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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the cherubs inside the Holy of Holies?
(a) two statues of a four-legged animals with wings and the heads of humans.
(b) statues of baby angels carrying bows and arrows.
(c) statues of golden calves with wings.
(d) abstract statues of angels.

2. 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.

3. What is the common mispronunciation of the name, Yahweh?
(a) Eloi.
(b) Jehovah.
(c) Wayhey.
(d) Yawheh.

4. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding Author E?
(a) that E copied Author J's writings.
(b) that E is a woman.
(c) that he is an Israelite Levite.
(d) that he is related to Jeroboam.

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

6. To what do the books of the Early Prophets bear a remarkable similarity?
(a) Exodus.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Deuteronomy.
(d) Leviticus.

7. From studying the language, how many authors have scholars concluded worked on the first five books of the Bible?
(a) four.
(b) two.
(c) three.
(d) nine.

8. What is an important individual agreement between God and man?
(a) perpetual manna from heaven.
(b) eternal protection for the Temple.
(c) permanence for the throne of King David.
(d) safe haven for Jeremiah.

9. What happened to the snake sculpture that Moses had built in the wilderness?
(a) it was taken by the Assyrians.
(b) Hezekiah destroyed it.
(c) it was brought to the Temple.
(d) copies were made for all areas of the kingdom.

10. When did a second writer add brief stories about the kings who followed Josiah?
(a) after the invasion of Egypt.
(b) after the fall of Judah.
(c) after the return to Jerusalem.
(d) after the building of the Temple.

11. What is the status of Aaron in the narrative of Author E?
(a) it is hero status.
(b) it is insignificant status.
(c) it is sinful status.
(d) it is objectionable status.

12. What innovation does the reformist King introduce?
(a) animal sacrifices of fish and fowl.
(b) worship points all over the kingdom.
(c) the Temple of Jerusalem as the central place of worship.
(d) taxation to support the Temple priests.

13. What did the two writers use that alerted scholars to the idea that there were more than one?
(a) each uses personal references.
(b) each uses a different ancient language.
(c) each writes from a different time frame.
(d) each writes in different language, style, and interests.

14. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?
(a) the books became required reading for clergy.
(b) the books were placed in all libraries.
(c) the books became best sellers.
(d) the books were banned or burned.

15. What does Friedman suggest the combination of the two writers symbolizes?
(a) the Babylonian captivity.
(b) the reuniting of the Jewish people.
(c) the changes in Jewish thinking.
(d) the destruction of Jerusalem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Friedman place Author E?

2. What are the dates Friedman puts on the two writers?

3. Why is the authorship of the Bible a comparatively recent field of study?

4. In what way was Yahweh different from the gods of the people around the Hebrews?

5. What writer became known as Author D?

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