CST100 "OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLE"
EXAM 7B: GENERAL EPISTLES AND REVELATION
Dr. Jeff Cate
California Baptist University
DIRECTIONS:
 This is an open-note exam. You will need to use the printout of the online notes on "General
Epistles and Revelation" to take this exam. You are not allowed to consult with other
students. By submitting you scantron with your name on it, you are stating that you are
submitting your own work that was done without the assistance of others.
 You will need a pencil and scantron form #882-E or #882-ES to take this exam.
 This exam is identical to the one online in Blackboard.
 Only students taking CST100 for four units of credit, not three, should take this exam.
 For an answer designated with two or three letters, please mark the appropriate two or three
blanks on that one scantron line. For "ABD," mark "A" and "B" and "D" all on the same line.
 Do not mark on this exam booklet. Mark only on your scantron.
MATCHING THE GENERAL EPISTLES (2 points each)
 Match the description with the correct title.
 There is only one correct answer for each description.
 The titles may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
 The descriptions and titles are all arranged alphabetically.
A.
B.
C.
1 John
1 Peter
2 John
D.
E.
AB.
2 Peter
3 John
Hebrews
AC.
AD.
James
Jude
1.
The earliest known reference to this General Epistle is from the third century and at that
point the book was questioned whether or not it was actually from the author stated in the
text.
2.
The General Epistle closely parallels the content, wording, and arrangement of 2 Peter.
3.
This General Epistle begins like a letter in its opening verse but the rest of it resembles
Christian wisdom literature.
4.
This General Epistle has no characteristics of an ancient letter; instead, it is anonymous and
more like an early Christian homily, sermon, or loose essay.
5.
This General Epistle is a pastoral letter addressed to Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and
Bithynia.
6.
This General Epistle is addressed to an early Christian community that had gone through a
split.
7.
This General Epistle is an apocalyptic letter that does not specifically state who its intended
audience originally was.
8.
This General Epistle is more like a testament or farewell address in the form of a letter.
9.
This General Epistle is more like an early Christian sermon and only ends like a letter in its
last seven verses.
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MATCHING THE GENERAL EPISTLES - continued (2 points each)
 Match the description with the correct title.
 There is only one correct answer for each description.
 The titles may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
 The descriptions and titles are all arranged alphabetically.
A.
B.
C.
1 John
1 Peter
2 John
D.
E.
AB.
2 Peter
3 John
Hebrews
AC.
AD.
James
Jude
10.
This General Epistle offers an explanation for the delay of the day of the Lord.
11.
This General Epistle repeatedly describes the characteristics of true believers.
12.
This General Epistle emphasizes that the new covenant established by Jesus is superior to
the old covenant established by Moses.
13.
This General Epistle uses illustrations and examples drawn from the pseudepigrapha as
well as the Hebrew Bible.
14.
This is a fifteen-verse letter addressed to an early Christian leader named Gaius.
15.
This is a thirteen-verse letter addressed to an early church as the "Elect Lady and her
children."
MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 point each)
16.
According to the online notes, First Peter seems to have been written from: (A) Babylon;
(B) Corinth; (C) Ephesus; (D) Jerusalem; (E) Rome
17.
According to the online notes, roughly how many of the verses of Revelation contain
allusions to Old Testament passages? (A) none; (B) one-third; (C) one-half; (D) two-thirds;
(E) eighty percent; (AB) all
18.
According to the online notes, the book of Hebrews argues that the old covenant was
________ in comparison to the new covenant. (A) easier; (B) harder; (C) only a shadow;
(D) worse
19.
According to the online notes, the primary message of the book of Revelation is regarding:
(A) the future; (B) the identity of the antichrist; (C) the return of Jesus; (D) worship
20.
According to the online notes, which of the following has not been considered an author of
Hebrews: (A) Apollos; (B) Barnabas; (C) Luke; (D) Paul; (E) Priscilla and Aquila;
(AB) Timothy
21.
In Revelation, "Babylon" is a code name for: (A) Ephesus; (B) Iraq; (C) Patmos;
(D) Rome; (E) Smyrna; (AB) Thyatira
22.
In Revelation, Jesus is frequently symbolized as: (A) a bear; (B) an eagle; (C) a goat; (D) a
horse; (E) a lamb.
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23.
In Revelation, the climatic, eschatological battlesite is at: (A) Abaddon; (B) Actium;
(C) Galilee; (D) Harmagedon; (E) Jerusalem; (AB) Philippi
24.
John wrote Revelation while banished to what island? (A) Crete; (B) Cyprus; (C) Lesbos;
(D) Malta; (E) Patmos; (AB) Sicily
25.
Most likely, the original readers of Revelation would have understood the cryptic reference
to 666 as a reference to: (A) Antiochus 4 Epiphanes; (B) Gaius Caligula; (C) Herod the
Great; (D) Nero; (E) Pontius Pilate
26.
Most New Testament specialists think the book of Revelation was written by: (A) John the
Apostle; (B) John the Baptist; (C) John the Elder; (D) John Lennon; (E) a Jewish Christian
named John without attempting to identify him further.
27.
Most New Testament specialists think the book of Revelation was written during the reign
of: (A) Augustus; (B) Caligula; (C) Claudius; (D) Domitian; (E) Nero; (AB) Trajan
28.
The Catholic Epistles were called that because:
(A)
They were last books to find a solid place in the New Testament canon.
(B)
They were not Protestant or Orthodox letters.
(C)
They were not written by Paul.
(D)
They were written to a wider audience than Paul's letters.
29.
This interpretive view of Revelation interprets Revelation as pertaining to events yet to
happen. (A) the Continuous Historical View; (B) the Futurist View; (C) the Idealist View;
(D) the Preterist View
30.
This interpretive view of Revelation interprets Revelation purely as a symbolic story with
no relationship to historic time. (A) the Continuous Historical View; (B) the Futurist View;
(C) the Idealist View; (D) the Preterist View
31.
This interpretive view of Revelation interprets Revelation purely in the past tense and sees
all the descriptions throughout the entire book of Revelation as pertaining to the time of the
original readers in the AD 90s. (A) the Continuous Historical View; (B) the Futurist View;
(C) the Idealist View; (D) the Preterist View
32.
To which of the following does the book of Hebrews not compare Jesus to show that he is
greater: (A) animal sacrifices; (B) levitical priesthood; (C) Moses; (D) the angels; (E) the
prophets; (AB) the scribes
33.
Which emperor demanded to be recognized as "Our Lord and God"? (A) Augustus;
(B) Caligula; (C) Claudius; (D) Domitian; (E) Hadrian; (AB) Nero; (AC) Trajan
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TRUE AND FALSE (2 point each). Mark "A" for True. Mark "B" for False.
34.
True or False: Apocalypses dualistically emphasized opposing forces in the universe.
35.
True or False: Apocalypses usually describe visions, heavenly mediators, and journeys
through the cosmos.
36.
True or False: Apocalypses were written during times of crisis to encourage the righteous
that God would vindicate them.
37.
True or False: As a genre, apocalypses arose first among the Greeks and then were taken
over by Gentile-Christians.
38.
True or False: First Peter is written to believers who were enduring persecution aimed
specifically at Christians.
39.
True or False: Hebrews warns the original readers of severe consequences if they retract
from their commitment to Christ.
40.
True or False: James agrees with Paul by stating that a person is justified by faith alone not
by works.
41.
True or False: Of all the Catholic Epistles, only 1 John and 1 Peter met widespread use and
acceptance during the second century.
42.
True or False: Revelation is the namesake for the genre of apocalyptic literature.
43.
True or False: Revelation is the only apocalypse in the New Testament.
44.
True or False: Revelation uses numbers and colors symbolically.
45.
True or False: Since Revelation is an apocalypse, most New Testament specialists think it
is written pseudonymously and in the form of ex eventu prophecy.
46.
True or False: The General Epistles are arranged in the New Testament in the order in
which they were written.
47.
True or False: The letter of James has traditionally been understood to be from James the
brother of Jesus.
48.
True or False: The letter of James seems to have been addressed to a Jewish-Christian
audience.
49.
True or False: The original readers of Hebrews seem to have been Jewish Christians that
faced little or no adversity.
50.
True or False: The vocabulary, grammar, and style of Hebrews indicates that Paul wrote
Hebrews.
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