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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author use the Jewish canon, or Tanakh, for study?
(a) It is in contrast to the Christian format.
(b) It more clearly shows God's progression from action to words to silence and facilitates in following God's "career."
(c) It is in the original form.
(d) The author is Jewish.

2. What does the author believe God's story deserves?
(a) To commemorate the Israelites.
(b) More than the selective preaching it receives.
(c) To be thrown in the trash.
(d) To be considered a work of fiction.

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

4. Although many Westerners have lost belief in God, what continues to set them apart from other cultures?
(a) The Puritan work ethic.
(b) They speak English.
(c) The religiocultural legacy.
(d) Humanitarianism.

5. What does humanity reflect?
(a) The beliefs of our ancestors.
(b) The sins and transgressions of those who have passed away.
(c) The multiplicity and unity of its creator.
(d) The free will the creator bestowed upon humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what have believers grown accustomed?

2. How do critics and scholars differ?

3. What is the purpose of Chapter One, the Prelude, "Can God's Life Be Written?"

4. At what might critics scoff?

5. Who and what does this book reference?

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