| Tobit (Tobias) - Who became the guide for the young Tobias who journeyed to collect a debt for his father? | The angel Raphael |
| Judith - How did Judith defeat the Assyrians besieging Jerusalem? | Judith got the Assyrian general drunk and cut off his head |
| Esther - Why did God allow Esther to become Queen of Persia? | So that she could plead with him to spare her people, the Jews, from extermination |
| Job - Why does God allow Satan to afflict the righteous Job? | To test Job’s faith in God |
| Psalms - What is the purpose of the psalms? | To offer hymns of praise and prayer to God |
| Psalms - Who is the author of the majority of the Psalms? | King David of Israel |
| Proverbs - What is the purpose of Proverbs? | To provide concise guides for men to obtain wisdom and virtue |
| Proverbs - Who is traditionally considered the author of most of Proverbs? | King Solomon of Israel |
| Ecclesiastes - What worldly ‘vanities’ does Solomon show to be ultimately unsatisfying? | Worldly wisdom, pleasures, riches and ambition |
| Ecclesiastes - What does Solomon conclude is the whole duty and purpose of man (12:13)? | To fear God and keep his commandments |
| Canticle of Canticles (Song of Solomon) - What is the deeper meaning of this courtship and love of this book? | The love Christ has for His spouse, the Church |
| Wisdom - How is wisdom obtained? | Wisdom comes only from God and is obtained by prayer and personal sanctification |