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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. Primarily, what is Deuteronomy mostly about?
(a) laws.
(b) praise.
(c) history.
(d) science.

2. What happened to the Davidic covenant after the invasion of the Babylonians?
(a) the king is no longer on the throne and the Temple is burned.
(b) a descendant of David is made governor of Judah.
(c) the Temple is rebuilt and a Davidic king is put in charge.
(d) God had to be reminded of his promise to David.

3. What observation did Thomas Hobbes make about certain language in the Bible.
(a) phrases like "to this day" are used to talk about the past.
(b) phrases like "to this day" could only come from God.
(c) the language is unquestionably uniform.
(d) the language indicates little change in usage.

4. Why was the pressure to unite under a King?
(a) the proplem of tribal disunity.
(b) the rule of law.
(c) the might of the Philistines.
(d) the need to be like the Egyptians.

5. What happened after the fall of the kingdom of Israel?
(a) Judah became more insulary.
(b) Judah started buildig up its army.
(c) refugees entered Judah and arrived in Jerusalem.
(d) refugees attacked Judah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is most likely the redactor for the entire Pentateuch?

2. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?

3. What is the first law given in Deuteronomy?

4. What does De Witte say about the idea that Deuteronomy had been written specifically to support Josiah's reformation.

5. What supernatural tales are left out by Author P?

(see the answer key)

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