Old Testament Archaeology – Part 2

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Old Testament Archaeology – Part 2 – Quiz

Quiz for Apologetics course by Chris Ashcraft

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1. A 1995 Time Magazine published an article attacking the Biblical record of what ancient city? *

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a. Jerusalem

b. Egypt

c. Jericho

d. Sodom and Gomorrah

2. In 1 Peter 3:15 we are instructed to … ? *

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a. Love our neighbors as ourselves

b. Always be ready to make a defense

c. Discern the truth

d. Love the Lord with our mind

3. According to the Biblical genealogy, the Egyptians are said to have descended from who? *

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a. Shem’s son Arphaxad

b. Ham’s son Mizraim

c. Shem’s son Aram

d. Ham’s son Canaan

4. What ancient Egyptian historian is quoted and relied upon heavily by other historians even though none of his writings have survived? *

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a. Manetho

b. Herodotus

c. Josephus

d. Africanus

e. Bishop Eusebius

5. The Black Obelisk contains a depiction of an Israelite King who had come to Assyria to pay tribute to the emperor. Why is the Obelisk significant? *

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a. It was made from an unknown metal that was later identified as Adamantium.

b. The obelisk was the erected in Cairo and thus shows the important of the Israelites in Egyptian history.

c. It illustrates the close alignment between the Assyrian and Biblical chronologies – with a difference of only a decade.

d. Shalmaneser III was unknown outside the Bible until the Obelisk was discovered.

6. What Pharaoh has been erroneously popularized as the one from whom Moses led the Exodus? *

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a. Tutankhamun (King Tut)

b. Thutmose I

c. Thutmoses

d. Rameses II

7. The Merneptah Stele is an Egyptian monument that commemorates what event? *

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a. The destruction of Israel

b. A seven-year famine

c. The defeat of Assyria and Syrian armies

d. Merneptah’s ascension to the throne as described in 1st Kings.

8. A palace was discovered in the ancient city of Avaris that belonged to a Semitic official. What findings point to this palace belonging to Joseph? *

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a. It was built in the land of Goshen on the site of a home that is typical of the land of Syria/Canaan.

b. It had 12 pillars at its entrance, and 12 tombs in the courtyard believe to represent the 12 sons of Israel.

c. In a large pyramid tomb was found a statue of the owner, which had all the motifs designating a Semitic figure from Canaan, plus a coat of many colors.

d. All of the above.

9. What is the Bahr Youseff? *

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a. An ancient inscription that describes the people that had settled in the land of Goshen, and how the Egyptians had begun to fear them.

b. A Proverb that describes the Egyptian practice of “barring” or “denying yourself” as a sign of true repentance.

c. An ancient canal system in Egypt (aka Joseph’s Canal) that was discovered in the late 1800s and eventually restored.

d. The third century AD writings of the Egyptian historian Africanus.

10. How do the pyramids of the 12th Dynasty align with the Biblical narrative? *

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a. They were built by Thutmoses.

b. They were built using mudbricks with straw.

c. They were built in the land of Goshen.

d. They were built in dedication to the worship of Baal.

11. The ancient Egyptian worker village called Kahun is believed to have been inhabited by Israelite slaves. What leads to this conclusion? *

1 point

a. Unleavened bread was found in several excavated homes.

b. A synagogue was discovered there.

c. Tombs with Semitic ossuaries were identified.

a. The village was suddenly abandoned.

12. What is the approximate date of the Battle of Jericho? *

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a. 4000 B.C.

b. 2700 B.C.

c. 1400 B.C.

d. 700 B.C.

13. Where is Jericho located? *

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a. At the border between Israel and Egypt

b. Israel - North of the Dead Sea

c. Asia Minor (Modern day Iraq)

d. Israel – border of the Sinai Peninsula

14. An archaeologist asserted that Jericho was destroyed 1000 years earlier than the Biblical date and uninhabited at the time of the Exodus. But what was found that refutes her claim? *

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a. Pottery, decorated with red and black geometric patterns, that was in use only in the 15th century BC, the time of the Israelite conquest.

b. The Dead Sea Scrolls.

c. Engravings at the site that bore the image of the Canaanite deity Aragorn.

d. Egyptian pottery that was only used during the 12th and early 13th dynasties.

15. Which of these was not found at Jericho matching the Biblical narrative? *

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a. Food was found indicating the harvest had just been taken in (Joshua 2:6; 3:15).

b. Food was found indicating the siege was short (seven days, Joshua 6:15).

c. The city was not plundered (Joshua 6:18)

d. The city was strongly fortified (Joshua 2:5,7,15, 6:5,20).

e. The walls were leveled, possibly by an earthquake (Joshua 6:20).

f. The city was burned (Joshua 6:20).

g. All were found.

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