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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did God appear more wild and thunderous than any time before?
(a) In Jerusalem.
(b) On Mt. Sinai.
(c) In the whirlwind.
(d) In Egypt.

2. What is understood and not concealed about God?
(a) His relationship with Ruth.
(b) His opinion of the Book of Esther.
(c) The set of inner contradictions in God.
(d) His influence on the Prophets.

3. By the time Exodus begins, what has happened to Abraham's descendants?
(a) They are at war with one another.
(b) They have moved to Europe.
(c) They have become innumerable, to the point they are a threat to Egypt.
(d) They are almost extinct.

4. What is the purpose of Chapter One, the Prelude, "Can God's Life Be Written?"
(a) It examines God's history throughout time.
(b) It establishes Jack Miles' religious beliefs.
(c) It establishes what Jack Miles intends to accomplish in this book.
(d) It examines God's law.

5. What god is He compared to after his transformation?
(a) Buddha.
(b) Bathseba.
(c) Mab.
(d) Baal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not found in prophecy?

2. Why did the horrible destruction threatened in Deuteronomy 28 have to take place?

3. In the books of Kings what traits come to the fore?

4. Most often, whose words do the prophets speak?

5. What has the Tanakh always been?

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