History

1. Multiple choice: In Lamentations, how does Jeremiah usually refer to Jerusalem? (a) As a harlot; (b) as a virgin daughter; or (c) as a toothless hag.

2. True or false? Part of Jeremiah's first lament is written as though Jerusalem were speaking to passersby who marvel at her destruction.

3. Multiple choice: Who did Jeremiah lament had been an enemy to the temple, feasts, king, and priest in Jerusalem? (a) Nebuchadnezzar; (b) Marduk; or (c) the Lord.

1. (b) As a virgin daughter (Lam. 1:15; 2:13).

2. True.(Lem. 1:12-22).

3. (c) The Lord (Lem. 2:5-7). The Lord had become an active opponent after Judah and Jerusalem had strayed so far into sin.