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

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

3. 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 rejected the idea.
(c) they agreed with the new scholarship.
(d) they believed they were answering questions.

4. Why are tribal references important in discovering the different authors?
(a) they indicate great knowledge of Hebrew history.
(b) they read like the political divisions after King Solomon.
(c) they show which tribes each of the authors comes from.
(d) they certify the two authors' reliability.

5. What does Friedman suggest the combination of the two writers symbolizes?
(a) the destruction of Jerusalem.
(b) the reuniting of the Jewish people.
(c) the changes in Jewish thinking.
(d) the Babylonian captivity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the political structure for the Israelites?

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

3. What does Friedman say is not his purpose in writing the book?

4. Why did Author E get his designation?

5. What were the cherubs inside the Holy of Holies?

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