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

2. What lay in the ark under the wings of the cherubs?
(a) the original copies of the Torah.
(b) a tree that symbolized Yahweh.
(c) the original stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.
(d) a lampstand with seven candles.

3. In what way was Yahweh different from the gods of the people around the Hebrews?
(a) Yahweh has fewer oracles.
(b) Yahweh is not associated with any natural force.
(c) Yahweh disallows statues.
(d) Yahweh cannot speak to the people.

4. What do scholars call two different versions of the same story?
(a) a repetition.
(b) a doublet.
(c) a puzzle.
(d) a contradiction.

5. What are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy commonly called by Christians?
(a) the Pentateuch.
(b) the Prophets.
(c) the Torah.
(d) the Ten Commandments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the pressure to unite under a King?

2. How did David solidify relationships with different important regions?

3. Who were among the first to control the politics of the Israelites?

4. Who proposed three historical stages for the development of Israel?

5. What were the cherubs inside the Holy of Holies?

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