Creation
How many days did it take God to create everything?
6
Who committed the first murder in the bible?
Cain
Who did God choose to build to giant Ark?
Noah
What was the name of the city where the people built a very tall tower?
Babel
What day did God create light?
Day 1
What is the name of the first murder victim?
Abel
How many days did God cause it to rain, when He flooded the earth?
40
Why didn't God want humans to build a tower and all live in one place?
His plan was for them to spread out across the face of the earth.
What did God say would happen to man if they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
God told man that if they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that they would surely die?
What did Cain say when God asked him where Abel was?
"I do not know, am I my brother's keeper?"
What was set in the cloud as a sign of the covenant that God made with man and every living creature?
bow/rainbow
What did God "confuse" (mix up) when he wanted people to spread out instead of living in one place?
Their languages.
What day did God declare to be Holy?
Day 7
What did God do to protect Cain after he murdered Abel.
He showed mercy on him and "put a mark on him" so others would not kill him.
What does the ark symbolize in the story of Noah?
The Church (being saved through it)
The story of the tower is a symbol of humans doing what to God's will?
Resisting it.
What did Adam and Eve use to cover themselves when they discovered that they were naked ?
Fig Leaves/ Leaves
Name one of the four ways/levels that the story of Cain and Abel can be understood.
-Declares the sacredness of human life.
-Symbolizes the separation of humans from one another.
-Accepting life as one finds it/respecting one another.
-The healing power of God's love.
What does the flood symbolize in the story of Noah
The waters of Baptism.
What was the eventual effect of humans having to speak different languages?
Misunderstandings and a loss of unity.