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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before moving on to the Book of Exodus, what does Miles do?
(a) He reviews and critiques the Book of Genesis.
(b) He pauses to take stock of what in literary terms makes the unified God of Genesis godlike and different.
(c) He rebukes the Flood story.
(d) He writes his own creation story.

2. What is the unifying principle of the Tanakh?
(a) God's fight with the devil.
(b) God' love for himself.
(c) God's love of humankind.
(d) God's war with himself.

3. Who are the three major prophets?
(a) Isaac, Joseph, Mark.
(b) Edward, Ishmael, Jesse.
(c) John, Jesus, Jacob.
(d) Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel.

4. What messages frequently contradict one another?
(a) The Sermon on the Mount messages.
(b) The prophetic messages.
(c) The Flood messages.
(d) The Creation messages.

5. What Jewish and Christian texts cover the same material?
(a) The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Old Testament.
(b) The Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament.
(c) The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament.
(d) The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is God's interaction with Moses different from that with Abraham?

2. What is another name for the Ten Commandments?

3. What is inherently unstable in God?

4. What tribe is the only one to survive the exile as an intact entity?

5. What happens to God's plan of establishing a nation peacefully obedient to the detailed moral code he promulgated?

(see the answer key)

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