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

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

3. 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.

4. What covenant between God and man does Author J favor?
(a) the covenant between God and Moses.
(b) the earlier covenant between Abraham and God.
(c) the covenant between God and Joseph.
(d) the covenant between God and Jacob.

5. Where does Author J place Abraham in the story of genesis?
(a) in Jerusalem before it was called Jerusalem.
(b) in Hebron, the capital city of Judah under King David.
(c) in Shechem, the capital of Israel.
(d) in the city Peni-El, which King Jeroboam had built in Israel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Author J's story of Noah do that the Author E's story does not?

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

3. Why are tribal references important in discovering the different authors?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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