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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Two Kingdoms, Two Writers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the cherubs inside the Holy of Holies?
(a) abstract statues of angels.
(b) statues of baby angels carrying bows and arrows.
(c) statues of golden calves with wings.
(d) two statues of a four-legged animals with wings and the heads of humans.

2. What writer became known as Author D?
(a) the writer who penned the book of Daniel.
(b) the chronicler of David.
(c) the third autor of the Pentateuch.
(d) the author of Deuteronomy.

3. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?
(a) David's oldest son, Amnon, raped Tamar, his half-sister.
(b) David's brothers attempted to assassinate him.
(c) David's wife had an affair with a priest.
(d) David's son, Absolum, took bribes from the tribes.

4. What effect did the first suggestions that more than one writer wrote the Pentateuch have on Christian clergy?
(a) they thought it explained a lot about scripture.
(b) they agreed with the new scholarship.
(c) they rejected the idea.
(d) they believed they were answering questions.

5. What lay in the ark under the wings of the cherubs?
(a) the original stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.
(b) a lampstand with seven candles.
(c) the original copies of the Torah.
(d) a tree that symbolized Yahweh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the idea that there were four authors of the Pentateuch meet with resistance among Christians and Jews?

2. How long has the Bible been in existence?

3. By the end of the 19th Century what name does the four author idea take on?

4. Why is the authorship of the Bible a comparatively recent field of study?

5. What was clever about moving the capital from Judah to Jerusalem?

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