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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. With what did Ezra return to Judah?
(a) an army of 10,000 men.
(b) a copy of the Torah that is in modern usage.
(c) a new revelation from God.
(d) a blueprint of the Temple.

2. Who conquered the Babylonians in 538 B.C.?
(a) the Romans.
(b) the Egyptians.
(c) the Persians.
(d) the Greeks.

3. According to the laws of Deuteronomy, where was the central place for sacrifices?
(a) Shiloh.
(b) Bethlehem.
(c) Horeb.
(d) Jerusalem.

4. How does every book in the Pentateuch begin?
(a) with genealogies.
(b) with J stories.
(c) with P stories.
(d) with disclaimers.

5. How did J's and E's texts probably originate?
(a) in scholarly studies.
(b) from writings of Moses.
(c) as literal translations.
(d) in oral tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the authors D and E write that Moses received the Ten Commandments?

2. What does Author P insist about the location for sacrifices?

3. What happened to the Davidic covenant after the invasion of the Babylonians?

4. What does the revision to Deuteronomy explain?

5. What is the guilt of the Jews that led them into exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the rebuilding of the Temple, what is a major difference between it and the original Temple?

2. How is King Josiah eliminated as a possible writer of Deuteronomy?

3. How does the work of R leave the door open for why the Bible seems to contradict itself in some places and obviously does in others?

4. Where does Friedman place the Tabernacle at the time of the First Temple?

5. Explain how are D and E writers different from J and P authors?

6. Why does Friedman finally identify Jeremiah as the author of Deuteronomy?

7. How did Cyrus the Great figure into the history of the Jewish exile?

8. How does the importance of sacrificing becomes apparent?

9. Why is the period 587-400 B.C. difficult to understand?

10. Who accompanied Jeremiah into exile in Egypt and how did that affect the texts?

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