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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what is Western civilization built?
(a) That all men are created equal.
(b) That one race is superior above all others.
(c) The belief that God created humankind in His own image.
(d) That Americans are the best.

2. Why do the Jew leave the text where it is?
(a) For dramatic effect.
(b) God asks to have the order kept in its original form.
(c) It is the true order and should not be changed.
(d) They adopt the codex as a way of preserving the contents of their ancient scrolls.

3. Although his story, previously reserved to Jewish and Christian believers, is the bedrock of what civilization?
(a) Western civilization.
(b) Asian civilization.
(c) Mesopotamian civilization.
(d) Eastern civilization.

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

5. What do these references do?
(a) They enrich the experience for those who grasp comparison, but do not demand look-up for those who do not.
(b) They do not add to the biography of God.
(c) They make the book more confusing for those who do not know the sources.
(d) They encourage readers to learn more about what is referenced.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do critics and scholars differ?

2. What is different about these two texts?

3. What does the Bible show without cover-up?

4. What is the plot of the Tanakh?

5. The Hebrew Bible shows no beginning or end to God, but what does the middle life show?

(see the answer key)

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