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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. What writer became known as Author D?
(a) the author of Deuteronomy.
(b) the third autor of the Pentateuch.
(c) the writer who penned the book of Daniel.
(d) the chronicler of David.

2. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?
(a) the books became best sellers.
(b) the books were banned or burned.
(c) the books were placed in all libraries.
(d) the books became required reading for clergy.

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

4. To what do the books of the Early Prophets bear a remarkable similarity?
(a) Deuteronomy.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Exodus.
(d) Leviticus.

5. When did a second writer add brief stories about the kings who followed Josiah?
(a) after the building of the Temple.
(b) after the invasion of Egypt.
(c) after the fall of Judah.
(d) after the return to Jerusalem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who allows the Jews to return to their home country?

2. What are the books known as the Early Prophets?

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

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

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

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