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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 symbol in Exodus parallels a similar object in the northern kingdom?
(a) broken stones.
(b) golden calves.
(c) wooden arks.
(d) winged angels.

2. In short, what is the difference in the two different accounts of events in Genesis?
(a) Author E lived many centuries before Author J.
(b) Author J was an enemy of author E.
(c) Author J had limited knowledge of Hebrew history.
(d) Author E favored Israel, while Author J favored Judah.

3. What are the dates Friedman puts on the two writers?
(a) J circa 780 to 722 B.C., and E circa 800 to 734 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 from 1200 and 900 B.C., and E from 825 to 721 B.C.

4. What does Friedman propose about Author J?
(a) that he lived in Judah.
(b) that he was not a Hebrew.
(c) that he was a Levite.
(d) that he came from Jerico.

5. Why do we know so little about the Hebrews prior to 1200 B.C.?
(a) no one could write before 1200 B.C.
(b) they were a closed society.
(c) no records exist of that earlier time.
(d) only recently have scholars examined the literature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Author E get his designation?

3. What writer became known as Author D?

4. Who was the fifth person involved in the four author idea?

5. What lay in the ark under the wings of the cherubs?

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