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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 In the Court of King Josiah.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is significant in the Ten Commandments story Author E writes?
(a) Aaron plays a significant role.
(b) Aaron is the one who gets the stone tablets.
(c) Moses defers to Aaron's advice.
(d) Moses is never mentioned.

2. What is the common mispronunciation of the name, Yahweh?
(a) Jehovah.
(b) Yawheh.
(c) Eloi.
(d) Wayhey.

3. When does the Davidic king, Zedekiah, lose the throne and become a prisoner in Babylon?
(a) 722 B.C.
(b) 777 B.C.
(c) 587 B.C.
(d) 487 B.C.

4. How does J get around the problem of images in the north and south?
(a) J questions the use of the northern images.
(b) J writes that there are no images.
(c) J says that Yahweh made the southern images.
(d) J condemns molten images only.

5. What are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy commonly called by Christians?
(a) the Pentateuch.
(b) the Ten Commandments.
(c) the Torah.
(d) the Prophets.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Author E give more preeminence in his writing?

2. How does Friedman build the case that Author E favored Israel and was, in fact, from Israel, probably the city of Shiloh?

3. What does Friedman propose about Author J?

4. What was the book priest Hilkiah said he found in the Temple?

5. Why can J and E not be separated on the basis of style alone?

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