Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy

Is Life Futile? -- Ecclesiastes

Peter Combes – December 31, 2000

This class will start at 8:30 a.m.

(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

 

1.     Ecclesiastes belongs to a set of books known as:
  1. Deuteronomic Law
  2. the Minor Prophets
  3. Wisdom Literature
  4. Apocalypse

2.        The writer of Ecclesiastes claims to be a son of:

  1. Moses
  2. David
  3. Solomon
  4. Elijah
3.   The writer claims to have owned: 
  1. houses and vineyards
  2. male and female slaves
  3. concubines
  4. gardens and parks
4.   "All toil and all skill in work come from -- ": 
  1. ambition
  2. avarice
  3. envy
  4. lust
5.   "When dreams increase.......":
  1. men build great works
  2. nations go to war
  3. God is praised
  4. empty words are many
6.     The Preacher believes one should obey the king:
  1. at all times
  2. only when convenient
  3. only if it can be done in good conscience
  4. never
7.    A city under siege was saved by:
  1. patience and determination
  2. a daring sortie
  3. arrival of relief
  4. a poor wise man
8.    The Preacher fears that if he speaks against the king, he will be betrayed by:
  1. his wife
  2. his children
  3. a bird
  4. a servant
9.   Ecclesiastes is quoted in the New Testament by:
  1. Jesus
  2. Paul
  3. James
  4. Peter
10.   Which of the following is from Ecclesiastes:
  1. "Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth"
  2. "Cast your bread upon the waters"
  3. "A live dog is better than a dead lion"
  4. "Let us now praise famous men"