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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 was different after David died and his son became King?
(a) Solomon held elections among the tribes.
(b) Solomon moved the capital to Beersheba.
(c) Solomon became a greater conqueror.
(d) Solomon was peaceful, not going to war like David.

2. In short, what is the difference in the two different accounts of events in Genesis?
(a) Author J was an enemy of author E.
(b) Author J had limited knowledge of Hebrew history.
(c) Author E lived many centuries before Author J.
(d) Author E favored Israel, while Author J favored Judah.

3. Going beyond the two writer theory, what have some scholars suggested?
(a) writing by whole groups of people.
(b) insertions made at a much later date.
(c) editing by the high priest.
(d) six distinct writing styles.

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

5. What was clever about moving the capital from Judah to Jerusalem?
(a) Jerusalem represented a new beginning.
(b) Jerusalem did not belong to any tribe.
(c) Jerusalem was a thriving trade city.
(d) Jerusalem was centrally located.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant in the Ten Commandments story Author E writes?

2. What unusual speculation does Friedman make regarding the Egyptian bondage?

3. How does J get around the problem of images in the north and south?

4. Oddly enough, where do the Judeans flee when under attack by Assyria and Babylonia?

5. Beside the references to Yahweh or El, are there other differences between J and E?

(see the answer key)

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