Title: Chapter 04: Multiple Choice Questions: Poetry and Worship
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: What does the Hebrew title of Psalms mean?
- Songs
- Book of Praises
- Stringed Instruments
- Songs of David
A: Book of Praises

Q: The last five psalms in the Psalter are what kind of psalm?
- lament psalms
- praise psalms
- thanksgiving psalms
- wisdom psalms
A: praise psalms

Q: The Psalter is made up of psalms organized into how many books?
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
A: 5

Q: Which of the following information do the superscriptions in Psalms often include?
- technical terms for the use of the text in worship
- the liturgical collection from which the psalm comes
- historical notes suggesting which Old Testament text to read with the psalm
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: What interpretive tool was the primary way scholars interpreted the Psalms in the last century?
- literary criticism
- form criticism
- source criticism
- rhetorical criticism
A: form criticism

Q: Which scholar is responsible for beginning the movement to classify each psalm and determining the situation in ancient Israel’s social and religious life from which these songs arose?
- Hermann Gunkel
- Martin Noth
- Claus Westermann
- Sigmund Mowinckel
A: Hermann Gunkel

Q: Which scholar argued that the Psalms came from ancient Israel’s organized worship in the Jerusalem temple?
- Hermann Gunkel
- Martin Noth
- Claus Westermann
- Sigmund Mowinckel
A: Sigmund Mowinckel

Q: What do the authors say makes identifying the particular historical contexts and particular speakers of the Psalms extraordinarily difficult?
- the open poetic language
- the conflicting superscriptions
- the disorganized nature of the Psalter
- the lack of archeological evidence
A: the open poetic language

Q: Which of the following is one of the new emphases of contemporary Psalms scholarship?
- identifying the personal and/or historical context from which each psalm arose
- the shape of the book of Psalms as a whole
- placing each psalm into its proper form-critical category
- all of the above
A: the shape of the book of Psalms as a whole

Q: Most likely, who were the groups after whom some of the collections are named (such as the “Asaphites” and the “Korahites”)?
- psalm singers and collectors associated with the temple
- the original authors of the psalms that have their superscription attached
- the sons of King David
- prophets whose writings have been lost but whose teaching was important to the community
A: psalm singers and collectors associated with the temple