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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 are the books known as the Early Prophets?
(a) 1 and 2 Chronicles and Judges.
(b) Ecclesiastes, Amos, and Obadiah.
(c) Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Daniel.
(d) Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings.

2. What is inferred about the Davidic Covenant in the revised Deuteronomy?
(a) someone from David's line is always a potential king.
(b) a Davidic king does not need a throne.
(c) there will always be a Davidic king in exile.
(d) a Davidic king will take over a larger kingdom.

3. What unusual speculation does Friedman make regarding the Egyptian bondage?
(a) that only the tribe of Levi may have been enslaved.
(b) that they were not enslaved so much as over taxed.
(c) that Moses did not really lead them out of Egypt.
(d) that the tribe of Levi was left out of the slavery.

4. Why are tribal references important in discovering the different authors?
(a) they show which tribes each of the authors comes from.
(b) they read like the political divisions after King Solomon.
(c) they certify the two authors' reliability.
(d) they indicate great knowledge of Hebrew history.

5. What religious practice was done by Hezekiah's son and grandson?
(a) introduction of new religions.
(b) further reforms to solidify the position of Jerusalem.
(c) back to the ways of following Assyrian religions.
(d) barring all religion altogether.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do we know so little about the Hebrews prior to 1200 B.C.?

2. What does Friedman suggest is the only good news about the exile?

3. Why does Friedman hold early Biblical scholars in high esteem?

4. How does Friedman remind the reader that one can only really understand the exile?

5. What innovation does the reformist King introduce?

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