
1. Salvation history is
~ Salvation history is a historiographical approach in which God is the primary motive force.
@ Salvation history is a historiographical approach in which God is the primary motive force.
a. an idea that phenomena move or evolve toward a goal or ideal.
b. a historiographical concept revolving around the Abrahamic religions exclusively.
c. another name for historical information taken from the Old Testament. 
*d. a historiographical approach in which God is the primary motive force.

2. The advent of ________ brought teleological understandings of historical change to dominance near the end of the western Roman Empire.
~ The advent of Christianity brought teleological understandings of historical change to dominance near the end of the western Roman Empire.
@ The advent of Christianity brought teleological understandings of historical change to dominance near the end of the western Roman Empire.
*a. Christianity.
b. the Roman Empire.
c. barbarian invasions.
d. Judaism.

3. A teleological view of history can be defined as humanity 
~ A teleological view of history can be defined as humanity moving towards a goal or ideal.
@ A teleological view of history can be defined as humanity moving towards a goal or ideal.
*a. moving towards a goal or ideal.
b. being in a constant state of growth or decline.
c. being motivated by economic forces or class structures.
d. being pulled towards sin. 

4. Which of the following passages from the Book of Jeremiah suggests that this is salvation history?
~ "Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of
his enemies, and into the hand of those who seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king
of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy,
and sought his life.'" In this passage, Yahweh (God) causes historical events.
@ "Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of
his enemies, and into the hand of those who seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king
of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy,
and sought his life.'" In this passage, Yahweh (God) causes historical events.
a. The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who lived in the land of Egypt....
b. Yahweh, the God of Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Why do you commit great evil against your own souls[?]"
c. Jeremiah said to all the people, including all the women, "Hear Yahweh’s word, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt! Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, 'You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and
with your hands have fulfilled it...'"
*d. Yahweh says, "Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of
his enemies, and into the hand of those who seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king
of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy,
and sought his life."

5. The Babylonians were led by King
~ The Babylonians were led by King Nebuchadnezzar. He was the longest-reigning monarch of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from c. 605 BCE - c. 562 BCE.
@ The Babylonians were led by King Nebuchadnezzar. He was the longest-reigning monarch of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from c. 605 BCE - c. 562 BCE.
a. Rabmag.
b. Jeremiah.
c. Zedekiah.
*d. Nebuchadnezzar.

6. In Jeremiah 44, God's punishment is brought upon the people by
~ In Jeremiah 44, Gods punishment is brought upon the people by their act of burning incense to serve other gods. Because the primary motive force here is God, this can be classified as salvation history.
@ In Jeremiah 44, Gods punishment is brought upon the people by their act of burning incense to serve other gods. Because the primary motive force here is God, this can be classified as salvation history.
a. the act of adultery.
*b. the act of burning incense to serve other Gods.
c. the constant sinning of Jeremiah.
d. an excess of vice in Jerusalem.

7. In salvation history, God plays the role that _____ played in Greek history.
~ In salvation history, God plays the role that leaders/heroes played in Greek history. In the Book of Jeremiah, God is the primary motive force.
@ In salvation history, God plays the role that leaders/heroes played in Greek history. In the Book of Jeremiah, God is the primary motive force.
a. virtue
b. fortune
*c. leaders/heroes
d. Zeus

8. Which of the following is an example of salvation history?
~ God telling Abraham to settle the land of Canaan is an example of salvation history, as it tells how God's actions cause human history.
@ God telling Abraham to settle the land of Canaan is an example of salvation history, as it tells how God's actions cause human history.
*a. God telling Abraham to settle the land of Canaan.
b. A study of the Fall of Constantinople
c. Society bringing about world peace
d. A presentation of changes made to the Bible over time

9. Which of the following coined the term "salvation history"?
a. Jeremiah
b. Tacitus
*c. John Wansbrough
d. Indira Gesink

10. Which of the following is not a teleological view of history?
~ A study of the Crusades about social integration is not a teleological view of history as it does not show history moving toward an end goal or ideal.
@ A study of the Crusades is not a teleological view of history as it does not show history moving toward an end goal or ideal.
a. A history that shows how human history will end in Judgement Day.
*b. A study of the Crusades that shows how Muslims and Christians integrated socially with one another.
c. A study of Britain that highlights stories showing how humans can live in accord with God's commands and establish an ideal religious community.
d. A study predicting the heat death and ultimate end of the universe.