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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 A Priest in Exile.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was different after David died and his son became King?
(a) Solomon moved the capital to Beersheba.
(b) Solomon was peaceful, not going to war like David.
(c) Solomon became a greater conqueror.
(d) Solomon held elections among the tribes.

2. What does the revised text make clear about the exile?
(a) it could be avoided if Judah and Israel re-combine.
(b) it is not a punishment.
(c) it is an inevitable result for a small kingdom.
(d) it is not a destruction of the covenant of Moses.

3. Why did the idea that there were four authors of the Pentateuch meet with resistance among Christians and Jews?
(a) the idea was too much of a change from traditional thinking.
(b) the idea was suspected of trying to undermine the Bible.
(c) the idea was too complicated to understand.
(d) the idea was thought to be the work of the Devil.

4. What is one reason that the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem was unsuccessful?
(a) Hezekiah had built a tunnel under the city to bring in fresh water.
(b) Hezekiah married an Assyrian princess.
(c) Egypt came to war with Assyria.
(d) supplies were being smuggled in from the south.

5. Why did Frank Moore Cross, a biblical scholar at Harvard University, argue against looking for an author of Deuteronomy after 587 B.C.?
(a) the language of Deuteronomy predates 587 B.C.
(b) the phrase "to this day" is often employed in the text.
(c) there are no scrolls after 587 B.C.
(d) one Israelite kingdom no longer existed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a central part of the Jewish and Christian religions?

2. How is Baruch mentioned in the book of Jeremiah?

3. To what do the books of the Early Prophets bear a remarkable similarity?

4. Who were among the first to control the politics of the Israelites?

5. Which King of Judah is given credit for leading the people to worship false gods?

(see the answer key)

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