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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 did Isaac ibn Yashush notice in the eleventh century about the list of kings in Genesis 36?
(a) it includes people who lived long after Moses.
(b) Moses personally knew them all.
(c) the list is inaccurate.
(d) there were no kings during the time of Moses.

2. What is Friedman's conclusion regarding Author E?
(a) that he is an Israelite Levite.
(b) that E is a woman.
(c) that E copied Author J's writings.
(d) that he is related to Jeroboam.

3. How does Friedman build the case that Author E favored Israel and was, in fact, from Israel, probably the city of Shiloh?
(a) through historical and archeological discoveries.
(b) through the process of elimination.
(c) through analysis of the Ten Commandments story.
(d) through the coded messages in the story.

4. To what does Author E give more preeminence in his writing?
(a) the Tabernacle, or the Tent of Meeting.
(b) the Feast of the Passover.
(c) the statue of the bronze serpent.
(d) the rod of Aaron.

5. What King returned to the reforms of King Hezekiah?
(a) King Ahab, husband of Jezebel.
(b) King Exra, the phrophet king.
(c) King Josiah, Hezekiah's great grandson
(d) King Belshazzar, a Babylonian appointee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is King Josiah killed?

2. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?

3. What does Friedman say is not his purpose in writing the book?

4. When does the Davidic king, Zedekiah, lose the throne and become a prisoner in Babylon?

5. What are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy commonly called by Christians?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a fifth person come into the picture regarding the Pentateuch?

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

3. What is the tie in between the Golden Calf idol made at the foot of mount Sinai and the images of the cherubim in both the northern and southern regions?

4. Describe the locations where the Bible was produced, the lifestyle of the people, and the methods used for writing.

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

6. What is one reason the Bible is one of the most published books in the world?

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

8. Discuss the evidence that the book of Deuteronomy was written to support the reforms of King Josiah.

9. How does Author J justify the southern calf images while casting aspersion on the norther versions?

10. What method does Friedman use to determine the identity of Author E?

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