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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With all the people who have read and studied the Bible, what is one thing few of them know?
(a) what languages was it written in.
(b) how many pages are in it.
(c) where it was found.
(d) who wrote it.

3. What is one reason that the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem was unsuccessful?
(a) Egypt came to war with Assyria.
(b) Hezekiah married an Assyrian princess.
(c) supplies were being smuggled in from the south.
(d) Hezekiah had built a tunnel under the city to bring in fresh water.

4. How did David solidify relationships with different important regions?
(a) by marrying women from those areas.
(b) by selecting generals from each area.
(c) by reducing their taxes.
(d) by selecting their daughters for his sons.

5. Who became prophets?
(a) only priests.
(b) anyone called by Yahweh.
(c) only judges.
(d) anyone who called himself a prophet.

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

7. What effect did the first suggestions that more than one writer wrote the Pentateuch have on Christian clergy?
(a) they rejected the idea.
(b) they believed they were answering questions.
(c) they agreed with the new scholarship.
(d) they thought it explained a lot about scripture.

8. What is a characteristic of Author J's writings?
(a) he extolls Moses over Abraham.
(b) he leaves out important elements of the stories.
(c) he avoids the covenant between Moses and God.
(d) he appears to favor Israel over Judah.

9. 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) it includes people who lived long after Moses.
(c) the list is inaccurate.
(d) there were no kings during the time of Moses.

10. When does the Davidic king, Zedekiah, lose the throne and become a prisoner in Babylon?
(a) 587 B.C.
(b) 777 B.C.
(c) 487 B.C.
(d) 722 B.C.

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

12. What are the tribes of Israel conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.?
(a) the remnants of Israel.
(b) the northern tribes.
(c) the ten lost tribes of Israel.
(d) the last of the Israelis.

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

14. Why are tribal references important in discovering the different authors?
(a) they show which tribes each of the authors comes from.
(b) they indicate great knowledge of Hebrew history.
(c) they read like the political divisions after King Solomon.
(d) they certify the two authors' reliability.

15. In what way was Yahweh different from the gods of the people around the Hebrews?
(a) Yahweh has fewer oracles.
(b) Yahweh disallows statues.
(c) Yahweh is not associated with any natural force.
(d) Yahweh cannot speak to the people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the books known as the Early Prophets?

2. How long has the Bible been in existence?

3. What was the book priest Hilkiah said he found in the Temple?

4. What is seen in the Author E story of Jacob's blessing of his sons and grandsons?

5. Why did the idea that there were four authors of the Pentateuch meet with resistance among Christians and Jews?

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