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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is inferred about the Davidic Covenant in the revised Deuteronomy?
(a) someone from David's line is always a potential king.
(b) a Davidic king does not need a throne.
(c) a Davidic king will take over a larger kingdom.
(d) there will always be a Davidic king in exile.

2. What does Friedman show about the Tabernacle and the Temple?
(a) there are incredible similarities between them.
(b) they are in perfect scale one to the other.
(c) there is no direct scaling of one to the other.
(d) they are made of the same materials.

3. From where does Friedman speculate the laws came from in the writings of Author P?
(a) they likely arose from other texts.
(b) they were likely oral traditions.
(c) they likely came from Divine revelation.
(d) they were likely points everyone agreed on.

4. What does Author P insist about the location for sacrifices?
(a) sacrifices must be made in the cities designated by David.
(b) sacrifiecs may be made anywhere.
(c) the place must be sanctified by a priest.
(d) they must be made in Jerusalem.

5. According to Friedman's theory, when does that place Author P in time?
(a) during the time of the exile.
(b) during the time of King David.
(c) during the time of the first Temple.
(d) during the time of the conquest of Canaan.

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

7. What supernatural tales are left out by Author P?
(a) tales of God talking directly to Moses.
(b) tales of Aaron's golden calf.
(c) tales of dreams, talking animals and angels.
(d) tales of miracles done in Egypt.

8. Why did it take hundreds of years for anyone to suspect there was more than one writer involved in the written Torah?
(a) because there was no archelogical evidence.
(b) because no one thought to questions the contradictions.
(c) because the combination was done so artfully.
(d) because no one studied it carefully.

9. What is in Deuteronomy to set up the possibility of the fall of Judah?
(a) references to the flood.
(b) references to being exiled.
(c) references to the last king of Judah.
(d) references to being pursued.

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

11. With what did Ezra return to Judah?
(a) an army of 10,000 men.
(b) a blueprint of the Temple.
(c) a copy of the Torah that is in modern usage.
(d) a new revelation from God.

12. How does Jeremiah see the Aaronid priests like Author P?
(a) as liberals bent on changing the law.
(b) as a priestly class that casts Moses in a bad light.
(c) as usurpers of God's command for Levite priests.
(d) as the true inheritors of the priesthood.

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

14. Which King of Judah is given credit for leading the people to worship false gods?
(a) King Manasseh.
(b) King Reoboham.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) King Josiah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Freidman's analogy to the problem of the fall of Judah?

2. Who goes into exile with Jeremiah?

3. What happened after the fall of the kingdom of Israel?

4. Why is the period 587-400 B.C. difficult to understand?

5. How does every book in the Pentateuch begin?

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