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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 J and E.

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) who wrote it.
(c) where it was found.
(d) how many pages are in it.

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

3. Why do we know so little about the Hebrews prior to 1200 B.C.?
(a) they were a closed society.
(b) only recently have scholars examined the literature.
(c) no one could write before 1200 B.C.
(d) no records exist of that earlier time.

4. What scandal occurred in David's household that ended in a murder?
(a) David's brothers attempted to assassinate him.
(b) David's son, Absolum, took bribes from the tribes.
(c) David's oldest son, Amnon, raped Tamar, his half-sister.
(d) David's wife had an affair with a priest.

5. What does this two author evidence provide?
(a) that Moses must have been the sole writer.
(b) that there are doubts about the authenticity of the Bible.
(c) that the books were written long after Moses.
(d) that the books were put together objectively.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is seen in the Author J story of Jacob's blessing of his sons and grandsons?

3. Why are tribal references important in discovering the different authors?

4. Why is the authorship of the Bible a comparatively recent field of study?

5. What did the two writers use that alerted scholars to the idea that there were more than one?

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