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Jonah & the Great Fish

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1. The Book of Jonah is
part of the biblical canon for Jews but not for Christians 
part of the biblical canon for both Christians and Jews 
an authentically ancient Hebrew story, but not part of any religious canon 
No Answer
2. The story of Jonah in the form given here is set
in the same period in which it was probably written down 
in the 700s BC, some hundreds of years before it was probably written down 
slightly after the time when it was written down, so that it was probably intended as a parable about the future 
in the last days of the Roman empire and expresses satisfaction at its coming destruction 
No Answer
3. The author of the Book of Jonah
was also named Jonah, and was probably the "minor prophet" mentioned in a different biblical book (II Kings) 
is sometimes called a prophet, but was known in antiquity as a famous storyteller 
is thought by modern scholars to have been the wife of King Jeroboam 
is unknown 
No Answer
4. As the scene opens, the Lord God has come to the conclusion that it is necessary to destroy the wicked city of Nineveh, which is
the capital of Assyria 
the main settlement of the Third Tribe of Israel 
a city occupied largely by Israelites 
being corrupted by degenerate Egyptians 
No Answer
5. During the storm at sea, the sailors do NOT
become afraid 
cast lots to see who is jinxing their voyage 
throw the cargo overboard 
mob Jonah and throw him overboard against his will 
offer prayers to their various gods 
No Answer
6. When he emerges from the Great Fish, Jonah
recounts his adventure to his wife, who doesn't believe him 
uses his experience to persuade fellow Jews to obey the Lord God 
is back to "square one" of his assigned mission to the Ninevites 
slaughters a goat to give thanks for his deliverance 
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7. Deciding to give Nineveh one last chance, the Lord God directs Jonah to travel there and tell the city to repent
because Jonah, being a prophet, is sure to be believed 
because Jonah, being a prophet, can foretell the future 
because Jonah loves the people of Nineveh and can be counted on to urge them convincingly 
because Jonah, himself a Ninevite, was formerly wicked himself but repented, so he is a convincing messenger 
but Jonah seeks to avoid the assignment 
No Answer
8. When he goes to Nineveh, Jonah, unlike most prophets,
spends much of his time drinking in wine shops 
is believed 
preaches to the women because he knows the men are beyond reclamation 
is offered a generous stipend by the king if he will stop preaching 
is offered a generous stipend by the king if he will continue preaching, but include some kind remarks about the king 
No Answer
9. Having completed his ministry in Nineveh, Jonah sits down outside the city
filled with the satisfaction of a job well done 
where he is joined by one of the fishermen 
and weeps for its fate 
and suddenly understands the symbolism of the great fish 
to wait in joy for its destruction 
to lament its ruin 
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10. Most modern commentators consider this story to be (Select two.)
a very late addition to the Bible, probably dating from the period of Rome's conquest of the Near East 
intentionally humorous 
intended as a threat that God might abandon the Israelites if they do not obey him 
reliable history, except that the "great fish" was probably a creature that is now extinct 
a protest against excessively narrow Judaism by which all non-Israelites are beyond the protection of God's benevolence 
a scribe's corruption of an early Christian account of Jesus' three days in the land of the dead before his resurrection 
11. One portion of the Book of Jonah is considered by modern scholars probably to be a later insertion into it. That passage is Jonah's prayer
as the storm arises at sea 
from the belly of the fish 
as he awaits the destruction of Nineveh 
as he calls upon the people of Nineveh to repent 
No Answer

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