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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 A Brilliant Mistake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the evidence point to as the writer of Deuteronomy?
(a) an Aaronid of Hebron.
(b) a non-priestly prophet.
(c) a Levite of Shiloh.
(d) a Mosaic priest of Jerusalem.

2. What is the third part assumption of the pious fraud?
(a) that religion was still being conceived.
(b) that religion was uniform in two kingdoms.
(c) that religion was centralized.
(d) that religion was exclusive to Judah.

3. What are the dates Friedman puts on the two writers?
(a) J from 1200 and 900 B.C., and E from 825 to 721 B.C.
(b) J from 848 and 722 B.C., and E from 922 to 722 B.C.
(c) J in the 9th Century B.C., and E in the 10th Century.
(d) J circa 780 to 722 B.C., and E circa 800 to 734 B.C.

4. Which group of priests do the writers J and P favor?
(a) the direct descendants of Moses.
(b) the Davidic family of priests.
(c) the Levites in general.
(d) the Aaronid family of priests.

5. Going beyond the two writer theory, what have some scholars suggested?
(a) insertions made at a much later date.
(b) writing by whole groups of people.
(c) six distinct writing styles.
(d) editing by the high priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first law given in Deuteronomy?

2. How does J get around the problem of images in the north and south?

3. Why does Baruch Halpern eliminate the possibility that a king had written Deuteronomy?

4. When did Professor Eduard Reuss place Author P?

5. Why can J and E not be separated on the basis of style alone?

(see the answer key)

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