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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 were among the first to control the politics of the Israelites?
(a) kings.
(b) judges.
(c) tribunals.
(d) prophets.

2. What did Isaac ibn Yashush notice in the eleventh century about the list of kings in Genesis 36?
(a) Moses personally knew them all.
(b) there were no kings during the time of Moses.
(c) the list is inaccurate.
(d) it includes people who lived long after Moses.

3. Who proposed three historical stages for the development of Israel?
(a) Spinoza.
(b) Julius Wellhausen.
(c) Friedman.
(d) Savanerola.

4. Which group of priests do the writers J and P favor?
(a) the Levites in general.
(b) the Davidic family of priests.
(c) the direct descendants of Moses.
(d) the Aaronid family of priests.

5. What was different about the religion of the Jews and those of other nations?
(a) its dogmatism.
(b) its popularity.
(c) its monotheism.
(d) its longevity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the revised text make clear about the exile?

2. With all the people who have read and studied the Bible, what is one thing few of them know?

3. What does Author P insist about the location for sacrifices?

4. What is the third part assumption of the pious fraud?

5. If the God of J, E and D is merciful, how does Author P depict God?

(see the answer key)

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