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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 - 11 The Sacred Tent, P.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Friedman remind the reader that one can only really understand the exile?
(a) by memorizing Lamentations.
(b) by archeological evidence.
(c) by reading the Psalms.
(d) by experience of it first hand.

2. What was clever about moving the capital from Judah to Jerusalem?
(a) Jerusalem was centrally located.
(b) Jerusalem did not belong to any tribe.
(c) Jerusalem represented a new beginning.
(d) Jerusalem was a thriving trade city.

3. What does Friedman say is not his purpose in writing the book?
(a) to evaluate the Bible.
(b) to re-write the Bible.
(c) to disprove the Bible.
(d) to get more people to read the Bible.

4. What is inferred about the Davidic Covenant in the revised Deuteronomy?
(a) someone from David's line is always a potential king.
(b) a Davidic king does not need a throne.
(c) there will always be a Davidic king in exile.
(d) a Davidic king will take over a larger kingdom.

5. What have scholars discovered about many stories in the Bible?
(a) Bible stories are all allegories.
(b) the same story has often been told twice.
(c) the stories come from ancient folklore.
(d) the stories have been over edited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can J and E not be separated on the basis of style alone?

2. Where does Author J place Abraham in the story of genesis?

3. What does Friedman classify as a brilliant mistake?

4. Which King of Judah is given credit for leading the people to worship false gods?

5. Why does Cross propose that Deuteronomy was written during the reign of King Josiah?

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