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

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

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

4. In what way was Yahweh different from the gods of the people around the Hebrews?
(a) Yahweh is not associated with any natural force.
(b) Yahweh has fewer oracles.
(c) Yahweh disallows statues.
(d) Yahweh cannot speak to the people.

5. What do scholars call two different versions of the same story?
(a) a puzzle.
(b) a repetition.
(c) a contradiction.
(d) a doublet.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did David solidify relationships with different important regions?

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

5. What is a salt lake and named so because the salt content is too high to support life other than microbes?

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