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

2. Where does Friedman place Author E?
(a) in Babylon.
(b) in Israel.
(c) in Edom.
(d) in Egypt.

3. Who were among the first to control the politics of the Israelites?
(a) kings.
(b) judges.
(c) prophets.
(d) tribunals.

4. By the end of the 19th Century what name does the four author idea take on?
(a) the Fourth Dimension.
(b) the Quadra Hypothesis.
(c) the Four Horsemen.
(d) the Documentary Hypothesis

5. Who was the last judge before Saul became King of Israel?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Ethan.
(d) Abraham.

Short Answer Questions

1. With all the people who have read and studied the Bible, what is one thing few of them know?

2. Why does Author E's writing about God's commandment cast doubt on the golden cherubs of Judah?

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

4. What happened to the snake sculpture that Moses had built in the wilderness?

5. What did Solomon build that was larger than the Temple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the major reforms initiated by King Hezekiah?

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

3. What is the difference in the accounts of J and E regarding the Ark of the Covenant?

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

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

6. How did King Jeroboam solidify his position after the kingdoms split into norther and southern kingdoms?

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

8. When was it discovered that at least two people authored parts of the Bible?

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

10. Discuss the period of time when the written compilation of the Bible as we have it today began.

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