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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. Why did Author E get his designation?
(a) he refers to God as Edom.
(b) his fist name was Elgar.
(c) he always refers to God, El, or Elohim.
(d) he never uses the singular for God.

2. What had most early scholars scholars considered that J and E had come from?
(a) right after settling in the land of Canaan.
(b) in the time of the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah.
(c) around the time of the death of Moses.
(d) during the time of King David.

3. At what point does E switch from using El or Elohim in reference to God?
(a) after he has read J's texts.
(b) at the point when Yahweh tells Moses his name.
(c) when he satirizes J's account.
(d) after he becomes a very old man.

4. According to the laws of Deuteronomy, where was the central place for sacrifices?
(a) Horeb.
(b) Bethlehem.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Shiloh.

5. By the end of the 19th Century what name does the four author idea take on?
(a) the Four Horsemen.
(b) the Documentary Hypothesis
(c) the Quadra Hypothesis.
(d) the Fourth Dimension.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant in the Ten Commandments story Author E writes?

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

3. How does Friedman build the case that Author E favored Israel and was, in fact, from Israel, probably the city of Shiloh?

4. What is a central part of the Jewish and Christian religions?

5. Why is understanding how the Bible developed from ancient oral traditions and texts important?

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