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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. What does this two author evidence provide?
(a) that Moses must have been the sole writer.
(b) that the books were put together objectively.
(c) that the books were written long after Moses.
(d) that there are doubts about the authenticity of the Bible.

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

3. Who was the last judge before Saul became King of Israel?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Ethan.

4. What innovation does the reformist King introduce?
(a) the Temple of Jerusalem as the central place of worship.
(b) animal sacrifices of fish and fowl.
(c) taxation to support the Temple priests.
(d) worship points all over the kingdom.

5. What did Solomon build that was larger than the Temple?
(a) his palace.
(b) a gold depository.
(c) a university.
(d) a barracks for his army.

Short Answer Questions

1. In short, what is the difference in the two different accounts of events in Genesis?

2. What is seen in the Author J story of Jacob's blessing of his sons and grandsons?

3. What is the status of Aaron in the narrative of Author E?

4. Why do we know so little about the Hebrews prior to 1200 B.C.?

5. What do Henning Bernhard Witter, Jean Astruc, and Johann Gottfried Eichhorn have in common?

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