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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 - 11 The Sacred Tent, P.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding Author E?
(a) that E copied Author J's writings.
(b) that he is an Israelite Levite.
(c) that he is related to Jeroboam.
(d) that E is a woman.

2. What information comes from knowing who wrote the Bible and when it was written?
(a) whether the text is authentic or not.
(b) how the languages have changed over the years.
(c) what the text meant in the Biblical world itself.
(d) only what the text means to us today.

3. What does Author P insist about the location for sacrifices?
(a) the place must be sanctified by a priest.
(b) sacrifices must be made in the cities designated by David.
(c) they must be made in Jerusalem.
(d) sacrifiecs may be made anywhere.

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

5. What did the two writers use that alerted scholars to the idea that there were more than one?
(a) each uses a different ancient language.
(b) each writes from a different time frame.
(c) each uses personal references.
(d) each writes in different language, style, and interests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeremiah mention in his writing that none of the other prophets mention?

2. From studying the language, how many authors have scholars concluded worked on the first five books of the Bible?

3. What have scholars discovered about many stories in the Bible?

4. What goes against the First Commandment?

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

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