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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. After the fall of Israel in 722 B.C., what remains of the Jewish nation?
(a) a community in exile.
(b) a group by the waters of Babylon.
(c) a weakened Judah.
(d) a ragtag group of remnants.

2. What happened to the snake sculpture that Moses had built in the wilderness?
(a) it was taken by the Assyrians.
(b) copies were made for all areas of the kingdom.
(c) Hezekiah destroyed it.
(d) it was brought to the Temple.

3. What observation did Thomas Hobbes make about certain language in the Bible.
(a) phrases like "to this day" could only come from God.
(b) phrases like "to this day" are used to talk about the past.
(c) the language indicates little change in usage.
(d) the language is unquestionably uniform.

4. Why do we know so little about the Hebrews prior to 1200 B.C.?
(a) no one could write before 1200 B.C.
(b) they were a closed society.
(c) no records exist of that earlier time.
(d) only recently have scholars examined the literature.

5. What is the traditional belief about the authorship of the first five books of the Bible?
(a) that Isaiah wrote them.
(b) that Moses wrote them.
(c) that Adam wrote them.
(d) that Noah wrote them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has science corroborated the fall of Lachish?

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

3. Why did Author E get his designation?

4. During the time of Judah before Babylon, who initiates religious reforms?

5. What is an important individual agreement between God and man?

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