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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 J and E.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lay in the ark under the wings of the cherubs?
(a) a tree that symbolized Yahweh.
(b) the original stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.
(c) a lampstand with seven candles.
(d) the original copies of the Torah.

2. What observation did Thomas Hobbes make about certain language in the Bible.
(a) phrases like "to this day" could only come from God.
(b) phrases like "to this day" are used to talk about the past.
(c) the language indicates little change in usage.
(d) the language is unquestionably uniform.

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

4. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?
(a) David's oldest son, Amnon, raped Tamar, his half-sister.
(b) David's son, Absolum, took bribes from the tribes.
(c) David's brothers attempted to assassinate him.
(d) David's wife had an affair with a priest.

5. Who was the fifth person involved in the four author idea?
(a) the one who collected the information.
(b) the one who stitched the works together.
(c) the one who found the different stories.
(d) the one who kept the original manuscripts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was clever about moving the capital from Judah to Jerusalem?

2. Why did the idea that there were four authors of the Pentateuch meet with resistance among Christians and Jews?

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

4. Why was the pressure to unite under a King?

5. What was the political structure for the Israelites?

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