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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Friedman classify as a brilliant mistake?
(a) the identification of the P author of the Bible.
(b) the identification of Josiah as the J author.
(c) the identification of four authors of the Torah.
(d) the identification of Moses as Author P.

2. Why does Friedman say that insertions were necessary in Deuteronomy?
(a) to pave the way for a new covenant.
(b) to broaden the story about the role of priests.
(c) to deny the history of the Jews.
(d) to prepare the readers for the new ending.

3. What happened after the fall of the kingdom of Israel?
(a) Judah started buildig up its army.
(b) refugees attacked Judah.
(c) refugees entered Judah and arrived in Jerusalem.
(d) Judah became more insulary.

4. What goes against the First Commandment?
(a) committing adultery.
(b) worshipping foreign gods.
(c) committing genocide.
(d) bearing false witness.

5. Who does Friedman identify as the writer of Deuteronomy?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) Hezekiah.
(c) Moses.
(d) Aaron.

6. Who goes into exile with Jeremiah?
(a) the High Priest.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Baruch.
(d) Ezra.

7. Why does Baruch Halpern eliminate the possibility that a king had written Deuteronomy?
(a) it has restrictions a king would not put upon himself.
(b) it vows there will never be a king in Israel.
(c) it has the language of common people.
(d) it lacks the authority of a king.

8. Why does Friedman conclude that P was written during King Hezekiah's reign?
(a) the fact that P favors dispersed sacrificial centers.
(b) the fact that P dates himself in his writing.
(c) the fact that P puts its emphasis on centralized religion.
(d) the fact that P reveres the Mosiac priesthood.

9. How does this change in the writing affect the Davidic Covenant?
(a) it changes the Covenant completely.
(b) it provides a way for it to return on earth.
(c) it opens the way for a messiah.
(d) it makes it null and void.

10. Where are there references to the guilt and pain of the exile?
(a) Psalms, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah.
(b) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
(c) Judges, Ruth, Esther, and Obadiah.
(d) Proverbs, 2 Chronicles, Hosea, and Amos.

11. Who allows the Jews to return to their home country?
(a) Cyrus the Great.
(b) Baltshazzar the Benevolent.
(c) Ramses the Second.
(d) Alexander the Great.

12. What does Friedman say about Jeremiah's familiarity with Author P before the exile?
(a) that Jeremiah admired what he had done.
(b) that Jeremiah never heard of him.
(c) that Jeremiah was hostile toward the priestly author.
(d) that Jeremiah got his material from Author P.

13. Why is it significant for some to trace their priestly ancestry back to Aaron?
(a) he was the first Jewish High Priest.
(b) he was given the Ten Commandments.
(c) he was more important than Moses.
(d) he was a goldsmith as well as a priest.

14. Which King of Judah is given credit for leading the people to worship false gods?
(a) King Solomon.
(b) King Josiah.
(c) King Manasseh.
(d) King Reoboham.

15. What does the revision to Deuteronomy explain?
(a) the reason the Davidic Covenant would be broken.
(b) the places where the law can be found.
(c) the reason for the exile much later.
(d) the signs to look for before the exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Friedman hold early Biblical scholars in high esteem?

2. From where do the priests of the northern kingdom trace their ancestry?

3. What is the guilt of the Jews that led them into exile?

4. What does Jeremiah mention in his writing that none of the other prophets mention?

5. Why is the period 587-400 B.C. difficult to understand?

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