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Question 1.
The author of Ecclesiastes is not asking what is the meaning of life, he is asking:
A. " What is the meaning of my life?"
B. "What is the meaning of success?"
C. "What is the meaning of meaning?"
Question 2.
The author of Ecclesiastes concludes that in the end pleasure and laughter are:
the true rewards in life.
vanity and chasing after wind.
the only ends worth pursuing.
earned by living a righteous life
Question 3.
What sentiment does the author of Ecclesiastes present in Chapter 3, verses 1-11? (The key to this may be verse 11.)
Peace at the wonderful balance God gives to life
Anger at God in that God is the Lord of time and God determines when things shall happen, not we human beings
A deep sense of control over the seasons of one's own life
A sense of oneness with God
Question 4.
The author of Ecclesiastes concludes that in the end knowledge, learning, and wisdom are:
the true rewards in life.
vanity and chasing after wind.
the only ends worth pursuing.
the means by which one lives a righteous life
Question 5.
How old does Kushner guess the author of Ecclesiastes was when he wrote Ecclesiastes?
Midlife-crisis age
Adolescence
In or past middle age
A toddler
Question 6.
What two things has religion been doing since the earliest times?
Trying to teach people how to live right and get them to heaven.
Trying to connect people to God and making the uncontrollable world less threatening.
Making people self-righteous and judgmental.
Engendering hatred between people and causing war.
Question 7.
What is vanity to the author of Ecclesiastes?
God
Life
Death
All