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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. How do Graf and others see the Tabernacle?
(a) as a building formula.
(b) as a fiction, a pious fraud.
(c) as a metaphor.
(d) as a stop gap measure.

2. How does Friedman see Julius Wellhausen's summary of the second Temple theory for Author P?
(a) it was logical but ignored major evidence.
(b) it was logical, coherent, persuasive--and wrong.
(c) it did not hold together logically.
(d) it was illogical, poorly put together, and confusing.

3. What does Friedman suggest gives a clue as to the identity of the writer D?
(a) the changes in the wording of the law.
(b) the length of the book of Deuteronomy.
(c) the contents of the law code presented in Deuteronomy.
(d) the language used in writing Deuteronomy.

4. What does Friedman say about Jeremiah's familiarity with Author P before the exile?
(a) that Jeremiah admired what he had done.
(b) that Jeremiah was hostile toward the priestly author.
(c) that Jeremiah got his material from Author P.
(d) that Jeremiah never heard of him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Going beyond the two writer theory, what have some scholars suggested?

2. How does Friedman build the case that Author E favored Israel and was, in fact, from Israel, probably the city of Shiloh?

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

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

5. What does Friedman suggest the combination of the two writers symbolizes?

(see the answer key)

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