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Humanities
Humanities Exams
| who are the main characters (5) who go on the journey? (Voyage of the Dawn Treader) | Lucy, Edmund, Eustace, Caspian, Reepicheep |
| Which character changes the most throughout the novel? What animal does he change into? | Eustace; Dragon |
| how does this character turn back into a person again? | He takes off his outer layers but Aslan takes off his inner layers. Aslan must help him - Eustace can't do it by himself! |
| what does regeneration mean? | formation of a new creature |
| In John 3, Jesus tells ________ that he must be ____ again in order to see the kingdom of God | NIcodemus; born |
| had 12 sons (Genesis) | Jacob |
| called by God to be a blessing to the nations through his family | Abraham |
| was sold into slavery by his brothers | Joseph |
| woman with "weak eyes" who was one of Jacob's wives | Leah |
| found favor in God's eyes and was saved from disaster | Noah |
| lied to Adam and Eve | serpent/ Satan |
| father of Jacob and Esau | Isaac |
| accused Joseph of assault | Potipher's wife |
| son of Jacob who is in the lineage of Christ | Judah |
| Through his sin, death spread to all men | Adam |
| the male head of a family or tribe | patriarch |
| to twist out of shape; make crooked or deformed | distort |
| the unmerited favor of God | grace |
| the moral excellence of God that sets him apart from all others | holy |
| the complete control of God over everything | sovereign |
| the one- in- three nature of God, referring to the Trinity | triune |
| to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose | thwart |
| a defense of God's good character in allowing evil in the world | theodicy |
| what does the word genesis mean? | beginning |
| around what year was Genesis written? Who wrote it? | 1400 B.C.; Moses |
| what event does "he shall bruise your head and you shall bruise his heel" (gen.3:15) foreshadow? | Christ overcoming Satan |
| what is the main theme/idea of the story of Joseph? | theodicy |
| list 5 major effects of the fall of man (results of sin)? | death; dishonesty; frustrating work; war of the sexes; spiritual warfare |
| list 4 parts of the covenant. | Promise; Law; Blessing; Sign |
| list 4 ways that Joseph is like Christ: | 1. both betrayed by brothers 2. both resist temptation 3. both falsely accused 4. both save lives |
| the sun god who Gilgamesh prays to: (Gilgamesh) | Shamash |
| angry king of the Sumerian gods: | Enlil |
| Gilgamesh's best friend: | Enkidu |
| Sends the bull of heaven to fight Gilgamesh: | Ishtar |
| the man who survives the flood sent by the gods: | Utnapishtam |
| win or regain the favor of by doing something that pleases them | propitiate |
| a drink poured out as an offering to a deity | libation |
| prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious | prevail |
| principles concerning god and bad behavior | morality |
| being subject to death | mortality |
| what was the Sumerians main contributions to the world? | they invented writing |
| what was their system of writing called? | cuneiform |
| why did the gods flood the world in Gilgamesh? | they were annoyed with the humans for being to loud |
| what city was Gilgamesh the king of? | uruk |
| around what year was Gilgamesh famous and well-known? | 2100 B.C. |
| what is the main theme/idea of Gilgamesh? | Mortality and Immortality |
| list the 8 elements of the Epic Hero Cycle: | 1. Main Character 2. Hero's Quest 3. Hero's Test 4. Mythical Companions 5. Supernatural world 6. low point 7. Resurrection 8. Resolution |
| yearn to possess or have something (Exodus) | covet |
| gross injustice or wickedness; sin | iniquity |
| belief that there is only one god | monotheism |
| make a priest or minister | ordain |
| the belief in more than one god | polytheism |
| abandon a harsh intention or cruel treatment | relent |
| a person who stays or lives somewhere temporarily | sojourner |
| who is the author of the Exodus? | Moses |
| around what year did the Israelites' exodus from Egypt likely take place? | 1447 B.C. |
| what are the main resources (2-3) that God is rescuing the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt? | 1. to show he is lord 2. to execute judgment on the gods of Egypt |
| How does the Passover foreshadow the gospel? (How are they similar/how do they relate?) | just as God passed over the Israelites in Egypt, whose households had the blood of the lamb on their doorpost, God passes over us |
| How did the 10 commandments relate to what Jesus calls the "greatest" commandments in the law in Matthew 22:34-40? | The first 4 are about loving God and the other 6 are about loving people. |
| what is a suzerain treaty? | an agreement between a higher lord and a lesser lord |
| List the parts of a suzerain treaty. | 1. identification of suzerain 2. historical prologue 3. stipulations 4. blessings and curses |
| What are the three parts of the tabernacle? | courtyard, holy place, most holy place |
| What is the purpose of the tabernacle? | so God can have a dwelling place among his people |
| to order or decide something in an official way (Code of Hammurabi) | decree |
| notably brilliant because of dignity or achievements | illustrious |
| to praise something highly | exalt |
| a person who rules a kingdom or empire | monarch |
| around what year did Hammurabi write his code of law? | 1780 B.C. |
| Hammurabi was the king of _______ who united the peoples living in ___________, the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This land is in the present-day country of ____. | Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq |
| What subject does Hammurabi spend the most time on in the Prologue of the code? | his own achievements |
| The stone tablet in which the Babylon/ Sumerian sun god named ________ gives the laws to Hammurabi is called a _____. | Shamash, stele |
| Around what year do the events in 1 Samuel take place? (1 Samuel) | 1050 B.C. |
| 1 Samuel shows the transition in Israel's political history of being ruled by a _____ to being ruled by a _____. | judge, king |
| Why do the Israelites want a king to rule over them? | to be like all the other nations |
| How is Saul shown to be a bad king? | he starts to sin a lot and doesn't do anything about it. doesn't see the Lord |
| What are some qualities about David that make him fit to be a good king? | David is rooted in God's word and the Lord chose him. |
| List 4 ways that David is a type of Christ (Christ figure). | 1. intimate relationship with Lord 2. both born in Bethlehem 3. tribe of Judah 4. both kings |
| In what book of the Bible do we find information, in the form of poetry, about how David felt when he was on the run from Saul? | Psalms |
| struggling (The Odyssey) | contending |
| rude | insolent |
| fame | renown |
| skillfully | tactfully |
| skill | prowess |
| The meanest, ringleader of the suitors | Antinous |
| People who Odysseus stays with right before he sails back to Ithaka | Phaeacians |
| Odysseus' enemy and god of the sea | Poseidon |
| Beautiful nymph who loves Odysseus | Kalypso |
| Character who "comes of age" | Telemachos |
| 1st European Civilization | Minoans |
| 2nd European Civilization | Myceneans |
| Greek word for city-state | polis |
| The main reason Greece was split into warring city-states was the ___________ geography which isolated them from each other. | mountainous |
| Troy was located in the ancient country of ____ _____, present-day country of ______. | Asia Minor, Turkey |
| Homer most likely lived from ____ B.C. to ____ B.C | 800 B.C. to 701 B.C. |
| The main worldview and religion of the ancient Greeks: | pagan polytheism |
| What is the staircase analogy/chain-of beings? | some dieties are greater than others yet still less than some |
| In scripture, _____, who was ministering the gospel of Christ to Greeks, considered the Greek gods and goddesses to be _______. | Paul, demons |
| The Illiad and The Odyssey for Greeks could be compared to the ______ for Christians. | bible |
| Explain how The Illiad shows a more barbaric Greek mindset and The Odyssey shows a more civilized Greek mindset. | The Illiad shows the Trojan War story, as The Odyssey shows the journey home after the war. |
| The Odyssey is an ____ ____. | epic poem |
| The Odyssey is written in a meter called ________ _________ which means it has __ feet made up of one ________ syllable followed by two __________ syllables. | dactylic hexameter, 6, stressed, unstressed |
| What is Odysseus' special skill that makes him an epic hero? | cunning/ craftiness |
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