The Old Testament

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1. What is the shortest book in the Old Testament? Malachi Jonah Obadiah Zephaniah

2. Who is the only judge who we know was left-handed? Abimelech Ehud Gideon Abdon

3. The Books of Maccabees tell the story of how Judah successfully revolted against Seleucid rule. These books are named after which leader of this revolt? Judas Simeon Mattathias Antiochus

4. In 2 Kings 2:23-24, some children pester the prophet Elisha about his being bald. Elisha curses them in the name of the Lord. What fate befalls the children? Their village is destroyed They drop dead on the spot 42 of them are torn to pieces by she-bears They all lose their hair

5. Who was the last king of Judah before the Fall of Judah to Babylon? Jehoiakim Zedekiah Josiah Jehoiachin

6. Which of these sinful things did Noah do? Getting drunk and falling asleep naked Worshipping Baal Adultery Immolating one of his sons

7. Who is the first person to be taken up to heaven alive? Enoch Mary Elijah David

8. David takes Bathsheba as his wife. This is a problem because Bathsheba already has a husband. Who was Bathsheba's husband before David? Uzziah Ahaz Hezekiah Uriah

9. Jeroboam created two separate places of worship in the Northern Kingdom, marked by golden idols. What were these two places? Bethel & Shechem Ephraim & Shechem Shechem & Dan Bethel & Dan

10. Mt. Sinai is also referred to by what name? Mt. Tabor Mt. Carmel Mt. Horeb Mount of Olives