General

1. True or false?: When Job heard that his livestock were gone and his children dead, he tore his robe, shaved his head, fell to the ground , and cursed God?

2. Fill in the blanks:  The Bible describes the extent of Job's affliction with painful boils as "from the

------- of his ------- to the --------of his ---------."

3. Question: Who said to Job, "Curse God and die"?

1. False. He worshiped instead of cursing God  (Job 1:20 ). His grief did not drive Job from God  but to Him.

2. :Sole---foot---crown---head"  ( Job 2:7 ).

3. Job's wife (Job 2:9 ) She wanted Job to adopt the attitude toward God that Satan hoped he would

(v 5 ).

General

1. Multiple choice: Which of Job's sons was giving a party for his brothers and sisters when they were killed?  (a) The youngest; (b) the middle one ; or (c) the oldest.

2. Which of these is not away Job's livestock was killed  when Satan attempted to turn Job against God?  (a) A great wind; (b) Sabean raiders; or (c) the fire of God from heaven.

3. When Satan attempted to turn Job against God ,how did he kill Job's seven sons and three daughters?  (a) A great wind collapsed their house; (b) a fire burned their house; or  (c) Chalbean raiders attacked their house.

1. The oldest (Job 1:13 )  This was merely coincidental since they feasted daily on a rotating schedule among the seven sons (v.4 )

2.(a) A great wind (Job 1: 14-17 ).

3. (a)  A great wind collapsed their house (Job 1:19 ).

General

1. True or false:?  Job's friends recognized him at a great distance and ran to greet him.

2. Multiple choice: In the book of Job, what happened on "a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord"?  (a) Satan came to accuse Job; (b) Job died and went to heaven ; or (c) Job was made more wealthy than before his troubles.

3. True or false? If Satan had not accused  God of pampering Job, God  would never have discussed  Job with Satan.


1. False.  They did not recognize Job, so they mourned  (Job 2:12)

2. (a) Satan came to accuse Job (Job 1:6; 2:1 ). As  an angelic being , Satan had access to the presence of God with the other angels who had not fallen.

3. False. God twice brought up  Job to Satan as an example of a righteous man (Job1:8; 2:3 )

Poetry----General

1. Multiple choice: In what land did  Job live? (a) Ur; (b) Uz; or (c) Nod.

2. How many children did Job have before his troubles? (a) Seven daughters and three sons; (b)seven sons and seven daughters ; or (c) seven sons and three daughters.

3. What were the names of Job's three friends who came to comfort him? (a) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed Nego; (b) Joab, Asahel, and Abner; or (c) Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar.

1. (b) Uz   (Job1:1 ).

2. (c) Seven sons and three daughters (Job 1:2 ) Ancient Near Eastern cultures valued sons, so the preponderance of sons would also have been an indication to Job's peers of his success.

3. (c) Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar (Job 2:11 )

Wisdom and Instruction

1. True or false?  The Shulamite explained to Solomon that her love could never be jealous of anyone else.

2. The participants in the Song of Solomon are enraptured  with love that they can have no thoughts for the moral training of younger family members.

3. The Shulamite woman who captured Solomon's heart regarded her strong virtue as an asset in romantic love.

4. According to  the Song of Solomon, wealth can influence love greatly.


1. False. She demanded a commitment because love and jealousy are closely related (Song 8:6 )

2. False. They are concerned for a young sister (Song 8:8,9 ) Their concern is for her moral purity.

3. True. (Song 8:10) She  considered her strength to be as attractive as her physical features.

4. False. "If a man would give for love All the wealth of his house, It would be utterly despised"
(Song 8:7 ).

Wisdom and Instruction

1. Fill in the blanks:  Solomon wrote in favor of wisdom, "If the ax is  ------ , And one does not ------
the edge, Then he must use more strength."

2. Multiple choice: What part of her beloveds personality did the Shulamite compare to "ointment poured forth"?  (a) His smile; (b) his eyes; or (c) his name.


3. Which  part of these best parallels in meaning the repeated teaching of the Song of Solomon, "Do not stir up nor awaken love UNTIL it pleases"? (a) Let sleeping dogs lie; (b) don't arouse passions too early in a romance ; or (c) still waters run deep.



1. "Dull---sharpen" (Eccl.10:10 ). Wisdom enables a man to live with less conflict and with a quiet spirit.

2. (c) His name (Song 1:3 ). She  equated her lover's character with his name. His name, when uttered, flooded her with thoughts of him.

3. (b) Don't arouse passions too early in a romance (Song 2:7; 8:4 ).

Wisdom and Instruction

1.  Fill in the blanks: In Ecclesiastes, Solomon wrote,  "The  -------  of a laboring man is sweet,--- But  the abundance of the rich will not permit him to ------ ."

2.  Solomon wrote, " A good ------ is better then precious ointment."


3. Speaking of the relationship of punishment and evildoing, Solomon wrote, "Because the sentence is not executed ------, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do ------."



1. "Sleep---sleep" Eccl. 5:12 ). This passage assumes that the laborer accepts his labor as a gift from God and that the rich man is ruled by his wealth.

2. "Name" (Eccl. 7:1 ).

3. "Speedily --- evil" (Eccl. 8:11 ).