QUESTION 11

The Lament is another Psalm type. The usually have an address (to whom is the prayer given?), an expression of trust, the narration of a problem, the explicit request for help, and then some concluding words of trust as the poet waits for God to act. In Psalm 3, what is the Psalmist's problem?

	A.	He is sick and dying
	B.	He is being attacked by enemies
	C.	He has lost his wealth
	D.	He is mourning the loss of a loved one

QUESTION 12

Which type of Psalm has not only a plea to God for help, but then celebrates the fact that God responded to the prayer and rescued the person?

	A.	Thanksgving
	B.	Royal
	C.	Lament
	D.	Praise

QUESTION 13

Although Ecclesiastes is pretty depressing, it gives us a glimpse of hope and of our true purpose at the end of the book when it encourages us to "remember your Creator when you are young" and "Fear God." There is also a hint about our purpose in chapter 3, verse 11, when it says that God has "put a sense of _________ in people's minds." This is so we might seek Him and and know, according to the Christian point of view, that He has sought and found us in Christ.

	A.	Anxiety
	B.	Passion
	C.	Dissatisfaction
	D.	Eterntiy

QUESTION 14

Biblical scholars have categorized the psalms into various genres, forms or types (FSB 823-825). Understanding the different types of psalms helps us to understand each psalm's purpose. Which psalm type (FSB 823-824) is a cry to God for help brought on by hardship or despair, which is mixed with trust in God?

	A.	Praise
	B.	Royal
	C.	Thanksgiving
	D.	Lament

QUESTION 15

Psalm 48 praises God taht He has chosen to stay close to His people on Mount ____________ (a synonym for Jerusalem) and defend them.

	A.	Carmel
	B.	Tabor
	C.	Sinai
	D.	Zion