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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The World That Produced the Bible: 722-587 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who became prophets?
(a) only judges.
(b) anyone who called himself a prophet.
(c) anyone called by Yahweh.
(d) only priests.

2. Why does Author E's writing about God's commandment cast doubt on the golden cherubs of Judah?
(a) it condemns making of images to worship.
(b) it praises only cast gold like the northern calves.
(c) it omits the commandment about carved images.
(d) it condemns plating with gold a carved image.

3. Who proposed three historical stages for the development of Israel?
(a) Friedman.
(b) Savanerola.
(c) Spinoza.
(d) Julius Wellhausen.

4. What is a characteristic of Author J's writings?
(a) he leaves out important elements of the stories.
(b) he extolls Moses over Abraham.
(c) he appears to favor Israel over Judah.
(d) he avoids the covenant between Moses and God.

5. Why are tribal references important in discovering the different authors?
(a) they indicate great knowledge of Hebrew history.
(b) they certify the two authors' reliability.
(c) they read like the political divisions after King Solomon.
(d) they show which tribes each of the authors comes from.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is significant in the Ten Commandments story Author E writes?

3. What lay in the ark under the wings of the cherubs?

4. What did the two writers use that alerted scholars to the idea that there were more than one?

5. How is King Josiah killed?

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