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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. At what point does E switch from using El or Elohim in reference to God?
(a) when he satirizes J's account.
(b) after he has read J's texts.
(c) at the point when Yahweh tells Moses his name.
(d) after he becomes a very old man.

2. Where and when does Friedman place the writing of Deuteronomy?
(a) in Egypt around 722 B.C.
(b) in Shechem around 587 B.C.
(c) in Babylon around 550 B.C.
(d) in Jerusalem around 622 B.C.

3. What information comes from knowing who wrote the Bible and when it was written?
(a) whether the text is authentic or not.
(b) what the text meant in the Biblical world itself.
(c) how the languages have changed over the years.
(d) only what the text means to us today.

4. What were the cherubs inside the Holy of Holies?
(a) two statues of a four-legged animals with wings and the heads of humans.
(b) statues of golden calves with wings.
(c) abstract statues of angels.
(d) statues of baby angels carrying bows and arrows.

5. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?
(a) the books were placed in all libraries.
(b) the books were banned or burned.
(c) the books became best sellers.
(d) the books became required reading for clergy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what do the books of the Early Prophets bear a remarkable similarity?

2. What lay in the ark under the wings of the cherubs?

3. What is the traditional belief about the authorship of the first five books of the Bible?

4. Who was the fifth person involved in the four author idea?

5. What does the weakened King of Judah order concerning religion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the traditional belief that Friedman addresses in his book?

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

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

7. Before the kings of Israel, who were the hierarchy among the Israelis?

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

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

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

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