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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. Why did writer P not include sacrificial animals in his account of Noah's ark?
(a) Aaron was not yet the high priest.
(b) he is not interested in what happened after the flood.
(c) it is not a sacrifice if there are other animals remaining.
(d) he was satisfied with J and E in their accounts.

2. What are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy commonly called by Christians?
(a) the Prophets.
(b) the Ten Commandments.
(c) the Pentateuch.
(d) the Torah.

3. Why is it significant for some to trace their priestly ancestry back to Aaron?
(a) he was a goldsmith as well as a priest.
(b) he was more important than Moses.
(c) he was the first Jewish High Priest.
(d) he was given the Ten Commandments.

4. When did a second writer add brief stories about the kings who followed Josiah?
(a) after the fall of Judah.
(b) after the building of the Temple.
(c) after the invasion of Egypt.
(d) after the return to Jerusalem.

5. What covenant between God and man does Author J favor?
(a) the covenant between God and Jacob.
(b) the covenant between God and Moses.
(c) the earlier covenant between Abraham and God.
(d) the covenant between God and Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Friedman speculate held the exiled Jews together?

2. What observation did Thomas Hobbes make about certain language in the Bible.

3. Which King of Judah is given credit for leading the people to worship false gods?

4. In what way was Yahweh different from the gods of the people around the Hebrews?

5. What does Friedman suggest the combination of the two writers symbolizes?

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