Bible Assessment 1

It is hard to tell exactly when events in the Bible took place. All of these are reasons EXCEPT...

• Locations mentioned in the Bible may have a different name than what they are called now (Hiddekel instead of Tigris River).

• Many events are described relative to others ("in the days of King Josiah").

• Most events in the Bible have no archaeological evidence to prove they happened.

The region where many of the events of the Old Testament happened was called ...

• Persia

• Akkad

• Canaan

• Mesopotamia

the process by which ancient texts were approved by the leaders of the church and then included into the Bible

• divination

• canonization

• inspiration

• transcription

Before textbooks were widely available, many schools taught children how to read by using the Bible.

• True

• False

The Bible is split into 2 main sections. What are they called?

• Old Testament and New Testament

• Greek Testament and Hebrew Testament

• Prophecies and Wisdom

Most of the events in the Bible take place in which part of the world?

• Southwest Asia (Middle East), Eastern Africa, and South America

• Eastern Asia, Eastern Africa, and North America

• Southwest Asia (Middle East), North Africa, and Eastern Europe

• Europe, North America, and Western Asia

What role did Johannes Gutenberg play in the creation of the Bible?

• He is believed to have written some parts of the New Testament.

• He translated parts of the Bible into Latin.

• He sped up the process for printing Bibles, which made them easier to access.

• He opened a school for people to study and translate old biblical texts, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Jews and Christians believe he was the first man.

• Abraham

• Adam

• Noah

• Jesus

There is biblical and archaeological evidence that shows the Canaanites traded with...

• the Natufians

• Egypt

• Mohenjo Daro

• the Chinese

The Bible gets its name from the Greek biblia, which means...

• god

• book

• religion

• history