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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the early scholars consider that Author D wrote?
(a) during the conquest of Canaan.
(b) during the time of King Hezakiah.
(c) during the time of the fall of Israel.
(d) during King Josiah's time.

2. What is the first law given in Deuteronomy?
(a) thou shall not bear false witness.
(b) to worship in a central place.
(c) to cease offering blood sacrifices.
(d) thou shall not make idols.

3. Why does Friedman hold early Biblical scholars in high esteem?
(a) what they had done correctly outweighs their mistakes.
(b) they got everything right about the authors of the Bible.
(c) they made their judgements from English translations.
(d) they studied ancient languages.

4. What is the guilt of the Jews that led them into exile?
(a) eating forbidden foods.
(b) worshipping foreign gods.
(c) stopping all sacrifices.
(d) sacrificing in the wrong places.

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

6. What does Friedman suggest gives a clue as to the identity of the writer D?
(a) the length of the book of Deuteronomy.
(b) the changes in the wording of the law.
(c) the contents of the law code presented in Deuteronomy.
(d) the language used in writing Deuteronomy.

7. How does Friedman remind the reader that one can only really understand the exile?
(a) by archeological evidence.
(b) by experience of it first hand.
(c) by reading the Psalms.
(d) by memorizing Lamentations.

8. What does the revision to Deuteronomy explain?
(a) the signs to look for before the exile.
(b) the reason the Davidic Covenant would be broken.
(c) the places where the law can be found.
(d) the reason for the exile much later.

9. What was so attractive about Wellhausen's summary?
(a) it drew distinctions between fact and fiction.
(b) it was conclusive in its finding.
(c) it placed Author P at the right place in the right time.
(d) it placed a priestly source in a priestly period.

10. What artifact ceases to be mentioned in Jewish history at the time of the return?
(a) the Torah.
(b) the Tabernacle.
(c) the Ark of the Covenant.
(d) the Temple.

11. Who does Friedman identify as the writer of Deuteronomy?
(a) Moses.
(b) Hezekiah.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Aaron.

12. Why does Friedman say that insertions were necessary in Deuteronomy?
(a) to broaden the story about the role of priests.
(b) to deny the history of the Jews.
(c) to pave the way for a new covenant.
(d) to prepare the readers for the new ending.

13. Where are there references to the guilt and pain of the exile?
(a) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
(b) Proverbs, 2 Chronicles, Hosea, and Amos.
(c) Judges, Ruth, Esther, and Obadiah.
(d) Psalms, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurred during the reign of King Hezekiah?

2. Why does Baruch Halpern eliminate the possibility that a king had written Deuteronomy?

3. What does Friedman conclude about the Tabernacle after the first Temple was built?

4. What is inferred about the Davidic Covenant in the revised Deuteronomy?

5. Where do the authors D and E write that Moses received the Ten Commandments?

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