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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the protagonist in the Tanakh?
(a) God.
(b) Noah.
(c) Job.
(d) Abraham.

2. How is the Hebrew God different from those of Greek mythology?
(a) He creates a human that is also part god.
(b) He takes no action without thinking of man, has no "adventures," and has no divine companions.
(c) He is peaceful at all times.
(d) He has a wife.

3. What does God become when Pharaoh legislates that all Israelite boys be killed at birth?
(a) For the first time he becomes a father.
(b) For the second time he becomes a father.
(c) For the first time he becomes a warrior.
(d) For the second time he becomes a warrior.

4. The Hebrew Bible shows no beginning or end to God, but what does the middle life show?
(a) A progression from vigor to quiescence.
(b) A progression from happiness to sadness.
(c) A progression from action to reaction.
(d) A progression from silence to violence.

5. How and why does God create a female?
(a) From the male's brain, because he needs a smart companion.
(b) From the male's rib, because the male is lonely.
(c) From the sky, because God does not like birds.
(d) From the dust, because God is lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author believe God's story deserves?

2. For what acronym is "Tanakh?"

3. Of what is there no indication?

4. What is the problem with enforcing morality in either polytheism or monotheism?

5. Why does God make the world?

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