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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 A Brilliant Mistake.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baruch Halpern eliminate the possibility that a king had written Deuteronomy?
(a) it has the language of common people.
(b) it lacks the authority of a king.
(c) it has restrictions a king would not put upon himself.
(d) it vows there will never be a king in Israel.

2. What does Friedman suggest gives a clue as to the identity of the writer D?
(a) the length of the book of Deuteronomy.
(b) the contents of the law code presented in Deuteronomy.
(c) the changes in the wording of the law.
(d) the language used in writing Deuteronomy.

3. 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) after he becomes a very old man.
(d) at the point when Yahweh tells Moses his name.

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

5. Going beyond the two writer theory, what have some scholars suggested?
(a) editing by the high priest.
(b) insertions made at a much later date.
(c) writing by whole groups of people.
(d) six distinct writing styles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was so attractive about Wellhausen's summary?

2. How does J get around the problem of images in the north and south?

3. Who does the evidence point to as the writer of Deuteronomy?

4. What symbol in Exodus parallels a similar object in the northern kingdom?

5. What is the status of Aaron in the narrative of Author E?

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