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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 The World That Produced the Bible: 587-400 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had been a Levite priest of Anathoth and had never done sacrifices?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Samuel.

2. What is the difference in the two writers approach to the ark of the covenant?
(a) J writes extensively about it but E never mentions it.
(b) E writes that it was destroyed in a fire.
(c) J thinks it is less important than E does.
(d) E praises it because it is in Shechem.

3. Which King of Judah is given credit for leading the people to worship false gods?
(a) King Josiah.
(b) King Manasseh.
(c) King Reoboham.
(d) King Solomon.

4. Who became prophets?
(a) only priests.
(b) anyone who called himself a prophet.
(c) anyone called by Yahweh.
(d) only judges.

5. How does Friedman build the case that Author E favored Israel and was, in fact, from Israel, probably the city of Shiloh?
(a) through the process of elimination.
(b) through historical and archeological discoveries.
(c) through analysis of the Ten Commandments story.
(d) through the coded messages in the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Frank Moore Cross, a biblical scholar at Harvard University, argue against looking for an author of Deuteronomy after 587 B.C.?

2. Who goes into exile with Jeremiah?

3. Where do the authors D and E write that Moses received the Ten Commandments?

4. What artifact ceases to be mentioned in Jewish history at the time of the return?

5. When does the Davidic king, Zedekiah, lose the throne and become a prisoner in Babylon?

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