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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) statues of golden calves with wings.
(b) abstract statues of angels.
(c) statues of baby angels carrying bows and arrows.
(d) two statues of a four-legged animals with wings and the heads of humans.

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

3. What was the book priest Hilkiah said he found in the Temple?
(a) Deuteronomy.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Exodus.
(d) the Torah.

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

5. What information comes from knowing who wrote the Bible and when it was written?
(a) what the text meant in the Biblical world itself.
(b) whether the text is authentic or not.
(c) only what the text means to us today.
(d) how the languages have changed over the years.

6. What do scholars call two different versions of the same story?
(a) a puzzle.
(b) a contradiction.
(c) a doublet.
(d) a repetition.

7. What does the weakened King of Judah order concerning religion?
(a) he requires the foreign gods to be removed.
(b) he requires religious ceremonies be done in secret.
(c) he requires the priests to honor these foreign gods.
(d) he requires the priests to pray.

8. What was different after David died and his son became King?
(a) Solomon moved the capital to Beersheba.
(b) Solomon held elections among the tribes.
(c) Solomon was peaceful, not going to war like David.
(d) Solomon became a greater conqueror.

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

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

11. What story does Friedman use to illustrate the two author concept?
(a) the flood.
(b) the crossing of the Red Sea.
(c) the creation.
(d) the sacrifice of Isaac.

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

13. What is significant in the Ten Commandments story Author E writes?
(a) Moses is never mentioned.
(b) Aaron plays a significant role.
(c) Moses defers to Aaron's advice.
(d) Aaron is the one who gets the stone tablets.

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

15. What lay in the ark under the wings of the cherubs?
(a) the original stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.
(b) a lampstand with seven candles.
(c) a tree that symbolized Yahweh.
(d) the original copies of the Torah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?

2. How long has the Bible been in existence?

3. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?

4. Why are tribal references important in discovering the different authors?

5. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding Author E?

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