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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. What artifact ceases to be mentioned in Jewish history at the time of the return?
(a) the Torah.
(b) the Temple.
(c) the Tabernacle.
(d) the Ark of the Covenant.

2. What does De Witte say about the idea that Deuteronomy had been written specifically to support Josiah's reformation.
(a) a clever ruse.
(b) a pious fraud.
(c) a known fact.
(d) blatantly not true.

3. From where did some of the inclusions into the Pentateuch come?
(a) the Davidic traditions.
(b) the apocrypha.
(c) the Book of Generations.
(d) the Book of the Dead.

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

5. What does Friedman suggest gives a clue as to the identity of the writer D?
(a) the changes in the wording of the law.
(b) the contents of the law code presented in Deuteronomy.
(c) the length of the book of Deuteronomy.
(d) the language used in writing Deuteronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point does E switch from using El or Elohim in reference to God?

2. What is a characteristic of Author J's writings?

3. What observation did Thomas Hobbes make about certain language in the Bible.

4. What did Ezra claim about his copy of the Torah?

5. What does Friedman say about Jeremiah's familiarity with Author P before the exile?

(see the answer key)

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