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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 The World That Produced the Bible: 1200-722 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With all the people who have read and studied the Bible, what is one thing few of them know?
(a) what languages was it written in.
(b) where it was found.
(c) who wrote it.
(d) how many pages are in it.

2. What is a salt lake and named so because the salt content is too high to support life other than microbes?
(a) the Mediterranean Sea.
(b) the Sea of Galilee.
(c) the Dead Sea.
(d) the Red Sea.

3. Who was the last judge before Saul became King of Israel?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Samuel.

4. Who proposed three historical stages for the development of Israel?
(a) Spinoza.
(b) Julius Wellhausen.
(c) Friedman.
(d) Savanerola.

5. From studying the language, how many authors have scholars concluded worked on the first five books of the Bible?
(a) two.
(b) three.
(c) four.
(d) nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have scholars discovered about many stories in the Bible?

2. What was different after David died and his son became King?

3. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?

4. How long has the Bible been in existence?

5. What are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy commonly called by Christians?

(see the answer key)

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