BIBL 325 Quiz Midterm

BIBL 325 Quiz 1 Midterm

1. Which of the following does not represent the three main elements of classic story:
2. “Synoptic” comes from the Greek adjective synoptikos, which means “to see with or together.”
3. Which of the four Gospels contains the only account of Jesus as an adolescent:
4. Which of the four Gospels does not contain Jesus’ encounter with a blind man named Bartimaeus:
5. Matthew contains approximately how many direct quotations from the Old Testament:
6. Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4 best demonstrates the ______________ story:
7. When one deals with the question of who wrote a particular Gospel, the evidence is normally based on external evidence alone.
8. The primary form of the Gospels is story, or narrative.
9. The most elementary rule for interpreting a discourse of any kind is to ask the question, “Who are the characters involved?”
10. Story, parable, discourse, dialogue, and biography are all individual genres that appear in the Gospels.
11. Most of the discourse material in the Gospels consists of direct addresses by Jesus.
12. A point of similarity between conflict and encounter stories is that both rely heavily on plot as the thing that carry the story.
13. Which of the following questions appears in Jesus’ encounter with the blind man of Luke 18:
14. Which of the following passages best demonstrates Jesus’ oratorical skill:
15. This story type found in the Gospels, a collection of stories instead of a single action, is referred to as:
16. The word “gospel” is derived from the Greek euangelion, which literally translates:
17. According to The Inquisitive Christ ̧ how many verses appear between the records of the two miraculous feedings in Matthew?
18. How many questions does Jesus ask in Mark 8:1-38:
19. Narrative deals primarily with thought while discourse deals primarily with action.
20. In a pronouncement story, someone comes to a realization of who Jesus is, namely, the Messiah or Savior.
21. Which of the Gospels has the largest blocks of discourse material?
22. Which of the following is defined as a brief story in which an event in Jesus’ life is paired with a memorable saying or proverb uttered by Jesus?
23. In an encounter story, dialogue usually carries the story.
24. According to The Inquisitive Christ, the Socratic method of teaching involves the asking of questions to the student.
25. The first thing to identify in a Gospel story is the conflict.
26. It is a feature of the Gospels that the characters are representative cross section of humanity.
27. Which of the following is not a genre contained in the passion narratives of the Gospels:
28. All of the material in Matthew is arranged chronologically.
29. The largest category of stories in the Gospels is the ________________ story:
30. The genealogical records in the Gospels may have come from temple records or oral tradition.
31. Which of the following questions appears in Jesus’ encounter with the disciples at the feeding of 4,000 in Matthew 15:
32. In both the biographical and literary parts of the gospels, Jesus is presented as the perfect victim.
33. Travel stories have been prominent in the literature of the world at every stage of history, including the Gospels.
34. The teaching material of the Gospels falls into which of the following categories:
35. The Gospel of Matthew shows us that Jesus Christ is the Messiah of Israel and explains God’s kingdom program.
36. Each of the four Gospels devotes only 10-15 percent to the passion narratives.
37. One genre that is distinctive to the Bible, both Old and New Testament, is the calling, or vocation, story.
38. Which of the following questions appears in Jesus’ encounter with the Pharisees in John
39. The techniques by which storytellers create or present characters is called:
40. The genealogies of Jesus occur in Matthew and Mark’s Gospels.