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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 The World That Produced the Bible: 1200-722 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?
(a) it is a lie.
(b) it is not something he would call himself.
(c) it is a strange thing to say about Moses.
(d) it shows that Moses wrote the first five books.

2. In what way was Yahweh different from the gods of the people around the Hebrews?
(a) Yahweh cannot speak to the people.
(b) Yahweh has fewer oracles.
(c) Yahweh disallows statues.
(d) Yahweh is not associated with any natural force.

3. From studying the language, how many authors have scholars concluded worked on the first five books of the Bible?
(a) four.
(b) nine.
(c) three.
(d) two.

4. What was the political structure for the Israelites?
(a) they had a tribunal.
(b) they lived under a king.
(c) they were anarchists.
(d) they consisted of twelve tribes.

5. What was different after David died and his son became King?
(a) Solomon became a greater conqueror.
(b) Solomon held elections among the tribes.
(c) Solomon was peaceful, not going to war like David.
(d) Solomon moved the capital to Beersheba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have scholars discovered about many stories in the Bible?

2. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?

3. What observation did Thomas Hobbes make about certain language in the Bible.

4. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?

5. Why was the pressure to unite under a King?

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