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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 The World That Produced the Bible: 1200-722 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was David anointed King?
(a) while Saul was still alive.
(b) after all the people voted for a new King.
(c) during the summer Solstice.
(d) after Saul's death.

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

3. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?
(a) it is not something he would call himself.
(b) it shows that Moses wrote the first five books.
(c) it is a strange thing to say about Moses.
(d) it is a lie.

4. What are the tribes of Israel conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.?
(a) the last of the Israelis.
(b) the northern tribes.
(c) the ten lost tribes of Israel.
(d) the remnants of Israel.

5. Why is the authorship of the Bible a comparatively recent field of study?
(a) for centuries no one really read the Bible.
(b) for centuries the authorship was a guarded secret.
(c) for centuries the clergy accepted the pat answers.
(d) for centuries people never read the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does it appear that doublets have been treated to form the Bible?

2. How many chief priests did David appoint?

3. What is the traditional belief about the authorship of the first five books of the Bible?

4. What information comes from knowing who wrote the Bible and when it was written?

5. What was different after David died and his son became King?

(see the answer key)

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