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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 happened after the fall of the kingdom of Israel?
(a) refugees entered Judah and arrived in Jerusalem.
(b) refugees attacked Judah.
(c) Judah started buildig up its army.
(d) Judah became more insulary.

2. What is an argument against the time of the second Temple for author P?
(a) he never mentions the Tabernacle.
(b) he never mentions the Temple as having any importance.
(c) he talks exclusively about the first Temple.
(d) he never writes about the worship in the Temple.

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

4. What is the third part assumption of the pious fraud?
(a) that religion was exclusive to Judah.
(b) that religion was uniform in two kingdoms.
(c) that religion was centralized.
(d) that religion was still being conceived.

5. What happened to the Davidic covenant after the invasion of the Babylonians?
(a) the Temple is rebuilt and a Davidic king is put in charge.
(b) the king is no longer on the throne and the Temple is burned.
(c) God had to be reminded of his promise to David.
(d) a descendant of David is made governor of Judah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What supernatural tales are left out by Author P?

2. What is the first law given in Deuteronomy?

3. Which group of priests do the writers J and P favor?

4. Why did writer P not include sacrificial animals in his account of Noah's ark?

5. What is in Deuteronomy to set up the possibility of the fall of Judah?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Friedman react to the idea that the prophets did not know about writer P?

3. Describe the great irony of the P version of the Torah.

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

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

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

7. Describe clues to who wrote Deuteronomy.

8. How does the importance of sacrificing becomes apparent?

9. What does Friedman speculate held the Jewish people together, even during the exile?

10. Why was a fix necessary for the text of Deuteronomy?

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