Lesson 2 Overview Quiz – Gog and Magog

1. Why does Dr. Woods reject the Scofield Study Bible's identification of Meshech and Tubal as Russia? *

A. Because Josephus never mentions those names at all

B. Because Ezekiel 27:13 shows Tyre trading with them, which would be implausible if they were as distant as Russia

C. Because the Scofield Bible is generally unreliable

D. Because those names appear only in the New Testament

2. Based on Herodotus, BDB, and Josephus, which modern nation does Dr. Woods identify with Meshech and Tubal? *

A. Turkey

B. Greece

C. Ukraine

D. Syria

3. Why does Dr. Woods say Persia is the easiest nation on Ezekiel's list to identify? *

A. Because Ezekiel names its modern capital directly

B. Because it is the only nation mentioned twice

C. Because it has a clear historical "paper trail" running through Scripture and history

D. Because it never changed its borders

4. In Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Daniel 2, which part of the statue represented Persia? *

A. The head of gold

B. The legs of iron

C. The belly and thighs of bronze

D. The chest and arms of silver

5. What makes the prophecy about Cyrus in Isaiah 44 and 45 so remarkable, according to the lesson? *

A. God named the Persian king roughly 150 to 200 years before he was born

B. Cyrus wrote the prophecy about himself

C. The prophecy was fulfilled within a single year

D. Cyrus was an Israelite king in disguise

6. What two historical events does Dr. Woods point to in tracing Persia into the modern nation of Iran? *

A. The fall of Babylon in 539 BC and the rebuilding of the temple

B. The Persian defeat by Alexander and the rise of Rome

C. Its renaming as Iran in 1935 and the 1979 revolution that toppled the Shah

D. The Ottoman conquest and the founding of the United Nations

7. According to the lesson, which modern nation best corresponds to Cush? *

A. Egypt

B. Sudan

C. Somalia

D. Modern Ethiopia only

8. Which modern nation does Dr. Woods identify with Put, following BDB and Josephus? *

A. Algeria

B. Morocco

C. Tunisia

D. Libya

9. Dr. Woods emphasizes that four of Ezekiel's names all point to the same modern country. Which names are they, and which country? *

A. Magog, Rosh, Persia, and Cush, all pointing to Russia

B. Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Togarmah, all pointing to Turkey

C. Cush, Put, Sheba, and Dedan, all pointing to Egypt

D. Persia, Gomer, Tarshish, and Magog, all pointing to Iran

10. How are Sheba, Dedan, and Tarshish portrayed in Ezekiel 38:13, unlike the other nations? *

A. They lead the invasion from the north

B. They are destroyed before the invasion begins

C. They only voice a weak protest without acting to stop the invasion

D. They come to Israel's military defense