The Old Testament

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

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? Mattathias Judas Simeon 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? They drop dead on the spot Their village is destroyed They all lose their hair 42 of them are torn to pieces by she-bears

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

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

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

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 Uriah Hezekiah Ahaz

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

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