Title: Chapter 03: Multiple Choice Questions: The Latter Prophets
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: Which of the following could describe classic expressions of prophecy?
- oral in nature
- poetic in form
- within a historical setting
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: In the Latter Prophets, what are the two major categories of sin that the prophets address?
- social injustice and sexual immorality
- sexual immorality and idolatry * c. social injustice and idolatry d. sexual immorality and addiction
A: social injustice and sexual immorality

Q: Which prophetic book employs an extended marriage metaphor to teach about YHWH’s jealous desire for the covenant people to be faithful to YHWH?
- Hosea
- Isaiah
- Habakkuk
- Amos
A: Hosea

Q: Which of the following crises was NOT one of the national crises directly in the background of the Isaiah prophecies?
- the Syro-Ephraimite crisis (735 BCE)
- the fall of Samaria (722/1 BCE)
- the Assyrian threat (711 BCE)
- the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)
A: the fall of Samaria (722/1 BCE)

Q: Why do many interpreters suggest the people of Judah did not believe Jerusalem would fall to the Babylonians?
- Jerusalem was special because it was the city of YHWH.
- Jerusalem had not fallen in previous attacks.
- YHWH would not allow Jerusalem to fall.
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: What does the archeological evidence suggest about the period of the Israelite monarchy?
- The united kingdom of Israel was the grandest of all the ancient Near Eastern kingdoms.
- In the period of the divided monarchy, the southern kingdom of Judah was much grander than the northern kingdom. * c. The basic biblical account is archeologically supported but the kingdom of Israel, united and divided, may not have been as grand as many interpreters imagine. d. The basic biblical account is not supported by archeological evidence at all.
A: The united kingdom of Israel was the grandest of all the ancient Near Eastern kingdoms.

Q: Which book of the Latter Prophets is much shorter and organized differently in its Greek version than in its Hebrew version?
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Ezekiel
- Joel
A: Jeremiah

Q: In what year did Jerusalem fall to the Babylonians?
- 787/6 BCE
- 687/6 BCE
- 587/6 BCE
- 487/6 BCE
A: 587/6 BCE