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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What covenant between God and man does Author J favor?
(a) the covenant between God and Jacob.
(b) the covenant between God and Moses.
(c) the covenant between God and Joseph.
(d) the earlier covenant between Abraham and God.

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

3. How long has the Bible been in existence?
(a) thousands of years.
(b) a millenium.
(c) two thousand years.
(d) five hundred years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In short, what is the difference in the two different accounts of events in Genesis?

2. What are the tribes of Israel conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.?

3. What was different after David died and his son became King?

4. Why did one write become designated Author J?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the story of Moses smashing the tablets of stone tend to discredit the southern kingdom of Judah?

2. What is compelling evidence from modern scholarship that there were multiple writers of the Bible?

3. What differentiated the reign of David and that of his son, King Solomon?

4. How long after the initial evidence of multiple writers of the Bible were discovered did it become clear that two more writers were also involved?

5. How did Hezekiah's son and grandson alter the reforms he had made?

6. What evidence is there that Author J might have been female?

7. What does the phrase "to this day" suggest in the book of Deuteronomy?

8. Why was another author identified as the writer of Deuteronomy?

9. What conclusion did Friedman wish to build a stronger case for?

10. After placing the date of the writing of Deuteronomy as around 622 B.C., what becomes Friedman's next task?

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