Overview Quiz

1. According to Hitchcock, what is the ultimate source of anti-Semitism? *

A. Economic competition between nations

B. Satan, in an age-long conflict against God and the promised seed

C. Simple cultural misunderstanding

D. A recent political development

2. Why does Hitchcock say he turns first to Revelation 12 when evaluating a commentary? *

A. Because it is the shortest chapter in the book

B. Because it contains no symbols at all

C. Because how an author handles the woman reveals his whole interpretive method

D. Because it is the only chapter about Christ

3. What is Hitchcock's objection to identifying the woman as the church? *

A. The church did not give birth to Jesus; Jesus gave birth to the church

B. The church is never pictured as a woman in Scripture

C. The church did not exist until Revelation was written

D. The church is represented by the dragon instead

4. Which Old Testament passage identifies the sun, moon, and twelve stars, showing the woman to be Israel? *

A. Daniel 7

B. Isaiah 14

C. Ezekiel 28

D. Genesis 37, Joseph's dream

5. How does Revelation 12 itself identify the dragon? *

A. It leaves the identity unexplained

B. It calls him the Antichrist

C. It calls him the serpent of old, the devil and Satan

D. It calls him a symbol of Rome

6. What point does Hitchcock make about Passover, Purim, and Hanukkah? *

A. That they are no longer observed

B. That each came out of a failed attempt to destroy the Jewish people

C. That they were invented after the time of Christ

D. That they have no prophetic significance

7. According to the lesson, where is Satan today? *

A. Bound in the abyss

B. Already in hell, ruling over it

C. Confined entirely to the earth with no access to heaven

D. Active on earth, with limited access to heaven as the accuser

8. Why does Hitchcock say Satan's assault on the Jewish people disproves replacement theology? *

A. Because Satan has no interest in theology

B. Because Satan would have no vendetta if God were finished with Israel

C. Because Satan wrote replacement theology himself

D. Because Satan protects Israel rather than attacking her

9. What does Hitchcock say the "two wings of a great eagle" represent? *

A. God's own protection, as pictured in Exodus and Deuteronomy

B. The United States Air Force

C. The two witnesses of Revelation 11

D. The Antichrist and the false prophet

10. What does the story of the copperhead snake illustrate? *

A. That Satan has already been thrown into the lake of fire

B. That believers should live in fear of the devil

C. That Satan's head was crushed at the cross, though he still thrashes

D. That Satan cannot do any harm at all today