1. Name the three divisions of the Hebrew scriptures.

2. The first division of the Hebrew scriptures, shaped by the redactors and compilers in the 5th century B.C.E., has been called a "______________ history".

3. In whose version of the creation story does YHWH use a rib to create Eve?

4. Which one of the first two brothers is a farmer?

5. What is the name of Adam and Eve's third son?

6. Who are Ishmael's parents?

7. What is the name of Abraham's wife? What is her reaction when hears that she will bear a son?

8. What is the mark of the covenant between God and Abraham?

9. What do Lot's daughters do after they have fled the doomed cities of Sodom and Gomorrah?

10. Twice in these chapters, Abraham finds himself in situations in which he feel he needs to hide the fact that Sarah is his wife. Name one of the leaders to whom Abraham lies.

11. At Genesis 22, God gives Abraham what is surely his hardest test. What is the nature of that test?