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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 did Isaac ibn Yashush notice in the eleventh century about the list of kings in Genesis 36?
(a) the list is inaccurate.
(b) it includes people who lived long after Moses.
(c) Moses personally knew them all.
(d) there were no kings during the time of Moses.

2. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?
(a) the books were placed in all libraries.
(b) the books became best sellers.
(c) the books became required reading for clergy.
(d) the books were banned or burned.

3. How does it appear that doublets have been treated to form the Bible?
(a) they have been left out of the text.
(b) they have simply been ignored.
(c) they have been cut and reduced to make one story.
(d) the best one has been selected to include.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of the 19th Century what name does the four author idea take on?

2. What were the cherubs inside the Holy of Holies?

3. What story does Friedman use to illustrate the two author concept?

4. Why did one write become designated Author J?

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

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