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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. 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 been cut and reduced to make one story.
(c) they have simply been ignored.
(d) the best one has been selected to include.

2. What have scholars discovered about many stories in the Bible?
(a) Bible stories are all allegories.
(b) the same story has often been told twice.
(c) the stories have been over edited.
(d) the stories come from ancient folklore.

3. What are the tribes of Israel conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.?
(a) the remnants of Israel.
(b) the northern tribes.
(c) the ten lost tribes of Israel.
(d) the last of the Israelis.

4. 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 is unquestionably uniform.
(c) the language indicates little change in usage.
(d) phrases like "to this day" could only come from God.

5. What is seen in the Author J story of Jacob's blessing of his sons and grandsons?
(a) it refers only to Joseph.
(b) it only mentions the tribe of Judah.
(c) it says nothing about any of the tribes.
(d) it mentions the tribes of Ephriam and Manesseh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding Author E?

2. What are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy commonly called by Christians?

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

4. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?

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

(see the answer key)

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