Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Lay Academy
Rules to Live By -- Leviticus
Peter Combes -- October 1, 2000

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

 

1.    The third book of the Pentateuch is named after:

1.    the author
2.    The tribe of the priests
3.    The pants worn by the priests
4.    The Latin for "lightness"

 
2.    In Leviticus, the priests are assumed to be:

1.    descended from Abraham
2.    Descended from Levi
3.    Descended from Aaron
4.    Descended from Noah


3.    The first seven chapters deal with sacrifices. These may include:

1.    cattle
2.    goats
3.    cereals
4.    camels


4.    Chapters 8 to 10 describe the tabernacle service. Aaron was given to wear:

1.    a coat
2.    An ephod
3.    Urim and Thummim
4.    A crown


5.    Chapters 11 to 15 describe impurity. Which of these may the Israelites eat?

1.    hares
2.    eels
3.    eagles
4.    weasels 



6.    Chapter 16 describes the Great Day of Atonement. Of two goats presented at the altar, one was to be sacrificed, and the other was to be:

1.    returned to its owner
2.    Given to the High Priest
3.    Sent to Azazel
4.    Kept in the tabernacle

 

7.   Among the miscellaneous laws in chapters 17-25 there is one that demands that a field of corn not be harvested up to its edges. This law was famously exploited by:

1.    Ruth
2.    David
3.    Elijah
4.    Jesus



8.    One of the promises in chapter 26 is that "A hundred of you shall chase……":

1.    two hundred
2.    Five hundred
3.    A thousand
4.    Ten thousand



9.    Chapter 27 deals with valuations. A man shall be worth:

1.    one shekel
2.    Fifty shekels
3.    One talent
4.    Fifty talents



10.    If the people break the commandments, they shall be punished with:

1.    terror
2.    fever
3.    infertility
4.    exile