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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. Why was the pressure to unite under a King?
(a) the rule of law.
(b) the need to be like the Egyptians.
(c) the proplem of tribal disunity.
(d) the might of the Philistines.

2. What did Solomon build that was larger than the Temple?
(a) a barracks for his army.
(b) a gold depository.
(c) a university.
(d) his palace.

3. What happened to the first books that suggested the traditional ideas about who wrote the Bible were wrong?
(a) the books were placed in all libraries.
(b) the books were banned or burned.
(c) the books became required reading for clergy.
(d) the books became best sellers.

4. Why is the authorship of the Bible a comparatively recent field of study?
(a) for centuries no one really read the Bible.
(b) for centuries the clergy accepted the pat answers.
(c) for centuries people never read the Bible.
(d) for centuries the authorship was a guarded secret.

5. How many chief priests did David appoint?
(a) one from the north and one from the south.
(b) twelve for each of the tribes.
(c) one from the north.
(d) three to have an unequal number.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do scholars call two different versions of the same story?

3. Why do we know so little about the Hebrews prior to 1200 B.C.?

4. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?

5. What effect did the first suggestions that more than one writer wrote the Pentateuch have on Christian clergy?

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