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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 encourage readers to learn more about what is referenced.
(d) They make the book more confusing for those who do not know the sources.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Hebrew Bible?

2. Who and what does this book reference?

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

4. What does humanity reflect?

5. Why do the Christians move the prophets from the middle to the end?

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