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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what literary character does the author compare God?
(a) Jo March.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Juliette.

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

3. What book and chapters of the Tanakh relate a distinct second account of creation?
(a) Genesis 3-6
(b) Exodus 4-12
(c) Genesis 2:4-23.
(d) Exodus 12-15

4. What can one gain from examining the Bible as a literary biography of God?
(a) Understanding of how perfect God is.
(b) Insight into the Western ideal of character without having to subscribe to the religious trappings of Judaism or Christianity.
(c) One can become closer to God and his infinite wisdom and strength.
(d) Once can learn the truths of the Bible and convert.

5. How and why does God create a female?
(a) From the male's rib, because the male is lonely.
(b) From the dust, because God is lonely.
(c) From the sky, because God does not like birds.
(d) From the male's brain, because he needs a smart companion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the Hebrew God different from those of Greek mythology?

2. What does God do as he creates the world and populates it with animals in five days?

3. What does humanity reflect?

4. What do both Jews and Christians concede without blasphemy?

5. What is the name of the Hebrew Bible?

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