Title: Chapter 01: Multiple Choice Questions: How Did We Get the Bible?
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: What term refers to the normative list of authoritative texts that reflect a religious community’s attempt to identify those texts that function authoritatively for their faith tradition?
- testament
- covenant
- Scripture
- canon
A: canon

Q: Modern translations of the Bible are influenced by what factors?
- the translators’ theology
- the literacy of modern readers
- translation theory
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: Which texts were authoritative for the Christian movement from the very beginning?
- the Gospels
- the Jewish Scriptures
- the letters of Paul
- none of the above
A: the Jewish Scriptures

Q: What is the general order in which the Hebrew canon developed?
- Law, Writings, Prophets
- Prophets, Law, Writings
- Law, Prophets, Writings
- Writings, Prophets, Law
A: Law, Prophets, Writings

Q: Which term is NOT used to refer to the additional writings contained in the Catholic Old Testament that are absent in the Protestant Old Testament?
- the Catholic Epistles
- second canon
- the Apocrypha
- deuterocanonical
A: the Catholic Epistles

Q: Which texts entered the New Testament canon first?
- the Gospels
- the book of Acts
- Paul’s letters
- Revelation
A: Paul’s letters

Q: The earliest lists of canonical New Testament books probably emerged in which century?
- first century CE
- second century CE
- third century CE
- fourth century CE
A: third century CE

Q: Because we do not have the original autographs of the biblical texts, the discipline of __________ is necessary to reconstruct the earliest form of the text.
- textual criticism
- literary criticism
- manuscript criticism
- source criticism
A: textual criticism

Q: What are the earliest manuscripts of the New Testament, dating back to the second and third centuries CE?
- the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Codex Sinaiticus
- the Peshitta
- the papyri
A: the papyri

Q: Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
- Old Testament textual critics generally work from a base text.
- New Testament textual critics generally work from a reconstructed text.
- New Testament textual critics have the advantage of having some of the original autographs of the New Testament books to help them in their work.
- In both Old and New Testament textual criticism, the more difficult reading is usually thought to be the more original reading.
A: New Testament textual critics have the advantage of having some of the original autographs of the New Testament books to help them in their work.