2. What does Friedman classify as a brilliant mistake?
(a) the identification of the P author of the Bible.
(b) the identification of Moses as Author P.
(c) the identification of four authors of the Torah.
(d) the identification of Josiah as the J author.

3. From where did some of the inclusions into the Pentateuch come?
(a) the Book of the Dead.
(b) the apocrypha.
(c) the Book of Generations.
(d) the Davidic traditions.

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

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

6. What does Friedman say about Jeremiah's familiarity with Author P before the exile?
(a) that Jeremiah was hostile toward the priestly author.
(b) that Jeremiah never heard of him.
(c) that Jeremiah got his material from Author P.
(d) that Jeremiah admired what he had done.

7. How does Friedman see Julius Wellhausen's summary of the second Temple theory for Author P?
(a) it was illogical, poorly put together, and confusing.
(b) it was logical but ignored major evidence.
(c) it did not hold together logically.
(d) it was logical, coherent, persuasive--and wrong.

8. To determine if insertions have been made in a text, two or more of what elements must be present?
(a) cross references, credentials, and clear writing style.
(b) wording, grammar, syntax, theme, and literary structure.
(c) dates, times, proper names, and subject matter.
(d) vocabulary, annotated references, and historical context.

9. What does Friedman suggest is the only good news about the exile?
(a) that it only lasted fifty years.
(b) that it educated the brightest young people.
(c) that they missed a famine in Israel.
(d) that the Jews became wealthy in Babylon and Egypt.

10. Why does Baruch Halpern eliminate the possibility that a king had written Deuteronomy?
(a) it has the language of common people.
(b) it vows there will never be a king in Israel.
(c) it lacks the authority of a king.
(d) it has restrictions a king would not put upon himself.

11. When did Professor Eduard Reuss place Author P?
(a) during the time of the second Temple.
(b) during the time of the first Temple.
(c) during the time of King Josiah.
(d) during the time of the Tabernacle.

12. What is Friedman's description of Author P?
(a) likely an Aaronid priest and therefore male.
(b) possibly a Mosiac itinerant priest.
(c) possibly a man or a woman.
(d) a scribe from Judah.

13. Why is it significant for some to trace their priestly ancestry back to Aaron?
(a) he was more important than Moses.
(b) he was the first Jewish High Priest.
(c) he was given the Ten Commandments.
(d) he was a goldsmith as well as a priest.

14. How were books written at the time of the Pentateuch authors?
(a) literature and history all jumbled together.
(b) in bits and pieces that were stitched together.
(c) mostly as literary stories.
(d) with little reference to history.

15. What is the great irony of P's writing that favored the Aaronid priesthood?
(a) someone later pieced it all together with J, E, and D.
(b) it was re-written to fit J, E, and D.
(c) it was approved even by Authors J, E, and D.
(d) it was left out of the final Torah all together.