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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 have scholars discovered about many stories in the Bible?
(a) the same story has often been told twice.
(b) Bible stories are all allegories.
(c) the stories come from ancient folklore.
(d) the stories have been over edited.

2. Beside the references to Yahweh or El, are there other differences between J and E?
(a) No, there are no seemingly contradictory statements.
(b) No, there are no stylistic differences.
(c) Yes, there are narrative differences.
(d) Yes, there are distinct stylistic differences.

3. Who proposed three historical stages for the development of Israel?
(a) Julius Wellhausen.
(b) Friedman.
(c) Savanerola.
(d) Spinoza.

4. Why did Author E get his designation?
(a) he refers to God as Edom.
(b) he always refers to God, El, or Elohim.
(c) he never uses the singular for God.
(d) his fist name was Elgar.

5. By the end of the 19th Century what name does the four author idea take on?
(a) the Four Horsemen.
(b) the Fourth Dimension.
(c) the Quadra Hypothesis.
(d) the Documentary Hypothesis

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With all the people who have read and studied the Bible, what is one thing few of them know?

3. What are the tribes of Israel conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.?

4. What is the status of Aaron in the narrative of Author E?

5. What does the Author J's story of Noah do that the Author E's story does not?

(see the answer key)

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