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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 The World That the Bible Produced.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the last judge before Saul became King of Israel?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Ethan.

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

3. What does the revised text make clear about the exile?
(a) it is not a punishment.
(b) it is an inevitable result for a small kingdom.
(c) it is not a destruction of the covenant of Moses.
(d) it could be avoided if Judah and Israel re-combine.

4. How does Friedman suggest the Bible should be considered?
(a) as a magnificent work of fiction.
(b) as a work still in progress.
(c) as a mixture of Greek philosophy and Jewish law.
(d) as a work of literature, history, law, and theology.

5. What is the traditional belief about the authorship of the first five books of the Bible?
(a) that Adam wrote them.
(b) that Moses wrote them.
(c) that Noah wrote them.
(d) that Isaiah wrote them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Friedman's point in bringing all the evidence of multiple writers of the Bible?

2. What does Friedman speculate held the exiled Jews together?

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

4. What does E include in his writing that P leaves out?

5. Who writes his book in much the same way that Deuteronomy had been written?

(see the answer key)

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