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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 - 11 The Sacred Tent, P.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Friedman suggest gives a clue as to the identity of the writer D?
(a) the length of the book of Deuteronomy.
(b) the changes in the wording of the law.
(c) the language used in writing Deuteronomy.
(d) the contents of the law code presented in Deuteronomy.

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

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

4. When does the Davidic king, Zedekiah, lose the throne and become a prisoner in Babylon?
(a) 722 B.C.
(b) 777 B.C.
(c) 487 B.C.
(d) 587 B.C.

5. How did David solidify relationships with different important regions?
(a) by selecting generals from each area.
(b) by reducing their taxes.
(c) by selecting their daughters for his sons.
(d) by marrying women from those areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goes against the First Commandment?

2. Why does Author E's writing about God's commandment cast doubt on the golden cherubs of Judah?

3. What does Friedman propose about Author J?

4. Why does Baruch Halpern eliminate the possibility that a king had written Deuteronomy?

5. What happened to the snake sculpture that Moses had built in the wilderness?

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