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Final Exam – 101 Hermeneutics – How to Interpret the Bible

TEXT: Living by the Book by Howard Hendricks

True or False

1. Listening to preaching and teaching is an example of being under the Word.

True
False

2. Being in the Word is needed for the believer to be transformed by the Word.

True
False

3. Being in the Word is a means of spiritual groWth, spiritual maturity and becoming a servant.

True
False

4. Placing a verse in context does not impact the message of the verse.

True
False

5. Two keys to reading the Bible is being patient with the text and yourself.

True
False

6. Biblical meditation focuses on filling your mind with the truth God has revealed.

True
False

7. The basic unit of study is the verse.

True
False

8. Telescopic reading is seeing the small picture.

True
False

9. A simile is a figure of speech, a word picture which draws a comparison between two things.

True
False

10. A well-constructed chart tends to be memorable

True
False

11. According to Hendricks, the most important directive in biblical study is Look! Look! Look!

True
False

12. Meaning is our subjective thoughts read into the text.

True
False

13. Interpretation in biblical study is developing the super structure.

True
False

14. The unpardonable sin of biblical interpretation is ignorance of what the text says.

True
False

15. Application answers the question: "What do I preach?"

True
False

16. The teachings of major cults is a violation of the principle of context.

True
False

17. Comparing Scripture with Scripture distorts Scripture.

True
False

18. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human features or actions to God.

True
False

19. The first step toward spiritual growth is insight into the passage and yourself.

True
False

20. A principle is a succinct statement of a universal truth.

True
False

21. When we are starving spiritually we should just go to church more.

True
False

22. A segment is a collection of paragraphs united by a common theme.

True
False

23. The Psalms were basically meant to be just read.

True
False

24. All of the books of the Bible are the same and are interpreted by the same rules

True
False

25. When interpreting the Bible use the literal sense of the text unless there is some good reason not to.

True
False

26. The amount of space given to a subject is a way of emphasizing something.

True
False

27. When interpreting the Bible use the figurative sense of the text if a literal meaning is impossible or absurd.

True
False

Multiple Choice

28. Which of the following is NOT a clue as you study the scripture?

a. Things that are emphasized
b. Things that are repeated
c. Things that are related
d. Things that are appealing

29. Which of the following is NOT a road block to overcome in our understanding of a text?

a. Language
b. Age
c. Culture
d. Communication

30. Which of the following is NOT a context to be considered when interpreting a passage?

a. Literary
b. Historical
c. Social
d. Theological

31. Which of the following is NOT a literary structure to look for?

a. Theological
b. Chronological
c. Ideological
d. Geographical

Fill in the Blanks

Guidelines to help determine if our perception of a principle is accurate.

32. Principles should correlate with the general teaching of ____________.

a. Scripture
b. The Textbook
c. Hermeneutics
d. The Instructor

33. Principles should speak to the needs, interest, questions and problems of ___________.

a. People
b. Today
c. Real life
d. Everyone

34. Principles should indicate a course of _____________.

a. Direction
b. Action
c. Emotion
d. Doctrine

Match the Genre with the descriptions:

(Each of the following answers are only used once)

36. Genesis, Ruth, Samuel and The Acts of the Apostles are examples of this genre

38. Lyrical writings which use emotion, imagination, worshipful and praiseworthy.

39. The book of Revelation is a special type of prophetic literature known as

Multiple Choice

40. Which of the following is NOT a clue as you study the scripture?

a. Things that are emphasized
b. Things that are repeated
c. Things that are related
d. Things that are appealing

41. Which of the following is not a literary structure to look for?

a. Theological
b. Chronological
c. Ideological
d. Geographical

42. Among the questions that need to be asked of Scripture do NOT include:

a. Who?
b. What?
c. How?
d. When?

43. According to Hendricks, spiritual starvation is best satisfied by:

a. A change of diet
b. Eating more
c. Learning to fish
d. None of the above

44. Which type of genre is described as a 'short, pithy statement of a moral truth?'

a. Historical
b. Proverb
c. Prophetic
d. None of the above

45. Which is NOT an approach to be used in Scripture?

a. Observation
b. Interpretation
c. Application
d. Imagination

Matching:

(Each of the following answers are only used once)

46. A literary structure

a. A comparison not using “as” or “like”
b. A succinct statement of a universal truth
c. A declaration of the author’s intent
d. Ideological
e. a comparison using “as” or “like”

47. Purpose as a law of structure

a. A comparison not using “as” or “like”
b. A succinct statement of a universal truth
c. A declaration of the author’s intent
d. Ideological
e. a comparison using “as” or “like”

48. Metaphor

a. A comparison not using “as” or “like”
b. A succinct statement of a universal truth
c. A declaration of the author’s intent
d. Ideological
e. a comparison using “as” or “like”

49. Simile

a. A comparison not using “as” or “like”
b. A succinct statement of a universal truth
c. A declaration of the author’s intent
d. Ideological
e. a comparison using “as” or “like”

50. Principle

a. A comparison not using “as” or “like”
b. A succinct statement of a universal truth
c. A declaration of the author’s intent
d. Ideological
e. a comparison using “as” or “like”

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