

(True or False) The writers of the Old Testament histories relied on both oral and written sources.

• True
• False

(True or False) The story of Jonah is an example of an epic found in the Old Testament.

• True
• False

(True or False) The most evident feature of the Old Testament poetry is parallelism.

• True
• False

(True or False) The Canaanites practiced polytheism; by contrast, the Israelites practiced monotheism.

• True
• False

(True or False) King David's son, Solomon, increased Jerusalem's importance as a religious center by building the first Temple there.

• True
• False

(True or False) God remains the same, but the human understanding of him develops and deepens, as does our understanding of God's gradual revelation in the Old Testament.

• True
• False

(True or False) Saint Mother Teresa founded a religious order called the Sisters of Loreto.

• True
• False

(Choose the best answer from the choices given) The first five books of the Old Testament; this word means "law"

• covenant
• Torah
• Historical Books

(Choose the best answer from the choices given) The male ancestors of the Israelites, particularly Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

• natural moral law
• matriarchs
• patriarchs