Please note the change in the examination structure from that listed in the back of the
book. The examination you are sitting for will take the format shown in this Sample
Examination Paper.
OLD TESTAMENT 1 SAMPLE EXAMINATION PAPER
The Sample Examination Paper is designed to give you some idea of the type of examination questions you can expect for Old
Testament 1. In an exam answer it is essential to show that you know what is in the notes. Better answers will demonstrate an
ability to reflect on, apply and argue for the truths you have learnt. For further advice on how to answer questions you should refer
to the ‘How to Study’ book.
EXAM INFORMATION:
No Bibles, study notes or work books are to be taken into the examination room.
The time allowed is 2 ½ hours. Ten (10) minutes are allowed before the exam starts so that you can read through the paper.
The paper will take the following format:
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
12 multiple choice questions
6 marks
7 definition questions
14 marks
10 short answer questions 30 marks
5 half-page answers based on biblical texts 25 marks
Essay question 25 marks
Students are expected to answer all five (5) questions.
Question 1 (6 marks) (1/2 mark for each correct answer)
Select the correct answer
a.
What is the culmination of creation in Genesis 2:1-4?
Humanity
Rest
Israel
b.
In Genesis 3 evil
c.
The genealogies in Gen 4-11 show how many lines of humanity being developed?
d.
Why does God act to save Noah and his family?
e.
God appearing to the patriarchs is known as a
f.
The Exodus is presented as what type of event?
g.
Exodus 15-18 includes
h.
The sixth and seventh commandments (in order) are:
Against adultery and against theft
Honour of parents and against adultery
Against killing and against adultery
i.
Israel’s apostasy in Exodus 32
Denies the immediate direct presence of God to the people
Doesn’t change the relationship between God and Israel
Results in all Israel being destroyed
Destroys creation
Stops God’s plans for the world
Is under God’s control
One
Two
Too many to determine
in response to Noah’s request
to maintain his covenant
to save the animals He created
Vision
Revelation
Theophany
Political
Religious
Social
Manna & quail, water from the rock, Israel complaining
Water from the rock, the Golden Calf, appointing judges
Sinai covenant, Manna & Quail, appointing judges
j.
k.
l.
When carried out correctly, Old Testament sacrifices take place to establish a relationship with God
within the covenant relationship
as a means to drive away evil
What is the Hebrew title of the book of Numbers?
Many wanderings
Lots of tribes
In the wilderness
What is the purpose of the book of Deuteronomy?
Question 2 (14 marks – 2 marks for each correct answer)
Provide short definitions of these key terms
a.
Fall
b.
Grace
c.
Covenant
d.
Redemption
e.
Propitiation
f.
Holy War
g.
Yahweh
Question 3 (30 marks, each part is worth 3 marks)
Give a short answer to each question
to expound the law
to make new laws
to establish the promised land
a.
What can be said about the language of Genesis 1-2?
b.
What is the significance of God speaking at creation?
c.
What is significant about the Sabbath rest?
d.
Identify three narratives which trace the spread of sin
e.
Outline the function of Genesis 12:1-3
f.
What is the significance of the tabernacle in the book of Exodus?
g.
What can be said of the Sinai covenant?
h.
What is Israel’s understanding of the law?
i.
j.
Outline the rationale for the sacrificial system
The content of each of Moses’ addresses in Deuteronomy
Question 4 (25 marks, each part is worth 5 marks)
Write brief notes (about 1/2 page) on any five (5)of the following. You need to ensure you comment on the literary, historical,
and biblical context as well as the application
a.
‘I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse’
b.
Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and
became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
c.
And God said, ‘I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought
the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.’
d.
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD:
‘I will sing to the LORD,
for he is highly exalted.
The horse and its rider
he has hurled into the sea.’
‘When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting and the altar, he shall bring
forward the live goat. He is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and
rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat's head. He shall send the goat away into the desert in the
care of a man appointed for the task. The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a solitary place; and the man shall release
it in the desert.’
e.
f.
And God spoke all these words: ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery’.
g.
These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are
crossing the Jordan to possess
Question 5 (25 marks)
Answer one of the following questions (you should allow approximately 40 minutes for this question)
a.
Outline the theological significance of the judgement of Egypt and the Redemption of Israel
OR
b.
Outline the mediatorial role of Moses. Why is it significant in the development of the nation of Israel?
OR
c.
Is Deuteronomy important within the Old Testament framework? In your answer make reference to at least three specific
aspects of Deuteronomy